Why I Paid £700+ For A Private Diagnosis

Even though people rarely believe I'm Autistic.

Autism was first suggested to me as an explanation for my difficulties in November 2020. I had been signed off work for a couple of weeks in March because of stress (which I now recognize as autistic burnout) and suspect I only made it through the subsequent term because lockdown enabled me to work from home.

A good friend with whom I’d been sharing my w…