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Appointment with my local Mental Health Team

Undiagnosed4321

I got a letter through with an appointment to see my local mental health team at the end of February. I haven't been given anything to fill out for depression or anxiety so they can decide if Im worth treating. I actually have an appointment with a clinical psychologist.

Im mostly sure from what was said at my GP's appointment, that this isn't going to be for Autism or anything, this is just going to be an initial chat and examine some things - social anxiety, aspergers maybe, any one of the number of different options.

I've been trying to discuss with people around me some of the things that affect me, and frustratingly, many turn around and say, oh, that's normal - many people are like that.

Really? So normal people bite their nails, pick their nose and eat it, pluck their hair, walk round the block twice because they don't have confidence to go into a venue, find it hard to ask questions, find it difficult in a group, find it difficult to approach people, don't have a girlfriend, still live with parents? That's about 1/100th of everything I've got written down elsewhere. Im not getting into the contents of that.

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  • Hi

    The idea of the MHT is to help you deal with the symptoms you are experiencing now, like anxiety for example. To them it doesnt matter what it came from ie if you are autistic. Its about dealing with what is in front of you now and how to cope better.

    You wont get a diagnosis of Aspergers as it nolong exists its been reclassified as part of the autistic spectrum.

    The get an ASD diagnosis you need to see someone on the autism pannel, a team who pick up just asd and not a general psychiatrist as they are not experienced enough to diagnose it.

    From my experience any MH professional i have met seem to have an opinion about you before they start a meeting. They determine the questions and ask them in a way to get specific answers that will fit their opinion. I wouldnt worry too much about fitting in all you want to say as they will ask questions about aspects of your life they want to hear about.

    I wouldnt pin to much on the consultation. The MH system works on a medical model of disability, giving a diagnosis and using medication to treat it so you could expect to be given some tablets to help the current symptoms like anti-depressents etc

    Good luck with the appointment

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  • Hi

    The idea of the MHT is to help you deal with the symptoms you are experiencing now, like anxiety for example. To them it doesnt matter what it came from ie if you are autistic. Its about dealing with what is in front of you now and how to cope better.

    You wont get a diagnosis of Aspergers as it nolong exists its been reclassified as part of the autistic spectrum.

    The get an ASD diagnosis you need to see someone on the autism pannel, a team who pick up just asd and not a general psychiatrist as they are not experienced enough to diagnose it.

    From my experience any MH professional i have met seem to have an opinion about you before they start a meeting. They determine the questions and ask them in a way to get specific answers that will fit their opinion. I wouldnt worry too much about fitting in all you want to say as they will ask questions about aspects of your life they want to hear about.

    I wouldnt pin to much on the consultation. The MH system works on a medical model of disability, giving a diagnosis and using medication to treat it so you could expect to be given some tablets to help the current symptoms like anti-depressents etc

    Good luck with the appointment

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