Asperger's Assessment - Today's The Day

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I had no idea you were suspecting you have AS. Were you surprised it came back positive because you thought you were NT? What made you decide to get assessed?

I'm not really sure how I feel. I was very worried and nervous before I went but don't know what to think now. A bit numb I suppose, even though I was pretty sure it was coming. I don't think it helps that hours of filling out those tests have given me a headache.

No I wasn't surprised. He merely confirmed what I'd already figured out myself. I began to suspect while going through the assessment process with my daughter. Somewhere along the line I realised that the reason I could speak so well about how she felt in certain situations was because I'd experienced the same and was describing how I felt when it was me. There were lots of things that I thought weren't me but bit by bit I have become more aware of things I was blind to.

For example, I buy my daughter clothes and she refuses to wear them because they feel funny. I know I don't do that, I wear everything I have. Then one day I was clothes shopping and I realised that the first thing I did was to touch the fabric and dismiss ones that didn't feel right. I was the same as my daughter but getting round the problem by not buying the funny feeling clothes in the first place.

More and more I began to make connections I hadn't noticed before. Like the good job I had that I quit during a massive breakdown brought on because the person sitting next to the window kept opening the blinds and the increased light level bothered me so much. Or the fact that I don't do sympathy at all. I do care and if someone wants practical fact based help and guidance, I'm fantastic but if they want a shoulder to cry on......I'm like, "there, there. Now get off."

Congratulations

Glad you got diagnosed in one appointment, at least you didn't have to go through the hassle of multiple appointments. Also that it was what you expected, it is much less confusing then when they come up with something you had no idea about.

Shadi

Bring on the Swedish-Law induced legal battles!
You know you're going to get into at least one now that you have the diagnosis, mum And it'll be worse for them once you've started your Law course!