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Adult Autism Assessment

Kvothe

Hello

I am new to the Autistic community and i am looking for some advice. 

I am a 42yr old Male and recently decided to get tested for autism as i have always struggled with social situations, anxiety, making friends and general interactions also i have never been in a relationship because i cant seem to connect to other people romantically as well. Also in therapy sessions due to anxiety/depression i struggle to engage as i struggle to verbalise what is wrong with me, i just end up making things up or agreeing with the therapist.

My GP agreed and I now have an appointment with Psychiatry UK for an assessment.

I am now starting to freak out about this appointment as i am terrible at explaining myself especially what i am feeling as well as how i am feeling, and i am not very good at communicating things about myself. Can someone tell me about these assessments? was it wise to go private to get assessed? Also i have heard it takes 3 or 4 sessions to get diagnosed but Psychiatry UK say they only offer one session.

I am worried that the time is not long enough to properly assess me and that i will be misdiagnosed. I am also worried that i have 'faked' being ok for so long that it will con the assessors, in some ways i am "normal" and in other ways i am not normal"

Apologies if this is hard to read like i say i struggle to say or write what is happening for me.

Thanks

Adam

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  • I went private but through a local service. It took several hours, it is pretty intense as obviously you are talking about your struggles. They will ask you about your time at school/childhood, this was a difficult thing for me as I was bullied and isolated, but of course those difficulties helped support the diagnosis. I would say try to make sure you have time afterwards to calm down as it can make you overwhelmed. If you struggle to talk about it then writing it down will probably help and you can use that to prompt you. I had my partner with me which was helpful as I think I would have been too overwhelmed trying to get home afterwards.

    I got a very through report afterwards.

    I also did a video ADHD assessment through Clinical Partners which was OK but I would have preferred face to face as I find video calls odd.

    Assessors do this over and over and get pretty good at identifying Autistic people. I honestly don't think you need multiple assessments if the person is well-trained enough. 

  • in reply to XanderX

    Thank you.. i had the assessment and got diagnosed..

    Apologies i dont seem to get notifications that i have had responses

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