My ASD assessment, I would value opinions

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Hi guys, today after a two year wait I attended an ASD assessment meeting and am feeling a little confused and would welcome opinions or feedback.

I always felt/knew I was different to others but it was only on a works training course that I was driven to find out why. It was a very basic Autism spectrum awareness course but when they touched on Aspergers I really felt as though they were talking about me. In my quest for knowledge I came across this site and I related to a lot of peoples experiences.

To cut a long story short after the meeting I was told that socially and communicatively I did come under the autistic umbrella but because I didn't answer enough questions about my childhood and that sensitivity wise I don't fit the profile and that unless I can remember things about my childhood they felt that they would not be able to advise that I was on the spectrum.

I did tell them that the questions were of a more modern era ie; for a younger person and that I can't remember things from 50 years ago.

So, from reading posts on the forum I have learnt that not everyone fits every aspect of the spectrum. I took that on board but it seems to me that unless I passed their tickbox interview I will be left in limbo because they will only follow up this interview with one that explains their findings.

I just want to make sense of who I am is all.

All opinions and advice are greatfully received

If you have any family members that knew you in your childhood and saw you often and if you have any siblings and if your parents are still alive and don't have dementia or any form, you can also include them in your assessment.

Many of the Aspie traits are very visible when we are young. As we get older, we tend to learn compensation mechanisms and tools that help us cope. That is why their assessment is somewhat focused on our early childhood.

Thanks league girl and jimmy m, unfortunately it's just lil ol me now and to be truthful they wanted to assess me within 90 minutes. and in the 60's things weren't that advanced so if you were different you had to hide it for fear of being singled out.

I am/was kind of in the same situation. I went to a specialist and had an 8 hour evaluation. The outcome was that I was almost definitely on the spectrum but due diligence would include interviewing my parents, who I don’t talk to and don’t want in my life.

In the end, because of the thoroughness of the evaluation he concluded with the ASD diagnosis. Is there a a more thorough evaluation you can find that doesn’t rely so much on childhood?

I can tell he still wasn’t 100% satisfied but he felt he had enough info over that session to be confident with the diagnosis. Basically he had to rule everything else out.

What do YOU remember about yourself back in the 1960s?