"Self diagnosed" vs. "Not sure..."

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I would use the words "suspecting I have ASD" instead of self-diagnoses. Because the second one is banalising any kind of diagnosis if you ask me. Why go to a doctor since I can self diagnosed myself using Google.com?

You can self-diagnoses a Cold vs Flu, the worst that can happen is that you stay sick longer if you ended up not getting the right diagnosis.

What if you self-diagnose ASD and that you are so convinced that you have it that you start "acting traits?"

I donno, a brain is too complex to do these sort of things.

If you're sure you have it, then that's sufficient to say you are self-diagnosed.

Many of the objections to self-diagnosis seem to be based on placing professionals on a very high pedestal and having some rather peculiar ideas about how people go about self diagnosis. Or it's simply a dogmatic rejection because it didn't come directly from a professional.

OK, I think this is on topic so bear with me. I am officially diagnosed with Dyspraxia (which is a ASD), but I strongly suspect I also have Aspergers. There is a large overlap and also many cases of comorbidity so I am tempted to get a official diagnosis of Aspergers. This thread seems to indicate that with a self-diagnosis you can't be sure, but surely if a person has other officially diagnosed mental conditions then they can be sure(or much closer to being certain) that they have other mental conditions that can be easily recognised by them and others without needing another diagnosis.

"Suspected" is bester option than "Self-Diagnosed", in my opinion.

Self-diagnosed is a ridiculous term I find, you are not qualified to give a "diagnosis", even if it is to yourself. You can have "Suspected" ASD, but you have no legal or medical ability to use the term diagnosis. Self diagnosed ASD people here will flock to this thread to claim it is legitimate and "they don't need a doctor" to tell them, however I tend to trust an Autism Specialist with 30+ years experience over google on whether or not I have ASD. Not to mention how it discredits all people who are actually diagnosed, especially if you don't actually have it. This is why people roll their eyes when you say you have ASD nowadays, because they assume it's "the boy who cried wolf" because of all the self diagnosed people.

Just merge self diagnosed and not sure categories into "suspected". People who are not sure are suspecting it, that's why they are here at wp.

Also, there is no "self-diagnosed" category on Wrong Planet:

A link to an image of the relevant dropdown menu

Have Asperger's - Diagnosed
Have Asperger's - Undiagnosed
Not sure if I have it or not
Family member with Asperger's
Other autism spectrum disorder
Neurotypical

It seems like people are asking for eliminating the "self-diagnosis" (actually "undiagnosed") category as a means of appeasement for people that have no real stake in needing to be able to talk about self diagnosis. But that option isn't there for you, and it really shouldn't be changed for your sensibilities, or false beliefs about what "self-diagnosis" is or is not. It's fine as is.