Post by dazedandconfused37 on May 10, 2022 10:42:24 GMT
Hi everyone, this is my first post, and where to start!.... I have been working with a private therapist this past year trying to get my head around my Autism diagnosis 3 years ago in my 30's, I hear this can be difficult to pick on in females and my report states I have a "complex representation". An accumulation of trauma dating since childhood and more since diagnosis hasn't helped either.
This was after seeking help from mental health services for over a decade and was finally put forward as a suggestion after years of unclear misdiagnosis like EUPD despite my mother raising the subject of "is there something else? as she's always had problems with change, was classed as broadline hyperactive as a kid and told there was sometime going on they just didn't know what/ socially backwards/tantrums and needed limited focused stimulation before nursery and was classed not to be ready yet. Lazy/attention seeking by relatives and family friends/ above average potential if can complete homework/ participate in class more at school" all the comments add up to make sense now since ....
In one of my sessions the topic of mental stimulation and thought explosions came up and ADHD was suggested by my therapist. After reading the links given and hearing of other people's experiences I could really relate a lot more to this and although I don't have what I feel are all the common signs like misplacing things a lot, I am very distractable and in my own little world/have a different way to enage myself and am consistently inconsistent (that part I actually stater at my autism assesment!) Mind racing/always late to bed unless physically knackered (since a kid) but also am picking up on autistic traits too now I think just not really strong on some common ones.
As advised I went to my GP explained why I thought I fitted the criteria and the impacts on my life but been told my trust (the MPFT) doesn't commission assessments and there's no money for other things either so even when I mentioned an out of area refferal he still can't reffer me because there's no funding! He himself sounded dismayed by the situation!
I'm lost over the matter sitting here with a big "To Do List" I'm also a carer for two loved ones and I don't know where to start to get my head in the game.
Would a private refferal be worth it to try medication?
All others have failed apart from lithium which I don't want to try.
Should I be seeking a therapist with experience of dual diagnosis/ADHD?
I just don't know 🤷♀️.
If you've got this far thanks for reading! (I do tend to go on... a lot 😅) and thanks in advance for any tips. Xx
This was after seeking help from mental health services for over a decade and was finally put forward as a suggestion after years of unclear misdiagnosis like EUPD despite my mother raising the subject of "is there something else? as she's always had problems with change, was classed as broadline hyperactive as a kid and told there was sometime going on they just didn't know what/ socially backwards/tantrums and needed limited focused stimulation before nursery and was classed not to be ready yet. Lazy/attention seeking by relatives and family friends/ above average potential if can complete homework/ participate in class more at school" all the comments add up to make sense now since ....
In one of my sessions the topic of mental stimulation and thought explosions came up and ADHD was suggested by my therapist. After reading the links given and hearing of other people's experiences I could really relate a lot more to this and although I don't have what I feel are all the common signs like misplacing things a lot, I am very distractable and in my own little world/have a different way to enage myself and am consistently inconsistent (that part I actually stater at my autism assesment!) Mind racing/always late to bed unless physically knackered (since a kid) but also am picking up on autistic traits too now I think just not really strong on some common ones.
As advised I went to my GP explained why I thought I fitted the criteria and the impacts on my life but been told my trust (the MPFT) doesn't commission assessments and there's no money for other things either so even when I mentioned an out of area refferal he still can't reffer me because there's no funding! He himself sounded dismayed by the situation!
I'm lost over the matter sitting here with a big "To Do List" I'm also a carer for two loved ones and I don't know where to start to get my head in the game.
Would a private refferal be worth it to try medication?
All others have failed apart from lithium which I don't want to try.
Should I be seeking a therapist with experience of dual diagnosis/ADHD?
I just don't know 🤷♀️.
If you've got this far thanks for reading! (I do tend to go on... a lot 😅) and thanks in advance for any tips. Xx