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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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  • Undiagnosed4321 said:

    I guess it must help to put everything in perspective and make sense of things. 

    It really does. That's why I sought a diagnosis in the first place - I'd started reading a bit about Asperger's and was amazed at how clearly it was describing ME!  That's basically what I told my GP (I went into a little detail but it wasn;t hard work - he's a nice bloke and said that although he'd be surprised if I did have AS, he'd refer me as he is no expert on the subject.  I did ask specifically to be assessed for AS.

    The fact that as a result of the 'screening' assessment I was further referred for a formal diagnosis did mean quite a lot to me. I felt so sure that I had found the answer I didn;t even know I'd been looking for that I had few doubts about how the actual assessment would go.  I must admit, it took me by surprise. I was expecting something similar to the counselling I'd been to on & off in the 1990s, but it wasn't much like that at all.  The feeling of being stressed out in limbo didn;t start until I;d had my first assessment appointment!

    It turned out OK though. As I notice somebody has commented on another thread started today, they are trrained and experienced enough to see through the superficial, and to notice AS traits even when overlain with years of self-taught coping strategies and acts.  I didn't have faith that this was so during the process, but looking back, I can see that it was true.

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  • Undiagnosed4321 said:

    I guess it must help to put everything in perspective and make sense of things. 

    It really does. That's why I sought a diagnosis in the first place - I'd started reading a bit about Asperger's and was amazed at how clearly it was describing ME!  That's basically what I told my GP (I went into a little detail but it wasn;t hard work - he's a nice bloke and said that although he'd be surprised if I did have AS, he'd refer me as he is no expert on the subject.  I did ask specifically to be assessed for AS.

    The fact that as a result of the 'screening' assessment I was further referred for a formal diagnosis did mean quite a lot to me. I felt so sure that I had found the answer I didn;t even know I'd been looking for that I had few doubts about how the actual assessment would go.  I must admit, it took me by surprise. I was expecting something similar to the counselling I'd been to on & off in the 1990s, but it wasn't much like that at all.  The feeling of being stressed out in limbo didn;t start until I;d had my first assessment appointment!

    It turned out OK though. As I notice somebody has commented on another thread started today, they are trrained and experienced enough to see through the superficial, and to notice AS traits even when overlain with years of self-taught coping strategies and acts.  I didn't have faith that this was so during the process, but looking back, I can see that it was true.

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