ysobel | (no subject)

Survived.

Brain is absolutely smashed.

Some of the questions were ducking weird (and I think also asking the wrong thing for what they were intended to assess), and some were inane (I don't ever get out of my chair inappropriately. Because wheelchair. And how the hell do I know whether I ever fail to hear someone talking to me??????) and some were exhausting

and somehow, during the verbal math section, I was unable to calculate 15% off of 60, within the time limit, yet was able to correctly get 105% of 110% of 200,000.

(And she was amused that during the "list off words starting with a" bit, antidisestablishmentarianism was one of the words I came up with.)

(And also when one of the things was "list fruits alternating with furniture" -- so like "cherry desk peach table apple wardrobe" or whatever -- I asked clarification on whether it was biological or culinary definition of fruit, and apparently she hadn't ever been asked that?)

and anyway I'm now in the limbo of waiting for results

and wondering if I'm ADHD enough

(at least I have a baseline assessment in case things change in the future?)

Also she asked my preferred pronouns and I actually said they/them, which is I think the first time I've verbalized that? Website settings, sure, but. So yay me.

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Yay surviving!

So glad you felt it went well. I wasnt sure what the purpose of the visit was, but am cheering for you.

I don't ever get out of my chair inappropriately. Because wheelchair.

...I mean, if you got out unintentionally, that would be very inappropriate.

And how the hell do I know whether I ever fail to hear someone talking to me??????)

If you told her that, she should have marked it as a point in favour of being autistic. I can't say if she did, but in my opinion she should have.

To answer your question: I believe they mean, have you been told that you did that, or found out later that you did.

I asked clarification on whether it was biological or culinary definition of fruit, and apparently she hadn't ever been asked that?

Same with this.

Also she asked my preferred pronouns and I actually said they/them, which is I think the first time I've verbalized that? Website settings, sure, but. So yay me.

Oh, nice. Congrats!

And how the hell do I know whether I ever fail to hear someone talking to me??????

Usually by getting in trouble for it. To the point where at some point you develop the skill for snapping out of whatever hyperfocus you happen to be in when someone says your name, because the alternative does not bear thinking about.

And you notice your nephew getting shit from his terrible stepdad-to-be over "ignoring him", so you sit down with the kid to learn/practice that skill by responding to his name and being rewarded, instead of the bad way of not responding and being punished.

I'm sorry about the nephew's stepdad, and glad he has an auncle in his life to teach him the skills he needs.

Also she asked my preferred pronouns and I actually said they/them, which is I think the first time I've verbalized that? Website settings, sure, but. So yay me.

Yaaaaay! \o/

That sounds thoroughly exhausting!

And how the hell do I know whether I ever fail to hear someone talking to me??????

Because you often face people who are shaking your shoulder and saying "Hey! I'm talking to you! Didn't you hear me?"