11 Jan 2010, 10:09 pm
Hello WrongPlanet!!
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's. 
I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.
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11 Jan 2010, 10:15 pm
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11 Jan 2010, 10:17 pm
theLilAsimov wrote:
Hello WrongPlanet!!
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's. I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's.
I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.That was what my assessment consisted of, but I was under the impression that it was not a real diagnosis unless it consisted of a huge battery of tests that costs around $2000...
11 Jan 2010, 10:17 pm
11 Jan 2010, 10:20 pm
poopylungstuffing wrote:
theLilAsimov wrote:
Hello WrongPlanet!!
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's. I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's.
I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.That was what my assessment consisted of, but I was under the impression that it was not a real diagnosis unless it consisted of a huge battery of tests that costs around $2000...
Well, from what my psychologist told me, the extra testing would be neuro-psychological testing, and I was not aware that the huge battery of tests was a requirement for a diagnosis.
I thought an assessment by a licensed professional was enough.
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11 Jan 2010, 10:23 pm
theLilAsimov wrote:
poopylungstuffing wrote:
theLilAsimov wrote:
Hello WrongPlanet!!
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's. I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's.
I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.That was what my assessment consisted of, but I was under the impression that it was not a real diagnosis unless it consisted of a huge battery of tests that costs around $2000...
Well, from what my psychologist told me, the extra testing would be neuro-psychological testing, and I was not aware that the huge battery of tests was a requirement for a diagnosis.
Maybe I have been confused then, and I can treat my assessment as an official diagnosis...The lady said I could.
It didn't come with any paperwork though...Did yours come with paperwork?
11 Jan 2010, 10:30 pm
poopylungstuffing wrote:
theLilAsimov wrote:
poopylungstuffing wrote:
theLilAsimov wrote:
Hello WrongPlanet!!
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's. I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's.
I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.That was what my assessment consisted of, but I was under the impression that it was not a real diagnosis unless it consisted of a huge battery of tests that costs around $2000...
Well, from what my psychologist told me, the extra testing would be neuro-psychological testing, and I was not aware that the huge battery of tests was a requirement for a diagnosis.
Maybe I have been confused then, and I can treat my assessment as an official diagnosis...The lady said I could.
It didn't come with any paperwork though...Did yours come with paperwork?
She is going to mail my counselor, at my college, a disability form that has the official diagnosis and the symptoms that I meet for the diagnosis. Does that clarify your question?
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11 Jan 2010, 10:34 pm
Congrats!
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11 Jan 2010, 10:53 pm
poopylungstuffing wrote:
theLilAsimov wrote:
Hello WrongPlanet!!
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's. I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's.
I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.That was what my assessment consisted of, but I was under the impression that it was not a real diagnosis unless it consisted of a huge battery of tests that costs around $2000...
yeah, I thought mine was going to be a big deal, too, but the more Aspie we are, the less tests they have to do, apparently.
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11 Jan 2010, 10:59 pm
theLilAsimov wrote:
poopylungstuffing wrote:
theLilAsimov wrote:
poopylungstuffing wrote:
theLilAsimov wrote:
Hello WrongPlanet!!
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's. I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's.
I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.That was what my assessment consisted of, but I was under the impression that it was not a real diagnosis unless it consisted of a huge battery of tests that costs around $2000...
Well, from what my psychologist told me, the extra testing would be neuro-psychological testing, and I was not aware that the huge battery of tests was a requirement for a diagnosis.
Maybe I have been confused then, and I can treat my assessment as an official diagnosis...The lady said I could.
It didn't come with any paperwork though...Did yours come with paperwork?
She is going to mail my counselor, at my college, a disability form that has the official diagnosis and the symptoms that I meet for the diagnosis. Does that clarify your question?
yes.
Please don't think that I was meaning to question the validity of your diagnosis. I have just been confused in general as to what constitutes a formal diagnosis.
I was assessed by an AS specialist at a center for adults and children with autism...She said that if she had any doubts, then she would have recommended that I had all the testing done...I have gone in circles for over a year and a half confused as to whether or not it counted as a formal diagnosis...
Congratulations.
11 Jan 2010, 11:14 pm
sinsboldly wrote:
poopylungstuffing wrote:
theLilAsimov wrote:
Hello WrongPlanet!!
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's. I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's.
I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.That was what my assessment consisted of, but I was under the impression that it was not a real diagnosis unless it consisted of a huge battery of tests that costs around $2000...
yeah, I thought mine was going to be a big deal, too, but the more Aspie we are, the less tests they have to do, apparently.
