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Had assessment today

Bumblebee

Hi,

I've dipped in and out of these threads, part wanting to participate more and also reluctant to join in too much, without going through the process and knowing where I stand. So, sorry I haven't really Introduced myself. 

I had my assessment today and have been told it can be anything up to 4-6 weeks before I receive the report. I am pretty wiped out after today and have already been overanalysing the day. How did others cope with the wait between the assessment and getting the outcome? 

I'm trying not to overthink what was said or missed and just not sure what to make of the day in general, I will struggle to not keep thinking about it until I get the outcome of today's assessment.

Parents

  • Why do some people seem to get their answers on the day, yet the 2 people I had my assessment with kept telling me that have to go back to their team and write the report first before they can give me any information.

    Not liking that some are able to get an answer at the end of the day and others weeks after. Not sure how I feel about still not knowing and still waiting.

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  • Why do some people seem to get their answers on the day, yet the 2 people I had my assessment with kept telling me that have to go back to their team and write the report first before they can give me any information.

    Not liking that some are able to get an answer at the end of the day and others weeks after. Not sure how I feel about still not knowing and still waiting.

Children
  • in reply to Bumblebee

    It's difficult (diagnosed at 46) - I had a heads up from my assessment team about a month after assessment and before the draft  report was sent over to me to cast my eye over which was several weeks later. I found the assessment disorientating and it took me a few days to get over that and back into a functioning frame of mind.

    The wait isn't easy. I got the feeling my psychologist had pretty much figured out I was on the spectrum from the conversation she had with a works colleague who helped to secure the referral and funding. The only thing I can suggest is to trust the process. There's things I picked up on the day of the assessment which I hadn't really thought about before but indicated to me there was something going on (I struggled with some of the creative tasks, was hopeless on the verbal information-recall and I really found it unsettling to switch between the task and informal conversation with the assessors). There's other things that were picked up on that I wasn't even aware of - it surprised me to find out how many blind spots I have to certain behaviours and assumptions I make about other people. 

    Everything you need to know about the assessment will be be in the report. I took it as whatever came back that there's nothing that was going to change how I led my life today while waiting. That carried me through a lot - as well as having someone I could just talk things over with when I got a bit unsettled.