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Had the second part of my assessment this morning, and have been given a diagnosis. It felt peculiar and wasn't quite sure how to react at first. Sinking in a bit more now, and I feel quite buoyant like a huge weight's been lifted off my shoulder (it's a relief to think the reason that I have so many problems with 'peopling' is because I literally have problems with it, and not just because I'm not trying hard enough or something) but also really tired. God, those assessments really take it out of you. I stupidly booked an appointment with my asthma nurse, so I have to go do that first, and then I might just go home and sleep.

I wish I knew what my ADOS score was, I really want to know and the report will be another few weeks-should have asked. Oh well. The guy said he appreciated my entire booklet with subtitled sections that I gave him because it made it really easy. Also, not 100% on what the official 'label' is-I don't know what the service uses but I think it's ASD or ASC, though the info the guy gave me was for Aspergers in my 'welcome pack' (that's what he called it! Smile)

Going to make me a 1-to-1 appointment at their advice service for a few weeks time (which I think is with the same guy, which is nice), and I'm on the waiting list for the post-diagnostic support group. Told my mum and my best friend (who knew I was getting assessed), and I think I shall tell my siblings and then leave it at that for now.

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  • My siblings are completely not bothered which is nice. Maybe interesting later when I'm in need of actual situational understanding rather than in the abstract, but can deal with that as I come to it.

    My academic supervisor has been away and may be coming back according to my office mate, so I suspect I shall have to bring it up with him (especially when sorting out support won't be instant-will be about a week before I get a letter I can give to my uni and then obviously some time to set things up with them). He's lovely, though he did keep telling me I wasn't like his daughter who has Aspergers (she's nine or ten! So I'd think we would be different just based on that...not to mention the oft quoted 'if you meet one person with autism...') but I'm sure that'll be fairly positive too.

  • in reply to Boating_taxonomist

    Cool! What area are you studying in academia? 

  • in reply to qwerty

    General area is evolution. In more detail: I basically look at different methodological approaches to making evolutionary trees (which are diagrams that infer how species are 'related').

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