Hi,
Im fairly young to be on here at 16 years old, but I really need assistance right now.
So I am strongly disliking how the UK ASD panels work. I don't get a say, yet a school who haven't seen me since 2019 gets a say and are only admitting me to have anxiety. Im terrified that they are gonna wreck my chances of getting that actual autism diagnosis. My family, My WHOLE family, believe I have autism and now realise why I behave the way I do and how I tend to be blunt about something that tastes funny, or how I splatter out "SHUT UP" in the middle of Asda because of the amount of trollies running around squeaking and babies high-pitch unexpected screaming makes me start rocking back and forth on the floor.
These psychiatrists and Psychologists dont even know me, and that makes me overwhelmed.
My mum has had a meeting with them and so have I, it was very small but the lady described me having struggles with:
- facial recognition of emotions
- struggle with social situations
I was masking when I was in with the lady I believe and I feel like I have messed it up for them to see the real me.
my uncle and mother, (uncle being a school teacher) helped my mother write to open the assessment for evidence.
its making me anxious I think because its also 2-3 months before I get my answer.
im going to college in September, im scared im not going to get the support and that important diagnosis just based on the fact of horrible "low functioning" and "high functioning" standards.
The UK panel, are saying that I have to have enough traits, understandable considering we dont want a case of "everyones a little bit autistic".
But I feel like they:
1. expected me to trust them when I dont know them = automatic masking
2. didn't let me have a say nor my mother.
im so scared and need reassurance.