Question about testing process for adult ASD diagnosis

Hi aryankanse6

I was worried when I was diagnosed and ended up taking a family member who didnt know me as much as a child but she ended up been quite helpful. The assessment wasn’t the most comfortable thing and I think they did misunderstand some things. An example in my report it said I wore sun glasses inside and couldnt explain why but I did take them off to talk. I really have no recollection of this other than it was a really sunny day and I took them off once I went in, I dont remember them asking me why I was wearing them and not been able to explain.

They also made me play childish games which made no sense to me at all and once diagnosed I really had doubts they got it right, it just seemed they wanted me to play with kids toys and look at pictures. They would set me a task and then there was a nurse who would just start talking to me which I now know is part of the assessment. Whilst I was reading a book she said something about going somewhere with her child and falling over, I didnt really hear her as I was reading the book and couldnt work out if she said she fell over or her child and I also wasn’t sure I had heard that correct as it was so random. It turns out that was a test to see if I was sympathetic. There are lots about the test that really doesn’t make sense, however I found somebody had written about their experience on wordpress and it seemed to match mine. It was interesting to read their point of view. I didnt read it until I was diagnosed, I am not sure if that was a good thing because it meant I was going in blind or maybe if I had read it I may have understood more about what was going on around me

Good luck with you assessment and hope it helps 

Hi aryankanse6

I was worried when I was diagnosed and ended up taking a family member who didnt know me as much as a child but she ended up been quite helpful. The assessment wasn’t the most comfortable thing and I think they did misunderstand some things. An example in my report it said I wore sun glasses inside and couldnt explain why but I did take them off to talk. I really have no recollection of this other than it was a really sunny day and I took them off once I went in, I dont remember them asking me why I was wearing them and not been able to explain.

They also made me play childish games which made no sense to me at all and once diagnosed I really had doubts they got it right, it just seemed they wanted me to play with kids toys and look at pictures. They would set me a task and then there was a nurse who would just start talking to me which I now know is part of the assessment. Whilst I was reading a book she said something about going somewhere with her child and falling over, I didnt really hear her as I was reading the book and couldnt work out if she said she fell over or her child and I also wasn’t sure I had heard that correct as it was so random. It turns out that was a test to see if I was sympathetic. There are lots about the test that really doesn’t make sense, however I found somebody had written about their experience on wordpress and it seemed to match mine. It was interesting to read their point of view. I didnt read it until I was diagnosed, I am not sure if that was a good thing because it meant I was going in blind or maybe if I had read it I may have understood more about what was going on around me

Good luck with you assessment and hope it helps 

Did you have to read the frog book?  I still think about it as I do not understand it and wonder if it is real children's book or a special diagnostic one.