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Assessment query

EAHfan20.

Hi guys,

I'm new to this chat, I thought I'd ask about autism diagnoses and assessments. I'm on the psychiatry UK waitlist. I talked to my GP in August, who referred me, and I had to wait 8 weeks for Psychiatry UK to receive and accept/approve this and put me on the waitlist. I now have to wait 7 weeks for the forms to be sent to me for me to fill them in. I didn't even realise this happened.

I’m feeling a mix of nerves and also feeling curious about what to expect next. Since 2022, I’ve struggled with dissociation and started researching autism after some of my friends and a counselor said I showed traits. The more I read, the more things from my past began to make sense — it was like everything clicked. Now I genuinely cannot see how I don't have autism cause everything aligns perfectly all my traits from childhood to now fit. The only thing tho, since 2022, I've started rocking back and forth, hand flapping, kicking my heels together when sitting down and excited, and having meltdowns a lot. None of this happened as a kid from what I can recall. I've stimmed all my life but nothing like this which makes me think I could be faking it. Any advice would be very much appreciated.

For those of you who’ve already had your assessments or diagnoses:

How did you find the process?

What were the forms like, and how long did it take from start to finish?

I’d also love to hear how you felt afterward?

Thank you so much Smiley

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  • I went through psychiatry UK for my ADHD diagnosis. I found them very good. Wait times have definitely gone up since I used them though. I'm a little confused why you have to wait for the forms. They were just put online for me. I don't remember having to wait for that. Forms aren't anything major but there are a few of them. Main ones I remember was ones for you and someone that knows you well filling out ones about your traits. I didn't go through them for my autism diagnosis so the forms are likely a bit different.

    I'm unconvinced anyone can keep up faking something with and without other people around for years. I'd imagine it more likely that you either don't remember some of your childhood, have felt that you can relax and stop suppressing those behaviours or the demands of adult life have increased your stimming and meltdowns.

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  • I went through psychiatry UK for my ADHD diagnosis. I found them very good. Wait times have definitely gone up since I used them though. I'm a little confused why you have to wait for the forms. They were just put online for me. I don't remember having to wait for that. Forms aren't anything major but there are a few of them. Main ones I remember was ones for you and someone that knows you well filling out ones about your traits. I didn't go through them for my autism diagnosis so the forms are likely a bit different.

    I'm unconvinced anyone can keep up faking something with and without other people around for years. I'd imagine it more likely that you either don't remember some of your childhood, have felt that you can relax and stop suppressing those behaviours or the demands of adult life have increased your stimming and meltdowns.

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