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Offline Gerard

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Re: Aspergers / High functioning autism assessment
« Reply #20 on: February 08, 2017, 07:58:05 PM »
Only if they're defensive, I'd say.


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Re: Aspergers / High functioning autism assessment
« Reply #21 on: March 19, 2017, 05:53:13 PM »
so I went.

it was interesting, he was very focused on talking to my partner and has insisted that my Mum comes next time. It feels very weird to be talked about like that. I have a tonne of leaflets and information as well as a tonne of tests and questionnaires. They estimated a wait time of 18months for a full assessment. So now I'm pretty much back to where I was before that.
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« Reply #22 on: March 21, 2017, 08:27:46 PM »
Sorry to hear about the long wait, that's very frustrating.


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Re: Aspergers / High functioning autism assessment
« Reply #23 on: May 16, 2017, 12:22:40 AM »
yep, but now they have sent a letter saying that they do think I am on the spectrum, but they want to do the assessment to pin down where...so now I am kind of maybe a kind of Autistic-ish, they think...and I am less sure I know what to do with it and more sure I'm a bit annoyed it wasn't questioned before.

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“Dark times lie ahead of us and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right.”

“It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

“Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”

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« Reply #24 on: June 13, 2017, 11:32:46 PM »
Bless you. Unfortunately these things can take time. I was lucky that I didn't have to wait that long. Think my wait was around 6 months.
now hand over the tea bags and we won't have any trouble.... :police:

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« Reply #25 on: March 12, 2020, 12:49:35 PM »
I'm a few chapters into this book. Only published last year, so it's up-to-date. Finding it good.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Girls-Autism-Educational-Personal-Perspectives/dp/0815377266/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=autism+and+girls&qid=1584017326&sr=8-1


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Re: Aspergers / High functioning autism assessment
« Reply #26 on: March 16, 2020, 03:53:28 AM »
“Dark times lie ahead of us and there will be a time when we must choose between what is easy and what is right.”

“It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

“Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”

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« Reply #27 on: March 26, 2020, 02:09:45 PM »
I've read this now. As the title suggests, it is mainly about girls rather than women, but it was worth the read.

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Re: Aspergers / High functioning autism assessment
« Reply #28 on: March 29, 2020, 11:11:49 AM »
Hate having the diagnosis. It's ruined my life.


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Re: Aspergers / High functioning autism assessment
« Reply #29 on: March 29, 2020, 12:43:07 PM »
How? Did it stop you from getting clearance for a profession?