Germany here. Second largest city in the country. There are two places here that diagnose adults. Waiting list says 3-6 years. Afterwards you can get therapy to enable you to work. That’s it. Meaning that you can get therapy if you’re either jobless or on disability pay. I’m neither because I have the benefit of being a stay-at-home wife so I don’t need any help according to our society.
To the downvoter: if you have any other information please let me know. I’d love to know of other options.
Not autistic but I feel your displeasure at the complete lack of actual help. I’ve had fibromyalgia for nearly a decade now (since 21) and it took 8 years of doctors telling me it was all in my head, anxiety, depression, et cetera to get an actual diagnosis.
I feel so exhausted/in pain/traumatised that I feel like I’ll be scraping by on disability for the rest of my life. I feel broken.
Or it could be that some folks live in areas with no access to mental health treatment. Even a diagnosis is a year long waitlist, costs a K and isn’t covered by insurance. Some us have also been seriously traumatized by therapists (conversion therapy for queer folks, ABA, being medicated inappropriately as a child…) Some states also maintain registries of folks with ASD and it can interfere with the ability to emigrate for example.
“Just go get mental health treatment!” Sounds great on paper, but for some of us it’s months of waiting to see the bottom of the barrel - brain drain is real in red states. My state is simultaneously trying to force therapists/mental health professionals to upload client notes to a government portal, while also attempting to put together lists of trans people.
You guys know that a lot of medications that target severe mental health issues are also used off label for autism right?
There are also therapists that specialize in adult autism. They are just less common.
This entire thread is just a shitty justification for not taking meaningful steps to treat your mental health issues.
EDIT: Honestly I think the real issue is that the vast majority of you are self diagnosed and looking for reasons to not see a doctor.
Germany here. Second largest city in the country. There are two places here that diagnose adults. Waiting list says 3-6 years. Afterwards you can get therapy to enable you to work. That’s it. Meaning that you can get therapy if you’re either jobless or on disability pay. I’m neither because I have the benefit of being a stay-at-home wife so I don’t need any help according to our society.
To the downvoter: if you have any other information please let me know. I’d love to know of other options.
Not autistic but I feel your displeasure at the complete lack of actual help. I’ve had fibromyalgia for nearly a decade now (since 21) and it took 8 years of doctors telling me it was all in my head, anxiety, depression, et cetera to get an actual diagnosis.
I feel so exhausted/in pain/traumatised that I feel like I’ll be scraping by on disability for the rest of my life. I feel broken.
It sucks big time!
Or it could be that some folks live in areas with no access to mental health treatment. Even a diagnosis is a year long waitlist, costs a K and isn’t covered by insurance. Some us have also been seriously traumatized by therapists (conversion therapy for queer folks, ABA, being medicated inappropriately as a child…) Some states also maintain registries of folks with ASD and it can interfere with the ability to emigrate for example.
“Just go get mental health treatment!” Sounds great on paper, but for some of us it’s months of waiting to see the bottom of the barrel - brain drain is real in red states. My state is simultaneously trying to force therapists/mental health professionals to upload client notes to a government portal, while also attempting to put together lists of trans people.