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Diagnosis nightmare

maaya

Hi

I just had a private assessment in London which said whilst I scored highly on the ADOS, my mother completed the ADI-R and it came back below the cut off so they said my problems were more due to anxiety and depression not aspergers.  I hated the assessment as the psychiatrist didnt seem interested in what I had to say and consequently I didnt get to explain much about the things i find difficult.  More time was spent with my mother (who is 72) and my husband.  I find it hard to accept an assessment which heavily relies on retrospective information from someone who failed to see a lot of my issues as a child anyway and would always tell me to "forget about it" if an issue arose.

I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem?  Has anyone had a second assessment?  I am wondering what the value of this would be as I wouldnt want my mother involved.

I would be very grateful for your thoughts

maaya

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    It may be that the consultant was erring on the side of thinking that you weren't severely affected enough to warrant a diagnosis. You could still think of yourself as being on the spectrum but not so far along as to benefit from specific treatment.

    He may have been a bit stricter as he may have to justify his diagnosis to the insurers who might not want to pick up a bill for treatment that may not be essential?

    Regardless of the diagnosis it sounds as though you could benefit from stopping blaming yourself for some things. Are there some things that you regret? Is it time to move on and let bygones be bygones?

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    It may be that the consultant was erring on the side of thinking that you weren't severely affected enough to warrant a diagnosis. You could still think of yourself as being on the spectrum but not so far along as to benefit from specific treatment.

    He may have been a bit stricter as he may have to justify his diagnosis to the insurers who might not want to pick up a bill for treatment that may not be essential?

    Regardless of the diagnosis it sounds as though you could benefit from stopping blaming yourself for some things. Are there some things that you regret? Is it time to move on and let bygones be bygones?

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