Sometimes we walk through the world under the impression we are not that obviously odd.
And then we go to a clinician who specialises in ASD's and they something like "Within 15 minutes it was apparent you were on the spectrum and that you had AS." I still had a couple of hours of tests and considerations, but I was told that I was an OBVIOUS case. News to me.
I have a laugh about this now. .......
11 Jan 2010, 11:14 pm
poopylungstuffing wrote:
theLilAsimov wrote:
poopylungstuffing wrote:
theLilAsimov wrote:
poopylungstuffing wrote:
theLilAsimov wrote:
Hello WrongPlanet!!
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's. I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's.
I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.That was what my assessment consisted of, but I was under the impression that it was not a real diagnosis unless it consisted of a huge battery of tests that costs around $2000...
Well, from what my psychologist told me, the extra testing would be neuro-psychological testing, and I was not aware that the huge battery of tests was a requirement for a diagnosis.
Maybe I have been confused then, and I can treat my assessment as an official diagnosis...The lady said I could.
It didn't come with any paperwork though...Did yours come with paperwork?
She is going to mail my counselor, at my college, a disability form that has the official diagnosis and the symptoms that I meet for the diagnosis. Does that clarify your question?
yes.
Please don't think that I was meaning to question the validity of your diagnosis. I have just been confused in general as to what constitutes a formal diagnosis.
I was assessed by an AS specialist at a center for adults and children with autism...She said that if she had any doubts, then she would have recommended that I had all the testing done...I have gone in circles for over a year and a half confused as to whether or not it counted as a formal diagnosis...
Congratulations.
It's okay.
I would guess that a formal diagnosis would be by a professional. My specific professional had experience in diagnosing Asperger's.
If you were assessed by an AS specialist and she concluded that you had AS, than I would take that has a diagnosis, because she was a specialist.
11 Jan 2010, 11:17 pm
millie wrote:
sinsboldly wrote:
poopylungstuffing wrote:
theLilAsimov wrote:
Hello WrongPlanet!!
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's. I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.
Well, today was the appointment with a psychologist near me who had experience in diagnosing Asperger's. The appointment lasted for about an hour and five minutes. It consisted of questions, and I guess her observations of me. I don't know what kind of questions they were, but I can guess that because she has experience in diagnosing Asperger's, the questions were used as the assessment, which were then used to compare to the DSM. When the appointment was drawing to a close, at around 5, she said that she felt confident in diagnosing me with Asperger's.
So, it's official, as of January 11th, 2010, I have been diagnosed with Asperger's.
I feel relieved; and the whole hour of experience has been surreal.That was what my assessment consisted of, but I was under the impression that it was not a real diagnosis unless it consisted of a huge battery of tests that costs around $2000...
yeah, I thought mine was going to be a big deal, too, but the more Aspie we are, the less tests they have to do, apparently.
Sometimes we walk through the world under the impression we are not that obviously odd.
And then we go to a clinician who specialises in ASD's and they something like "Within 15 minutes it was apparent you were on the spectrum and that you had AS." I still had a couple of hours of tests and considerations, but I was told that I was an OBVIOUS case. News to me. I have a laugh about this now. .......
Nice little story, Millie!
What kind of tests did they administer?
11 Jan 2010, 11:37 pm
I saw a psychologist who was helping me with anxiety, so when I asked to be tested for AS she knew enough about my background to diagnose me. It took about 3-4 months. But it wasn't official until I saw a psychiatrist. My official diagnoses only took about an hour. The psychiatrist was supposed to be an AS expert.
I've got no doubt that I have it. I have almost every symptoms, except my social anxiety isn't as bad as it was before.
Oh yes, welcome to the club LilAsimov.
11 Jan 2010, 11:52 pm
pensieve wrote:
I saw a psychologist who was helping me with anxiety, so when I asked to be tested for AS she knew enough about my background to diagnose me. It took about 3-4 months. But it wasn't official until I saw a psychiatrist. My official diagnoses only took about an hour. The psychiatrist was supposed to be an AS expert.
I've got no doubt that I have it. I have almost every symptoms, except my social anxiety isn't as bad as it was before.
Oh yes, welcome to the club LilAsimov.
I've got no doubt that I have it. I have almost every symptoms, except my social anxiety isn't as bad as it was before.
Oh yes, welcome to the club LilAsimov.
Why thank you, pensieve! I feel relieved to finally be diagnosed!!
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