My Diagnosis

My Diagnosis

2025 · 13 min · Documentary

Filmmaker Jon Beaton has always felt like an outsider. When TikTok’s powerful algorithm starts sending him content from the app’s autistic community, he has an epiphany – could this explain everything? My Diagnosis explores the tension between self-diagnosis and institutional validation through an intimate blend of personal vlogs and fictionalised recreations.

Directed by Jon Beaton · Written by Jon Beaton

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