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Initial assessment

AJ

Hi, so today I was contacted by a local assessment centre following the referral from my GP, asking me to get in touch to arrange an initial assessment via phone/skype/etc. 

I was only referred in March, so I was expecting there to be a longer delay, but I guess without being able to do the face-to-face assessments they might have been able to get through the initial assessments quicker? So maybe after this I'll have to expect a longer wait for anything to happen, but I don't know, hopefully they'll explain that. 

The email I received actually said "initial appointment" but the links provided on their website refer to an "initial consultation" or "initial assessment" as the first step, so I'm presuming they are all the same thing.

Anyway, I ummed and ahhed for so long over whether to call or email that by the time I decided to call the office had closed, so I guess I'll have to wait until Monday...

Does anybody have any tips or things I should think about before an initial appointment? I already made a list of traits/issues I believe I have, although I made this before my GP appointment and get totally flustered and ignored basically the entire list so I'm keen to not have a repeat of that as me speaking to medical professionals and not telling them anything is pretty much the story of my life. Upside down

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  • Just replying to bump this.

    Had my initial assessment this morning, quite stressful because there were lots of awkward questions that I had to think about the answer to, which was to be expected I suppose.

    Afterwards she asked if I had any questions and I said no even though I actually had a list of questions I'd prepared. Face palm‍♂️

    She said so much at the end of the call that I can't even remember everything, but from my pre-assessment questionnaire and from talking to me it she did say that I do have autistic traits that they recognise and can support. She said that she'll send a letter with her recommendations (within 4 - 6 weeks, apparently!) and that the letter should be enough evidence to request reasonable adjustments from my work if I decide to ask them.

    So I guess I'll have to wait and see what this letter says since I can't remember everything she said. Joy

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  • Just replying to bump this.

    Had my initial assessment this morning, quite stressful because there were lots of awkward questions that I had to think about the answer to, which was to be expected I suppose.

    Afterwards she asked if I had any questions and I said no even though I actually had a list of questions I'd prepared. Face palm‍♂️

    She said so much at the end of the call that I can't even remember everything, but from my pre-assessment questionnaire and from talking to me it she did say that I do have autistic traits that they recognise and can support. She said that she'll send a letter with her recommendations (within 4 - 6 weeks, apparently!) and that the letter should be enough evidence to request reasonable adjustments from my work if I decide to ask them.

    So I guess I'll have to wait and see what this letter says since I can't remember everything she said. Joy

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