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Diagnosis Interview - Worried

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Hi I'm worried I may not be myself at the interview when I'm conscious they are looking for traits. I know we are talking about highly trained individuals but I'm concerned I may try too hard, (for example to maintain eye contact), or the opposite to help secure a diagnosis.

I'm 55, and there's no-one to confirm childhood behaviours, so it feels like it's all down to my "performance" which is adding to my current obsessive consideration of my condition, plus my anxiety.

I need to be able to explain my past 55 years, with time and reason and rationale, not face a judge for 60 minutes and you're in or out.

Thanks for help/suggestions.

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  • I'm 40s and had no input on childhood from anyone. On the face of it, people could assume "oh she can't be autistic as she went through uni with no issues, been employed as a teacher for 20 years" etc etc. TO be honest, I suspect the psychologist had already diagnosed me before I entered the room from what i wrote on my referral form. It said make brief  notes... I wrote about 3 pages!

    Don't worry about the interview - remember whilst it may be new for you, an worrying for you, the other person is a highly trained professional who will have seen it all before an will know how to put you at your ease, what questions to ask ,etc.

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  • I'm 40s and had no input on childhood from anyone. On the face of it, people could assume "oh she can't be autistic as she went through uni with no issues, been employed as a teacher for 20 years" etc etc. TO be honest, I suspect the psychologist had already diagnosed me before I entered the room from what i wrote on my referral form. It said make brief  notes... I wrote about 3 pages!

    Don't worry about the interview - remember whilst it may be new for you, an worrying for you, the other person is a highly trained professional who will have seen it all before an will know how to put you at your ease, what questions to ask ,etc.

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