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Anyone else in a state of limbo in terms of diagnosis?

I had a assessment in February which took up most of the day. By the end of it I felt like ending my life a terrible experience. 5 psychologists trying to decide if I had autism. The head of the department said they don't think I have autism but they think I could have autism spectrum. He said it seems I have general anxiety, social anxiety and depression that could create the symptoms of Autism. They didn't seem sure and they said I was a complicated case and that it will take a while to write up my report.

It just seem they have no clue and are guessing to be honest. Not quite sure if I should ask for another assessment by different people. They want to put me on medication but I rather not go down that route.

Psychologists and psychiatrists can be very intimidating. Don't let them break or deter you. If you feel their view is incorrect seek a second opinion. Anyways they are known to be wrong.

Since you are an adult an interview with family and school officials along with education records should be included in your assessment. Asperger's, autism, HFA etc don't just appear in one's life. Being on the spectrum is evident in early childhood. This needs to be considered in determining whether your problems are an ASD and/or psychiatric nature. I personally would not take medication until then. Any responsible clinician would never ever make a diagnosis such as this in one appointment, ever. An assessment should be at least 5 to 10 visits.

5 psychologists, yikes!

Good luck.

I spent years trying to avoid the medication but in the end I had to go with it. I was just making myself ill picking myself up, picking myself up every day. And the effects of the anxiety were awful. I think it's just better to be on it. If we lived in an autism world then it would be ok but nts just communicate things in ways which hurts and scares us and then they claim it's all just fine. It's very confusing. If you are just being dragged down all the time then I recommend it. I've found medication with virtually no side-effects.

They talked to my mum over the phone they said they think she is telling the truth but my mum was not. She just answered as in well every child does that so she didn't say I did it also. If that makes any sense. They didn't look at any education records and I feel the main person asking the questions kept about my interests and receptive behavior. I felt by the end of it that I took on their views rather than having the will to speak up for myself. They did quite a lot of tests and I felt exhausted by the end of the day. I'm going to make an appointment with my GP and to try get another assessment with someone else.

Adamantus I will think about medication however not until I feel comfortable with the person prescribing it.