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Adult ADOS Assessment Next Week. Help??

criticalwavey

Hi everyone,

I have the first part of my Autism assessment next week (4th June), and I am absolutely terrified. I have been on the NHS waiting list since July 2021, but I was becoming very impatient as my mental health started to decline and I couldn't deal with waiting any longer. I contacted by my GP last year to see if I could go through the Right to Choose pathway. I have waited 10 months for this through Clinical Partners, and I will finally have my assessment next week.

This is the Adult ADOS Assessment, and I have heard a few things about what it's going to be like. I was just wondering if anyone has done the ADOS before. What happened? What did you expect? Were the people assessors friendly and nice?

I hate going into assessments blindly, and I feel like I need to know at least a little bit about it before I can do it. I spoke to my counsellor earlier this week, and she told me that I cannot expect anything and to just be myself. I struggle to be myself every single day due to masking and burnout. I just really would like some insight into this.

Thank you,

Chlo :)

  • Hey, I know how you feel, I was really scared before my ADOS, different place I went through, but the assessor was really nice and kind. It's just about being yourself, so there are no tricks or things you need to worry about.

    I was still worried too, but it was okay. As there isn't anything you can prepare, I found it helped to focus instead on things around it. I had to travel some distance to mine, so there was planning on getting there, what we'd do before/after. I felt it helped to have something to look forward to after, like going out for a treat (I had researched where we could go that was nearby), but what you do is totally up to you. 

    I don't know about anyone else, but feeling a little in control of what happened around it helped settle me.

    Good luck!