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How old we're you when diagnosed?
Poll ended at 04 Aug 2013, 8:26 pm
0-5 years old 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
6-10 33%  33%  [ 2 ]
11-15 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
16-20 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
21-25 33%  33%  [ 2 ]
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25 Jul 2013, 8:26 pm

Hey, this is my first post. In one week from today I am going to get "tested" for ASD. What can I expect to encounter during the srceening. Questioaires? Tests? Interview? I am nervous, as I always need to know ahead of time what to expect. I am. 27 if that helps. Thanks.



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25 Jul 2013, 8:35 pm

Bunmum wrote:
What can I expect to encounter during the srceening. Questioaires? Tests? Interview?


You might do all of those things. The only one I know for sure will happen is the interview/discussion part -- from reading people's stories on here, different practitioners seem to have different ways of conducting assessments.

I did a long interview and a lot of tests over two full days. And also the neuropsychologist spoke to my mom after to find out more about what I was like when I was a little kid.


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25 Jul 2013, 10:33 pm

^ Pretty much the same for me. If you're nervous about it, it's really not that big of a deal.

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25 Jul 2013, 11:21 pm

I hate IQ tests. I had one when young and one when I was in high school. I was significantly stressed then and scored lower. I just kinda BSed my way through it. I just didn't care about all the stuff the school put me through.