What are your concerns about an official diagnosis

I found that getting a diagnosis helped me a lot, with feeling more confident with what I need help with and what I don't. I used to second guess myself ("am I just acting this way for attention" sort of thing). It made me understand that I'm not crazy, just wired different

From what I can tell the benefits are mostly qualifying for specialized treatments and the peace of mind that you're actually diagnosed. I just kind of worked towards the peace of mind without it, I know I am actually autistic and I honestly feel it should have been more obvious to more people in my life, I've done more research over the past couple of year than most of the medical professionals I've asked about the diagnosis have, because it was so hard to find someone who could even refer me to someone else for adult testing. They don't really do it in my state. With all that research I learned about a lot of the difficulties people run into during and after getting the diagnosis and support including a number of custody issues as well as learning that I can access most of the therapies and treatments i was interested in with my ADHD diagnosis. I have other mental and physical health issues but I still want kids so I'd rather lessen the chances that I can't and I decided against pursuing an autism diagnosis at all.