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19 Dec 2014, 1:13 am

Maybe my own assessment was so brief, because I have been seen by many professionals in my past for various other issues. The main concern of the clinician who saw me, was to make sure it was not a differential diagnosis since I was abused as a child, but he was absolutely certain I have Asperger's before he even asked all his questions. My ex, who studied psychology, says he was more than well qualified to diagnose me, given the credentials after his name ( MB, BCh, FRCPsych, DCH) and on research I found he has spoken at a conference on autism, but it just seems to nuts that after decades, I am diagnosed based on a few questionnaires and 30 minutes of a clinical interview. I mean, he literally halted it and said there was no point continuing. To my mind, there surely cannot have been that much unusual in my behaviour in so short a time?

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19 Dec 2014, 2:26 am

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cascades of AHA´s

Perfect description.

This is one of those moments where the word choice is so good that I know the person who chose those words experienced something almost identical to what I did.

Judging by your writings during the last 1½ year, I´d say, that our experience has been quite parallell/identical.

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19 Dec 2014, 2:33 am

Skibum. I´m still curious. Was it the WAIS-IV, that you took. That takes about 8 hours and i guess it has about 13-14 parts, if you go through them all. Mine was divided into 5 times with a few types of tasks each time.

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19 Dec 2014, 7:22 am

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Yes, the WAIS IV was one of the tests that I took. I took others as well.

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19 Dec 2014, 7:28 am

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It seems to me that since you already had a history of being previously diagnosed, it would make total sense that you did not need an extensive battery of tests. My psychologist and the person who first told me I was on the Spectrum almost three years ago both said that if you know what you are looking at, my Autism is so obvious that they saw it clearly from the very first moment they met me. The psychologist said that he could have diagnosed me without bothering to test me at all but of course, he had to follow the protocol and procedures of the office that is working with me in order for me to qualify for their services so he had to give me all the tests that he did. But I can understand that you were able to be assessed in a much shorter time since you came into your assessment with previous records where I came in with none.

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19 Dec 2014, 7:32 am

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I just got my official diagnosis report in the mail yesterday. It's a pretty overwhelming experience to read about myself in this report.

Skibum – It sounds like this has been a good experience for you.

FWIW – My own experience (with receiving the diagnosis report) was much different. I found the report to be incredibly depressing. It described an individual that I did not want to be (if that makes sense). Thankfully, in the 18 months since, I have become much more accepting of myself.

Thanks Rocket. I am glad that you have become much more accepting of yourself. I think that is really powerful. I can certainly understand that reading the report was hard for you. I had a weird mix of emotions that ranged from excitement and joy to wow, I can't believe that I am this impaired. It's very confusing to feel all these things at once. But I can see how you would have been affected and it's great that you are feeling better about it now.

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19 Dec 2014, 8:22 am

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Yes, the WAIS IV was one of the tests that I took. I took others as well.

Do you remember the names of some of the others, or some of their content?

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19 Dec 2014, 9:17 am

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Skibum. I´m still curious. Was it the WAIS-IV, that you took. That takes about 8 hours and i guess has about 13-14 parts, if you go through them all. Mine was divided into 5 times with a few types of tasks each time.

I had to take the WAIS-IV as well and it got divided into if I remember correctly 3 times. I have slow auditive processing and I had a lot of distraction from noises in the hallway of the building and sensory issues with the light, it was winter and early dark and there were TL-lamps, and with the coding part I got a pen, which was very pointy and I had to get used to it holding it in my hand and writing with it, I like soft pens, and with the arithmetic part I had a meltdown, because I have dyscalculia and after question 3 my brain was completely drained.
I had a lot of brain-drain during the whole assessment so it was spread over a couple of days.

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19 Dec 2014, 4:44 pm

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Yes, the WAIS IV was one of the tests that I took. I took others as well.

Do you remember the names of some of the others, or some of their content?

He said that there were 13 tests given but I don't know how he counted 13 since I am not getting that count. Some may have been considered parts of others.

