Autistic Self-Diagnosis Can Be Both Valid and Necessary

The Importance and Power of Autistic Self-Diagnosis

White person with blue eyes and a Freddie Krueger sweater taking a selfie in a mirror, except a smaller circular mirror is inverting their face where their head would usually be.

When we deny the validity of self diagnosis, we fail to recognize how broken health care systems can be. We effectively restrict our support to those privileged to afford a formal diagnosis.