Diagnosed Only Board

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I'm wondering if it would be possible to create a diagnosed only board, and whether or not it would be a good idea. If such a board was created, maybe undiagnosed would feel more welcome as it becomes more explicit that they are allowed somewhere, and certain diagnosed people wouldn't feel the need to try to exclude the undiagnosed. However, it could go the other way and alienate the undiagnosed as there is now a section made just for excluding them. Any thoughts on the subject?

I think it would be seen as discriminatory.

Many people, especially older ones, research AS and see themselves clearly in the descriptions. They do assume they have it, and many also may go on later to get a diagnosis from a professional.

I'm diagnosed, but after researching AS, I was able to see that it fit me and I assumed I probably did have it. I was right. I certainly didn't want to have it, but I'm glad to have something that explains things for me now.

Also, even if they end up not having it, some of the self help tips can really help them if they have some of the same problems.

Having a dx'd only section would seem to be elitest. Also, many without insurance or the money to pay for a doctor would be unfairly discriminated against.

JMHO

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Not feasible as there is no way to verify one's diagnosis.

Don't really see that point. What are you going to talk about differently?

I think it would do the latter and wouldn't go down well generally.

What if there was a undiagnosed board too? Now it wouldn't be discriminatory.

^ I feel if that was done it may be creating an unneccessary divide - of course, neither of us would know unless it happened.

Every board which filters membership on the basis of the type of diagnosis discriminates against all the other states - including undiagnosed.
You'd need a board for every conceivable state of diagnosis.

Which is what we already have...

No need for a diagnosed-only subforum. I've only ever seen two people ask for them, and neither used particularly coherent arguments.

Ok, thanks for the opinions. As for diagnosed with what, it would be any of the ASDs, and for how it would be determined, it would be through the profile settings. I wasn't really wanting this, I just had the idea when I some posts about whether or not the undiagnosed are welcome or not and I had the idea.

I could see a sticky for diagnosed people. It could be used to discuss their diagnosis and how they feel about it, how it was done, if they feel it was correct, etc. Also one for undiagnosed people to talk about how to go about getting a diagnosis, what to expect, if they feel like they need one or if they dont feel like they need one.

Maybe the first post in each could be an FAQ about being diagnosed and such, and about how to go about getting a diagnoses.

I could see those as being helpful, but I don't see a reason for a dx only forum, as I've said. Or an undx only forum.

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I'm giving it another shot. We will see.
My forum is still there and everyone is welcome to come join as well. There is a private women only subforum there if anyone is interested. Also, there is no CAPTCHA.

The link to the forum is http://www.rightplanet.proboards.com

Why?

all other valid arguements aside.one could simply change there profile from un-dx to doctor dx.you couldnt question the change because who to say that they didnt change there profile because of a recent doctor diagnosis.although the moderators here are vigilent,the internet is still the wild west and one should never completely rely on someones profile.sock puppet accounts are indentified and banned all the time but there is always 10 more to take there place

i think a person could potentially ask in the thread title for responses from DXed people only, couldn't they? i suppose people might get angry and ignore it anyways.

if an aspie wants to know if something is common amongst other aspies, and the responses are from both DXed and self-DXed aspies, it seems like they wouldn't necessarily get the responses they are looking for. though it would vary depending on whether the self-DXed people are correct in their diagnosis, and of course the DXed people may have incorrect diagnoses too. so having a diagnosed-only board wouldn't really ensure accuracy of information.

for myself i was self DXed, then informally DXed, then formally DXed. so i can see how it is possible to be accurate in a self-assessment. on the other hand, when a self-DXed member says something like, "_ X _ can't be an aspie trait because i am not like that", i do take their opinion with a grain of salt.