Of course, if it isn’t available to people, my point falls apart completely and I was in an ideal situation that isn’t as accessible to most people. (I live close to a mental health center specialized in autism)

Still it helped me tremendously and I want to encourage people to seek a diagnosis.

For people who don’t/don’t yet know, support groups like this one or ND friends are invaluable

Just state your opinion, no need to be a dick about it

Because a diagnosis can tell you what you are, it’s not a supposition anymore, and you don’t have to convince yourself as it becomes an objective truth. I used to think I was autistic, and while I wasn’t that far, autism wasn’t the right diagnosis and that new information allowed me to act on the right things. I live a much better life now than when I was relying on my self-diagnosis

The implication that GN did bad journalism by not contacting them is a fair point though. It is considered good practice to give a chance to the accused party to defend themselves about the allegations presented by the journalist.

Does Velocipastor count ?