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Can a Nurse provide a Autism Diagnosis? (Adult)

Goatworshiper

I've got a draft of a report and I'm sorting out mistakes (for which there is many). I'm just wondering if a Nurse can diagnose autism or not?

I've been assesed by a Specialist Registrar, Clinical Nurse Specialist, 2xCommunity Nurses and a Higher Assistant Psychologist. I've never seen the Consultant Psychiatrist.

The report is written by a community nurse. Is this normal?

Top and bottom of this is unless I get a developmental interview conducted by someone who knew me aged 4/5 they won't say either way. Despite me telling them I didn't want my parents involved at the start (and them telling me that was ok).

I was also promised a feedback session at the end of assesment period regardless of outcome. This now seems to be convieniently forgotten about now I have "difficult" questions. 

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  • Thanks for the reply. So it seems as tho they have followed proceedure (be it on the cheap).

    My cognitive assesment says IQ is average (102). Abilities not evenly developed, significantly weaker on processing speed compaiered to perceptual reasoning albeit possesing preserved verbal abilities.

    I need someone to talk me through this, I have no idea what it means other than I'm a bit slow processing things. I knew that anyway, I'm dyslexic and reading takes me an age. When people talk to me it takes me a long while to digest info. Is this dyslexia or something else?

    The first draft of the report claimed I engaged in a role play game. I then emailed then to say I didn't, I can remember because this is a major problem for me. I couldn't grasp drama at school etc. As a adult I re-sat English and I got an A or A* in every area other than the drama element which was significantly lower ( I think I scraped a C) because I just read of paper and offered no interaction with others. 

    I started getting assesed in Aufust 2012 and a draft turned up last week. I havn't seen any of the team since August 2013. Pretty dissapointed with the full scenario other than the cognitive assesment. 

    My mum and dad would never tell anyone about any problems I have had, so they wouldnt be reliable. Would cause friction too. My Grandparent are dead. 

    If I havn't got ASD that's fair enough, but I still have problems and no one is helping grumble grumble. I'm just finding the autism team to be obstructive.

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  • Thanks for the reply. So it seems as tho they have followed proceedure (be it on the cheap).

    My cognitive assesment says IQ is average (102). Abilities not evenly developed, significantly weaker on processing speed compaiered to perceptual reasoning albeit possesing preserved verbal abilities.

    I need someone to talk me through this, I have no idea what it means other than I'm a bit slow processing things. I knew that anyway, I'm dyslexic and reading takes me an age. When people talk to me it takes me a long while to digest info. Is this dyslexia or something else?

    The first draft of the report claimed I engaged in a role play game. I then emailed then to say I didn't, I can remember because this is a major problem for me. I couldn't grasp drama at school etc. As a adult I re-sat English and I got an A or A* in every area other than the drama element which was significantly lower ( I think I scraped a C) because I just read of paper and offered no interaction with others. 

    I started getting assesed in Aufust 2012 and a draft turned up last week. I havn't seen any of the team since August 2013. Pretty dissapointed with the full scenario other than the cognitive assesment. 

    My mum and dad would never tell anyone about any problems I have had, so they wouldnt be reliable. Would cause friction too. My Grandparent are dead. 

    If I havn't got ASD that's fair enough, but I still have problems and no one is helping grumble grumble. I'm just finding the autism team to be obstructive.

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