Diagnosis without involving parent

I understand for a diagnosis it's likely that the diagnosis service will want to talk to a parent or someone who knew me as a young child. This is an idea that utterly fills me with dread for a whole bunch of reasons and has been the biggest barrier to me seeking a diagnosis. Has anyone here been diagnosed without involvement of a parent? Or refused a diagnosis because they couldn't/wouldn't involve a parent?

Parents
  • My mother lives in Spain, so I cut and pasted the section of the questionnaire I needed her to fill out. Then I emailed it to her and said I was involved in a research study for a friend. None of my family know I have now been diagnosed. shhh!

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  • My mother lives in Spain, so I cut and pasted the section of the questionnaire I needed her to fill out. Then I emailed it to her and said I was involved in a research study for a friend. None of my family know I have now been diagnosed. shhh!

Children