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30 Apr 2008, 1:31 pm

How does being diagnosed help you? Does it help? What are the drawbacks/benefits?



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30 Apr 2008, 1:32 pm

it can get you educational, employement housing and medical benefiets. My state is really good.
the downside, you can serve in the military



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30 Apr 2008, 1:39 pm

I was DXed at 42(44 now)...It has neither helped not hurt me yet. Therre is a catch 22 though because once you are DXed as AS, many insurence companies wont cover treatment for AS...but since there isn't any for adults any way...the only thing it does is mean I can't request to see a AS specialist instead of what ever uninformed therapist they have in their "network". If there are other resources (i could use some help finding a better job that doesn't stress me so much), I am unaware of it and the psycholigst who DXed me didn't know of any??? he did say I could come and whine to him and sent me to somene who wanted me to try Adderal....?

It might help you in job descrimination but that is very difficult to prove and most of us don't have the money for a lawyer,so....


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30 Apr 2008, 1:59 pm

Do you have Vocational Rehabilitation where you live? Sometimes the VR department works out of places like the unemployment office. But VR is trained to work with people with barriers and disabilities, so they can help you to find a job that works better for your disability. And they can also work with you on job retention.

If that doesn't work, there might be some sort of program through the Family Services Office commonly referred to as the welfare office. They usually have lots of programs for people with employment barriers.


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30 Apr 2008, 2:07 pm

Aside from the practical benefits and drawbacks mentioned above, I think some of the most important benefits and drawbacks are psychological.

Benefits:
- You know why you've "felt weird" at times or why you have failed at certain things, thus removing some of the guilt/self-loathing.
- You can better understand your strengths and weaknesses and play to them.

Drawbacks
- You might become self-conscious about being different and set yourself up for failure, especially socially.



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30 Apr 2008, 4:21 pm

The only benefits I can think of are receiving government benefits (for those who require them) and whatever emotional reassurance one might obtain from an official diagnosis.

The downside, if you are an American, is that, if you have to purchase your own insurance (as opposed to getting it through an employer), some (most?) insurance companies will turn you down.


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