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Embarrassed

Clarkycat

Hi

Just got back from my assesment and feel mortified.  At the end of what I thought was quite superficial questioning and lasting only 90mins I was told I was very probably not AS.  I feel very embarassed and wonder how something so complex could be decided on so quickly.  I can't describe how bad I feel.  I suppose the fact that I come across as quite spontanious and at ease in conversation doesn't help.  I feel like a phoney and that I have trivialised AS.  I already have diagnosis for dyslexia (2 hour assesment) and ADD/ADHD (3 x 2 hour assesment) - also dyscalculia, dyspraxia, OCD and anxiety disorder.

I'm very confused, I feel stupid.

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  • Situations like yours are reported quite often on here.

    Were you diagnosed at a proper diagnostic centre? Each local authority should have one or have access to one in the next county.

    Quite a few people report having a diagnosis done by a nurse in a medical centre or by someone with a general background in an ordinary clinic. There seems to be little regulation surrounding such events

    You can ask for a reassessment at a proper diagnistic centre if that didn't happen this time. And you have a right to an explanation if it was not a proper diagnosis.

    Superficial questioning doesn't sound right at all. You would have filled in AG and other questionnaires beforehand. Issues from this would be discussed with you quite closely. You should have been asked about school reports, and someone older who knew you as a child, preferably a parent would also have been interviewed.

    If this has not been done, it sounds like unprofessional quackery has gone. I wish I could say that you should take action, but frankly proper diagnosis is a postcode lottery and some practitioners are an utter disgrace.

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  • Situations like yours are reported quite often on here.

    Were you diagnosed at a proper diagnostic centre? Each local authority should have one or have access to one in the next county.

    Quite a few people report having a diagnosis done by a nurse in a medical centre or by someone with a general background in an ordinary clinic. There seems to be little regulation surrounding such events

    You can ask for a reassessment at a proper diagnistic centre if that didn't happen this time. And you have a right to an explanation if it was not a proper diagnosis.

    Superficial questioning doesn't sound right at all. You would have filled in AG and other questionnaires beforehand. Issues from this would be discussed with you quite closely. You should have been asked about school reports, and someone older who knew you as a child, preferably a parent would also have been interviewed.

    If this has not been done, it sounds like unprofessional quackery has gone. I wish I could say that you should take action, but frankly proper diagnosis is a postcode lottery and some practitioners are an utter disgrace.

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