What did your diagnosis consist of?

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To those who were diagnosed with AS...how was the diagnosis reached? Tests? Conversations with therapist? Other?

Only conversation. Though I filled in a few questionnaires prior to the session, but I think they were optional actually.

Mainly conversations, but also tests.

I was hospitalized for one month for observation to see how I interacted with people etc.
Conversations
Neuropsychological tests
They talked to my elementary school teacher (in lack of parents to talk to) to get information about my behaviour as a child

The diagnosis itself was over very quickly, as I had already monologued to Juliet Jamieson about myself enough for her to know that I met all the criteria. She didn't even have to ask me the questions.

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both conversations and tests.

i did NOT enjoy the tests.

What sort of tests?

Conversation.
Had gone to local mental clinic & had "intake" with counselors who asked various questions & wrote that all up with possible ideas for my dx (a bunch of disparate things, such as eating disorder NOS, anxiety, and so on). I probably also filled out one or two of those depression or anxiety symptom inventories, can't recall.

Anyway, after all that I finally got in to see the shrink (long waiting list for appts.) & after our conversation, his hypothesis was this thing I'd never heard of (Asperger's or HFA)-I thought he was insane to even consider such a thing in relation to me. Parental insight into (confirmation of) my childhood behavior/tendencies was unavailable since my mother was dead & my father was mostly "out of the picture".

That was back in 2004 & I've come to agree that this label actually does apply to me, but it took a ton of researching on my part to make any sense of this. Was having overall life crisis (divorce & poverty), so was in worse shape (level of functioning) than I am now-since receiving this dx my situation has improved, both in terms of understanding the complex list of unusual aspects about me as well as my external life conditions (have nice new boyfriend).

there was the"imagination test" the "interaction with other's test"(i went and played with this nice screw i found on the ground) the "verbal test" and the "ocd test"

Making the most of a diagnosis topic

I was given standard IQ, psychological, interest questionnaires and physical testing for unco-ordination. There was conversation (interview) and observation for AS. The dyspraxia diagnosis was a very difficult one to both ascertain and receive.

i forgot the IQ test!
stupid me!

Sounds like they played lab-rat with you.
How demeaning.

i think it was mostly conversation but i think that i did a few test of how i solved problems, i hate doing tests i never know if i am answering truthely

one test and a four hour conversation.
It when I was 9 (that sounds right. Either I was nine or eight) at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence.

(note: I'm the one who voted "other", so that I could see the results of the poll. I'm not diagnosed).

For me, I'd say it was equal parts of conversation and testing. I had a Rorschach test, a test where she asked me to draw shapes, a survey type test, and one where she would show me a picture and I'd have to make up a story about it. It wasn't too bad, really.