Had my evaluation... Total nightmare

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That guy is a douche nozzle. I wish I had more advice, I've been in the same situation as you before though. Hopefully the Asperger's Society can help you out, I've never thought of emailing them for advice. Maybe I should.

I've had two failed visits to doctors. First one refused to diagnose me because I was female, claiming it was "too difficult to pick up on in girls", second said, in these words, "Autism is Rain Man. You don't have it" and left it at that. Parents were pissed. I wonder how these people graduate whatever school they went to and got their degree! It's a shame many psychologists are so ignorant about the Autism Spectrum nowadays.

Sethno, I carefully read your post. You have encountered an incompetent practitioner. I am sorry you were hurt and taken advatange of......it's not your fault, at all. From my all to real experience(s), people tend to place far, far too much importance onto any given practitioner; as if s/he should have some special knowledge of insight into AS - you will, I promise, be badly disappointed.

In just a few months I'll have my PhD (sort-of related field). Anyway, just like you, I've had some horrific (no, scary) close encounters with such practitioners. Remember, you owe him NOTHING (OK, except you are out some money to pay the guy). You need not justify yourself or explain. If I can add, if you (or anybody else) should encountered such an individual, simply pick up your coat and bag and walk out the door. Do not waste your time/effort/money on him. Ever.

To be really frank (& apologies if this is hard to read - we are all adults here though), I encountered a practitioner (PhD) who had the audacity to show up to my appointments under the influence of alcohol/illicit drug. He telephoned me pat 9pm, drunk, and told me he was (quote) "lonely." He masturbated in my presence at a session.

At that point, my safey was in jeopardy. Trust shattered. I had spent so much time, in tears, trying to teach this man. Please don't waste your time 'teaching' these people - just walk away. Feel free to report him, if you wish, but I can also tell you this mostly goes nowhere.

Just pick yourself up and start over. Best of luck.

"Autistics view other people as inanimate objects and understand only that they have feelings themselves. Not that other people do. You interact with people, you converse, and you have a sense of humor. You couldn't possibly be autistic."

He also told me that another sign was that when he gave me some plastic blocks with different colors on them it took me a minute or two to make them match a pattern on a printed sheet he gave me. He claimed an autistic person would have had the blocks arranged in seconds, so I can't possibly be autistic.

Terrible, terrible doctor. If I were you I would get a second opinion. If these are the reasons for not dianosing you, he is an absolute quack.

When I had derealization, I viewed people as inanimate objects lol.

I agree the doctor is probably incompetent. But that doesn't mean you have or don't have autism. My autism only came out because I went crazy from weeed.

He sounds very, very, very behind the times. How old is this guy, 103? He's going by criteria for severely autistic and or Rett syndrome. Working exclusively on the far end of the spectrum. It's like saying only someone who sees complete and total darkness is legally blind. If I were to get myself tested, I'd get it done at a university psychology department. My local university does it for $500.

That story of the OP worries me because I'm also about to make an appointment with a psychiatrist for evaluation. There are certain things in me that seem non-autistic.