One (Almost Two) Week(s) In

Mados left a comment this past Monday asking what difference it has made for me to have a diagnosis. I have been pondering this question off and on all week, and I would respond by saying that the changes have been extremely positive thus far. After struggling with the idea of being somewhere in between [...]

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And the Answer is Yes

This will be extremely brief because I have to work this afternoon and have a PTO meeting tonight, so I don’t know exactly when I’ll be able to post in detail, but the answer was a definite yes! All three of the evaluators agreed that I qualify for a diagnosis of Asperger’s. So relieved and [...]

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Freaking Out About Waiting

So, I am scheduled for the feedback session at the autism center on Monday. I know I am obsessing way too much over this, but it is what it is. Back when I met with the first psychologist for the intake, he said that he wasn’t going to share his opinion with me yet, but [...]

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Evaluation, Part III, Plus a Brief Work Update

So today was the third part of my diagnostic evaluation at the autism center. This time I met with a psychiatrist. I was even more nervous about this meeting, partly because we are getting closer to the end but also because I really didn’t know what to expect from him. I guess it went okay. [...]

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Evaluation, Part II

I went back for the second part of my diagnostic evaluation at the Center for Autism in mid-September. This involved going through the adult version of the ADOS with a different psychologist than I saw for the first meeting. She was very nice as well. I did have to wait a bit longer, but my [...]

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