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Essential to take someone to your assessment

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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 did take somebody to mine, my mum it was helpful because she could say what I was like as a kid.

    I do know somebody who didn't take anybody with him and was told he didn't fit the criteria for a full assessment, he is so obviously on the spectrum its not true, his was an NHS assessment so it probably had more to do with funding than anything, I've advised him to go private and take somebody.

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  • I did take somebody to mine, my mum it was helpful because she could say what I was like as a kid.

    I do know somebody who didn't take anybody with him and was told he didn't fit the criteria for a full assessment, he is so obviously on the spectrum its not true, his was an NHS assessment so it probably had more to do with funding than anything, I've advised him to go private and take somebody.

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