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Doubt

Catlover

My second appointment is looming and I’m full of doubt. I am talking myself out of the possibility of being Autistic. I don’t want to post here anymore, and I have been trying to find other causes for my issues. I’m still going over the first testing session repeatedly. I’m so angry that I forgot basic things that we should all know. I don’t feel I performed very well. And I’m not happy that I think I was being observed at the time. I only realised this after attending.


Today, I delved further into understanding Dyspraxia, that my daughter has. Reading through the huge list of symptoms (that I didn’t know existed), I find many that apply to me. Perhaps it’s just that that I have. I feel like I’m wasting my money on this assessment. Weary 

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  • Catlover said:
    I feel like I’m wasting my money on this assessment

    I understand this concern - my assessment was very expensive for me and I had doubts too - but knowledge is power! You will either find out that you are autistic or not. Either way, this is such valuable information. If your assessor says you are not autistic, then ask them what else is it likely to be? They probably won't give you a definite answer, but at least they should be able to say what other things are worth your time and money investigating next.

  • in reply to Tonik

    You are quite right. I will know one way or the other.

    My daughter is more obvious than me, and her assessment with the NHS was awful, and she didn’t get a diagnosis. Hence, I worry I might not be obvious enough either. 
    I paid privately for her, and she came away with the 3 conditions we knew she had, and that was money well spent. I just hope mine will be.

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  • in reply to Tonik

    You are quite right. I will know one way or the other.

    My daughter is more obvious than me, and her assessment with the NHS was awful, and she didn’t get a diagnosis. Hence, I worry I might not be obvious enough either. 
    I paid privately for her, and she came away with the 3 conditions we knew she had, and that was money well spent. I just hope mine will be.

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