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need some help??

davek75

hello all,

im david age 38, im currently experiencing some troubled times...

i was diagnosed as a child with aspergers... i now want a fresh diagnosis to enable me to get more help as an adult on the spectrum...

how do i go about this??

would a fresh diagnosis help me to learn how to cope with my disability??

how do i learn more about myself??

as a child it was all abit beyond me to be honest, my parents were fairly secretive with me as i was adopted and they always used that as a "problem area"...

i have always been a "loner".. not being able to understand why i needed friends or people to talk too, over the years i saw quite a few "specialists" and was often misunderstood by them.

i was diagnosed as a young teen but they noticed i had problems when it came to taking my 11+ test in junior school....

im trying to explain the situation to the best of my ability, im now 38 my diagnosis will be 24 years old... how do i go about getting a fresh assessement?? does anyone know how i can get one on the NHS as i cant afford a private one??

any help would be greatly appreciated??

thanks you for reading...

david :)

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  • hello longman

    in reply to your last posting.... everything you have said is correct, i am not in touch with my adoptive parents any longer and have no medical records stating i have aspergers..

    i feel i need a fresh diagnosis to help me get the support i need as an adult on the spectrum...

    i am currently homeless, i do use a public computer to leave my postings, i didnt phone NAS as i felt there would be nothing they could do for me, i also have an issue with telephones... not knowing when to start talking or when to stop... im unsure of what to say face to face and find communication confusing and fustrating...

    as for the benefits system i am at a total loss, i have a little help now but other than that was told to claim job seekers allowance... no mention of (PIP) or ESA... i had to find all that out on my own??... 

    i now have a temporary social worker, but dont really understand what he is supposed to be doing or how he can help??

    i need a diagnosis so i can access what is left of the so called help system after the government has axed most of the services we were entitled to get help from??

    believe it or not most of the properties i am currently "bidding on" with the local authorty (council) a diagnosis would help me no end in putting my points up and enabling me to maybe at least get a roof over my head!!!

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  • hello longman

    in reply to your last posting.... everything you have said is correct, i am not in touch with my adoptive parents any longer and have no medical records stating i have aspergers..

    i feel i need a fresh diagnosis to help me get the support i need as an adult on the spectrum...

    i am currently homeless, i do use a public computer to leave my postings, i didnt phone NAS as i felt there would be nothing they could do for me, i also have an issue with telephones... not knowing when to start talking or when to stop... im unsure of what to say face to face and find communication confusing and fustrating...

    as for the benefits system i am at a total loss, i have a little help now but other than that was told to claim job seekers allowance... no mention of (PIP) or ESA... i had to find all that out on my own??... 

    i now have a temporary social worker, but dont really understand what he is supposed to be doing or how he can help??

    i need a diagnosis so i can access what is left of the so called help system after the government has axed most of the services we were entitled to get help from??

    believe it or not most of the properties i am currently "bidding on" with the local authorty (council) a diagnosis would help me no end in putting my points up and enabling me to maybe at least get a roof over my head!!!

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