Hey folks,
So a few weeks ago I started my journey on seeking diagnosis.
I have been self diagnosing for about a year now and honestly I hate doing it, I feel like a fraud for self diagnosing, despite the fact that I feel other people self diagnosing is valid, because I get it!
But lockdown has made me realise how bad things really are for me and how little I actually 'function'. I've known I fit the criteria now for about 4/5 years after always feeling weird and knowing I wasn't like everyone else and reading about autism all those years ago was like a light bulb moment!
So I phoned the GP and they agreed to reffer me after a little 'uhm'ing and 'ahhh'ring and asking why I needed a diagnosis and feeling it necessary to tell me they had never referred ab adult before... shocker.
I had a message today to book a second appointment to discuss the letter that was sent back from CAMs. And I'm so scared, worried and anxious about what could be in that letter... I'm scared it will be bad news?
I read so many horror stories about people not being believed and now having to wait two weeks to talk about what was in it is driving me crazy!
Please share your experiences with the process in the early stages.
