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Newly diagnosed, but not new

Alien0n3arth

I'm not new at all, over 11k points for activity in this forum through last 2,5 years. Today was my last assessment date and I received diagnoses: autism, synaesthesia, cptsd. It was an interview ACIA for adults. The lady spoke to my husband on the phone for few minutes. She was not particularly interested with my documentation, at some point I even started showing her without her asking for it. I was kind of frustrated that she was not interested with the records I collected. But then I gave up. She said, my account is the most important and she loved the photos of my creativity and my rich inner world. It was like a friendly conversation and my experience there was very positive. I asked her several times if she is sure, that it's autism, maybe something else. She confirmed each time, that there is no better explanation to my experience. I didn't try to mask, or unmask, I didn't try to explain everything best. I was just myself, entered the room, took off my jacket, took out my file and waited for the assessor to speak first.

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  • Well done for getting through the process.

    I’m delighted that you have been diagnosed and I hope it helps you to find answers to some some of the things you have mentioned in other posts.

    Alien0n3arth said:
    She confirmed each time, that there is no better explanation to my experience

    That’s a good result. Bouquet

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    I'm going to join a local support group and my daughter's teacher mentioned some help with assimilation in group or something. I have things to work on and knowing the why I react or don't react is the first step to finding solutions. Plus I don't hate myself as much as before, I hope I won't be so harsh on myself anymore. What was also interesting,  the assessor said, that I don't have depression and most probably was misdiagnosed with it all along. I told her how the diagnostic process looked like and she said it was very neglectful. So it was ptsd related to my autistic traits and perception by ithers misdiagnosed as depression and also mistreated. Because the doctors weren't interested enough to find out the root of the problem. And she said the fears I have are absolutely logical based on my experience. 

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    Alien0n3arth said:
    Plus I don't hate myself as much as before

    That’s really good, because you don’t deserve to be hated. 

    When I received my diagnosis, it removed most feelings of guilt that had begun in early childhood. To me, diagnosis was priceless for that alone.

    Your assessor sounds really knowledgeable and informed. It’s positive that she considers your fears logical based on your experience.

    I was misdiagnosed by a psychiatrist decades ago, when I was in my late teens/twenties. They have come on a long way in treating mental health conditions, and I would like to think in recognising autism too, but I don’t know if that applies to all of them here. I recently had an appointment with an NHS psychiatrist regarding ongoing mental health issues. He was understanding of my needs as an autistic person and is referring me to a NHS therapist who is trained and experienced in counselling autistic people. 

    I do hope you settle into an interesting journey to understanding more about yourself as an autistic woman.

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    The trained in autism therapist is very important. I'm done listening that I just need to go out to see people and everything will be fine etc. 

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