Hello Everyone

Hello everyone. I'm 41 and I received my autism report three days ago. I was extremely disappointed by it - it made me feel like a defective person. My psychologist wrote that I kept bringing the conversation back to myself, which I'm utterly baffled by - the appointment was about *me* and *my* brain. Anyway, I have had some lovely, encouraging messages from friends and fellow autists in response to me sharing my disappointment about the report. I hope this is a helpful post.

I was relieved when I got my diagnosis but must admit I've found myself somewhat conflicted trying to understand myself since. Is this your regular psychologist, and do they specialise in autism? If not, it might be worth finding one who is.

I don't have a regular psychologist as such. The whole report was very 'textbook' - it seemed to forget that there was a human being involved (i.e. me). I think I'm getting over it. Sharing my assessment experience on Autastic.com made me feel a lot better - there were some beautiful, compassionate responses.

I don't have a regular psychologist as such. The whole report was very 'textbook' - it seemed to forget that there was a human being involved (i.e. me). I think I'm getting over it. Sharing my assessment experience on Autastic.com made me feel a lot better - there were some beautiful, compassionate responses.