no offense nonny, but are you gonna paypal me the thousands of dollars required to get dx'd by a psychiatrist? I have a therapist who specializes in ADHD who says I'm textbook, but she can't formerly dx me on account of not being a medical doctor. unless I luck into a job with good benefits, I can't afford that and I likely will never be able to afford that lol.

like I get what you're saying and I don't disagree that a lot of people make mistakes w/self dx but official dxes are not the end all to be all. a dx of autism can prevent people from immigrating to certain countries. there are reasons people may want to seek out and benefit from online resources without an official dx, and there are reasons to not want an official dx.