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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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  • I admit that if I had set out wanting that diagnosis I may well have got inpatient.  But I didn't. I set out just simply wanting help.  By the way am now 47 and was only diagnosed last year.  I was told not everyone gets what they want at the diaagnosis.  Very few actually get a diagnosis on the ASD. I did get impatient but not with waiting for diagnosis. I was inpatient with no one seems to be listening and i was trying to do everything that been taught to me a very long time ago when.... and things were boiling up. People were listening to me, with what I was able to tell them. But felt like they weren't. It don't help when couldn't tell them much in actuallness.

    Yes it seems a fruitlessly long time. But I don't think very many people get a referall for assessment just for asking.  I think most people have to go through all the frustrating stuff first. For some of us a real life time of frustrating stuff first.  Yes, Psychiatrists and Psychologist and all the team seem pointless. But they all play their part and very much can influence and actually request the GP to carry out the referal. Frustrating as it may seem and you want to know tomorrow that what will happen. Sorry it not going to happen over night.  Even I couldn't make that happen I guess you will have to go through what appears some time wasting stuff first.  Shout and scream all the way through it.  But I think most have had access to some kind or other support first through reaching adulthood etc. It not what you want to hear or read I know but I think you be very very lucky if tomorrow at the meeting the Mental Health Team will instantly make a request for referal to the GP. Sorry but you are going to have to sit this one out. Even taking your History- all over again takes a few weeks.  Or it did me. 

    What does it mean to you, one assums that you want a diagnosis on the ASD Spectrum? What do you hope to achieve by it?

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  • I admit that if I had set out wanting that diagnosis I may well have got inpatient.  But I didn't. I set out just simply wanting help.  By the way am now 47 and was only diagnosed last year.  I was told not everyone gets what they want at the diaagnosis.  Very few actually get a diagnosis on the ASD. I did get impatient but not with waiting for diagnosis. I was inpatient with no one seems to be listening and i was trying to do everything that been taught to me a very long time ago when.... and things were boiling up. People were listening to me, with what I was able to tell them. But felt like they weren't. It don't help when couldn't tell them much in actuallness.

    Yes it seems a fruitlessly long time. But I don't think very many people get a referall for assessment just for asking.  I think most people have to go through all the frustrating stuff first. For some of us a real life time of frustrating stuff first.  Yes, Psychiatrists and Psychologist and all the team seem pointless. But they all play their part and very much can influence and actually request the GP to carry out the referal. Frustrating as it may seem and you want to know tomorrow that what will happen. Sorry it not going to happen over night.  Even I couldn't make that happen I guess you will have to go through what appears some time wasting stuff first.  Shout and scream all the way through it.  But I think most have had access to some kind or other support first through reaching adulthood etc. It not what you want to hear or read I know but I think you be very very lucky if tomorrow at the meeting the Mental Health Team will instantly make a request for referal to the GP. Sorry but you are going to have to sit this one out. Even taking your History- all over again takes a few weeks.  Or it did me. 

    What does it mean to you, one assums that you want a diagnosis on the ASD Spectrum? What do you hope to achieve by it?

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