Hi all,

After a few years of strongly suspecting I have Autism, I received my official diagnosis yesterday! It’s nice to be validated. \o/

  • OnoreDikeido@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    2 years ago

    Congratulations! I’m glad it worked out for you. :D How hard was it for you to get the diagnosis, if you don’t mind sharing? I’m still waiting for the opportunity myself, but now I’ve grown so old that I feel like it’s borderline impossible to get anyone to believe me, haha. (sigh)

    • TheUtopianCatOPEnglish
      7·
      2 years ago

      I live in Canada, and I got my diagnosis through a publicly funded program at CAMH’s Adult Neurodevelopmental Clinic. I was on a waiting list with them for a long time before I had my assessment. I’m so thankful that this service is available.

      • OnoreDikeido@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        Ah, that sounds great. Thank you for the info. Maybe there will be something similar in my country one day, too.

        • TheUtopianCatOPEnglish
          5·
          2 years ago

          My situation is a bit odd, because my referral for an assessment was originally sent in 3 years ago. I probably should have done it earlier, but when I contacted CAMH earlier this spring to get an update on when my assessment would be, I was told that my referral had been cancelled because some requested information that I had sent in was lost. As it had been so long, they put me on a fast track to get assessed. So, sadly, I can’t give you a realistic wait time, but as I understand it, a a year or two is normal.