Autism, ADHD, AuDHD

@DogMan79 I found there are lots of ‘self assessment’ tests online that, for different reasons, didn’t provide me with what I was looking for.

i found one that was for parent/teacher to complete for a young child. Questions helped bring back some memories.

Ill have a look at the one you mentioned at some stage soon. 🙂

@tyme @Jynxso I did that Autism quiz that was in someone’s post.

https://embrace-autism.com/raads-r/#test

I got a total score of 157.
25 years ago I was diagnosed with ADHD.
I don’t know how accurate an online assessment can be, but considering I scored 157 I Do you think that it is worth while getting a second diagnosis?

Haha classic @AlwaysMyself love you story, lucky for your window being open 😂, glad we can all have a laugh about our locked out stories ☺️. Definitely not as funny at the time 😂😂. I still lock myself out today 😂😂

Hooray for your clean cupboard, so productive 🤩🤩

Love your memes @Flutterbug9 and @Jynx I love Coby Watts he always does such relatable ones and some ones that really make me laugh out loud haha 🫶

Hi @Glisten I’m not looking into formal diagnosis, at least not at this stage. Far too expensive for me. I’m happy with outcome of 2 different self assessments I’ve done online and so is my psychologist. My psychologist already having offered to write a letter to my new psychiatrist as support for me.

I scored 150 on the RAADS-R by Embrace.

I scored 37 on Autism spectrum quotient

How do you feel about doing both?

@Flutterbug9 I am totally unfazed about doing both. If an official diagnosis gives me resources and assistance to make my life easier, then I’m keen to progress.

@Flutterbug9 I scored 30/50.

I probably would have scored higher, but context is everything for me. Circumstances, conditions and context.

I have spent my whole life identifying and analysing systems.

So what do I do now? Ask my GP for a referral or do I ask my ADHD psychiatrist?

From info I’ve read and been verbally given @Glisten

- some business that do the diagnosis don’t need a referral with person full payment out of pocket.

- some business, with a GP referral, offer Medicare rebate.

some psychiatrists do diagnosis for both Autism plus ADHD. Talking to your psychiatrist could be a good option either that or your GP. Possibly a personal choice

@Glisten can definitely open some doors to extra support, e.g. NDIS is probably the biggest. Like @Flutterbug9 said, it is very expensive. There's no medication for it, so for some people it's not worth the expense if they're not seeking further formal supports that require official diagnosis. It can be a source of validation and insight, but self-diagnosis is often accepted within the community as valid too.

Guess it depends on what you want out of it 😉

@DogMan79 Sorry to hear the post with text in lots of different colours caused sensory issues for you.

I tried all the different colours available days prior to that, felt there was no need to share with everyone what .i had trialled and was aware that one shade of blue was only option available to be used.

@Jynx I would have preferred to have had different option to have mentioned these but I don’t.

Ive be left feeling confused due to few things. Trying to explain how things have left me feeling (not what is right or wrong) in hope of moving forward

1) the entire discussion about large amount of words being in bold and the way my autistic brain reads that, would it have been more appropriate to have emailed me instead of posting onto the forums?

2) due to feeling I had to provide proof to support the impact of large amount of holding had of me, I’m trying to forget amount the entire matter so I can move forward and stay on the forums. I don’t understand the timing of recent comment about use of colour within posts

3) when I’ve wanted to add a heading to something or put emphasis on word/s, I’ve been using blue for quite a few days. It’s nothing new and I was the first person to start using blue for that purpose. I don’t understand wording in

@Jynx wrote

I fully understand your comment about the blue being very similar/same to other things. Prior to choosing to use that blue days ago, I tried all the other colours and found none were suitable. Due to different sensivities that people can be impacted by, colour being one, it is a shame the colour options available are so limited.

@Flutterbug9 sorry. My comment on colours was mostly tongue in cheek. No serious distress. It's just more comfortable if NOT those colours. But no drama if it is