Would I benefit from acceptance therapy

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Has anyone on here had trouble accepting the fact that they're autistic/AS, and had to go through therapy to accept their diagnosis? I think this may be why I have so much trouble getting diagnosed...I'm really afraid to be, so I always bring up everything that would cloud the diagnosis, like not having had much experience being around kids until I was 5, etc. I almost think one doctor changed his diagnosis from AS to avoidant personality disorder because I was so upset about possibly being AS.

I know some people are so happy to have found out about AS because it helps explain everything they'd found puzzling, but somehow I never felt that way. I did, however, feel relief when I heard about social anxiety disorder and avoidant personality disorder because that seemed to describe me. But I know there must be more there, and I'm just in denial. Would it be weird to to through therapy to accept a diagnosis I dn't even have yet?

I don't have problem accepting my Autism, I embrace the fact that I'm different from the average. It's not a problem to know what the term is for your state of mind, in fact it can provide closure to any question you ask about yourself. It's not just about figuring out why things are different to you, but it also accounts for answers about who you are too.

I think you're issue isn't just having a problem accepting it, but more having fear of the implications of being diagnosed with AS. Well to sum it up for you, getting a diagnosis doesn't have to change your outlook on life, because if you've already put up with life without such a diagnosis, I doubt knowing and being diagnosed that you're AS will make any significant difference in who you are. If you make it so, it will become so, so I recommend to not feel that such a diagnosis is a threat, but rather simple clarification of your state of mind.

You shouldn't waste money on therapy for something that, when in time you can learn to accept for yourself in my honest opinion. Although if you feel it's that serious to spend money on therapy, then I suppose it's okay.

It's been over 5 years since I heard about AS, and I still haven't accepted I have it. Part of it is lack of a diagnosis (in fact being told I don't have it); part of it is I don't really feel it applies to me. I accepted social anxiety & avoidant personality right away because they apply to me and I meet every single criteria, even though they're not really helpful symptoms to have. I also accept I have a form of OCD. But I don't know if I meet all the AS criteria.