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Hi.

Sheepdog

I have never been diagnosed, from being a kid always had problems making friends.

I am now very retired, I found I was good at fixing things managed to get a job as a service engineer, I was good at that, I kept getting promoted.

Several years ago, maybe 15-20 yrs. I read an article in an online newspaper about Aspergers, now just in with Autism.

I thought, That explained my life. My Wife just said I was being silly, so cannot discus it. I said to my GP. Reply, "well at least you know"

Not what I was looking for, I would have liked to know for certain. still would, but not £3k worth. Gp I am with now, go to them for anything,

first question "do you drink" as soon as you say that you do, Reply " that will be the cause then" So no chance with GP.

Will continue in my own way, stacking things in correct order same way round place for every thing, even though I do not manage it.

Too cold for me these days, need my garage tidied up. With joint pain, does not help.

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  • Hi and welcome to the community!

    Many of us here are "late realised" and/or "late diagnosed", so you're in good company! :)

    I was also drinking at the time of my referral for an autism assessment; it's actually quite a common coping mechanism for us. Both the screening process and the professionals involved in assessments consider more relevant and important information.

    If you haven't yet seen them, you might like to read through the various resources in the NAS's recently revamped diagnosis hub:

    NAS - diagnosis hub

    They cover all stages of the process, with each section containing several articles relating to that stage:

    • Before diagnosis
    • Assessment and diagnosis 
    • After diagnosis 

    For example, these articles (from "Before diagnosis") would perhaps make for a particularly timely read:

    NAS - Signs that a child or adult may be autistic

    NAS - How to request an autism assessment

    If you live in England, you might particularly like to read about requesting an assessment via Right to Choose (which enables access to private providers who might have shorter waiting lists than the NHS, but with your referral and assessment still fully funded by the NHS). Some examples of Right to Choose providers are listed here, for example:

    ADHD and ASD assessment – Right To Choose

    The NAS articles include links to some screening questionnaires that you might like to complete, to get a better idea of whether your suspicions might be correct. You might prefer to use the website below for this, rather than the versions linked in the NAS article.

    The site provides some very useful commentary for each questionnaire, and also enables them to be completed online (with scores calculated for you), saved as PDFs and - if the results support your suspicions and you decide to seek a formal diagnosis - printed off to take with you to the GP. This supporting evidence may then very well merit a referral (regardless of your use of alcohol!).

    The AQ-10 or AQ-50 seem to be the most frequently used / required by GPs in support of NHS referrals. (RAADS-R might also be helpful, although some recent research has thrown doubt on its validity as a screening tool):

    Embrace Autism - screening tests

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  • Hi and welcome to the community!

    Many of us here are "late realised" and/or "late diagnosed", so you're in good company! :)

    I was also drinking at the time of my referral for an autism assessment; it's actually quite a common coping mechanism for us. Both the screening process and the professionals involved in assessments consider more relevant and important information.

    If you haven't yet seen them, you might like to read through the various resources in the NAS's recently revamped diagnosis hub:

    NAS - diagnosis hub

    They cover all stages of the process, with each section containing several articles relating to that stage:

    • Before diagnosis
    • Assessment and diagnosis 
    • After diagnosis 

    For example, these articles (from "Before diagnosis") would perhaps make for a particularly timely read:

    NAS - Signs that a child or adult may be autistic

    NAS - How to request an autism assessment

    If you live in England, you might particularly like to read about requesting an assessment via Right to Choose (which enables access to private providers who might have shorter waiting lists than the NHS, but with your referral and assessment still fully funded by the NHS). Some examples of Right to Choose providers are listed here, for example:

    ADHD and ASD assessment – Right To Choose

    The NAS articles include links to some screening questionnaires that you might like to complete, to get a better idea of whether your suspicions might be correct. You might prefer to use the website below for this, rather than the versions linked in the NAS article.

    The site provides some very useful commentary for each questionnaire, and also enables them to be completed online (with scores calculated for you), saved as PDFs and - if the results support your suspicions and you decide to seek a formal diagnosis - printed off to take with you to the GP. This supporting evidence may then very well merit a referral (regardless of your use of alcohol!).

    The AQ-10 or AQ-50 seem to be the most frequently used / required by GPs in support of NHS referrals. (RAADS-R might also be helpful, although some recent research has thrown doubt on its validity as a screening tool):

    Embrace Autism - screening tests

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