Published on 12, July, 2020
So after a two year wait, I finally have my initial assessment appointment in a few weeks. (I'm a 35 year old female) Not quite sure why it's called "initial" as I've already had several phone assessments where we discussed the AQ and EQ questionnaires... But that's beside the point.
What happens at this face to face appointment? Will it just be one appointment, or will there likely be several? What kind of things do they ask? I get really nervous and draw a blank when I get asked things I wasn't expecting, is there any way I can sort of prepare for this assessment? Maybe just make a list of certain things, or think about some answers to certain questions, but I don't know what they'll be asking.
Any advice from those of you who have already gone through the process? :)
Be yourself..
Mine was NHS assessment and they spoke with my partner for 3hrs.. looking at my report, it’s the things she said that got my diagnosis.. I hope that makes sense
Oh 3 hours? They told me I only had 1 hour set aside for this appointment, which I'll be attending on my own. Maybe there will be more if they feel it's worth pursuing then?
Yeah my initial appointment was just me and about an hour. It's the next set/full assessment that is longer and usually involves people who knew you when you were a child
I have nothing :(
I am not the best person to answer this one, but I know others have had this problem and have explained to the assessors and had it navigated. I think a suggestion I've seen before is school reports where you can get them maybe or if you have them old videos or other such evidence of you as a child