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Diagnosis!

Technophobe23

To my great surprise, I received a letter today informing me that: "...I would agreee that you do present with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder and I can coinfirm that as a diagnosis."

The assessment process was very stressful and I felt as if I was on trial for falsely claiming to have Asperger's traits.  But apparently I needn't have worried.

Maybe they make the experience deliberately stressful to observe one's reactions? If so, it seems a bit harsh.   I had been feeling very depressed, as I felt certain that I'd get a negative.  Now, I'm feeling very relieved!

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  • AreWeThereYet said:

    So it was worth the effort in the end maybe.

    Did you go NHS or private? do you think NHS would make the test more difficult vs private, im thinking they would.

    NHS. Sorry, no idea re NHS vs private comparison as I have no experience of the latter. All I know is that I have read, on this and/or Wrong Planet forum, that private diagnoses are regarded with scpticism by some. No idea by whom, or whether there is any truth in it at all - merely reporting what I've picked up.

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  • AreWeThereYet said:

    So it was worth the effort in the end maybe.

    Did you go NHS or private? do you think NHS would make the test more difficult vs private, im thinking they would.

    NHS. Sorry, no idea re NHS vs private comparison as I have no experience of the latter. All I know is that I have read, on this and/or Wrong Planet forum, that private diagnoses are regarded with scpticism by some. No idea by whom, or whether there is any truth in it at all - merely reporting what I've picked up.

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