Should I go

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My school is having this meeting for people on the autistic spectrum, and I'm undecided on whether I should go or not because...

1. I'm sure if I have AS and I have no official diagnosis
2. I don't want to bring attention to myself and my situation by going

so should I go

We cannot take this decision for you.

However, if you think you could find informations about autism and now more about your own case, you should go.

If you're not sure whether your on the spectrum or not, you can potentially be extremely helpful as a 'bridge person.' If you think one or several people in your family may be autie, it can help you to understand more. And that part, in fact, done as a finesse, with a light touch, may provide you with social cover.

'Several members of my family are on the spectrum. [pause, half smile, bemused smile] And I may have a touch of it myself.'

'And that's okay, it truly is a difference, not a disability. It's just a different way of looking at the world.'

'And either way is perfectly okay.'

'People should be accepted for who they are, right?'

So, you're prepared to kind of ping-pong it back and forth, and further the education process in small and medium steps.

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And whether you should go or not, trust your gut. Don't overdepend on clunksville logic. Logic is just one tool. Trust yourself, does it feel like a positive open field? and either way is okay, and it's okay to make a mistake, too.