1-30-24
Yesterday. 1-29-24. I got my results back from my official test with an autism specialist. She said the results are in, you are Autistic 100%!
She started by asking how I’m doing and it confused me so I asked for clarification. I said you mean as an autistic person what is my latest autistic experience? She said sure or anything you want to share. I said well I started to have a meltdown at church the other day because I got flushed like my chest and face felt like they were on fire and I felt overstimulated so I went to the bathroom with a friend to calm down and then I was able to return to the service. Then I just kind of waited for her to speak because I didn’t know what she wanted me to say. So thankfully she said my test results were in from the 7 tests I took that took 3 days to complete. The first test was an IQ test and she said well the good news is that you are bright but you were stereotypical on every measure with autism. She said it’s rare for an autistic person to achieve a masters degree and that I should be proud of that. The next part I took scrappy notes on and when she mails or emails the hard copy of my results then I will write another blog entry explaining them better.
poor verbal expression concerning the social pragmatic piece
poor coping skills
good perceptual reasoning and processing speed
good auditory memory
bad visual memory
bad immediate memory
average delayed memory with repetition
(hearing and visual must be paired for me to understand)
good reading and spelling skills
average math skills
average sentence comprehension
bad tracking
bad sequencing
(trouble transitioning especially with fast changes)
bad concentration to the point of ADD
bad visual motor perception
average fine motor skills
bad communication score with use of idiosyncratic phrases cues and emphatic gestures stereotypical of autism
bad adaptive social behavior
bad at practical daily living
eye contact here and there
flat emotion
bad social pragmatics so in need of a speech and language therapist
So she made a recommendation for referral to my doctor to have me referred to a speech and language pathologist and she said she will set up regular counseling sessions over Zoom with me so I thought this journal would help my memory as I tell her about my week. So yeah this is my first entry. I’ll try to be consistent.
Yesterday. 1-29-24. I got my results back from my official test with an autism specialist. She said the results are in, you are Autistic 100%!
She started by asking how I’m doing and it confused me so I asked for clarification. I said you mean as an autistic person what is my latest autistic experience? She said sure or anything you want to share. I said well I started to have a meltdown at church the other day because I got flushed like my chest and face felt like they were on fire and I felt overstimulated so I went to the bathroom with a friend to calm down and then I was able to return to the service. Then I just kind of waited for her to speak because I didn’t know what she wanted me to say. So thankfully she said my test results were in from the 7 tests I took that took 3 days to complete. The first test was an IQ test and she said well the good news is that you are bright but you were stereotypical on every measure with autism. She said it’s rare for an autistic person to achieve a masters degree and that I should be proud of that. The next part I took scrappy notes on and when she mails or emails the hard copy of my results then I will write another blog entry explaining them better.
poor verbal expression concerning the social pragmatic piece
poor coping skills
good perceptual reasoning and processing speed
good auditory memory
bad visual memory
bad immediate memory
average delayed memory with repetition
(hearing and visual must be paired for me to understand)
good reading and spelling skills
average math skills
average sentence comprehension
bad tracking
bad sequencing
(trouble transitioning especially with fast changes)
bad concentration to the point of ADD
bad visual motor perception
average fine motor skills
bad communication score with use of idiosyncratic phrases cues and emphatic gestures stereotypical of autism
bad adaptive social behavior
bad at practical daily living
eye contact here and there
flat emotion
bad social pragmatics so in need of a speech and language therapist
So she made a recommendation for referral to my doctor to have me referred to a speech and language pathologist and she said she will set up regular counseling sessions over Zoom with me so I thought this journal would help my memory as I tell her about my week. So yeah this is my first entry. I’ll try to be consistent.
