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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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  • NAS18906 said:

    Well done Technophobe!

    The process is not easy but it is not deliberately hard in my opinion. If you are feeling depressed then everything seems like a conspiracy and everything seems more difficult than it would if you were feeling more cheerful. They could make it easier but making it easy isn't their goal - they want to get the decision right as it is a fairly permanent and significant decision.

    The period after diagnosis can also be challenging as you try and work out what the hell you can do about it and what it means. I am coming up to the 2nd anniversary of diagnosis and can vouch for the fact that it is worth it but this next phase for you won't be simple.

    Thanks Recom, it's good to get some positive feedback. I'm certainly feeling a lot more positive myself now. I will have to wait and see what the post-diagnosis phase manifests as. Right now, I'm very glad it's all over and I feel as if I can relax a bit at last. It wasn't just my imagination and it isn;t simply that I'm crap at everyday life while most other people make it look easy. I've been struggling for decades for a good reason, and I've actually coped remarkably well in the circumstnaces!

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  • NAS18906 said:

    Well done Technophobe!

    The process is not easy but it is not deliberately hard in my opinion. If you are feeling depressed then everything seems like a conspiracy and everything seems more difficult than it would if you were feeling more cheerful. They could make it easier but making it easy isn't their goal - they want to get the decision right as it is a fairly permanent and significant decision.

    The period after diagnosis can also be challenging as you try and work out what the hell you can do about it and what it means. I am coming up to the 2nd anniversary of diagnosis and can vouch for the fact that it is worth it but this next phase for you won't be simple.

    Thanks Recom, it's good to get some positive feedback. I'm certainly feeling a lot more positive myself now. I will have to wait and see what the post-diagnosis phase manifests as. Right now, I'm very glad it's all over and I feel as if I can relax a bit at last. It wasn't just my imagination and it isn;t simply that I'm crap at everyday life while most other people make it look easy. I've been struggling for decades for a good reason, and I've actually coped remarkably well in the circumstnaces!

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