Being so sure but yet uncertain about diagnosis?

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Jdibbs25
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19 Nov 2015, 7:37 pm

Hi everyone I just want to kind of explain what's been recently happening in my life and need some advice into what I should do.

I'm 23 and an engineer. I stumbled across aspergers around a year ago and ever since became obsessed with it.

I have taken aq test and got around a 42 if I remember correctly and like a 143/200 on the quiz. These obviously put me into the category of Aspie but since I can actually socially to some degree in the work environment. I dislike small talk and can hold eye contact even though I usually have that voice in my head saying "keep holding eye contact. Am I doing it for too long? Okay now they think I'm staring at them.

My sensory issues are described in which things such as coworkers typing around me get very annoying, air conditioner blowing loudly, air compressors doing off on the machine floor. I'm not sure if this is sensory overload perse but it definitely draws my attention away from what I'm doing on the computer and I usually catch myself stimming by running the sides of the key board. Or drumming my thumbs on the table, shuffling my feet around on the carpeted floor.

I saw a psychologist for an add assessment and he gave me the wais which I haven't recent the results yet for. Some of the tests that were given were extremely easy. Such as the one were I was asked to scratch off the one of two colored hexagons in the fasted time, and mathematics was extremely easy hence why I'm an engineer lol.
The ones that were hard were the verbal recall of the stories that were read to me and the digit addition task. A number was generated from the speaker and I then had to add it to the next number I heard. Man that one had my frustration showing for sure.

My question is should I be looking for anything from the scores? And do you feel like I should maybe ask for an official assessment?



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19 Nov 2015, 7:47 pm

Is there anything you need at work you think an assessment would help with that you can't get now?

I have an easy way of dealing with office noise--I just shut the door to my office. :D



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19 Nov 2015, 7:56 pm

BTDT wrote:
Is there anything you need at work you think an assessment would help with that you can't get now?

I have an easy way of dealing with office noise--I just shut the door to my office. :D



It really is just my self assurance and wanting that 100% confirmation

Yeah I wish I could but I live in cubicle land with people surprising in on me



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19 Nov 2015, 8:49 pm

If you are lucky, it may be covered by insurance. But, for a lot of adults in the USA, it can easily cost you $1500 out of pocket to get that assurance. And, seeing that you already have a job, you may not get much more than that--as any programs for adults are generally aimed at getting them off disability payments into some sort of job. In a lot of states, help disappears after you become an adult. I know a lady on disability for mental health issues--when I asked her she said that was the case in Connecticut in her situation.



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20 Nov 2015, 2:03 pm

I should mention that many mental illnesses don't show up until early adulthood--it certainly makes sense to see the Doctor to catch any problems early, if something is indeed troubling you.