I give up!

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I have been thinking about dx the last few days. Having had my first knock back when local pscholygists have refused to see me for assessment. Apparantly because i'm not crazy enough!! !
Anyway, me being me i sat down today and made a list of the pro's and con's of an official dx's.
Actually the lists ended up being really short.
On the con side was the fact that i want, in a few years, to foster or adopt children and i'm concerned that a dx 's of AS might make that difficult. And on the pro side was the fact that i would know that i have it....and i'm pretty much a 100% sure now that i do.
I don't really need any proffessional help with anything, i don't have depression, or survire anxiety or sleep problems. And i am in a stable, supporting environment with a family that accepts me just the way i am( and i do know that i'm lucky). Everyone says how dx is subjective anyway, and whether a psychologist says i have AS or not, i know that i think a different way from most people, i know that social situations stress me out....and now i know why.
So i'm seriously wondering....do i need a professional telling me yay or nay??

No. If you have read about AS and are sure you have it, then a professional can't tell you with any more certainty than that.

So unless making it official will get you money or some other benefit, then why bother?

Especially since it may hinder you later.

professional...No

Professionals do just what you did... find traits .. match them to a list of traits. Professionals deal with many many people with many different DX's. you deal with yourself and your own DX................

You know your own traits better than a professional would

Professional is good sometimes but if you put a lot of time into reasearching AS and you think you have a lot of AS traits.. i lost my train of thought on this point........ i may edit this later if i remember what i was going to say. sorry