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I had my assessment yesterday!

Dan

So 2 months after going to my GP and asking for a referral, I had my assessment yesterday! (If anyone is in the Rotherham and Doncaster area and is considering asking for a referral, do it now! Their adult autism service only opened in September, so there is currently pretty much no waiting list).

I'll get the official report in a couple of weeks after the panel meets, but the doctor said at the end that she didn't need to call me back for the second assessment since it was pretty clear already and that I should "prepare myself" for the diagnosis.

I'm currently alternating between exhaustion and relief. Although it wasn't anywhere near as bad as I thought it would be, the effort of building up to and then getting through the meeting was exhausting. On the other hand, I am so glad that something I have suspected for so long, but have been putting off and trying to ignore, has finally been acknowledged.

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  • Hi Dan,

    Great news and pleased you got your assessment so quickly. It's a weird experience, I found mine disorientating but was glad I went through it. TBH, when the diagnosis was given to me "officially" - it was like I'd finally "come home" (in a sense I finally understood myself and what was going on). It's been a bit of a rocky road afterwards, but it's been worth it.

    Takes a lot of guts I think to place yourself in the hands of someone else who is going to give feedback about "you". Every credit to you and wishing you the best. 

  • in reply to Ethan

    Thanks! I know what you mean about it being weird - especially since mine was via video call. I am so bad at articulating what is going on in my head, that the concentration needed to keep answering the questions properly was exhausting. 

    I've talked my self out of it so often for exactly that reason. I get through life by talking about myself as little as possible - the thought of opening up was quite scary. Actually though, telling a total stranger about all my weird sensory issues and everything else felt quite liberating. Especially when that person replies with "Ok, that isn't strange at all, I hear that a lot" - it was such a relief.

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  • in reply to Ethan

    Thanks! I know what you mean about it being weird - especially since mine was via video call. I am so bad at articulating what is going on in my head, that the concentration needed to keep answering the questions properly was exhausting. 

    I've talked my self out of it so often for exactly that reason. I get through life by talking about myself as little as possible - the thought of opening up was quite scary. Actually though, telling a total stranger about all my weird sensory issues and everything else felt quite liberating. Especially when that person replies with "Ok, that isn't strange at all, I hear that a lot" - it was such a relief.

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