It's offical I have Aspergers

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I finished up my formal assessment today.

I was told my case was a straightforward one to diagnose.

However I will get a detailed report in about six weeks breaking down my Autism.

Incidentally I was told the report will say Autism spectrum disorder not Aspergers.

Aspergers is history here in Ireland too.

These people that do these assessments really know how to get into our heads she knew things I was thinking but never spoke about.

My journey to know for sure is over but I would like to stick around this board as I find it very helpful.

It is nice to "officially know"

I was surprised to learn that when they gave me my diagnosis and a "briefing" on my test results.. but no scores.. which was a real disappointment.

I am glad you are sticking around...

I got testing in a psych ward. What kind of tests did you take?

I think you are a nice bunch of people and the way people here explain their thinking process and their relationship to other people is priceless information I could of done with years ago.

Last edited by sharkattack on 26 Mar 2013, 6:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I will come back to that at some point but I am too burned out right now to go through it all.

Plus I am in work in the morning.

What kind of assesments are you taking? Is it for a job? Does this team include a psychologist?

No it was not for a job it was so I could be 100% sure.

Yes the team included a psychologist and unlike the online aspie tests my whole life history was put under the microscope.

My fears and worries that I have never told anybody came out too.

My medical records went into the mix also.

I am still numb.

I did not just suspect I had Aspergers I was 99.9% sure and I wanted to prove it.

However I think part of me wanted to be wrong.

I was told my case was an easy one to diagnose and there was no doubt.

To be honest Aspergers or being an Aspie sounds better but I know now I am Autistic.

Like I said my report will say Autism Spectrum Disorder anyway.

I was sent to an assessment as a child before Aspergers was understood and mother just told me in the last few months that they suggested putting me into a segregated school.

I would have hit the roof any the idea of that as a child but looking back it would have saved me years of bullying and total Hell.

It's a relief to know sharkattack isn't it. And it's one more in the eye for those who are snotty about 'self-diagnosed' Aspies, because many of us were self-diagnosed before getting officially diagnosed. Hope it gives you access to any support you might need.

Yes I am in full agreement with you.

As regards being self diagnosed many people who are now adults would have slipped through the net years ago.

If I was given advice to the self diagnosed I would suggest a formal diagnoses just to put their mind at rest.

Those would think people want to call themselves Autistic as some kind of fad need to have a serious rethink because Autism in whatever form sucks.

Just think of it somebody wants to pretend they have a condition that makes it almost impossible to form or maintain relationships of friendships so they can be trendy.

However on the other hand people who say they have the flu when they only have a cold annoy the Hell out of me.

I only had the flu once in my life and it was painful and I could just about stand to go to the toilet.

Yes, the assessment process and my interactions with hospital psych department since then have been a bit eery for me for that reason.

I find this forum especially helpful in the sense of reading more colloquial experiences of others in regards to autism spectrum. The clinical material only covers things to a certain point.