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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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  • Hi Goatworshiper,

    I am sorry to hear that nobody has talked you through the draft or the report itself. Information processing in general is the data analysis you do in your brain with all the info that your senses collect. The british dyslexia association (BDA) and NHS sites might be helpful: 

    1) www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/.../dyslexia-research-information-.html

    2) www.nhs.uk/.../Introduction.aspx

    According to BDA: "Characteristic features of dyslexia are difficulties in phonological awareness, verbal memory and verbal processing speed."

    Verbal processing speed: "Verbal processing speed is the time it takes to process and recognise familiar verbal information, such as letters and digits" (www.nhs.uk/.../Introduction.aspx)

    It is also mentioned that: "BDA acknowledges the visual and auditory processing difficulties that some individuals with dyslexia can experience, and points out that dyslexic readers can show a combination of abilities and difficulties that affect the learning process."

    Visual processing is how you analyse info that you collect with your eyes, i.e.

    • Visual Discrimination
    • Visual Sequencing
    • Visual Memory
    • Visual Motor Processing
    • Visual Closure
    • Spatial Relationships

    Auditory processing is analysing and making sense of info you collect with your ears:

    • Auditory Discrimination
    • Auditory Memory
    • Auditory Sequencing

    check the website: www.ncld.org/.../information-processing-disorders

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  • Hi Goatworshiper,

    I am sorry to hear that nobody has talked you through the draft or the report itself. Information processing in general is the data analysis you do in your brain with all the info that your senses collect. The british dyslexia association (BDA) and NHS sites might be helpful: 

    1) www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/.../dyslexia-research-information-.html

    2) www.nhs.uk/.../Introduction.aspx

    According to BDA: "Characteristic features of dyslexia are difficulties in phonological awareness, verbal memory and verbal processing speed."

    Verbal processing speed: "Verbal processing speed is the time it takes to process and recognise familiar verbal information, such as letters and digits" (www.nhs.uk/.../Introduction.aspx)

    It is also mentioned that: "BDA acknowledges the visual and auditory processing difficulties that some individuals with dyslexia can experience, and points out that dyslexic readers can show a combination of abilities and difficulties that affect the learning process."

    Visual processing is how you analyse info that you collect with your eyes, i.e.

    • Visual Discrimination
    • Visual Sequencing
    • Visual Memory
    • Visual Motor Processing
    • Visual Closure
    • Spatial Relationships

    Auditory processing is analysing and making sense of info you collect with your ears:

    • Auditory Discrimination
    • Auditory Memory
    • Auditory Sequencing

    check the website: www.ncld.org/.../information-processing-disorders

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