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Getting assessed as an adult

belles12345

Hi, I am currently waiting for an ASC adult assessment- it's been over a month since I first heard from my local diagnostic service.  Since I first asked my GP I have found out how many professionals are involved in this, and am finding the idea of being observed and analysed by so many people very intimidating. For those who have gone through the process, would you recommend it, and was it intrusive?  I feel that some of the support that I could access may be beneficial should I get a diagnosis, however I don't need access to any social services currently.

Does anyone have any advice on this?

Many thanks

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  • I think that the main thing that would be helpful for me would be the support/coping skills groups.  I have social and practical difficulties in the work environment and I think it would be good to get some support for this and also would like to meet other people similar to me.  This is partly as I would like to socialise more (although I am married and have a few friends from childhood but who I rarely see) and also to gain an understanding of how other women cope.  I would love to have children but I don't think I could cope with the emotional side nor with the sensory and time demands, especially having a lack of a full social network.  So I hope that I could meet other people who have been in a similar situation to share ideas/advice with.  However I know that these are specific things that I am looking for so I am unsure as to whether going through the whole process would be worthwhile for what I need.  I suppose services to adults vary by area?

    I would eventually like to set up some sort of group/network/raise awareness in my area, so I suppose if I had a diagnosis that would 'validate' me to do this (although I am fairly certain I am on the autistic spectrum and know other professionals in the field who agree, it's not the same as having a diagnosis- and I suppose that if I don't get one I will be wondering about this forever...!).

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  • I think that the main thing that would be helpful for me would be the support/coping skills groups.  I have social and practical difficulties in the work environment and I think it would be good to get some support for this and also would like to meet other people similar to me.  This is partly as I would like to socialise more (although I am married and have a few friends from childhood but who I rarely see) and also to gain an understanding of how other women cope.  I would love to have children but I don't think I could cope with the emotional side nor with the sensory and time demands, especially having a lack of a full social network.  So I hope that I could meet other people who have been in a similar situation to share ideas/advice with.  However I know that these are specific things that I am looking for so I am unsure as to whether going through the whole process would be worthwhile for what I need.  I suppose services to adults vary by area?

    I would eventually like to set up some sort of group/network/raise awareness in my area, so I suppose if I had a diagnosis that would 'validate' me to do this (although I am fairly certain I am on the autistic spectrum and know other professionals in the field who agree, it's not the same as having a diagnosis- and I suppose that if I don't get one I will be wondering about this forever...!).

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