u/Key_Prize_1317

So, I’m finally in the process of being diagnosed. Took me a damn decade. But my psychologist is through telehealth, so I think my assessment process will be a bit different than if I went in person.

I want to note that my psychologist was very pleasant to speak with and I’m confident that I’ll be given a thorough evaluation, so I’m not concerned about the telehealth aspect, just curious on how it will work.

We had an initial appointment where she asked me some questions about my mental health history, why I suspect I may have autism, then sent me a lot of questionnaires to fill out. She said they were mostly for screening for other mental health conditions, and she knew what I was already diagnosed with, but it’s required paperwork for the process. There were definitely a few autism related questionnaires in there though.

We were running way over schedule, and she also has ADHD, so we were bouncing off each other a lot, and this ended in me being unsure of what the next appointment actually will be. Should I expect this to begin the “nitty gritty” portion? Or maybe it will just be more intake-style things, and the assessment will come later.

Technically, it doesn’t actually matter what this next appointment is for, but I’m going a bit nuts because I don’t know what to prepare for specifically. And I’m going to find out soon anyway…literally at 2 PM, ha.

But I guess this whole novel is just to ask if anyone was assessed through telehealth, and what that process was like. Thank you for reading!