Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

How to be diagnosed as Aspergers/Dyspraxia as an Adult

  • 31-01-2013 11:47AM
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,012 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm unsure as this counts as medical advice, apologies if it does.

    As a small child, my mother was able to diagnose me as having Dyspraxia - she had some experience studying this and able to do it. However, as an adult, I would like to try and be diagnosed professionally, if at all possible.

    Does anyone know how I would go about doing this? I'm living in Dublin - I know it's supposed to be somewhat harder to do as an adult, rather than a child, or so I've been told.

    The reason this has come to my attention now is the recent thread on Aspergers in After Hours, in which people posted links to tests for these things - http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php - which I got:
    Your Aspie score: 174 of 200
    Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 47 of 200
    You are very likely an Aspie

    and
    http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html, in which I got 33.

    Guess the reason I would like to know is that it would make me feel better about the way I am/what I do and it's not just me being stupid, if that makes sense?


Comments

  • #2
    Ickle Magoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,485 ✭✭✭✭Ickle Magoo


    OP,

    Your first port of call is your GP to ask for a referral to get a proper diagnosis.

    You might get some more useful information on sites like THIS one rather than online tests.

    All the best. :cool:


This discussion has been closed.
Advertisement