You should pursue an autism diagnosis whenever it feels right for you to do so. You do not have to cross a threshold of suffering first - in fact, you deserve whatever it takes to help make sure you don't ever reach breaking point, and diagnosis is often a part of that.
The fact that so many people only get diagnosed when they are struggling the most, because people only see the suffering side of autism and therefore don't recognise anything else, is an issue that we have been trying to rectify for years - it ruins and takes lives.
You deserve to have a diagnosis and access support and accommodations BEFORE you reach breaking point.
You deserve better than to have to wait until you can't cope anymore.
You deserve to never have to hit the depths of that rock bottom place.
You deserve better than to have to wait until you can't cope anymore.
You deserve to never have to hit the depths of that rock bottom place.
(And no, diagnosis doesn't solve all of this, and diagnosis isn't always the answer, but it's important to recognise that it can be a part of it and people deserve to be able to explore it as an option before they hit breaking point)
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