Am I even here? - Part 1 of my adult diagnostic assessment for ASD and ADHD

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Hi, I’m Shannan. In this video I’m sharing my experience of the diagnostic process through the actual assessment, which went WAAAAAAY off the rails. I’ll tell you about the aftermath of the assessment and about receiving the report in part two. Content warning for victim-blaming and discussions of violence and sexual assault. #actuallyAutistic #ADHD #ASD #autism #autismdiagnosis
0:00 Figuring out I’m autistic
2:33 Going forward with the official diagnostic process
5:15 First conversational assessment / unmasking
7:17 Simplistic thinking and processing delays
7:49 Background for my ideas
9:03 Second conversational assessment (where it all goes really wrong)
10:30 The social function of lying
11:48 The capacity to care
13:26 “You would be dead”
14:47 Entitled misogyny
16:28 Am I even here?
17:21 Mismatched emotional affect

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@peacefulpossum2438 Жыл бұрын

“Slow to process” I totally get that. I can write complex essays and fictional narratives, but grasping people’s behavior in real time often escapes me. I retrospect, I go, Oh! They meant xyz. So frustrating. That psychologist needs therapy … and a new career. But he is right about you writing a book.

@Xarin84 2 жыл бұрын

That guy is really, really weird. And inappropriate. And unprofessional. It sounds like he made it all about him, and was more eager to be right (the yes! gesture) than to actually help you out. You're right about "Am I even here?" ....It sounded like he treated you as though you weren't even there.

@shannantreasure 2 жыл бұрын

"Eager to be right" is a good point. I hadn't thought about that, but you're right.

@katycheckley 5 ай бұрын

I would have taken his inappropriate like ..everything....as a threat. I feel like he was trying to tell you he is battling his inappropriate feelings towards you.

@jonathandill3557 2 жыл бұрын

Could you please share the title of the novel about the woman with Asperger's? I question if that psychologist has healthy boundaries. Definitely sounds like he was projecting his personal situation onto you and thinking about himself and his own agenda. Maybe narcissistic traits? I'd be worried that he would start expecting stuff from me without communicating that to me, but that may just be my own trauma.

@shannantreasure 2 жыл бұрын

Sure. It's a trilogy featuring autistic lead characters written by an Autistic woman with an Asperger's diagnosis: The Kiss Quotient, The Bride Test, and The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang.

@jonathandill3557 2 жыл бұрын

@@shannantreasure Thanks. I added my reaction to what you described about the psychologist.