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Originally Posted by phaset
Hi ToeJam,
In December the psychologist I was seeing for my diagnosis, who I had some major problems with, told me that I had Asperger's, in the end though he didn't diagnose me with ASD because he wasn't sure if I met the new requirements. I was officially diagnosed by an psychiatrist in March. The period in between was horrible. "Almost but not quite" sucked. I've told no one but my wife, and she still seems to be in denial. I can't say anything changed with my doctor, but I did notice him explaining the difference between SSRIs and SNRIs yet again when I saw him this week. Also my wait time at his office has gone to almost nothing.
I doubt much will change for your employment. If you are diagnosed, will you share it? No one will treat you differently than they do now if they aren't told. You have been in the hospital for quite some time, I would expect to be treated differently because of that.
I hope you are out of the hospital soon and your testing goes well.
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Thanks very much for this reply. I'm not shy or ashamed of my mental health, and as such I probably would disclose it to work (manager rather than floor staff)... he's more than aware that I am a bit 'quirky' (as he's put it) and it would protect my employment rights... for example (based in the UK) our company has had to lay off staff... my job was safe, but with the long term sick leave and hospital admission they would be treading on egg shells to make my position redundant at this time... in addition to that, there were triggers from work that contributed to my admittance and this will need to be addressed between my work and the mental health care team when I go back. My psychiatrist is wanting certain things addressed so that once back in the community I stay there rather than have another melt down and come back to hospital or worse.
RE the time in hospital, no doubt other staff are aware. As such that is going to be a bridge I'm just going to have to cross... will just have to see how things play out.
Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it.
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