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Haven't sought an autism diagnosis and I'm not going to because I live in the us, but it would make a lot of things make sense
It's just a label. You would still be you. And you don't need a label to explain anything. You are proof that you are what you are. Thr only value in a diagnosis is possible improved treatment and accommodation options. For adults that usually isn't an issue. Good doctors will treat the symptoms either way. And there aren't much in the way of accommodations for lvl 1 autism.
Yeah I wouldn't want that label either with RFK Jr. wanting to make an autism registry
Perfectly reasonable. Thankfully, so far he has just been talk. With any luck we can get through his time there without him managing to do the things we fear most.