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DX Tomorrow!

buttercuplols

buttercuplols

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It's really happening finally! My assessment is tomorrow! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!

I'm going to distract myself for the day with scrapbooking and writing and start bedtime routine early to lay my clothes out and get organised for the morning.

Also, appointment is at 9am and I'm getting picked up at 8.15am so I can't take sleeping tablets as usual at 10pm tonight or I'll sleep 'til 10am or so. Anyone think I should take them early at 8pm tonight or skip them altogether? Has anyone else done that? I don'twant to be groggy but also may struggle with sleep and stress and be tired. Wracked with indecision! Hmm.....
 
Good luck! Is it possible to take a half dose sleeping tablet? That is what I used to do when I was on them and needed to go somewhere early.
 
Definitely take at least half your sleeping dose! I was as stressed out as you the day before my assessment, and did not take my usual meds; (it was an early morning appointment) and as a result I slept poorly and was feeling freaked as well as exhausted. You'll do just fine; don't think about it too much. As Sportster said, it isn't like it's an exam or something. ;)
 
Thank you to all three of you!

I knew I could rely on this place to get me thinking straight. I'm in such a tizzy it hadn't even occurred to me to take a half dose. Duhhh!

Thanks you legendary geniuses! That should totally solve the problem! I'll report back...
 
It is not like a test or exam, when I had mine the people were very nice. :)
 
I'm really annoyed. I have to go back again next week. And the lady kept making points like 'I don't typically find people with Asperger's transitioning/making friends/socialising that easily. WTF?! Just because I didn't want to talk about 10 year old stuff because it hurts to go back there. I'm really upset.
 
buttercuplols said:
I'm really annoyed. I have to go back again next week. And the lady kept making points like 'I don't typically find people with Asperger's transitioning/making friends/socialising that easily. WTF?! Just because I didn't want to talk about 10 year old stuff because it hurts to go back there. I'm really upset.
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Oh no :( I have heard of similar happening to others (adults and children), though it could be part of the assessment to see how you react to such statements. Are they asking you to come back next week for further assessment or just to give you the results?
 
Astroganga said:
Oh no :( I have heard of similar happening to others (adults and children), though it could be part of the assessment to see how you react to such statements. Are they asking you to come back next week for further assessment or just to give you the results?
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Further assessment. I've been in bed since the last one. It was so draining! Now I'm out of my routine, my house is a tip and I haven't eaten or slept properly all because some ***** asked me if I had friends and I said yes. It's taken me 30 years to find these friends! She didn't ask how many summers I spent locked in my bedroom listening to the same songs until I knew each instrumental part perfectly and all the words. Or reading by myself. Or playing Spyro for 15 hours straight. She asked if I had friends so I told her about them. Sorry I didn't want to volunteer all my hurtful memories to a complete stranger without even being asked to! I get the feeling I'm going to be told I'm not aspie enough because I put on a brave front and I didn't want to lose it in front of my mum as I know she feels really guilty about missing the signs.
 
:( that sucks. Around here they ask about friendships etc at the first assessment (and presumably the second, as the second is the same as the first but just with a different doctor). Then they take info from the first and second assessment and judge that alongside the third assessment. If they decide not to diagnose you with Asperger's or ASD can you not appeal?
 
You need to be open about these things, you need to express those feelings to this person. If you don't then they can't accurately determine if you are autistic or not.
 
So, I rang the lady at the office and had a wee tizz on the phone about the whole thing and she got the same lady from my assessment (clinical psychologist) to call me back for a 'debrief' of sorts which is exactly what I needed.

All the forms I had been given to do between now and next week, she told me to bin them. She said it said more about my stress levels over doing them than they could have possibly told her. I'm not sure what to make of this but I feel much better not having to do the paperwork at least. The questions were so stupid: 'Do you find it difficult to programme a video recorder?' WHaaaaa?! I haven't had one in 15 years! How would I know? My TV has a red 'record' button! Silly quizzes!
 
Got you doing the Systemising Quotient there then. What they're trying to determine is if you're more of a systemiser than a empathiser. Which has been proven that more autistic people are - an extreme of the male mind.
 
buttercuplols , I don't blame you for feeling so stressed. It is a huge moment for you, and a lot of money. Did your mum get to say anything?

I don't think some professionals think out our decision to seek out a diagnosis. Like we really want to actively gain a label that will have rammifications for the rest of our lives? Just for fun?? It isn't a glib decision on our part to undergo all this.

I really hope you get some peace, no matter the outcome.
 
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All the forms I had been given to do between now and next week, she told me to bin them. She said it said more about my stress levels over doing them than they could have possibly told her. I'm not sure what to make of this but I feel much better not having to do the paperwork at least. The questions were so stupid: 'Do you find it difficult to programme a video recorder?' WHaaaaa?! I haven't had one in 15 years! How would I know? My TV has a red 'record' button! Silly quizzes!
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My specialist gave me a lot of paperwork as well but he said it was more for curiosity than clinical diagnosis. The questions were stupid (Like the VCR one) and I hated doing them. The only one that was important to him was the questionnaire for my roommate about my behaviour.

I'm waiting for the official diagnosis too (I see him next week for the results), but he already told me he is certain I have ASD, so I'm glad I don't have to panic anymore. It's too bad yours is being like that.
 
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