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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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  • I just want to reiterate my earlier concern that NAS needs to take note of this problem urgently - Moderators please....

    For one thing, the original poster Davek75 needs help, and maybe if phoning doesn't appeal to him, NAS could post some productive advice on here.

    But there is the wider issue of homelessness and especially rough sleepers with autism, because lacking social networking skills, they miss opportunities for help.

    I'm sure with some kind of cooperation with Shelter and other homeless organisations, NAS could do something to intercept more people with autism falling into this category.

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  • I just want to reiterate my earlier concern that NAS needs to take note of this problem urgently - Moderators please....

    For one thing, the original poster Davek75 needs help, and maybe if phoning doesn't appeal to him, NAS could post some productive advice on here.

    But there is the wider issue of homelessness and especially rough sleepers with autism, because lacking social networking skills, they miss opportunities for help.

    I'm sure with some kind of cooperation with Shelter and other homeless organisations, NAS could do something to intercept more people with autism falling into this category.

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