Published on 12, July, 2020
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I think I maybe on the autistic spectrum, I have an appointment booked with the GP this Friday to ask for a referral but originally, I had made the appointment as I was struggling with depression and then a friend suggested it might be high functioning autism.
I did my reading on this forum, and other places including watching videos on YouTube by women on the spectrum it sounded just like me like I could have been giving that talk, but now am anxious and confused what if the GP does not believe me and what if they do but I am barking up the wrong tree and don’t get a diagnosis.
I did do the autism quiz online and I got 38 out of 50 and the empathy one and got 24 out of 80
Does this sound like autism?
would appreciate any feedback does this sound familar
Hi there
Something that I and many others on here have found useful is to write down the reasons why you think you are autistic, and take that with you to your appointment for your GP to read. That way if you get overwhelmed when you are there and struggle to express yourself, you can hand over your mini-biography and ask the GP to read it. Also it will be in your own "voice" so not affected by any masking or you trying to present yourself in a certain way to him/her.
Good luck for your appointment, I hope you are able to get some answers