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ASD runs - or stampedes - in my family, but it never occured to my parents to have me tested, and my country is 25 years behind the curve on ASD anyway, so as long as I'm somewhat functional, it wouldn't have registered.

Every single test I've grabbed out of DSM-5, ICD 10, ICD 11, or any of the online resources I can find, score "autistic af".

And listening to autistic people, be it talks or youtube channels, always felt more like "yeah these are from my home planet".

So on a personal level, I'm pretty much settled. It makes sense of my life, and gives me easier access to ways to cope with the world.

But I still want to have it clinically diagnosed. Largely for peace of mind - it would help me a lot to know for sure-sure - but also out of frustration, where I feel it would help others. There is too much stigma on ASD making people "big babies" who can't adult and it makes me angry. As a functioning parent who handled being a ranger in the royal guard, held several different jobs, and have been a well-regarded manager, I want to show that fuck off you don't get to infantilize ASD.

Hello and thank you for reading so far.

Due to a psychiatric health crisis, I've not been able to get any national health service to try to diagnose me. Basically since I am not a child, I am only eligible if my life is falling apart, no joke. Since I function, even sometimes just out of spite and alcohol, there is no help.

Is there any online service that does diagnosis, or similar? Doesn't have to be free, just freaking available.

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