Feel like giving up

@sick&tired Yeah, we had theorized that I may have ASD, I guess I’m just worried about spending a lot of money just to learn that I don’t have it, and I’m not sure if knowing that I have it will really help in further treatment.

@Anonymous Being AuDHD has put a lot of things into context for me. Things that I thought were just personality flaws & shortcomings now have an explanation. You can make sense of your past better. And you can work on how to navigate challenges at school/work/personal relationships as someone that is neurodivergent. You may also get accommodations at work or school. But in terms of how it will specifically aid in OCD treatment, I was told that it’s important to go to a neuroaffirming (or better yet a neurodivergent) provider. And I was also validated by being told it makes sense that ERP hasn’t really worked for me. That’s such a relief because you hear everyone praise ERP as the gold standard and talk about how much success they’ve had.. and finally I know it just might not work for my brain and that’s okay! We can try other things. Like I-CBT. Also, maybe some of my OCD themes have more to do with autism? Like at every job you get a set of training materials right, and I am always confused because literally nobody goes by the book. So I never get what I’m actually supposed to do? Idk I’m not a professional and I haven’t gotten into this in therapy yet, but maybe my autism is playing more of a role than I thought. I know the price varies a lot depending on your insurance coverage. There are places that take Medicaid. I also found a place that does autism and adhd evaluations combined for $890.