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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.

  • in reply to Deleted User

    Thanks for your encouragement. Did you go private ?

  • in reply to Turtle

    Yes I did becase i mask very well and didn't think id be believed. I had an ADOS ASSESSMENT and a developmental assessment / interview. It was expensive but worth every penny. I got a really lengthy report which explained how I met the ados criteria and reflected on my experiences from the developmental interview. It also detailed recommendations.  It was all spot on.

    I was actually on the NHS waiting list at the time and had completed the developmental interview. No disrespect to the NHS staff who carried this out but the private one was more in depth...Obviously this is just one experience of assessmemt.

    I wanted to cancel my private appointment several times but my partner encouraged me to stay on track. I went into it with an open mind but I'm so glad I did it. It's helped me understand so much more and given insight into things which I hadn't really considered.

    People who feel relatively normal, who don't question their place in social interactions, don't go looking for reasons why they feel different. If you feel different it's probably because you are.

    Sorry it's a bit of a rambling post. I'm trying to show you I felt similar to you pre assessment.

    Another edit - I got diagnosed with ASC subtype Aspergers (altho it's going out of use they said it still best describes the characteristics I showed). I think previously for "classic autism" there were speech and language delays but not for Aspergers. Now it all comes under the umbrella of ASC for both. I think!

  • in reply to Deleted User

    Thanks out_of_step. That's very useful to know. 

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