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Re:It all made sense when we found out we were autistic by dkarl on Monday March 26, 2018 @03:13PM (#16681595)
I also guarantee that you have many behavioral quirks and ways of thinking that are VASTLY different from the majority, and that you're unaware of them because you haven't yet recognized the difference from a "normal" person.

Well, that's the thing. I don't really have those. According to my therapist, I wouldn't be diagnosed based on my behavior in the years she's known me. However, the stories I've told her about my childhood seemed pretty striking to her, and the outward manifestations of mild autism often diminish over time, so she suggested it might have been a significant factor in my childhood without being apparent at this point in my life. Hence the need for a specialist to diagnose me.

Re:It all made sense when we found out we were autistic by kstenerud on Monday March 26, 2018 @04:03PM (#16682014)
That's fine. My post was was in response to your question "I'm curious why people find the diagnosis to be so important."

People find the diagnosis important because it leads them to information they need in order to understand themselves better, and to improve their handling of the world and people around them.