23 Feb 2017, 3:31 pm
23 Feb 2017, 3:54 pm
crystaltermination wrote:
It was a specialist who diagnosed me in the end, those 5 hours flew by and the lady in question seemed to have reached a rather unanimous decision fairly quickly, all things considered. The next week I'd gone to visit my long time psychologist at her art/depression group, mentioned ASD thinking I'd receive some token support from her if not the other group members, but per usual she said nothing. Just sat there, let me get upset by the rest of the group's kindly words, and watched me leave.
Definitely there is something not quite right with a lot of medical professional's beliefs, or their reactions, regarding the mere mention of autism. As for this particular psychologist, I don't want to pre-judge but over the years I saw her she often didn't understand a lot of my words and concepts and asked for clarification an awful lot. I know I can mix up my speech a bit, (I am far less confident speaker than typer!) but seriously, you'd think even if it wasn't their special area of expertise, a doctor who is nonetheless a psychologist would know a thing or two about HFA, ASD... all of it. How does this keep getting under the radar?
Definitely there is something not quite right with a lot of medical professional's beliefs, or their reactions, regarding the mere mention of autism. As for this particular psychologist, I don't want to pre-judge but over the years I saw her she often didn't understand a lot of my words and concepts and asked for clarification an awful lot. I know I can mix up my speech a bit, (I am far less confident speaker than typer!) but seriously, you'd think even if it wasn't their special area of expertise, a doctor who is nonetheless a psychologist would know a thing or two about HFA, ASD... all of it. How does this keep getting under the radar?
I actually saw my therapist Monday, two days after I was "diagnosed" by the psychologist I was speaking about in my original post, and since the two are familiar with each other, she went on about how smart of a guy he was and how I keep "reaching" for a diagnosis. I've only brought up the possibility of ASD or Aspergers with her maybe three times. Before I went to see the psychologist, she even agreed with me that I was "somewhere on the spectrum", yet after I go, she seemingly ends up agreeing with him to some degree. Of course, this leads to me completely shutting down on her, due to stress, which my mother also got to see. I, too, feel like my therapist is asking for clarification a lot. I think she's great besides this issue, but it is very upsetting sometimes.
23 Feb 2017, 4:20 pm
SmallBun wrote:
I actually saw my therapist Monday, two days after I was "diagnosed" by the psychologist I was speaking about in my original post, and since the two are familiar with each other, she went on about how smart of a guy he was and how I keep "reaching" for a diagnosis. I've only brought up the possibility of ASD or Aspergers with her maybe three times. Before I went to see the psychologist, she even agreed with me that I was "somewhere on the spectrum", yet after I go, she seemingly ends up agreeing with him to some degree. Of course, this leads to me completely shutting down on her, due to stress, which my mother also got to see. I, too, feel like my therapist is asking for clarification a lot. I think she's great besides this issue, but it is very upsetting sometimes.
Hang in there, sounds like the two professionals have ended up confusing each other a little in the spirit of collaboration. Hopefully things will settle, maybe tell her next time if not already how this has upset you. In the course of navigating the mental health services I've met some people who for them a diagnosis meant little, and others to whom it meant a great deal as it did for me... it can offer direction and help explain why someone's been struggling for a long time, possibly all their life - nothing wrong with reaching for that clarification. I suppose your therapist and the other guy are just trying to be sure, lots of them seem over-cautious when making sweeping statements. Hope things improve.
23 Feb 2017, 4:22 pm
