Hi,
I had my assessment today.
She said I have significant strong autistic indicators, however, I appear to have been too social at primary school and that is not an autistic trait. The next step was for my mother to complete the background questionnaire for them to get extra information about my early years.
I have autistic indicators in all other age groups, including toddler, but not enough in the primary school age.
She said if there isn't enough indicators then I will likely be diagnosed with a childhood trauma anxiety that is giving me autistic-like symptoms as an adult. But I have no childhood traumas!
I am so confused. My mum did the questionnaire with me there and (imo) it looks normal. She kept saying stuff like "like a normal child."
I have been emotional and confused ever since she finished the questionnaire. I can't process how I can have significant strong autistic indicators and not be autistic? She did explain that the current criteria has the consistent childhood symptoms as a requirement... but that doesn't make sense to me if I have it through the rest??
The assessor won't see the questionnaire until tomorrow (if she's free). Ye, I could still "be autistic". But I don't understand how if the criteria says I need to be consistently autistic throughout childhood. I am an adult female btw. My mum is also having issues distiguishing between her memories of me and my sister.
Please, does anyone have any advice?
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Update:
I have been diagnosed with autism! The assessor said that, reading between the lines of my mum's questionnaire, my social circle at home was very small, so I wouldn't have displayed autistic traits to a noticeable level. :)
