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Verbal Communication & Social Interaction .

Turtle

Hi all,

I'm in between deciding whether to get a NHS or private assessment and self-doubt has crept in. I have read that Autists will have experienced problems with verbal communication or social interaction. Is this true for those of you who have been diagnosed ? I've never had any speech problems although I may have had problems communicating how I felt at times in my youth and with shyness but I don't think that would be considered anything major or out of the ordinary for many people. 

I don't recall major problems with social interaction either but I have masked and internalised a lot and had self-coping mechanisms for most of my life along with other traits associated with ASD. 

I'm curious to know others thoughts on the verbal communication & social interaction criteria for assessment. Are these the major indicators ?

Thanks.

Parents

  • I have good verbal skills this was picked up at assessment but they said during exchanges I gave too much or not enough information. I've never had any physical speech problems.  I also feel that I have to constsntly work things out and interaction is not intuitive. Don't doubt yourself, stick with going for an assessment because it'll come back to you at some point in the future...the need to get assessed.

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  • I have good verbal skills this was picked up at assessment but they said during exchanges I gave too much or not enough information. I've never had any physical speech problems.  I also feel that I have to constsntly work things out and interaction is not intuitive. Don't doubt yourself, stick with going for an assessment because it'll come back to you at some point in the future...the need to get assessed.

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