Getting My Autism Diagnosis! (ft. Live Footage From My Assessment) - Adult Autism Diagnosis - Part 6
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Hi! Welcome to the sixth part of my adult autism diagnosis journey, in which I get my formal autism diagnosis. Enjoy and subscribe if you'd like to follow me on this journey :)
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I felt like I want to jump for joy for you when she said you are diagnosed. Congratulations!!! (I still feel weird congratulating people but I feel like it IS a big deal knowing it’s not all in your head, if you know what I mean?)
I am happy for you!!!
Thank you so much ❤
I wanna hype you up and comment loads but also dont want you to feel ANY type of pressure to reply.
i just wana share that you sharing your experience is super helpful. in 27 too and going through the process now. ive never been able to live independently or cope on my own without support. thank you for adding your voice to the community. once im diagnosed i wanna join you girls ( i also love danas account) and add my voice too because representation matters. thank you x
You don’t know how much your comment means to me ❤
I am also following Dana and relating a lot with her lived experiences except for the hate that she experienced in school but the rest were really relatable.
Thank you for being able to talk so openly about imposter syndrome in regards to autism, I have always struggled with imposter syndrome but since coming to the realization about 5ish months ago that I'm most likely autistic and possibly have adhd it's been the worst I can remember. It's just a constant cycle of me "knowing" I have autism and/or adhd to me thinking (though it also feels like I "know" in those moments too) that I definitely I don't have either, which then starts the cycle of me going through everything else it could be followed by a sprinkle of "oh, it's just the anxiety and depression".
Also thank you for just being able to sit in front of a camera and talk, in all honesty if it wasn't for creators like you that put out this type of content I might never have gone down the rabbit hole. I really want to share my journey in all honesty but I have never been able to face myself on camera, I did stream briefly many moons ago but I didn't have to edit those and listen to my own voice or make thumbnails with my face in them.
And now I feel like I've overshared like I normally do with comments 🤷♀ there is so much more I could talk about from your video but I won't as then I'll just have to deal with overthinking this all day. So I'll leave it with this. I hope since you made this video that your etsy shop went well and if not I wish you luck in the future, I would say don't give up but I have 1 or 2 of my own etsy projects I just abandoned 😆 I will say that if you have the spoons and can actually finish things I think etsy is a great option. Also hope PIP didn't mess you around too much, I know how much "fun" they are to deal with.
Please do overshare, I love reading long comments from you guys ❤️ I've made other videos about imspoter syndrome if you're interested 👍 this isn't my first attempt at a TH-cam channel and I did struggle for a long time with watching and listening to myself... I'm only able to do it now I know I'm autistic because I'm able to unmask in my videos and I know there's nothing wrong with me, and even if I look or sound 'weird' I know there are people like me out there who won't find me weird, if that makes sense! But that doesn't mean I don't struggle at all, it's just at a more manageable level than before, and thanks to comments like this one 🥰 I haven't had the energy to open my Etsy shop yet, although it's still a dream of mine! I recently moved to France so I'm going to be applying to the French equivalent of PIP and might make videos about that... take care xoxo
That made me feel better, thank you. I won't worry as much about oversharing when I watch your videos so I will definitely be watching more, it would be cool to see what the process is for France's version of PIP. And in no way feel obliged to reply to my comments, I'm more than happy to share my thoughts without any input. It's not uncommon for me to just talk at the few close people I have so maybe doing so in YT comments will save them the ear ache 😆
I've wanted to start one for 8 or more years, researched so much and had loads of ideas but just never actually did it. Things that were happening in life certainly got in the way to but that's a whole other long story.
I understand what you mean and I don't find you weird at all by the way. I understand where the feeling comes from though. I've been told so many times in my life that I look miserable, angry or so many others things I don't feel. Not to mention sounding cold unless I put on what I used to call my phone voice. At least now I think its just because I speak in a really monotone voice unless I'm excited or upset.
I hope everything goes well when you do open an etsy shop and if you ever want any advice or help feel free to reach out on any of the socials you use, I think my name is ThePsychoUni in all the other places so I should be easy to find. Fair warning my memory is awful at the moment though so I may not remember all the things that are knocking around in the old memory banks lol
Congratulations in many ways on your dx. Your dx day was exactly two months after mine! My assessor said, "Your results are consistent with autism," and me (with my autistic brain) had to confirm, "So is this a diagnosis? "Yes." Absolutely surreal. I'm still processing. Thank you for sharing your journey with us, and I wish you all the best for what's ahead.
Haha I can see we had a similar reaction to getting our diagnosis 😂
I encourage anyone going in to test to write up a list of traits, etc. It seems like my testing was a lot simpler than many other's and I think it really helped explain the true "me" to the psychiatrist. It also helped me to start remember things from my childhood that were really important for testing.
Totally agree with this. I put together an extensive document describing my traits and various life experiences and mental health issues I have had in my life, and my assessors told me that it was gold dust for them to be given it. I received my autism diagnosis just 4 weeks ago, and am in the processing stage still...
