Published on 12, July, 2020
I have just had my first assessment.
I have got to wait another ten weeks for the second one.
It has left me feeling very anxious
Has anyone else had this experience ?
yep :)
we've all been there :) I had a Psychiatrist appointment in May 2019, because my anxiety was getting worse. I forwarded him a whole lot of notes and to my surprise, suggested I had Asperger's !! I then had to wait until July for an consultation to determine whether I should have an initial assessment - so this was stressful, not knowing if the Psychiatrist was right or not. Then I had a couple of more sessions in July/August but had to wait until mid-Sept for the diagnosis ie Asperger's a second time :)
So the whole period from May to Sept 2019 a stressful time, thinking do I actually have Asperger's? Am I a fraud? Have I been mis-diagnosed etc etc.
But in the end it all makes sense BUT (for me at least) it's too late to change anything :( Coping mechanisms and Masking far too ingrained II am 55 btw)
Hi I am 50: i do worry what is going to happen if i do not get a diagnosis.
Why do you call it ASC rather than ASD? is it a semantic issue?>
Lots of people get hung up over the Asperger name due to Nazi links..just wondered if you dont like the word "disorder"