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Awaiting Adult (42 Yrs old) ASD Assessment

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Hello all, I hope you are well.

I have several concerns regarding the ASD assessment and I wondered if you guys had any advise or tips.

1) I went into care at 15 (self referred) and have zero contact or information about my life before the age of 18 - its like I didn't exist - no school reports, photos, journal entries or biological relationships to reflect upon my childhood experience - will this affect diagnosis? I have been warned that I may only receive a "working Diagnosis" due to being unable to "prove" traits existed in childhood. Prove = to provide evidence of and all I have in my memory's and perception and I am unsure this will meet the criteria required.

2) I cant research the process or the ASD assessment centre - I like to get photos inside buildings of new places so I know where to go when inside (toilets) check out lighting and what type of clocks they use, where to wait (if I'm waiting).

Well I just cant plan appropriately - I'm conscious of assessment bias if I do too much research on the mechanics of the assessment but I have so many other questions outstanding that I would like to resolve prior to attending.

Any advise - what happens socially at these assessment interactions?

Many thanks for your time and patients  

Parents

  • The layout of the assessment centre and its interior decor is not going to be relevant to the assessment process so there is no reason you shouldn't ask them about this if it helps put your mind at ease.

    The autism test is generally a series of interviews. Expect to be asked questions about yourself and your youth. You may be asked to do some simple exercises at the table involving small props or books on the table.

    In practice I think you'll find a 'working diagnosis' is still a diagnosis for all purposes. The doctors are just trying to cover themselves most likely.

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  • The layout of the assessment centre and its interior decor is not going to be relevant to the assessment process so there is no reason you shouldn't ask them about this if it helps put your mind at ease.

    The autism test is generally a series of interviews. Expect to be asked questions about yourself and your youth. You may be asked to do some simple exercises at the table involving small props or books on the table.

    In practice I think you'll find a 'working diagnosis' is still a diagnosis for all purposes. The doctors are just trying to cover themselves most likely.

Children
  • in reply to Peter

    Thank you for your response Peter.

    I know I am going to have to call them - which I was trying to avoid. Just with the invention of google maps and allocated interior photos of most establishments, I was hoping to research privately, with minimal interaction.

    I would have sought a diagnosis sooner if it didn't involve so much peopling. THIS irony I actually get :-)