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20 May 2019, 4:48 am

The conclusion- I do fit the criteria for Asperger syndrome in terms of the criteria set out in the ICD 10.

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20 May 2019, 4:53 am

Are you pleased about the result?

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20 May 2019, 4:54 am

Congratulations

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20 May 2019, 4:59 am

i am pleased.It confirms what I've felt for a long time,ie that there was more going on than just mental illness.

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20 May 2019, 6:11 am

Thanks for including us on your journey, firemonkey. I know you've been wondering about this for a long time. I bet you're glad you went through the process.

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20 May 2019, 7:12 am

I am glad I went through the process. I'm really grateful to the psychiatrist who made the referral for me to be assessed. He did what about 8 previous psychiatrists failed to acknowledge ie reckon that there was more going on just than mental illness.

I'm also grateful for the support given by my stepdaughter and the members here.

In case anyone's interested my scores were Social communication 3 Social interaction 5

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20 May 2019, 7:24 am

Congrats! Welcome to the official club!

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20 May 2019, 7:25 am

firemonkey wrote:

I wasn’t given my ADOS scores, so I’ve always been a little curious about how I technically fit the criteria.

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20 May 2019, 8:50 am

It's great to hear that you've got the acknowledgement that you've been looking for, especially after all the doubts and anxiety that you've experienced on the journey. Like you, I was passed over for any kind of assessment for decades, even after counsellors etc. had agreed with my perception that there was something deeper driving my mental health problems. The acknowledgement alone has been a huge boost to my mental health and self-esteem, and I hope that you find likewise.

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20 May 2019, 3:22 pm

Congrats Firemonkey! Perhaps your overall wellness will improve now that you know where you fit in.

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20 May 2019, 3:33 pm

Congratulations.

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20 May 2019, 3:34 pm

Sweet :mrgreen: s!

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20 May 2019, 7:01 pm

Congratulations.

Your persistence despite all the misdiagnosis is something to remember during future tough times.

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21 May 2019, 12:24 am

They did say the clinical picture is complicated further by my diagnosis of schizophrenia, anxiety and possible dyspraxia. . That it's always difficult in such cases to make sense of what may be due to one disorder or another.

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21 May 2019, 7:56 am

firemonkey wrote:

i am pleased.It confirms what I've felt for a long time,ie that there was more going on than just mental illness.

I had the same experience.
I thought I was mentally ill even though I was diagnosed when I was 24.
I only started researching autism at middle age.
The realisation how it affected me improved my life enormously.
"The truth shall set you free."

Like someone else said: Congratulations. :mrgreen:

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21 May 2019, 8:32 am

Congratulations! Did they find an unusual gifts or skills you weren't aware of? It is easy to assume that everyone does something easily if you can.

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