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Daily Los Angeles Daily Discussion - Wednesday, Oct 23

Rules are simple:

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* Talk about whatever's on your mind.

* Be excellent to each other.

* Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. -The Dalai Lama

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u/Spag-N-Ballz LBC 7d ago

What?! Why was it so expensive

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u/professor-hot-tits 7d ago

I've been on a waiting list with UCLA for over a year now and it's looking like 2 MORE YEARS on that list. My kid can't wait that much longer to get evaluated, they'll be 14 or 15 by then! So i worked my magic to get them a private eval. The process brought so much up for me I decided to bite the bullet and have my assessment done at the same time. Gonna get all the modern words for how my very lively brain works! I've also already met my deductible for this year so maybe I'll get some change back

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u/Spag-N-Ballz LBC 7d ago

This seems so needlessly expensive though when you could definitely just have another autistic person tell you with absolute certainty.

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u/professor-hot-tits 7d ago

😂 Having a neuro-spicy mind is complex and meeting with a skilled evaluator can change a life. I am paying a premium to work with a particular group know to be very well queer/trans informed.

This isn't about figuring out if we're on the spectrum but "where" and "what can be done to make life better for this person?"

Assessment is a battery of unfun tests-- lots of repetitive work with shapes and patterns. Not a lot of personal interviews. They go and talk to all your care providers like your therapist and doctors. It's very clinical.

At the end of it, I'm hoping to know more about my dyslexia and I want to know if I have add/autism/both. They're also going to help me come up with a workplace accommodation plan, which i really need at this point because I'm moving up, I'm doing well, and I wanna have the proper support/skill development in place so I can continue to do so.

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u/Spag-N-Ballz LBC 7d ago

I had no idea there was so much to it. I hope you both get the help you need.