#self diagnosed

Self suspecting and self diagnosed autistic people are NOT taking resources from diagnosed people. You can’t get autism services without a diagnosis, you can’t go to any therapies really without a diagnosis and so on.

Autism accessories have a abundance supply. So yeah, get those ear defenders, get those sunglasses, get those stim toys.

You aren’t taking anything from diagnosed people.

I’ve been hiding my real opinion for a long time just so I could be “accepted” in the online autism community. That ends today.

If you have self-diagnosed autism — or if you support self-diagnosis of autism in any way — do not follow me. If I find out, I will block you without hesitation.

Autism is a complex neurological and developmental disorder that requires trained medical professionals to evaluate and diagnose. It is not something you can determine on your own by watching TikToks, taking online quizzes, or “relating” to a list of traits.

Even “mild” presentations can overlap with ADHD, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, learning disabilities, or other conditions that only proper clinical testing can sort out. Skipping that process is skipping the truth about your own health.

This is not about “drama” or “gatekeeping for fun.” This is about protecting the integrity of real, verified diagnoses and ensuring advocacy stays grounded in accurate, evidence-based representation.

Self-diagnosis spreads misinformation. It weakens advocacy. It makes it harder for those of us with documented, medically recognized disabilities to be taken seriously by schools, healthcare systems, and society.

I’ve been through the long, exhausting, and often painful process of professional assessment. I know firsthand how much it matters, not just for accuracy, but for receiving the support and accommodations you actually need.

Plural positivity for self dxed didosdd systems ♡

- you are not faking your amnesia, dissociation, parts, cptsd symptoms etc just because some jackass on the internet told you so

- you would still have valid plurality even if you didn't have didosdd

- you don't need to have didosdd to be plural

- your plurality is completely valid

- your disorder is even more valid

- YOU know yourself the best

- it's okay to be wrong about having didosdd, we ALL make mistakes sometimes, and you shouldn't be hard on yourself for it

- you're allowed to be sad, mad, happy etc about your disorder, every experience is different

- being self dxed is valid no matter what

- you not being diagnosed doesn't mean you don't have it

- you cannot fake something that affects your life even when you're alone

you being yourself IS VALID!!

So, I did not have depression before I was diagnosed with it ? I was diagnosed, and that moment, I instantly developed depression ?

Wow ! ─── ⋆⋅✮ Amazing〜 Like magic ! /s

It might sound like I'm only trying to be funny, but there's a purpose behind this post.

I'm explaining the fact that many self-diagnosers would likely be prof-diagnosed if they saw a professional ! After all, prof-diagnosed already had their disorder without a diagnosis. You don't know, and they don't know. So why do you assume they're wrong about themselves ?

And, even if they saw a doctor, and weren't diagnosed, they still may have it. Doctors have biases that make them ignore signs of illness in some. To ignore that fact is to excuse racism, sexism, and other bigotries.

Maybe I don't have APD and maybe I am faking, but I have unlearned shame by asking people to repeat themselves countless times over and over, asserting my importance as a listener in a conversation.

Maybe I'm not nonbinary and maybe I am faking, but I feel so much special when I look it the mirror and tell myself I am a very important they.