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Adult autism assessment

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How much do adult autism assessments rely on childhood experiences? My memory of my childhood is pretty hazy, possibly due to trauma, and I'm worried that I won't be able to get a diagnosis if it's not clear that the traits were present during childhood. I feel as though everything that I experience now as an adult has always been present for me but I will have trouble thinking of actual examples of this. The first part of my assessment is on Monday and I am so nervous 

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  • You need to show that you had difficulties and certain behaviours as a child. I wouldn’t have said anything stood out for me, just that I was supposedly shy. But I went on to write pages of situations and thoughts I had as a child.

    My mum wrote some things on a bit of notepaper. She said things like I read very early, spelled above my sister who was 3 years older, was very quiet and serious, was very clever, had one best friend, didn’t mingle with other children, spoke when spoken to, good at drawing and playing instruments, full of facts, didn’t show emotions etc. In context it is very telling. 

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  • You need to show that you had difficulties and certain behaviours as a child. I wouldn’t have said anything stood out for me, just that I was supposedly shy. But I went on to write pages of situations and thoughts I had as a child.

    My mum wrote some things on a bit of notepaper. She said things like I read very early, spelled above my sister who was 3 years older, was very quiet and serious, was very clever, had one best friend, didn’t mingle with other children, spoke when spoken to, good at drawing and playing instruments, full of facts, didn’t show emotions etc. In context it is very telling. 

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