Another psychologist says I am on the autism spectrum but no official assesment yet

[dekaspace]

Just thought I would update, I only found out a few months ago after a uni assessment that they thought I had Aspergers, then my Literature teacher who is an ex primary teacher who didnt know about the assessment told me he had concerns I had aspergers, then I got some freebies from freecycle and was late and told the guy I have a bad memory and timekeeping and he mentioned I remind him of his daugher who has aspergers as I have the same mannerisms and this was without telling him I had disabilities.

 

My cousin is a schoolteacher and says I have the signs of it, but just went for a interview at jobcentre as im signing on till I restart uni(if I do as have to do first year again at new uni) and she said I am definately on the autism spectrum but need fully assessed and again there is a long waiting list.

 

So a bit more discussion on me from members would be appreciated!

[NobbyNobbs]

are you on the waiting list for an asessment? the list wont get any shorter if you're not on it! none of the people you've mentioned are qualified to know what they're talking about (doesn't mean they don't, but it does mean they probably dont know everything). noone here can say anything either way either as we dont know you, except to advise you to get a referral for an assessment if you haven't done so already. its very easy to compile a list of reasons why you must be on the spectrum, but its also important to look at the ways in which you don't fit. people naturally skip over the things that don't apply and focus on the things that do, to the point where most people could say they were on the spectrum if they thought about it enough. poor memory and timekeeping aren't things only associsated with ASDs, they're more associated with a disorganised life (which can be a result of ASD, but also of many other things). i have AS and a very good memory/excellent timekeeping so as with most ASD things, it all works both ways.

 

interestingly things that i had put on my list of 'dont fit' before my diagnosis turned out to also be clearly ASD things to the people who diagnosed me... so its really important not to just focus on the classic ASD signs.

[dekaspace]

are you on the waiting list for an asessment? the list wont get any shorter if you're not on it! none of the people you've mentioned are qualified to know what they're talking about (doesn't mean they don't, but it does mean they probably dont know everything). noone here can say anything either way either as we dont know you, except to advise you to get a referral for an assessment if you haven't done so already. its very easy to compile a list of reasons why you must be on the spectrum, but its also important to look at the ways in which you don't fit. people naturally skip over the things that don't apply and focus on the things that do, to the point where most people could say they were on the spectrum if they thought about it enough. poor memory and timekeeping aren't things only associsated with ASDs, they're more associated with a disorganised life (which can be a result of ASD, but also of many other things). i have AS and a very good memory/excellent timekeeping so as with most ASD things, it all works both ways.

 

interestingly things that i had put on my list of 'dont fit' before my diagnosis turned out to also be clearly ASD things to the people who diagnosed me... so its really important not to just focus on the classic ASD signs.

 

Have been but they took me off for not replying to a letter they sent(which never arrived nor I knew about!)

 

 

Theres many other factors, I have like 2 friends in the world both with similar symptoms, one gets dla and carers allowance, one is 24 and still a virgin and never had a girlfriend etc.

 

I generally am very picky about everything to almost a OCD level, hate others company but get lonely, find it almost impossible to make friends and keep on getting called a freak even when randomly walking down the road with people who I have never met, I have very specialised interests such as reading comic books, building pcs, playing rpgs and hate socialising but get depressed as I dont do it. I am a bit of a cross between Leonard and Sheldon from Big Bang, I have Sheldons view on the world but the niceness and shyness of Leonard i.e I cannot detect sarcasm, or if someone likes me and can start a conversation and go on for hours about my feelings etc, I also only wear like 2 sets of clothes and the same socks as I wash them every day or two as dont see the need for loads of clothes and get emotionally upset if I lose a pair of socks. I stutter a lot and cannot form words in my brain but have a high IQ, I was diagnosed with ADHD as a kid(though neve got followed up and forgotten about) and despite being 26 am stuck as a teenager and hate growing older and wish I was still at school and get hyper and jump up and down.

[Jannih]

Get your self on the waiting list for an assessment.

 

I am amazed that there are people, who get as far as uni without being detected, as having some learning disability or another.

 

My niece and a friend's son were both discovered as being dyslexic, whilst at university. It just amazes me how someone can go through the educational system and not be noticed until they are 19years old.