Posted by Emily Elizabeth on July 6, 2005, at 0:27:08
In reply to Let me calm your fears.... » Emily Elizabeth, posted by thuso on July 5, 2005, at 23:48:54
Okay, I've calmed down a bit. ;) I just feel protective of my fellow babblers.
As for the "official dx" issue. I'm trying to think of when you would need an "official dx" of AS. For an LD, you need an official dx for accomodations, so that makes sense. For AS though, it seems like the dx would just be informative for you and for any future health care providers. I would think that any T or pdoc would take the description of the problem and their own interaction with you seriously. The dx from the pdoc might just provide extra info. So I guess to me, if you think it fits your experiences, then it is an official dx.
Some professionals choose to write conservative reports due to some of the issues that alex brought up. A psychiatric dx is really a complex thing and can be stigmatizing in certain situations. If your symptoms did not show clearly through the assessment and it did not seem like it would add anything, she might have left it out.
One thought is that if you have further questions about how the report was written or how AS might fit in or not, you could recontact the person who did the assessment. In most cases, they would be happy to sit with you and explain any further questions that have come up.
I must say that I can relate to feeling some relief when a name is given to what you experience. I suffer from major depression and when my pdoc wrote it down on paper, it finally felt like, "Yes! I'm not making this up. It is real!"
Best,
EE
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