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ADOS assesment (Adult)

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What should I expect with an ADOS assesment?

I have one soon, and I understand it is to test how I interact with situation but I don't know what to expect. 

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  • One the reasons I feel it's important to have a diagnosis (no matter what that might be), is that I will then be able to work on my problems specifically. My GF has Bi-Polar and when she was trying to treat the symtoms pre diagnosis it often made her worse. Things like taking antidepressants would not solve the problem the low mood, and make her go into mania. 

    I've deliberately tried to read as little in terms of help books because I wanted to say what my symptoms and problems are, but I didn't want to mask or influence anything. I've always been open to a diagnosis of something other than ASD. If I have something like ADHD, then I might need medication and I can't access that without a diagnosis.

    I'm annoyed that I may not be able to access help that I could do with because I can't get enough childhood evidence. I understand why, but it still feels a bit cruel. 

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  • One the reasons I feel it's important to have a diagnosis (no matter what that might be), is that I will then be able to work on my problems specifically. My GF has Bi-Polar and when she was trying to treat the symtoms pre diagnosis it often made her worse. Things like taking antidepressants would not solve the problem the low mood, and make her go into mania. 

    I've deliberately tried to read as little in terms of help books because I wanted to say what my symptoms and problems are, but I didn't want to mask or influence anything. I've always been open to a diagnosis of something other than ASD. If I have something like ADHD, then I might need medication and I can't access that without a diagnosis.

    I'm annoyed that I may not be able to access help that I could do with because I can't get enough childhood evidence. I understand why, but it still feels a bit cruel. 

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