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I will be assesed for Aspergers/Asd and Personality Disorders

helhal24

Hi all I am new to this forum.

Had a meeting with the psycology doctor and my support worker within the mental health team today.  They are looking at getting a diagnosis.  I am 34 have 3 boys and was with ex partner 13 years.  Have always had social problems and anxiety.  They are saying because I had traumatic childhood they will be assesing me within mental health for personality disorders bought on by trauma...but I also think I fit many criteria for Aspergers. I did an online assesment just to gain an idea and i scored 36. borderline aspergers was within 26-32.  Anyway i took all this info with me and they are also referring me out to have an asd assesment as agree i do meet the criteria.  Both have rather long waiting lists.  I am worried they are only thinking of my traumatic childhood.  I think some of the things that happened to me were becasue i didnt know how ti respond socially...I also would like to know if it is worth thinking of a private assesment as i dont know if i can wait that long i just want to live.

Would like to talk to others who are in similar positions please or who can advise thanks very much x

Helen

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  • Hi  helhal24

    I think i'm in a simillar position a similar position, after first seeing my GP and being refered to mental health, i don't feel mental.

    Alltough i had a social worker that said shes seen poeple with asd and i don't seem like that. Bearing in mind at the time i'd just come out of work, was extremly confuseded and couldn't explain how i felt.

    I'm being assesed by and occupational theripest and last time i seen her she said i deffinatly have strange views but she wasn't sure if this was due to asd or development of a trumatic child hood.

    I personally think its due to asd, they have to be thourough it just takes time i suppose, best of luck Steven..

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  • Hi  helhal24

    I think i'm in a simillar position a similar position, after first seeing my GP and being refered to mental health, i don't feel mental.

    Alltough i had a social worker that said shes seen poeple with asd and i don't seem like that. Bearing in mind at the time i'd just come out of work, was extremly confuseded and couldn't explain how i felt.

    I'm being assesed by and occupational theripest and last time i seen her she said i deffinatly have strange views but she wasn't sure if this was due to asd or development of a trumatic child hood.

    I personally think its due to asd, they have to be thourough it just takes time i suppose, best of luck Steven..

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