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paulies

Iam a lady in her 40s who is thinking of asking to be assessed. I have quite a few austic traits ( which i didnt actually know until it was pointed out to me ). I have always struggled with things from as far back as i can remember.By the age of 11 i went to secondary school and lasted not even a year there before i was deemed ' delicate' . it was a term used in the early eighties which i still don t understand. I was sent to a boarding school (special school) and still have no reason as to why. Any ideas on how to approach my gp would be greatly appreciated thank you .

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  • Was the man from the mental health team an autism specialist? If not, then he cannot diagnose you, and if you still think you might be autistic, you can ask for a referral to a specialist. As far as I am aware, only specialists can diagnose autism.

    But it is still possible you do not have enough traits to actually be autistic. If this is the case, you should still be supported with the things you do find difficult. If you went to a special school then there must have been reasons for this - you must have had, or still have, quite significant difficulties.

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  • Was the man from the mental health team an autism specialist? If not, then he cannot diagnose you, and if you still think you might be autistic, you can ask for a referral to a specialist. As far as I am aware, only specialists can diagnose autism.

    But it is still possible you do not have enough traits to actually be autistic. If this is the case, you should still be supported with the things you do find difficult. If you went to a special school then there must have been reasons for this - you must have had, or still have, quite significant difficulties.

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