Just wondering what your take is on this.
I've suspected for quite a while that I was on the autism spectrum, I definitely have ADHD. Mild OCD possible.
Ive taken many. Many self screening test online lol and all of them Confirm my suspicions.
I'm preparing for a psychoeducational/ASD combined assessment, and I'm curious about it
How did you find out about 2e , did you know before the assessment or was it a surprise hehe
I learned about it last week or so, when looking online for speech excersises. And it was a hallelujah moment
Was i gifted? Looking back , yeah. Absolutely.
Now that I know gifted does not mean Genius or prodigy. I 100% believe i am a Twice-Exceptional adult.
And i want to be assessed with this is mind. Confirm it, or 100% certainty rule it out.
As a 43 year old women who suffered a severe burn out , i have been on medical leave for 1.5 years.
now that my adhd is treated and that I am starting to feel rested, i see that my cognitive skills are not returning, my executive dysfunction is out of control. I get sensory overload easily
But the kicker?
I now have fairly severe , multiple types of dyslexia.
How can i effectively communicate this to my assessor? Without making it look like im " looking for problems" or trying to diagnosed myself with Dr Google?
I know how dyslexia work, i always believed i had a very mild form, more like dyslexic tendencies
Can you guys provide advice, or guidance , on how to better explain myself to my psychologist?.how did you do it, did you mask? I'll probably try, but im always masking anyways.
I need to be taking seriously and heard, even with my "professionalism" Mask on full display .
Context:
I work in Compensation, its a problem
And before my crash , i noticed I kept inverting my variables.
Confusing myself over and over, making many mistakes.
Even with help I couldn't grasp it at all. And I've been there 8 yrs. Its humiliating.
I always had mild dyslexia, i still confused my left and right. I invert sequences. Nothing majorly disruptive.
But now?
, Man I say righty tighty lefty loosy out loud, while turning the screw drivers "righty loosy" ,and cant figure out which way is clockwise, because its technically a circle and if you go far enough it can be seen as counter and clockwise. Im always confusing myself. I cant calculate anymore.
I want to evaluate Dyscalculia, dyslexia, dysgraphia as well as phonetic dyslexia. Im Extremely clumsy, I drop everything, I make messes. Im.full of bruises lol (self assessment confirms high probability)
Same with my mouth, with my cluttering:/ I speak too fast. Ppl do not understand Me. Ive been trying to control it all my life. Only realized last week that its a form of stuttering.
Speech pathology appointment coming up.
im a former gifted kid. I just never knew what gifted meant. I pulled out my old report cards, and yes , there it is
I may have learnt to tone down the ADHD and hid my smarts , but im still very much a nerd today lol
Although I always counted of my fingers, and absolutely need a calculator. I cannot count on the spot and give change, for example. I never could manage to figure out correct variables within a written math lesson, and create my own formula to solve the problem.
But I still managed 98% grade when i graduated.
I was above average up until middle.school, where I got bullied.
My name.was on a honor rolw student banner, mean girls be meaning
Anyways.
Did I really just, fricken memorized life and hacks, instead of actively using my brain?
I feel like a filing cabinet, not gifted hahaha
Sorry for the rant. Im a bit nervous, this assessment is very expensive and i really want it to be official, and start managing and planning ahead.
Im terrified of being dismissed again, forced back.to work, struggle and crash over and over.
Ive been dismissed since my early 20s, a depressed anxious hypocondriac. Ive had a few burns outs in my life. Never like this tho.
Constant work struggles , issues, along with
Perimenopause , a new teenager at home, full time solo parent with no support. It all got to me i think.
I dont think i can go back to who I was and how I was coping