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  1. Thanks for the swift reply! Yes, as I mentioned despite the fact I've always read D.I.S.C.O. tests are for relatives somebody on another forum said they themselves had to do it, and it was long and exhausting (hours long spread over a few appointments). I'm so pleased I had nothing like that! Originally I was concerned, wondering if perhaps the outcome for me was not 'official' as such, but as we both wrote I guess it just depends on where you are in the UK and what the Psychologist themselves decide. There is no hard and fast method to determine a diagnosis, after all. Still, none of this will truly sink in for me until the paperwork is complete, I don't think. That's the point in which I will feel that this chapter of my life is closing and another is opening. I know some people are happy to be self-diagnosed, and there's certainly nothing wrong with that, but I really had to know, as it were. Leaving things unknown just bugs me no end.
  2. Hi guys. I'm 27 years old, always felt 'different' and had numerous problems. Originally I thought I had some kind of extreme social anxiety disorder, but after stumbling upon Asperger's information on the Internet half a year ago I discovered so much of it applied to me. I saw my GP (I'm from England, by the by) who referred me onto a Clinical Psychologist. Thankfully I was not on the waiting list long - about four months! I had to fill out several shortish questionnaires first (less than a hundred questions in all), which mostly featured 'Agree' 'Disagree', etc answers, then I had two 1 and a half hour sessions, another hour and a half for my Mother, before I had the feedback appointment on Wednesday. She told me I fitted all three key areas and she was confident I had Asperger's, and so she was going to write up the full report and send me it in approximately five weeks time, before sending a copy to my GP if I agreed with its content. Looking back at that day now I am surprised it all happened so quickly - I assumed after she said she was confident I had the syndrome I would have to do further tests (someone mentioned the D.I.S.C.O. test elsewhere but I thought that was for relatives), but by the way the Psychologist was talking it's officially diagnosed, paperwork aside. She even gave me leaflets that refer to the fact I have been diagnosed. I suppose different areas of the country do things in their own way, and I am pleased I did not have to do anything more. As it stands I'm pleased to be told I have Asperger's - I have struggled all my life, wondering why (as I said) I feel different to so many others, and now things slot into place a bit better. I just wanted to write this post, thanks!
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