Here is the list of the tests I was given:
First there was the clinical interview
Then a Review of Records (I don't know which records) (I am just listing what is on my report)
WAIS IV
WMS IV (Wechsler Memory Scale fourth edition)

Halstead - Reitan Neuropsychological Battery (HRB) which includes the following:
Trail Making Test A & B (TFT)
Finger Tapping Test (TFT)
Grooved Pegboard Test (GPT)
Grip Strength Test (GST)
Seashore Rhythm Test
Speech Sounds Perception
Category Booklet Test

Rotter Incomplete Sentences Blank (ISB)
Gilliam Autism Rating Scale - third edition (GARS-3)
Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function - Adult Version (BRIEF-A)
Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)
Problem Solving/Judgment
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-H)
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)

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19 Dec 2014, 7:46 pm

skibum wrote:

...Here is the list of the tests I was given:
...WMS IV (Wechsler Memory Scale fourth edition)
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I haven't come across many who took the WMS IV. I now have someone to "compare notes" with. Did you receive the "raw" scores? I was amazed how low I scored (percentile-wise) for Immediate Memory (13%), Delayed Memory (14%), Visual Memory (12%), Auditory Memory (25%). It's simply a guess, but I think this helps explain why I have difficulty engaging in unscripted ad hoc conversation.

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19 Dec 2014, 8:03 pm

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...Here is the list of the tests I was given:
...WMS IV (Wechsler Memory Scale fourth edition)
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I am going to pm you. It's nothing about anyone on the forum. I just feel more comfortable talking about the personal details of the scores privately. It's just me I guess. I hope you don't mind.

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19 Dec 2014, 10:04 pm

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Thank you so much guys.

It really is amazing to see yourself clinically. I just got off the phone with the psychologist. He explained to me that the level three is actually correct because it is only in regards to the GARS which is one particular test out of the 13. The GARS has its own levels of severity. It is also one of the Autism specific tests in the battery of tests that they give you. So as far as the DSM overall Autistic rating I am a level one, very high functioning, but as far as the GARS specific, I am a level three, "requiring very substantial support" in the areas that are GARS specific. So now it makes much more sense.

My score came out the same way and it confused me at first too. I was told I would have previously been diagnosed with Asperger's which is supposedly level 1, but my paperwork said level 3. When I asked, it was explained that my level rating was definitely correct, but that I am considered high functioning. I'm glad there is someone else who got similar results because I still sort of felt odd about it. In fact, my new medical doctor wrote level 1 down in his notes because I just wrote ASD on the intake forms and he assumed that's what it was.

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20 Dec 2014, 9:40 am

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Thank you so much guys.

Yeah, that was a weird confusion. I called my husband and was like. "What in the world? They could not have gotten this right." I blamed the transcriber until they told me that the psychologist does his own transcriptions. I am glad he called back and explained it to me! :mrgreen:

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20 Dec 2014, 10:42 pm

skibum wrote:

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skibum wrote:

...Here is the list of the tests I was given:
...WMS IV (Wechsler Memory Scale fourth edition)
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I am going to pm you. It's nothing about anyone on the forum. I just feel more comfortable talking about the personal details of the scores privately. It's just me I guess. I hope you don't mind.

I was wondering if you could pm more details about what the tests were like. I would love to hear it.

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21 Dec 2014, 1:34 pm

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skibum wrote:

Rocket123 wrote:

skibum wrote:

...Here is the list of the tests I was given:
...WMS IV (Wechsler Memory Scale fourth edition)
...

I am going to pm you. It's nothing about anyone on the forum. I just feel more comfortable talking about the personal details of the scores privately. It's just me I guess. I hope you don't mind.

I was wondering if you could pm more details about what the tests were like. I would love to hear it.

Yes. I will be happy to. It's a lot so it might take some time but I will. I can send you a bit now and then I have to get ready to go.

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23 Dec 2014, 8:12 pm

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If you can't be honest on an autism forum, then where can you be honest?

Even on Wrong Planet, I feel like I'm on the wrong planet. You lot seem to act like NTs and I seem to act like some.... utter pissed-off weirdo.

I have been successfully brainwashed, what can I say?

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