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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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  • Thanks AWTY. Not sure what to do next, I think I'll give that some time and see whether anything occurs to me. Things tend to take a long time to dawn on me and it is usually best if I give myself a few days at least, on anything important.  Best of luck with whatever you decide to do.

    Classic Codger - I would be interested to understand your question: "Diagnosis by whom?" - either you're asking for the name (which I won;t give for obvious reasons, and even if I did, I'm sure admin would be quick to take it down). Or maybe you are wondering whether the diagnosis was some quack online thing, or something like that?  I can only guess until you tell me!

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  • Thanks AWTY. Not sure what to do next, I think I'll give that some time and see whether anything occurs to me. Things tend to take a long time to dawn on me and it is usually best if I give myself a few days at least, on anything important.  Best of luck with whatever you decide to do.

    Classic Codger - I would be interested to understand your question: "Diagnosis by whom?" - either you're asking for the name (which I won;t give for obvious reasons, and even if I did, I'm sure admin would be quick to take it down). Or maybe you are wondering whether the diagnosis was some quack online thing, or something like that?  I can only guess until you tell me!

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