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Anyone got any advice as to how to ask parents to arrange a assessment for AS??

James

the answer depends on the health care system largely.

actually it also depends largely on your parents. but if you were in the UK, for example, i would advise going to your GP and discussing it first, my parents were quick to deny that I had any problems until a professional suggested it to them.

I live in the U.K. You said G.P, is that your local doctor?? :oops:


James

On the recomended AS test I got:

187-200

on the AQ one I got 47.

So therefore I feel that even If I do not have AS (though this seems very un liikeley) it would set my mind at rest if I got more infomation about what I have.

Just before I go on I will tell you a little it about myself, mainly so you can uinderstand my reasoning for wanting to get an assesment. I also know to local G.P's.

Recently (A few weeks ago) I read Freaks, Geeks and Aspergers Syndrome, A user Giude to Adolescenceb. It has since become my second favioute book. After reading it I analayzed it and found that 99.9% of the symptoms descridedin the book i had, so I will give you a list. Easier to read.

I get up really early (5-6 o'clock) and can't get to sleep till about 10-11.

I get obsessed with things (this subject for example has become a facination, I just cannot stop thinking about it).

I have qiute a few sensory issues, I am very light sound sensitive.

I am as good socioly as a bin bag.

I hate making eye contact with people.

I am clumsy.

I have a good vocabuary for my age.

I would call my specialist sibject Human Biology (can't stop thinking and researching it)

I love collecting things and puting them in order, battries for exaple or more to the point why non of my family can never get them.

I speak in a monotone.

I don't feel the urge to socialize (apparently most normals do).

I don't like breaking rules, mainly because they are fro a good reason!!

Acording to mum I am "Very black and white in my opinion".

I have trouble with sarcasam.

I don't get clich's.


As you can seen almost all of these point "Aspergers" so, as the DIagnosis would awnser a lot of my questions it will be qiute useful. Its just getting the courage to talk to my parents about it. For all I know i might be diagnosed with it. But I have never seen my full ED Phyc report.


James