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I think I have an ASD, what should I do?

BrianSmith

I know this is asked a lot, but I can't find enough information. I'm quite nervous about approaching my doctor as I approached one before about a number issue I have and they basically dismissed the idea entirely.

Obviously I'm not looking for a diagnosis on here, but to briefly explain the situation, I have an anxiety disorder and depression. Both of which I am receiving treatment for...

The questions I have about that is - if I had an ASD, although I've only seen a psychiatrist for a few sessions, would they have picked up on it? And therefore does this mean that I don't have an ASD?

However, I'd like to be tested - by someone with knowledge in this area. What should I do? And if I go to the doctor, how should I approach the subject?

I've heard that it's difficult to find someone able to assess for this condition in adults, is this true? I live in Scotland.

I also have issue with numbers, math in general, but also seeing numbers in the wrong order, this has caused problems in two work places, however, when I approached the doctor about this, they dismissed it. 

So,  what should I do from here?

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  • LoCommotion said:

    What is meant exactly by not having an imagination?  

    I'm not entirely sure but it keeps cropping up. At my own assesment the Dr. was being a bit iffy simply because I have written a series of books. It was only after my husband explained to her how obsessed I was with the technical /research side of it (such as looking up mythical stories and creatures, spending hours finding character names with specific meanings, looking up the distance & time a car can do a specific journey and calculating how fast a mythical creature could realistically do the same journey in)  and how I struggled with the basic story structure that she was satisfied that my imagination was that of someone on the spectrum (whatever the heck that means). 

    My daughter's psychiatrist is being iffy about an ASD because(apart from the eye contact) she can play pretend games. Like making up stories and characters but what she was failing to take on board is that 90% of the time she is either playing out something she has watched or done at school or mashing together bits from different movies, real life situations, etc. 

    Plus like I said I don't agree with this myth that people on the spectrum don't have an imagination, from what I've read on other forums many (particularly girls/women) on the spectrum have quite a vivid imagination with a very rich fantasy world.

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  • LoCommotion said:

    What is meant exactly by not having an imagination?  

    I'm not entirely sure but it keeps cropping up. At my own assesment the Dr. was being a bit iffy simply because I have written a series of books. It was only after my husband explained to her how obsessed I was with the technical /research side of it (such as looking up mythical stories and creatures, spending hours finding character names with specific meanings, looking up the distance & time a car can do a specific journey and calculating how fast a mythical creature could realistically do the same journey in)  and how I struggled with the basic story structure that she was satisfied that my imagination was that of someone on the spectrum (whatever the heck that means). 

    My daughter's psychiatrist is being iffy about an ASD because(apart from the eye contact) she can play pretend games. Like making up stories and characters but what she was failing to take on board is that 90% of the time she is either playing out something she has watched or done at school or mashing together bits from different movies, real life situations, etc. 

    Plus like I said I don't agree with this myth that people on the spectrum don't have an imagination, from what I've read on other forums many (particularly girls/women) on the spectrum have quite a vivid imagination with a very rich fantasy world.

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