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Had first interview by adult autism team today

dogdude

Hi all.

I had my first interview today and it has left me very agitated. I was told I would either be asked back for a follow up or told I dont have it, and I have been asked back but he said it was very "mixed" from what they see. This is because  it was all based on info from my mum about how I was when I was little. This was 30 years ago and my mum was not sure of alot of the questions. I have most of the symptoms and have had my whole life as far as I remember, but in the interview they kept saying they are not sure there is enough evidence from when I was little. I did alot of hand flapping(stimming) when little and was quite eccentric this was drawn to parents attention in early primary school(age 5ish). I still do that to this day at 33. I am concerned he seems not particularily interested in any symtoms I have now but insists on me remembering things from childhood. As far as I am aware I have been how I am all my life. I hope that my mums info is not all this is based on or I am concerned I will be dismissed out of hand at the next stage. Since learning that aspergers is probably the explanation for most of my problems it has helped greatly with understanding my self and I am terrified of the fallout of being told I am wrong. I have terrible social anxiety and time management isssues as well as sensory sensitivity and relationship problems.  Has anyone else encountered this issue with the distant past being the main focus and point of contention? Hope to hear from you guys. I can form friendships but bore people to death with my various obsessions and avoid busy social settings a lot which makes maintaining friendships awekward. I can act "normal" sometimes but it takes a lot out of me and is very stressfull making small talk and things. 

Thanks

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  • Thanks guys I did do the AQ test and brought it to the GP when initially I went in but he didn't pass it on. I think I scored around 42. I'll do it again and bring it to my next appointment. I am having a lot of difficulty thinking of specific situations from early childhood. I think I need to write down all my symptoms for next time. I have issues with reading peoples moods and contsantly think people are annoyed, or I read their body language in a way that makes me think they are annoyed at me. This causes arguments with my partner a lot. He is having issues with the fact I did have friends but I was always the odd one out and tended to sit on the sidelines and observe in any kind of group. I'm the same today prefering people one at a time as i tend to just sit in silence and not participate in groups as I find it overwhelming and stressfull. My eye contact is terrible particularily if I am nervous or under bright lights.

    Most of my anxiety comes from thinking people are angry or I have been rude accidently. For example in work if my boss talks to me I get nervouse and accidently talk over him and sometimes if hes making small talk I will say something irrelivant desperately trying to think of something to say. I then, unsure of whether he is finished sometimes just say bye and walk away, as Im so uncomfortable. I then worry the pause was because he was waiting for a response to something.

    If i think my partner is annoyed it makes me intensly uncorfortable and I cant relax and will get stuck in a loop of asking whats wrong and worrying and she really struggles to convince me shes not annyed and it can escalate into an argument quite often which can then go all the way to meltdown.

    If I ever drink in company the anxiety can last weeks. So i tend to not.

    I'm really worried the doctors mind might have been made up from the first interview and I might not get the chance to explain better. I wish I could stop going over it in my head as my next appointment is in April.

    Thanks for all your replies its good to get some perpective from others.

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  • Thanks guys I did do the AQ test and brought it to the GP when initially I went in but he didn't pass it on. I think I scored around 42. I'll do it again and bring it to my next appointment. I am having a lot of difficulty thinking of specific situations from early childhood. I think I need to write down all my symptoms for next time. I have issues with reading peoples moods and contsantly think people are annoyed, or I read their body language in a way that makes me think they are annoyed at me. This causes arguments with my partner a lot. He is having issues with the fact I did have friends but I was always the odd one out and tended to sit on the sidelines and observe in any kind of group. I'm the same today prefering people one at a time as i tend to just sit in silence and not participate in groups as I find it overwhelming and stressfull. My eye contact is terrible particularily if I am nervous or under bright lights.

    Most of my anxiety comes from thinking people are angry or I have been rude accidently. For example in work if my boss talks to me I get nervouse and accidently talk over him and sometimes if hes making small talk I will say something irrelivant desperately trying to think of something to say. I then, unsure of whether he is finished sometimes just say bye and walk away, as Im so uncomfortable. I then worry the pause was because he was waiting for a response to something.

    If i think my partner is annoyed it makes me intensly uncorfortable and I cant relax and will get stuck in a loop of asking whats wrong and worrying and she really struggles to convince me shes not annyed and it can escalate into an argument quite often which can then go all the way to meltdown.

    If I ever drink in company the anxiety can last weeks. So i tend to not.

    I'm really worried the doctors mind might have been made up from the first interview and I might not get the chance to explain better. I wish I could stop going over it in my head as my next appointment is in April.

    Thanks for all your replies its good to get some perpective from others.

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