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xiv

Hello everyone hope ur all well

This site and everybody’s messages have really helped me over the last few months while I have been going through the diagnosis process.

The suggestion that I maybe autistic seemed to come out of nowhere but after reasearch and coming on here I feel that my GP was right and things seem to be slotting into place, if the outcome is not to be diagnosed I will be shocked. The reason I have come on here is to ask if anybody can tell me what I should expect at the final meeting.

Everything seems to have gone so slow but suddenly everything is running too fast for me and I am starting to panic. I have been told on Wednesday I will have a final test before the decision. When I asked what the test was I was told not to worry about it as it was not like an exam, she then said it was aimed at children so I may think some parts are strange.

if anybody can help and tell me what to expect as I’m worrying myself so much I’m making myself ill 

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  • Thank you all that have replied

    It seems to make sense that I don't know about the test before I go but it isn't stopping me stressing. It does seem strange how everybody seems to have gone through a different process, i would have thought for a diagnosis to be accurate we would all have gone though the same process.

  • in reply to xiv

    No, for any psychological exam or even physical exam there are many roads that lead to Rome. Just different methods.

    In fact I got unofficially diagnosed 1,5 years ago by a psychiatrist who talked to me for five minutes and said: anyone ever said you're autistic?

    Different assessors different methods. 

  • in reply to Blank

    Now you put it like that it makes sense, I have a physical disability and have managed appointments for this over the years a lot better than I have the autism diagnosis. If i am honest I am really starting to panic and and not coping too well, i know it sounds dramatic and I need to snap out of it but nothing seems to reassure me. I guess I am one of the lucky ones as  I will have an answer in 6 days.

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  • in reply to Blank

    Now you put it like that it makes sense, I have a physical disability and have managed appointments for this over the years a lot better than I have the autism diagnosis. If i am honest I am really starting to panic and and not coping too well, i know it sounds dramatic and I need to snap out of it but nothing seems to reassure me. I guess I am one of the lucky ones as  I will have an answer in 6 days.

    x

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