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Essential to take someone to your assessment

Cucumber

I received a letter inviting me to an initial assessment to decide whether I will need a full assessment. The letter claims that it is essential that you take someone with you such as a parent, sibling or someone close to you who has known you for some time. I don't have anyone in any of those categories. Both of my parents have died as has my best friend. There is nobody else who I am close to and have known for some time. Will they still allow me to attend? I have phoned numerous times but despite it being in opening hours the recorded message claims that phones lines are now closed and to phone back tomorrow. 

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  • I didn't take anyone either. I went alone for both the initial assessment and the final assessment.

    Though many clinics often strongly advised to take someone who has known you since a child to provide a fuller developmental picture, otherwise they might not have enough information to come to a final conclusion. I wasn't able to take anyone with me, so I wrote a short personal history of my childhood, which was OK too.  

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  • I didn't take anyone either. I went alone for both the initial assessment and the final assessment.

    Though many clinics often strongly advised to take someone who has known you since a child to provide a fuller developmental picture, otherwise they might not have enough information to come to a final conclusion. I wasn't able to take anyone with me, so I wrote a short personal history of my childhood, which was OK too.  

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