(Waves) Hello From East Midlands

Hiya (Waves) I am Vistauk and from East Midlands looking for friends

I am 35 but look alot younger for my age and still a child at heart and still have to wear nappies for my mental heath 

Hugs & Cuddles to all 

Parents
  • Hi qwerty, how are you and what brings you here?

  • I'm actually quite new here too. I'm in the process of waiting for an assessment. I found it helpful to read people's experiences on here, and try to help out when I can by answering other people's treads.

  • Thanks for sharing. I'm happy for you that you have finally found the answer! I have been really stressed thinking about assessment, as I feel I might not know how to deal with the results. I'm glad that you have reached the acceptance phase, and I hope this additional understanding of yourself will help you in the future. 

  • After my first appointment I kinda guessed i was asd. The second appointment when I was officially diagnosed came as a huge relief. I walked out of his office a different person. I finally find out who I really am. It mainly came as a "differential diagnosis" for 20 years I had been treated for depression/ social anxiety by various gps. The previously undiagnosed asd was the cause of my problems, rather than any particular "external factors". It's around 6 weeks since now, I must inform you for me it felt a bit like bereavement. There's an initial relief that finally you have an answer, next came a very flat numb feeling, thirdly depression. Now I'm in the acceptance phase. So beware even after diagnosis it will probably be an emotional rollercoaster for you.

  • Hi NAS37390. Nice to hear your reply. Thanks for sharing your experience! I have gone to the GP and did a questionnaire with a nurse, and am still waiting for the assessment. I also feel it is a very long exhausting process. Congratulations on finally getting a diagnosis! Did you find the assessment stressful at all?

    (I hope we're not digressing too much from Vistauk's original thread. Vistauk, please feel free to tell us more about yourself.)

  • From my gp writing a referral to the psychiatrist and getting the final diagnosis was around 10 months. What stage in the assessment process are you? In my case I visited the psychiatrist twice with an 18 week gap between times. 18 weeks is supposed to be the upper limit on seeing a specialist according to nhs guidelines. It was a long exhausting process, and I pity anyone who has to endure it. I could have been diagnosed privately in Birmingham (I'm based in Nottingham) if I had £850 for the 2 or 3 hour assessment!

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  • From my gp writing a referral to the psychiatrist and getting the final diagnosis was around 10 months. What stage in the assessment process are you? In my case I visited the psychiatrist twice with an 18 week gap between times. 18 weeks is supposed to be the upper limit on seeing a specialist according to nhs guidelines. It was a long exhausting process, and I pity anyone who has to endure it. I could have been diagnosed privately in Birmingham (I'm based in Nottingham) if I had £850 for the 2 or 3 hour assessment!

Children
  • Thanks for sharing. I'm happy for you that you have finally found the answer! I have been really stressed thinking about assessment, as I feel I might not know how to deal with the results. I'm glad that you have reached the acceptance phase, and I hope this additional understanding of yourself will help you in the future. 

  • After my first appointment I kinda guessed i was asd. The second appointment when I was officially diagnosed came as a huge relief. I walked out of his office a different person. I finally find out who I really am. It mainly came as a "differential diagnosis" for 20 years I had been treated for depression/ social anxiety by various gps. The previously undiagnosed asd was the cause of my problems, rather than any particular "external factors". It's around 6 weeks since now, I must inform you for me it felt a bit like bereavement. There's an initial relief that finally you have an answer, next came a very flat numb feeling, thirdly depression. Now I'm in the acceptance phase. So beware even after diagnosis it will probably be an emotional rollercoaster for you.

  • Hi NAS37390. Nice to hear your reply. Thanks for sharing your experience! I have gone to the GP and did a questionnaire with a nurse, and am still waiting for the assessment. I also feel it is a very long exhausting process. Congratulations on finally getting a diagnosis! Did you find the assessment stressful at all?

    (I hope we're not digressing too much from Vistauk's original thread. Vistauk, please feel free to tell us more about yourself.)