Published on 12, July, 2020
hello all, soemone suggested yesterday that i may have aspergers, after i told them how i struggle in big groups, or just groups fullstop, ive had a look on the net and it seems tyo describe me to a tee. will see the doc.
e2a: and ofcourse i look forward to educating myself and meeting people that go through the same thing
Those scores suggest that the jobcentre person was on the right track. Getting a diagnosis is not always straightforward and there are lots of discussions on the forum about that. see some of the threads returned by this search community.autism.org.uk/.../"getting a diagnosis"
When you go to see the doctor you have to be clear about two separate things
a) What makes you think you have Aspergers - in your case you can say that this was suggested by the job centre and you have confirmed that with doing the online tests
b) What problems you think this gives you - e.g. being unemployed (for example failing to get work or perhaps falling out with people at woprk) - social problems (for example finding it difficult to maintain relationships - mental health problems (for example, depression, anxiety etc)
These are two quite separate topics - you can have Aspergers but if it doesn't give you any problems then the NHS won't want to spend time on you so you have to explain both parts of the story.
It can help to write down the things that you want to tell the doctor. If you give the doctor a written summary it can help the conversation and it will avoid the thing where you come out from seeing the doctor and immediately remembering what you wanted to say to them.