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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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  • I agree, in the main that is true. Even though some parts of the Asperger's, like the sensory problems with sound, would likely exist no matter what society we have (noise will always be there to some degree), any suffering would be massively reduced if society accepted us more. I never say 'I suffer from Asperger's' (I am not a martyr to my condition!),  because that simplistically reduces all my experience to something negative. I experience suffering, yes, but I also experience joy, curiosity, and child-like enthusiasm, which are just as much a part of my make-up.

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  • I agree, in the main that is true. Even though some parts of the Asperger's, like the sensory problems with sound, would likely exist no matter what society we have (noise will always be there to some degree), any suffering would be massively reduced if society accepted us more. I never say 'I suffer from Asperger's' (I am not a martyr to my condition!),  because that simplistically reduces all my experience to something negative. I experience suffering, yes, but I also experience joy, curiosity, and child-like enthusiasm, which are just as much a part of my make-up.

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