Well I guess it quite depends on your view towards a diagnosis of ASD. For some it can be relief to understand themselves and for some like your case it may weigh you down. The motive of that knowledge and functioning in NT society is important on whether a diagnosis really helps I guess.
I have not yet taken a formal diagnosis because I don’t really see a benefit for me (I have an ADHD one though, but I don’t think it explains the whole story), and as you already mentioned masking is a thing and it seems to get “easier” further in life as you learn to mask better.
For others it may be beneficial. I don’t think you should project your experience onto others, just because it wasn’t good for you.
After all a diagnosis should help you function better in society and understand yourself better. It shouldn’t weigh you down (sorry if that’s your experience).
After having read too many articles about all of that stuff, it’s after all labels for strong and strongly correlating as I like it to call personality traits (or “conditions”). So yeah, if the label (i.e. diagnosis) helps you, good for you. But if you function well enough in society without additional help, sure you probably don’t really need a formal diagnosis, but I don’t see a reason why you shouldn’t self-diagnose, when you’ve done your research, and you want some explanation for your behavior.
Well I guess it quite depends on your view towards a diagnosis of ASD. For some it can be relief to understand themselves and for some like your case it may weigh you down. The motive of that knowledge and functioning in NT society is important on whether a diagnosis really helps I guess.
I have not yet taken a formal diagnosis because I don’t really see a benefit for me (I have an ADHD one though, but I don’t think it explains the whole story), and as you already mentioned masking is a thing and it seems to get “easier” further in life as you learn to mask better.
For others it may be beneficial. I don’t think you should project your experience onto others, just because it wasn’t good for you.
After all a diagnosis should help you function better in society and understand yourself better. It shouldn’t weigh you down (sorry if that’s your experience).
After having read too many articles about all of that stuff, it’s after all labels for strong and strongly correlating as I like it to call personality traits (or “conditions”). So yeah, if the label (i.e. diagnosis) helps you, good for you. But if you function well enough in society without additional help, sure you probably don’t really need a formal diagnosis, but I don’t see a reason why you shouldn’t self-diagnose, when you’ve done your research, and you want some explanation for your behavior.