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NAS39123

hello I am new to the forum although I have viewed it for quite some time.

I am very lost at the moment yesterday after a 18month wait with my life on hold I was refused a diagnosis of asd due to the fact I have 3 friends whom I have known since childhood, he said and I quote "people with asd don't have friends"  and I don't flap my hands! The assessor said I was very good at conversation because at the begging of the assessment we spoke about motorcycles (one of my interests) and I only said that I had one and I had also ridden the same bike he has.

 had a full on meltdown at work today throwing tools and running out of the place as I think everything is just getting on top of me my meltdowns were the reason I went for diagnosis as It constantly affects my work I put this on the paperwork before my appointment  I was not asked about my meltdowns once! I have read multiple books/blogs/websites about asd and I am 100 percent sure I have it.

is there any way I can get a second opinion?

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  • Yes, I think you can ask for a second opinion. I guess it was quite an unfortunate coincidence that the assessor began with a topic you are familiar with, such that he wouldn't know how your conversation skills are if he had chosen a different topic. If you get a second assessment with someone else, they might start a conversation with a different topic and lead to a different opinion. 

    If the assessor denied a diagnosis based on only those two reasons, that does seem quite odd. A person with ASD doesn't need to show all of the symptoms. And I'm sure having friends isn't even one of the diagnosis criteria in either DSM5 or ICD10. 

    Having to wait another 18 months would be a really long time. Would there be a way to ask the assessment centre to discuss how they came to the decision? Perhaps they had other reasons other than the ones you mentioned? 

    You could also consider going for a private assessment, as the waiting times are much shorter. 

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  • Yes, I think you can ask for a second opinion. I guess it was quite an unfortunate coincidence that the assessor began with a topic you are familiar with, such that he wouldn't know how your conversation skills are if he had chosen a different topic. If you get a second assessment with someone else, they might start a conversation with a different topic and lead to a different opinion. 

    If the assessor denied a diagnosis based on only those two reasons, that does seem quite odd. A person with ASD doesn't need to show all of the symptoms. And I'm sure having friends isn't even one of the diagnosis criteria in either DSM5 or ICD10. 

    Having to wait another 18 months would be a really long time. Would there be a way to ask the assessment centre to discuss how they came to the decision? Perhaps they had other reasons other than the ones you mentioned? 

    You could also consider going for a private assessment, as the waiting times are much shorter. 

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