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Assessment 'suggests': is that a formal diagnosis?

Stu

Hi

Have recently been assessed by an NHS autsim diagnostic centre, and received a diagnosis with this statement: 'Overall, the assessment suggests that [I] do fulfill the diagnostic criteria for Asperger's syndrome'.

I'm about to pass the assessment docs over to my HR dept and managers, but am a little concerned with the use of the word 'suggests'. Is it usual for a diagnosis to not be 100% certain in this way? I'm in my 40s, if relevent.

Thanks, Stu

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  • Hi - thanks, both for sharing your comments. I'm going to go ahead and let my work know, and see what happens (I already told them a year ago that I had been referred by my doc, so I'd already decided about informing them). I'm not sending the full assessment though. I think I wil ask me work a very straight / direct question about their understanding of this diagnosis, if I get any negatively qorded response (I think maybe from one particular person), I know I'll need to get clarification

    Fortunately, creativity is a strong atribute of the company for which I work, so a bit of out-the-box isn't frowned upon. I just got to work in in-the-box...

    Thanks, Stu.

    Other comments welcome.

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  • Hi - thanks, both for sharing your comments. I'm going to go ahead and let my work know, and see what happens (I already told them a year ago that I had been referred by my doc, so I'd already decided about informing them). I'm not sending the full assessment though. I think I wil ask me work a very straight / direct question about their understanding of this diagnosis, if I get any negatively qorded response (I think maybe from one particular person), I know I'll need to get clarification

    Fortunately, creativity is a strong atribute of the company for which I work, so a bit of out-the-box isn't frowned upon. I just got to work in in-the-box...

    Thanks, Stu.

    Other comments welcome.

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