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Advice needed on my first diagnostic appointment please.

shoekitten

I finally have my letter of referral from my GP to Community Mental Health Resource Centre!

 I am so glad my GP actually took my request for a referral seriously. But now, being a creature who gets anxious about face to face consultations I'm panicking about blowing my chance of a 'formal' diagnosis.

Please, please, please can anyone give me any advice on how to handle this appointment? I know that without some useful pointers I will get flustered, mumble unintelligbly and forget to say what I planned.

What sort of questions will I be asked? Will I have to take a test?

It's on the 16th and already have sweaty palms!

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  • So the next step towards diagnosis is a letter from The Mental Health and Well Being Service telling me I need an assessment by telephone with one of their practitioners.

    I have already said several times I am unable to make appointments or take personal calls at work but this appointment is for an hour between 3-4pm. I will have to ring back and go 'all around the houses' yet again explaining my work situation.

    There is also a questionanaire to fill in before the appointment.

     The questions are multi choice , the headings for each section are as follows.

    IAPT;PHQ9;GAD7. None of these questions seem to relate to Aspergers, mainly regarding anxiety, phobias and my social and economic status.

    Has anyone else encountered this mode of diagnosis?

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  • So the next step towards diagnosis is a letter from The Mental Health and Well Being Service telling me I need an assessment by telephone with one of their practitioners.

    I have already said several times I am unable to make appointments or take personal calls at work but this appointment is for an hour between 3-4pm. I will have to ring back and go 'all around the houses' yet again explaining my work situation.

    There is also a questionanaire to fill in before the appointment.

     The questions are multi choice , the headings for each section are as follows.

    IAPT;PHQ9;GAD7. None of these questions seem to relate to Aspergers, mainly regarding anxiety, phobias and my social and economic status.

    Has anyone else encountered this mode of diagnosis?

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