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Early Development Questionnaire

JMcGregor

Hi all

Well im on the waiting list for assessment, due in November sometime - so not too bad.  As part of it they have sent a early development questionnaire for my mum to complete.  It was quite interesting, her answers basically outlined me being a loner, not looking or needing friends and never communicating if i was upset or ill.  She noted though that development wise i was on par with what she would expect, such as learning to talk/walk at the normal times etc.  Just wondered if this is consistent with the spectrum?

Thanks

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  • Early developmental delay is not the only thing to look at - my mum completed the questionnaire in much the same way, as she did not observe any delay. The key thing here is that she didn't notice if I was delayed in social ability...because my mum is incredibly like me i.e. probably is also on the spectrum, so "not wanting to interact much with others" was normal behaviour from her perspective. I did then get them to send the questionnaire to my sister, who is no way on the spectrum. That really helped because she had a better view of what I did that was "normal" and what was not, when we were growing up together. So, don't be afraid to get other family members to fill in the questionnaire too, it will most likely help your case.

  • in reply to seekeraftertruth

    I'm experiencing a similar issue with my parents. They are both introverted people and I suspect that my dad is also on the spectrum but more so than me. I am finding that I'm needing to teach them about autism before moving onto approaching what I have been asking of them.

    Yesterday whilst discussing the early development form I sensed that they thought that I was being overly 'precious' in wishing to go for an assessment so I shared some of the darker MH stuff about my life (past eating disorder and suicidal thoughts) that I had planned on keeping from them. Thankfully they seem to take this on board and by the end of the conversation, there was a greater sense of willingness about completing the form. 

    Luckily I have a sister, older, who can also provide information and I hope to ask her to complete an ED form and adapted AQ-50 for relatives as mentioned in a recent research article that I found (tried to find the link to post here. Unable to locate at the moment). 

    On the AQ-10 my score is too low, however, on the  AQ-50 I score 33 so would fall in the seek an assessment / borderline ASC diagnostic range. 

    I hope that there will be enough information from all sources to be taken seriously. 

     

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  • in reply to seekeraftertruth

    I'm experiencing a similar issue with my parents. They are both introverted people and I suspect that my dad is also on the spectrum but more so than me. I am finding that I'm needing to teach them about autism before moving onto approaching what I have been asking of them.

    Yesterday whilst discussing the early development form I sensed that they thought that I was being overly 'precious' in wishing to go for an assessment so I shared some of the darker MH stuff about my life (past eating disorder and suicidal thoughts) that I had planned on keeping from them. Thankfully they seem to take this on board and by the end of the conversation, there was a greater sense of willingness about completing the form. 

    Luckily I have a sister, older, who can also provide information and I hope to ask her to complete an ED form and adapted AQ-50 for relatives as mentioned in a recent research article that I found (tried to find the link to post here. Unable to locate at the moment). 

    On the AQ-10 my score is too low, however, on the  AQ-50 I score 33 so would fall in the seek an assessment / borderline ASC diagnostic range. 

    I hope that there will be enough information from all sources to be taken seriously. 

     

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