Why I legitimise self diagnosis of neurodivergence.

This is why I legitimise self-diagnosis in my corner of the internet.

The formal process is inaccessible from the very start. GPs gatekeeping referrals based on misinformation about what neurodivergence actually looks like, astronomical wait times that mean if you move home in the next five years you start from scratch with a new NHS trust, a 70 question assessment form for someone whose potential diagnosis means forms are one of the things they struggle with most.

Some assessments also require someone outside of you to fill in a form about you. Not everyone has that person in their life and it is not a small thing to ask of someone.

And then, even getting through all of that does not even guarantee you will be offered support or accurate information on the other side of it.

So when someone has done the research, recognised themselves completely, and is using that self knowledge to understand themselves better and get the right support, I am not going to be the person who tells them they are not allowed to call it what it is.

The system was not built for the people it is supposed to serve. That is not the fault of the people trying to navigate it.

Whether you have pursued a formal diagnosis or decided against it, drop in the comments what led you to that decision. I read every single one.

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