I got some preliminary testing done by a clinical psychologist for both ADHD and autism, and it indicated I have both. For a diagnosis to ‘count’ medically, you have to have a doctor make it though, so I went to a psychiatrist.
Both the psychologist and psychiatrist basically advised that I should only seek a medical diagnosis for neurodivergence if I was going to seel treatment or other disability accomodations with it. Otherwise, there’s no real benefit and a huge chance of discrimination by other doctors. A friend, who’s from another country, said her psych gave the exact same advice.
So I only got a medical diagnosis for ADHD and remain content with the psychologist’s autism ‘diagnosis’.
I got some preliminary testing done by a clinical psychologist for both ADHD and autism, and it indicated I have both. For a diagnosis to ‘count’ medically, you have to have a doctor make it though, so I went to a psychiatrist.
Both the psychologist and psychiatrist basically advised that I should only seek a medical diagnosis for neurodivergence if I was going to seel treatment or other disability accomodations with it. Otherwise, there’s no real benefit and a huge chance of discrimination by other doctors. A friend, who’s from another country, said her psych gave the exact same advice.
So I only got a medical diagnosis for ADHD and remain content with the psychologist’s autism ‘diagnosis’.