Paying Privately for Adult Aspergers Assessment?

Thats alot to take in longman.

Thanks for the post.

The thing is that I was assessed at 'Sheffield Aspergers Service' and don't feel I can challenge their findings. If I could explain my feelings and behaviour another way I would gladly do this. Its just that I always end up back at the same place with the same problems that just so happen to be similar to features of Aspergers. I have tried to work it through in CBT and also went to see a GP again. They seem think that I am able to reprogram myself and move on. I nod and try to communicate but I know that I am just failing. I work part-time and to them I appera to be OK. I don't do anything that is a problem for society. I am still not happy though. I have been prescribed anti-depressants in the past but they did not solve anything.

I am not sure that my GP will think I was treated inadequately as they have ticked all the boxes. Until my life gets noticebly worse in the eyes of my GP I don't think they will be concerned.

There are going to be changes in work that I am really concerned about and as I don't feel in a position to discuss this with my manager. I will no longer be working on my own and my hours might change. If I leave my job I don't think I could get another.

My range activities are narrow.

If I was no longer with my partner (of over ten years) I would have little in the way of a social network. I havn't made any friends for a long time and socialise rarely.

I see that my difficulties could be exasperated in the future. It might all seem pesemistic. But I want to understand myself now so that I can help myself and seek the right help if needed. i don't want to arrive at a place worse than I am now.

Thats alot to take in longman.

Thanks for the post.

The thing is that I was assessed at 'Sheffield Aspergers Service' and don't feel I can challenge their findings. If I could explain my feelings and behaviour another way I would gladly do this. Its just that I always end up back at the same place with the same problems that just so happen to be similar to features of Aspergers. I have tried to work it through in CBT and also went to see a GP again. They seem think that I am able to reprogram myself and move on. I nod and try to communicate but I know that I am just failing. I work part-time and to them I appera to be OK. I don't do anything that is a problem for society. I am still not happy though. I have been prescribed anti-depressants in the past but they did not solve anything.

I am not sure that my GP will think I was treated inadequately as they have ticked all the boxes. Until my life gets noticebly worse in the eyes of my GP I don't think they will be concerned.

There are going to be changes in work that I am really concerned about and as I don't feel in a position to discuss this with my manager. I will no longer be working on my own and my hours might change. If I leave my job I don't think I could get another.

My range activities are narrow.

If I was no longer with my partner (of over ten years) I would have little in the way of a social network. I havn't made any friends for a long time and socialise rarely.

I see that my difficulties could be exasperated in the future. It might all seem pesemistic. But I want to understand myself now so that I can help myself and seek the right help if needed. i don't want to arrive at a place worse than I am now.