Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone,
I am waiting for an assessment. The waiting list is about 6-8 months. This is a long time to be in 'limbo'. I am finding that my mind is very preoccupied with thoughts such as: "Am I/am I not autistic? What if I am? What if I'm not"? These thoughts can get very entangled and become all-consuming. Does anyone have any advice about how they coped with perhaps similar thoughts while they were waiting to be assessed? Thank you for reading.
Hi !
I am on the waiting list aswell and would love to speak to someone who is going through the same. I think the list you made is a great idea
Is there anything in particular that you thought you might want to talk about?
Well honestly same as you... it is hard to deal with the doubts of "Am I ? Am I not ?". I feel really vulnerable in this and have told my really close family. I feel generally misunderstood for doing this except for my partner who really is supporting me a lot. The wait is long and I am so scared if it ends up being a negative diagnosis cause I do struggle a lot daily and I can't keep going anymore without any kind of help or understanding particularly in the professional world... so I am just happy to speak to someone regularly, someone who is going through the same. I would just feel less alone.
I think I have sent you a friendship request. Did you get it?