Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello,
I have booked for a referal for an adult autism assessment on the 25th of January this year.
If I do get the referal, I would like to prepare myself.
What happens during an adult autism assessment?
In regards to things I will be asked to do, or things that I will be asked to tell them.
Thank-you,
Jayde.
I was assessed in person by the NHS in October. I spent 3.5 hours answering questions about my routines, sensory differences and social difficulties, both now and when I was a child. We took a fiver minute break halfway through. At the end I was told I'm autistic. Three months later I received a report and an invitation for a follow up appointment.
You got the result straight away? Lucky you!
I had to wait a few weeks, which was incredibly difficult. During that period I had to hold two different versions of myself in my head, two different pasts and two different futures, not knowing which was real.
That is how I feel right now. I wish I could have a chromosome test or a brain scan to tell me. I fear I will never know if my autistic traits are due to biology, or my social isolation as a result of medical problems in childhood. This is what the assessment will aim to find out, I hope I am given enough time to talk through it properly.