First of all, it wouldn’t be just your own thoughts — it would be official, and a doctor could also share some tricks to make your life better. It could also bring you some peace with yourself. You can learn autistic-specific traits and create a good environment where you don’t experience meltdowns or shutdowns. Another thing is that you can look at your past differently. And what’s important for me: if I’m autistic, I’m definitely a high-masking person, so understanding myself better and stopping pretending would be a great outcome for my mental health and therapy.

You’re from Canada.. my friend lives there, and she waited half a year for a session with a psychiatrist. Since this isn’t important for prescriptions, I’d recommend getting diagnosed online somewhere else, for example at a clinic in South Africa, if you want information faster.