Quelle difference?

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Quelle difference is there between a person here with the dx of ASD/NVLD etc, and those who suspect they have but aren't dxed; beyond the latter not having a diagnosis.
I am guessing recognition and a diagnosis may get you more help and support, but it's not a definite thing. All depends on resources in your area,especially if you are an adult by the time you are diagnosed. For example in my area resources are "very patchy".

The amount of help available for adult A spectrum folks varies from place to place. But you cant get ANY help anywhere if havent been officially dxd. So you cant get even the little water that there is in that desert you live in if you dont have the official dx.

I THINK thats the answer to your question. The first two sentences of your original post -frankly-dont make any grammatical sense. So I am not quite sure what you're asking.

I have simplified my post to make it easier for you to understand.

One group accepts with reasonable certainty that they have a neurological disorder that logically explains all the struggles they've had in life. The other group wonders if they're just 'crazy' or 'broken' in some vague, hopeless, undefinable way.

EDIT - Didn't mean for that to sound disparaging to the non-diagnosed. There are those who DO know themselves well enough to have that level of certainty, without needing a professional to tell them what is glaringly obvious to them already, and I respect that. I was much more the self-blaming type!

I can let you know in two weeks after I've been for my assessment with the psychologist
I was looking up today, having an asperger's diagnosis is covered under the disability discrimination act, so it does mean people (like work etc) can't discriminate against you because of it.
I don't think there are particular resources for adults in my area, but I think it will make a difference to how I see myself. It will also help me to work out which strategies would be the right ones to help me cope better with the things that I find challenging, and it will also make a difference to how I talk to people because if I discover that my way of thinking is not the normal way, then I may have to put in more effort into understanding others and making myself understood.