So, my official diagnosis is schizoaffective (bipolar type) with PTSD, however, a few years ago I was homeless in Portland and had a major psychotic break. This resulted in me getting roped into Portland's hospital system for about three months. During this time, the doctors, nurses, staff, and even some other patients would talk to me about being on the spectrum, even going so far as to give me literature on autism. I read into it, and I do feel like I fit in that box. So, I say I'm schizoaffective and autistic now. Yet, my current doctors don't consider me to be autistic, or perhaps they just don't list it under my official diagnosis. They only see me for fifteen minutes a month, if that, so I don't trust their judgment about me, especially since they keep trying to push more pills on me.

I don't know what to feel about this. Honestly, I'm much more than any box can hold, so I don't really care if I'm technically autistic or not, but it's nice to be able to communicate what's going on with me and get some empathy from others who know what it's like. What do y'all think? I kinda live in my own world so I don't really know what the common consensus is on these things. Thanks in advance, and much love to you all!