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Is there any benefit to getting assessed in your thirty's??

siva

Hi everybody,

When I was about 17/18 my lecturer at college told me that he thought that I may have AS as he seen me displaying some of the symptoms, and said that he could get someone from the college to meet with me and make a diagnosis.

I didn't think that anything was wrong; I've always been happy doing my own thing.

When I got home I told my mother what my lecturer had said and she wasn't surprised. She told me that my school teachers had brought it up, but they didn't see it as an issue.

I never had the meeting as I felt that nothing positive could come of it - to get labelled as someone with AS. I have read into AS and relate to the symptoms, but how good is a self diagnosis?

Now, at 32, I have never had a diagnosis but feel as though I am doing ok.

Still weighing up the pros and cons, has anyone found any benefit in getting a diagnosis this late on?

Siva

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  • siva said:

    If I were to get a diagnosis, wouldn't it get put on my medical records? Or, is it independant?

    Hello Siva

    If you go for a private diagnosis, the result will not necessarily be passed onto your GP if you request it not to - you can stress this, with your reasons, before your assessment. Your medical records will likely need to be read by the psychologist though, before the assessment. 
    There are many reasons why someone might wish to be assessed and diagnosed for an ASC - and these are not always a desperate need for help and support from your health authority or local services. 
    The psychologist should tell you whether they thought you needed help, what sort of help and from where. They should advise after assessment if they think your GP should be told.

    That all sounds a bit uncertain and not clear-cut. Frustratingly for Aspie's the whole process is full of uncertainty - though to look at it positively, it is full of self-discovery as well.

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  • siva said:

    If I were to get a diagnosis, wouldn't it get put on my medical records? Or, is it independant?

    Hello Siva

    If you go for a private diagnosis, the result will not necessarily be passed onto your GP if you request it not to - you can stress this, with your reasons, before your assessment. Your medical records will likely need to be read by the psychologist though, before the assessment. 
    There are many reasons why someone might wish to be assessed and diagnosed for an ASC - and these are not always a desperate need for help and support from your health authority or local services. 
    The psychologist should tell you whether they thought you needed help, what sort of help and from where. They should advise after assessment if they think your GP should be told.

    That all sounds a bit uncertain and not clear-cut. Frustratingly for Aspie's the whole process is full of uncertainty - though to look at it positively, it is full of self-discovery as well.

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