I messed up the ASD assessment. As usual in stressful situations, I fell into masking and downplayed my struggles with obsessive behaviour and dealing with change. As such my diagnosis was that I don’t fit the definition of a person with ASD. I disagree but failed to communicate that.
I read someone else had a similar experience which struck a chord with me
“I actually messed up my answers regarding special interests and obsessions, because I never really thought that much about them (I just thought they were hobbies that many people have, but on later reflection they are more intense than that), so I said I liked lots of stuff, and we kind of ended the topic there. I mainly talked about sensory difficulties and communication/socialising difficulties”
This explains exactly how I feel about my assessment. I was concentrating on how I cope with obsession and change etc rather than how they affect me as that’s what we do. We try to show people we are coping.
Anyone else had a similar experience? Any advice on what to do next? Why is the assessment just talking to me, someone they know has trouble communicating? Do others feel they struggle to advocate for themselves? It has been a constant issue in my life.
