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
