Deep breath, self DX for autism is entirely valid, and often necessary. I was technically first diagnosed at 6, but was never told until last year, so I ended up self diagnosing, which led to a long road to getting, another, formal diagnosis at 27. 1/
Even when someone is formally diagnosed though, if we present as too "normal" we will have idiots claiming we aren't autistic, or demanding we publish our diagnosis online. Now, my diagnosis statement is long and personal. Guess what, I am not sharing it with random people. 2/
For the most part, in my own personal experience, autistic individuals want to be left alone and just accepted. Unfortunately as that isn't happening it means some of us feel the need to step forward and put ourselves out there. You know what, it sucks. 3/
Here we are though, putting ourselves out there, some wonderful people far more than I do. Why? Because autism isn't a "disease" to be cured. We aren't stupid. Everyone is different obviously, and autistic individuals do have a tendency to have other needs. 4/
All it takes for a lot of us is little adjustments though. Somehow that makes us freaks. Have you ever considered the "adjustments" we make on a daily basis for neurotypical people though? A bit of acceptance and understanding folks. It is not bloody hard. 5/
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