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tenaciouscj@hotmail.com wrote

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I wonder how many other Aspies have been in the situation where they strongly suspected they had the condition long before they could get anyone to make a formal diagnosis?


I'm glad that disclosing that you have AS has helped you in one respect at work. You have an official diagnosis?

The question about getting someone to make a diagnosis is not applicable to me as I have no intention of seeking any diagnosis, and to my knowledge none of the other aspies who I know in real life will even admit what we are to anyone outside of our circle, let alone seek a diagnosis. We are of the opinion that we would lose legal rights, be made more vulnerable to discrimination and generally lose credibility if we got a diagnosis. I personally think you'd be mad to disclose that you have AS if you were seeking medical treatment for infertility or were involved in a legal dispute.

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I'll trust them to a degree, but if they break this trust, I'm out of there. For instance, with doctors and therapists, this is the case.

I've found that some doctors are not very reliable or trustworthy. I've never heard a good story about any therapist, but I've heard one horror story recently from a friend.

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06-13-2005 05:48 AM
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Declaring ourselves a minority group - Amy - 11-12-2004, 10:28 PM
RE: Declaring ourselves a minority group - Icarus75 - 10-11-2012, 09:38 PM
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Re: my thoughts - Bonnie Ventura - 11-15-2004, 04:00 AM
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Things had to get desperate. - tenaciouscj - 06-21-2005, 01:01 PM
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Animals -vs- people - tenaciouscj - 07-22-2005, 11:36 AM
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