Spin off questions -

So it sounds like getting a diagnosis helped with self advocacy.

How did you handle the pre-diagnosis time?

I have about 4 months to go. At this point I would take "my hand hurts" over "I don't like this". When I ask the follow up question "why?", I might get "my hand hurts" or "I think this is boring and want to play". All of which are probably true.

Did you talk about what you think is going on? I have been hesitant to do that in case I am wrong.