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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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  • perhaps I have aspects of demand avoidance some traits fit but I dont control others I'm not afraid of work and doing tasks as long as I'm left alone to do them and organisation is sorted I.e I have materials and drawings I'm an industrial pipefitter and as I told the assessor I enjoy my work in that scenario. maybe the assessor was correct and I am neuro diverse in my own way. I have always been the same throughout my life brilliant at certain things and terrible at others I spanned all 3 levels of education all trough school, top level science, middle maths, bottom English. i am 30 years old and nothing has changed in my life since i was 15 same job, friends, house, no girlfriend.

    My dad has classic asd traits although un diagnosed he has highly focused interests in 50's jazz music witch he has 100's of books and Cd's and will talk about it in long monologue fashion even if you tell him you aren't interested he keeps talking. he doesn't notice when my mums upset. but somehow I can see that and read it   

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  • perhaps I have aspects of demand avoidance some traits fit but I dont control others I'm not afraid of work and doing tasks as long as I'm left alone to do them and organisation is sorted I.e I have materials and drawings I'm an industrial pipefitter and as I told the assessor I enjoy my work in that scenario. maybe the assessor was correct and I am neuro diverse in my own way. I have always been the same throughout my life brilliant at certain things and terrible at others I spanned all 3 levels of education all trough school, top level science, middle maths, bottom English. i am 30 years old and nothing has changed in my life since i was 15 same job, friends, house, no girlfriend.

    My dad has classic asd traits although un diagnosed he has highly focused interests in 50's jazz music witch he has 100's of books and Cd's and will talk about it in long monologue fashion even if you tell him you aren't interested he keeps talking. he doesn't notice when my mums upset. but somehow I can see that and read it   

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