Hello. I’m in my mid 20s. I was mute in my early youth and had to attend speech therapy classes in preschool and early in elementary school, and I rode the short bus. I played with and spoke to my stuffed toys until I was in middle school and that was when my parents took them away. My family always said that I was an odd child, but only in recent years did they suspect that I was on the spectrum. To this day, I’ve never been officially diagnosed.
It really depends on your country. For me diagnosis was free but i had to wait some time in a queue to get it other than that i get large train and bus ticket discounts and if you are diagnosed, a psychiatrist can perscribe medication.
That’s nice. I live in the US. I have health insurance, maybe my insurance might cover some of it.
Unfortunately, you will have to pay a lot out of pocket to get a formal diagnosis in the United States.
Ah, I see. Well, there’s no rush.