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Mental Health Assessment

JasperElyan

Hello, I'm new here. I have just started the (long) process of getting diagnosed, but before my GP refers me to be assessed for autism she wants me to do a mental health assessment. The appointment is tomorrow and I'm a little nervous. I'm not sure what's going to be talked about or anything, so if anyone here has been through a similar thing I would really appreciate if you could explain to me what happens during the appointment. Thanks!

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  • Oh Lord. Yes ,I've been though them. But I hardly know what to say. Mental Health Services had a thousand clues, a thousand opportunities to identify my autism and missed every one of them. 

    All I can say is be up front you suspect you are on the Sepctrum and tell them why.

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  • Oh Lord. Yes ,I've been though them. But I hardly know what to say. Mental Health Services had a thousand clues, a thousand opportunities to identify my autism and missed every one of them. 

    All I can say is be up front you suspect you are on the Sepctrum and tell them why.

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  • in reply to Dawn
    Dawn said:
    Mental Health Services had a thousand clues, a thousand opportunities to identify my autism and missed every one of them. 

    Ditto...

    Well, maybe not a thousanf times.....  but it felt like it.

    Everyone I saw was focussed on trying to attribute my 'difficulties' to some deeply buried traumatic experience in my past.  There were of course many traumatic episodes - mostly frustration with the ignorance and arrogance of NTs.  I remember I used to talk to my counsellor about 'real people' when I meant NT's but of course wasn't familiar with the term;  I would have thought that might have suggested ASD, but no, it didn't.

    Since my private assessment (in my mid-sixties), I have gained so much knowledge and understanding of ASD that I am at last beginning to feel comfortable with myself.

    I am Ben.