People with undiagnosed autism can face many challenges when seeking help from the police, medical professionals and doctors. Some of the challenges can deter them from asking for help again which leads to delayed or missed treatments.

Someone with a diagnosis can ask for help with telephone calls, being overwhelmed in waiting rooms, sensory issues with examinations, and communicating. But, for someone who doesn't yet have a diagnosis, they are left to struggle because there is currently nothing in place for them. 

When there is a barrier with communication, someone without a diagnosis will be misheard, misunderstood, not listened to or accused of being dramatic or not reacting enough. This can lead to many negative situations that include not getting justice in the legal system, illnesses being missed, and in a lot of cases being wrongfully accused or blamed by social services. 

The lack of support for this in our current system can lead to lives being ruined and all because there was a communication barrier. We need to support all autistic people, not just the diagnosed ones.

In recent statistics, the chances that someone can be undiagnosed autistic are quite high, so why isn't there measures in place for this? 

It's about time that we change this so that everyone can be seen and heard.