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I think for some it's access to medication, but my husband is also undiagnosed but everyone assumes he is.
When he was young he went to go see a psychiatrist because he always felt different, and the guy said look, you might have something, you might not, but you are successful and doing all the things you need and want to do, so what does a diagnosis give you? Husband thought about it and decided not to go for a full diagnosis, but he is almost certainly autistic.