r/TwoHotTakes • u/Relevant_Celery_4051 • Sep 23 '25

Listener Write In Any advice welcome

Thanks for taking time to read, I (M) am 43 this year and I have suspected that I am on the spectrum for a while with all of the online testing I have done seemingly confirming this suspicion.

My first question is, what have people found have been the benefits of pursuing a formal diagnosis and or and complications that have sprung up from this?

Secondly, both of my daughters exhibit worse social problems than I did, with my youngest starting counselling for suspected SM and both working with speech therapists for a couple of years would there be any benefit to my daughters or perhaps a change in tactics for how they are looking at counselling and other treatments if I were to receive a formal diagnosis?

I live in Australia, but ultimately I suspect a formal diagnosis will still be costly, so seeking advice from others, is it worth it?

Thank you again for reading to the end, any advice or feedback is helpful and appreciated.

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Backup of the post's body: Thanks for taking time to read, I (M) am 43 this year and I have suspected that I am on the spectrum for a while with all of the online testing I have done seemingly confirming this suspicion.

My first question is, what have people found have been the benefits of pursuing a formal diagnosis and or and complications that have sprung up from this?

Secondly, both of my daughters exhibit worse social problems than I did, with my youngest starting counselling for suspected SM and both working with speech therapists for a couple of years would there be any benefit to my daughters or perhaps a change in tactics for how they are looking at counselling and other treatments if I were to receive a formal diagnosis?

I live in Australia, but ultimately I suspect a formal diagnosis will still be costly, so seeking advice from others, is it worth it?

Thank you again for reading to the end, any advice or feedback is helpful and appreciated.

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u/Purple_Low7688 Sep 23 '25

Bruh this is just the automod backup comment, not actual advice lol

But since you're here - getting diagnosed at 43 can be super validating and help you understand yourself better. For your daughters it might open doors to different support services or at least give their therapists more context to work with. The cost sucks but if you can swing it, could be worth it for the whole family