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20 Year Old Woman Diagnosis

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I’m 20 years old (female) and I’ve had the suspicion that I’m autistic for a while now; I scored 193 on the RAADS-R test. I had all the signs as a child but my mother was too proud of my intelligence to get me diagnosed and chose to ignore the signs, and also because I’m female I probably slipped through the cracks in school.

I have absolutely no idea where to start regarding getting a diagnosis and I can’t believe I’ll have to wait another TWO YEARS, AT LEAST for the assessment. I really need this diagnosis so I can get the support I need at work and at university when I decide to go back (I dropped out of uni because I was expected to perform the same as a NT person and obviously that’s not how it works!).

Neither of my parents are in my life anymore and obviously since I left school quite some time ago ago there isn’t many people who knew me well enough as a child who could fill in that form (I can’t remember what it’s called).

Any advice on how to get the ball rolling? 

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  • Hi, first step is to see your GP who can then refer you.  Make a list of the reasons why you think you are autistic. I found it easier to do this as I knew I would ‘seize’ and not remember a lot of it. An assessment can be carried out without a parents input. I’m in my 50’s and don’t have a parent who can help. You know how you feel and how your childhood was. You may find that once you start processing your life, memories will start flooding back and it all starts to really make sense. School reports are another way showing how you was at school. Good luck, I haven’t regretted going down the diagnosis route. The waiting is the worst part. If you want a quicker assessment then obviously there is the private route.

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  • Hi, first step is to see your GP who can then refer you.  Make a list of the reasons why you think you are autistic. I found it easier to do this as I knew I would ‘seize’ and not remember a lot of it. An assessment can be carried out without a parents input. I’m in my 50’s and don’t have a parent who can help. You know how you feel and how your childhood was. You may find that once you start processing your life, memories will start flooding back and it all starts to really make sense. School reports are another way showing how you was at school. Good luck, I haven’t regretted going down the diagnosis route. The waiting is the worst part. If you want a quicker assessment then obviously there is the private route.

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