Test result: ASD traits but no diagnosis

Not a priority in the scheme of things but if you go to profiles you can give yourself a name instead of a number if you wish. Click the down arrow at the top of the page. I can't remember where you give yourself a picture.. As you can see we all have given ourselves "interesting " names! 

http://www.autism.org.uk/services/diagnosis.aspx

Also check out YouTube videos by Sarah Hendrickx and Dr Judith Gould

Your experiences sound very familiar and calamity a familiar phrase.  I'm 55 and only diagnosed last year others are older before getting their diagnosis. As you read through the threads on the forum you will most likely feel at home when you recognise yourself in them. 

Hi and thanks for replying.

I think what is bugging me most is that they say my difficulties may have come from my early life experience, while I feel my life experience has been full of putting my foot in it, not reading situations well and being mocked by my peers. I feel a bit of a calamity in life and every day is tiring.

What exactly is Lorna Wing? I'll Google it.The psychologist in the report suggests I need extensive therapy for my very poor self esteem and also to read Girls and Women with ASD. My early experience of life was confusing and my difficulties have caused the low self esteem. I definitely need a more solid conclusion. I feel very lost right now.

It's hard to go through that and not get a conclusive outcome. You wouldn't be asking here if you were not questioning their response. It still seems have I or haven't I? Did I answer honestly? Have they seen the real me? If you instinctively feel they haven't got it quite right or the reasons they gave seem off.... and you don't feel satisfied with the result then you can pursue a second opinion. This is not unusual. I was prepared to self fund this but was fortunate to get nhs funding. Some professionals have lots of qualifications, follow the tests and rules but lack relevant experience or recent training to get to the root cause. The report seems to say one thing and their conclusion another so it looks as though there would be good enough reason to go for a second opinion. However, do your research carefully to make sure you go to the right place for you. There will be places up and down the country but Lorna Wing are used to these circumstances and  are very helpful. If a second opinion is not the route ( I know the cost can be prohibitive or energy needed to pursue) for you then as a person with traits a lot of the advice still applies. Talking on here with those who are both diagnosed or not diagnosed. Using the websites, YouTube videos, books etc to find ways to try to make life more manageable. There are a lot of threads about diagnosis, self supporting strategies etc on here. I hope this helps