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Asked & Answered: All About Adult Autism Diagnosis

The Neurodiverging Podcast

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Why You Need a Formal Diagnosis

You do need a formal diagnosis from a medical professional in order to be able to access many government funded programes. Insurance is super duper complicated, and it is not the same for everybody. If you want therapy to be covered under insurance, you will probably need a diagnosis code that is linked to those therapies. Many adults only have access to occupational therapy, which is one my, like, all time, favorite kinds of terabe to recommend to people. But o t is often not covered under insurance without some kind of diagnosis, like ottism.

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