Published on 12, July, 2020
I've been trying to resist the urge to ask this question - sometimes I think you can know too much and you then feel rehearsed - but has anyone done the ADOS virtually (via teams, zoom etc). I've got my assessment on Monday. I've already had two lengthy telephone calls which went through my childhood development and current life and I've been told to expect this final one to be around 30 minutes with someone asking me things and another observing me. I hate the word "observing". I get "observed" at work here and there for assessments and it is my least favourite thing to happen. Having someone looking at you and having no idea what they are thinking is one of those things that gets me feeling most anxious.
I'm particularly interested in those who have done this remotely. I know the outcome of tomorrow can be that it is inconclusive and they need to wait until we can get seen face to face. I thought it wasn't really the case that we would look autistic but this process seems to surely suggest otherwise?
I'm waiting for the result now. Via text message before 5pm today. I've got a headache.
I'm not surprised you have a headache! How was it?
It went OK I think. They asked pretty standard questions for the most part about me. I didnt do any of their mysterious activities so I'm not sure what they would have entailed and what would have prompted them to do them.
I find the questions about emotions weird. They asked something about whether I know when I am happy. Really weird question to me. Do people actively think "I am happy" at certain points in time?
Sometimes I have to acknowledge to myself that I'm happy, so that I know I am. Haha now I feel more weird. Getting an answer will be good, hope they are prompt with their reply, and that you don't have to go through more.