Advice needed!!! Please help I went for my ASD assessment yesterday. Im 45 years old and Ive fought to get the assessment for over 2 years. I finally got my chance to be tested and I blew it. Unfortunately, Ive done little but cry since leaving the assessment. The format threw me. I thought I would be asked to do tests. You know, look at pictures of different expressions of people to see if I could identify emotions, do an IQ test, I dont know what I expected but it was not a consultation where I was put on the spot and asked to answer questions about my views and behaviour. After about an hour the doctor concluded that he still had to speak to my mother but I had showed no indication of Autism! He said that his preliminary finding was that I have social phobia and social anxiety. The reason Ive done nothing but cry is because Ive thought about the answers I gave, Ive even discussed it with close relatives who know me well and they are all kicking themselves for not having gone with me. It looks like I answered almost everything wrong. For example he asked me to tell him my routine. At the moment the kids are on summer break, we are working from home around the children and its chaos so I said when the kids are at school we have very strict routines but now theyre off its just the regular bedtime, dinner routines. The doctor then moved on to a different subject and I struggled to understand what he was asking of me so I focused on his next question instead of describing my usual routines. My family cant believe I didnt tell him about the hundreds of routines I follow everyday. They know that I cant even leave the house without following a routine. I cant even get petrol for my car unless I stop at the same pump every time. I have so many routines but I didnt mention any of them. :-( He asked me if I had any collections and I thought he was asking if I had any completed collections like stamps or trump cards. So I mentioned a few of my DVD collections which are complete. This probably gave him the impression that I had a general interests in SCI FI and he changed the subject to verify that I was interested in a number of things. Thing is, I have moved countries a number of times and had to part with many collections. I just couldnt justify packing my collection of stones or my WWII German model tank collection, or many of the things Ive collected over the years. Each time I moved I had to part with many prized collections, so now I only collect photos and Doctor Who memorabilia. But I have collected car logo trump cards & wall charts, stones, buttons, and other similar things throughout my life. So not only did I give the impression that I have no routines, or special interests which I have always had an abundance of both but each time I told him about a difficulty I experience I just accepted him telling me that my behaviour was normal. If normal means typical (which I think it does) then I should not have accepted that I can tell someones emotions just because the example I gave was that even when my husband gets upset with me I cant tell whether hes angry, anxious or upset. I was trying to show that even with my husband whom Ive known for over 20 years, I cant read him at all. The doctor interpreted this as I struggle to read similar emotions and concluded that I can tell the difference between sad and happy and then moved on. If I had known I was going to be put on the spot I would have ensured my husband (who is also my Carer and my soulmate) be there with me. He would have never let me get my facts so wrong. I took his questions literally and answered them all wrong. Im so stressed that I messed it up so bad. All my family have laughed at the responses I gave, then said they get why I answered that way. What do I do now guys??? Seriously need advice. I waited two years for this assessment and Ive messed it up soooo bad. Its no wonder he doesnt suspect autism. I should have had my Carer with me but I cant take time back. Please help... All advice welcome!
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 11:32:54 +0000
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