I think that process looks like finding a good person you trust.

Ideally, there's a vibe check and you find a therapist who you trust,

who feel safe enough to receive negative criticism on their performance, right?

Like somebody who really does have enough, like,

I'm trying to think of the word for it,

but like enough window of tolerance, like enough ventral regulation enough like, I'm trying to think of the word for it, but like enough window of

tolerance, like enough ventral regulation or like enough of them online that they, that you can

be like sort of back and forth with them. And like, you know they're going to give you good

feedback and be your loyal opposition. You find somebody like that. And maybe that person gets the

autism mental status exam from online, right?

And you guys just do it together or you have a conversation about it. And it's like, does this make

sense for me? Does it not? Because I do think that 3,000 hours that gets a person license matters.

Like, I think all the things we do in graduate school matter and to say those things are not important

because I believe I'm autistic grade doesn't change the fact that like you don't just become a plumber by like going out I want to fix things like and just wrench them like we don't just allow me who has no plumbing skills whatsoever to come work on the plumbing in your bathroom.

It would end very badly. And so I don't think it's any different with diagnosis. And I think really,

like, you find somebody you trust who has that loyal opposition, who has your interest at heart with

you, you have a conversation about it. And from that conversation, you decide, do I want to get

a referral for testing or not?

And in some cases, testing is not accessible. And so self-diagnosis is a great option, because

sometimes employers will take that. I don't know that it's a one-size-fit-all, but I do know

that, like, having somebody who has gone through therapy school does matter.

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