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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it usual to use children's tests for adult diagnosis? |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2015, 3:15 pm
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| I was referred to an adult autism diagnosis centre in the UK after seeing my GP to say I thought I might have an ASC. I am female, age 25 at the time. I went to the initial appointment, which was a 1h discussion. Then there were some questionnaires for my parents. IMHO questionnaires for parents wo... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it usual to use children's tests for adult diagnosis? |
| greenfivenine |
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Posted: 27 Nov 2015, 2:49 pm
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| I didn't do the one about pigs, but all the others are part of the ADOS suitable for older teens and adults. I also did some others. I also didn't feel patronised, though I had thought I might when I'd read about it. I scored quite a bit above threshold and though it surprised me it actually did re... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it usual to use children's tests for adult diagnosis? |
| greenfivenine |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2015, 5:33 pm
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Replies: 16
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| I was referred to an adult autism diagnosis centre in the UK after seeing my GP to say I thought I might have an ASC. I am female, age 25 at the time. I went to the initial appointment, which was a 1h discussion. Then there were some questionnaires for my parents. The next stage was a meeting with t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's and US student visa (F1) |
| greenfivenine |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2014, 5:41 pm
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Replies: 1
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have any strange phobias? |
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Posted: 30 Dec 2014, 8:54 am
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Replies: 50
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| Most specifically, swimming pool drains, but also other submerged pipes, gratings and other underwater obstacles. ME TOO! I clicked on this topic to say I have exactly this phobia. I'm disproportionately excited to find a phobia-buddy! It doesn't seem to have a name though. It seems pretty irration... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Diagnosed As Adult ... Parent/s Don't Believe? |
| greenfivenine |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014, 12:11 pm
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Replies: 21
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| I wonder if parents may try to deny it as they (consciously or subconsciously) think that they are at fault/feel guilty for not spotting anything earlier. Maybe that is why they emphasise how "normal" you were. I anticipate having this happening with my parents (I am not diagnosed, am wait... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you ok (or ok-ish) with eye contact? |
| greenfivenine |
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Posted: 14 Dec 2014, 12:51 pm
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| I am ok-ish with eye contact, I think. I make occasional eye-contact when I am talking to people but look away a lot as it is difficult to concentrate on both. I used to work behind the counter in a cafe and sometimes didn't look at the customers' faces all day (sometimes I'd serve people I knew wit... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's General Survey |
| greenfivenine |
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Posted: 31 Oct 2014, 10:28 am
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Replies: 37
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| Are you only looking for responses from people who have a diagnosis? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are you working as/planning to work as? |
| greenfivenine |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2014, 6:49 pm
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Replies: 33
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| I have worked in several hospitality/catering jobs - some parts of them were bad because of the volume of customer interaction (which all staff seemed to agree was difficult, though I didn't hear anyone else actually initiate a moan about it), some were ok when I had to solve a problem or just do a ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Many people talking at once, cant hear or understand. |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2014, 5:43 pm
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Replies: 24
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| I'm not sure, but I think I also experience something similar to this. I have a normal hearing range as far as I know but often cannot pick up what people are saying when there are several people talking nearby even though people the same distance away seem to be able to. Not all the time though, ma... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: *Best Places in UK for Adult Diagnosis?* |
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Posted: 24 Oct 2014, 3:25 pm
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Replies: 16
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| The South West Yorkshire Partnership (NHS) runs an "out of area ADHD and ASD service", where they seem to do adult assessments and you can apparently be referred by your GP from an area outside the trust's catchment (you can find it easily online, I can't post a link as I'm new to this forum). Howev... |
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