Waiting for formal diagnosis

Hiya I was diagnosed last thursday, before that i have been waiting for newrly two years since my first initial phone assessment *shakes fist at covid*, I’d say there’s a lot of videos on youtube like Asperger’s from the inside or purple ella or The Aspie World. The first one made me feel like they understood how I felt and that really helped me lean into the possibility of being autistic, but some of the ADHD stuff rang true as well, do some research because there’s a supportive community out there. I would recommend signing up to a service that gives you access to all your medical notes in the UK i downlaoded the Airmid app and every time I had an appointment regarding mental health i’d read the notes after, this really helped me, mostly because they didn’t realise I had access to that data. So if you can view your notes that would help. Go to your local GP and speak to a mental health nurse as mine actually got my mental health issues correct, and her notes helped me know exactly what is seen from other people’s views. Keep in contact with them as they can also offer and advise on medication because the wait is sadly very long because of the covid backlog, it’ll feel like you’ve been forgotten about. Maybe look online for some coping strategies. For the actual assessment it would help them a lot if you have someone who knew you well as a kid who has been in contact with you for your whole life as the assessment relies quite heavily on outsider views and not just on anectdotes, sometimes we remember things differently to how they really happened or we don’t remember accurately they way things were. If you can get access to your old school reports from your local educational body that would help them too. Keep a mood diary, things that upset you and what you wrre thinking and why and add parts about how people reacted to you and what they said to you and tie that in with your view of things. Jot down any meltdowns, what happened and why, how you were feeling and thinking. Any triggers, lights, sounds. Any time you feel overwhelmed and start to get the picture of what sets you off, then learn how to calm those things down. Wishing you the best ask any questions

Hiya I was diagnosed last thursday, before that i have been waiting for newrly two years since my first initial phone assessment *shakes fist at covid*, I’d say there’s a lot of videos on youtube like Asperger’s from the inside or purple ella or The Aspie World. The first one made me feel like they understood how I felt and that really helped me lean into the possibility of being autistic, but some of the ADHD stuff rang true as well, do some research because there’s a supportive community out there. I would recommend signing up to a service that gives you access to all your medical notes in the UK i downlaoded the Airmid app and every time I had an appointment regarding mental health i’d read the notes after, this really helped me, mostly because they didn’t realise I had access to that data. So if you can view your notes that would help. Go to your local GP and speak to a mental health nurse as mine actually got my mental health issues correct, and her notes helped me know exactly what is seen from other people’s views. Keep in contact with them as they can also offer and advise on medication because the wait is sadly very long because of the covid backlog, it’ll feel like you’ve been forgotten about. Maybe look online for some coping strategies. For the actual assessment it would help them a lot if you have someone who knew you well as a kid who has been in contact with you for your whole life as the assessment relies quite heavily on outsider views and not just on anectdotes, sometimes we remember things differently to how they really happened or we don’t remember accurately they way things were. If you can get access to your old school reports from your local educational body that would help them too. Keep a mood diary, things that upset you and what you wrre thinking and why and add parts about how people reacted to you and what they said to you and tie that in with your view of things. Jot down any meltdowns, what happened and why, how you were feeling and thinking. Any triggers, lights, sounds. Any time you feel overwhelmed and start to get the picture of what sets you off, then learn how to calm those things down. Wishing you the best ask any questions

Congratulations on your diagnosis