I like what you say about disability. It is not a bad word. I am disabled. Most autistic people are disabled and that is ok.
Random tidbit: I've always known that I was held back in Kindergarten for a year, and I was previously told that it was because I was the youngest in the class. I recently found out (ya at 47yo) that it was because I was so shy and did not interact with any of my peers, I would keep by myself in the corner, and I would play with the same toy every single day, whenever I had the chance.
My Psychologist said the same thing as most other people - Why do you need that label? It was at that point that I started trusting what she said less. She didn't understand. That label is more than just a label. It's the guidebook to my life that I was never given. I've been learning how to mask my entire life just to fit in; now I get to learn all about me, and accept me for who I am. And I can be more forgiving and drop the mask, because this is just the way I operate. I don't need to fit in all the time. I don't need to stress myself out in order to fit in. I can just not fit in and be accepting of that. I wish I could explain this better to non-autistic people when they ask me a stupid question like "Why do you need a label?". FOALMA.
I actually talk a little about people’s negative (and ignorant) reactions to getting an autism diagnosis or ‘label’ later in life in my latest video that I’m currently editing; it will be out later this week 😊
Thanks for the highly relatable content and being part of my pre-assessment binge watch. 😊 The intake interview for my neuropsych eval is on Monday! I will have another appointment for testing, and another to discuss results. I don't know when the last two appointments will be yet, which I am not a fan of. But I guess the first appointment informs the testing they will do, so I understand why they don't schedule them all at once. I am in the US, 44 years old, and AFAB, so it was quite the feat to even get this evaluation approved and find a suitable provider to do it.
I also really like Dana's content and find her very relatable.
I’m so happy for you, good luck with your assessment! ♥️
Thank you for explaining things that I can see in myself too.
Hi i love your videos! Congrats on your diagnosis! I'm 28 and have been to psychologist and GP visits since june (i got burnt out a year ago) and i have a first meeting with the specialist psychologist in a month. I love mom on the spectrum and Dana Andersen too!
Thank you for your videos!
I’m happy you like my videos! Best of luck to you on your diagnosis journey ♥️
Hi I'm rewatching this video as my first step of my autism assessment is next week. I'm very nervous. The psychologist visit will be 5 hours long and the doctor visit the week after is 2,5h long. I wonder how long was your zoom call/how many calls you had? I didn't get a questionnaire (just ASRS, RAADS,PHQ9) and they wanted a parent to fill out a test. I had to call the center to tell them my parents couldn't fill it in, I'm barely sure they will reply to their phone call. So anyway i hope it goes well without this.
Thank you for paving the way with the videos, it calms me down a bit 😊
I’m so glad it helps ♥️ I had two sessions with my psychiatrist for a total of 2 to 2.5 hours :) best of luck 🤞🏻
Many congratulations. So glad you were able to get validation.
Now comes #processing eh
Feeling everything all at once.
To answer the ‘why do you need a label?’:: What’s the point of having a name??? Names are labels! Genders are labels! Everything is labeled!! Wtffffff?????
Labels can help you figure out what to do next. It is hard to deal with something if you don't know what it is.
Had my assessment last week, results next week.
Fingers crossed 🤞🏻
I repeat things too until I drive my own self nuts 😂 sometimes diagnosis’s puts everything together. I was so happy when I got my heds diagnosis. Took my body to try to dislocate in every joint manageable and put me in a lot of pain before I got one but hey I got one 😂😂 before that they wouldn’t even look into what was wrong 🤦🏻♀️ I knew my son was autistic at about 9 months and couldn’t get him tested until 3. Don’t even think ppl believe I’m autistic half the time lol come to the dark side we have cookies. I’ve had multiple channels in the past but now I keep up with 3 cuz I’m nuts lol 😂
I want to get a diagonses but I'm scared for some reason maybe of being wrong about it and feeling even more crazy my mom though i had it when i was little but only cause I like to stay alone and don't like to be social lol they also Though I had OCD but again never was tested but I think my uncle my have autism as well cause he meets everything and NEVER makes eye contact and he lives with like a nany that takes care of him so it's hard for him but we live in the 3rd world so people don't really care about these things it's sad + I also think they might still think autism is only for younger boys where I live😂 thank u for sharing your video it!
Sounds like a complicated situation! I hope you can get your diagnosis some day 🙏
Idk if it’s cuz I’m autistic but I don’t think u talk awkwardly but I also relate to a lot of it lol
Got mine back today. I'm autistic! Level 2. Dunno how to feel tbh?
Congrats 🙌 🥳 yeah it can be a little hard to process at first… it’s been 2 weeks for me and I’m still struggling 😅 it’ll get better with time!
Me too. Autism level 2 but it has been almost a year since I was diagnosed.
A label can help you figure out how to handle things.
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Welcome to the club, family, tribe, group... Whatever! Just welcome! 🤣
Thank you 😍