To Diagnose or Not to Diagnose

Since I’ve become public about my autism diagnosis, I’ve had A LOT of people ask me if I’d recommend diagnosis for them or a loved one. My initial response to this is — how can I possibly know if that would be beneficial? But my second response is to say, this is a good question and all I can offer is my own experience. I went to get a diagnosis for two reasons. 1) I hoped it would save numerous failing relationships in my life. 2) I hoped it would help…