Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm not sure how I feel about it anymore... I don't feel I have autism. With the ADOS I struggled the most, but with the ADI-r I said "I don't have a problem with that" to a lot of things. She had asked me if I was also assessed for ADHD a few minutes in. She said I don't need to be so nervous but that's literally how I go about life. I am ALWAYS anxious I don't know how to not be..
With the ADOS I struggled the most, but with the ADI-r I said "I don't have a problem with that" to a lot of things.
That's ok. You shouldn't need to struggle in order to be identified as autistic. However, did you tell the assessor that you don't feel you are autistic?
I thought I was until this assessment. My mum was with me, and from her answers I did not struggle much as a baby but was very shy and reserved, had no friends and didn't like to talk to people.