@maxi @actuallyautistic Only after letting my eldest know he was 'officially' autistic did he start to show a different character. Not better, not worse - just different.
He's been attending a school for autistic kids for a number of years and felt he wasn't included until he got his official diagnosis. I don't too much about it. He tells me in dribs and drabs.
But remembering how he finally felt like he belonged struck me as a good thing.
His confidence levels have risen, I can tell ya!