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Could an Autism Assessment Provide the Answers You've Been Looking For?

🧩 For many people, an autism assessment is not about labels.
It's about understanding.

Greater self-awareness can help explain lifelong experiences, identify strengths, and support personal growth.

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Show threadRaphaël Pinson Jun 15

@_mindfulspace Yes. And unfortunately, many health professionals still believe diagnostic only serves treatment, so well-adjusted autistic people gain nothing from it.

I touched on this in this post last week, on redefining autism: https://dev.to/raphink/defining-autism-the-shadow-and-the-object-3ca7

Defining Autism: The Shadow and the Object

The DSM defines autism by observable symptoms. But a definition and a diagnostic test are not the same thing. One bar has been cleared. The other hasn't. And mistaking the proxy for the definition has real consequences.

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