I have received a formal diagnosis twice in my life, once when I was 10 and once when I was 23.
Negative impacts: none. I can disclose or not disclose as I wish. I like to tell people I’m autistic after interacting with them for a while because their surprise gives me a confidence boost. Apparently I’m smart enough to hide it.
Positive impacts: the diagnostic track was quite rigorous, including all kinds of tests (IQ, social intelligence, some qualitative stuff), and the resulting data has been useful for me to understand myself better (for example the subscales of my IQ are highly irregular).
I have received a formal diagnosis twice in my life, once when I was 10 and once when I was 23.
Negative impacts: none. I can disclose or not disclose as I wish. I like to tell people I’m autistic after interacting with them for a while because their surprise gives me a confidence boost. Apparently I’m smart enough to hide it.
Positive impacts: the diagnostic track was quite rigorous, including all kinds of tests (IQ, social intelligence, some qualitative stuff), and the resulting data has been useful for me to understand myself better (for example the subscales of my IQ are highly irregular).
So I’d say: do it. Mildly beneficial.