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Pre-assessment?

PinkPomPom
over 1 year ago

Last year I was placed on the waiting list for an assessment. I was told this waiting list could be up to two years. 

Last month I had a phone call where they invited me to a pre-assessment. This is next week. 

Can anyone please shed some light on what may take place during this pre-assessment? 

I am starting to worry because I am not prepared. I find it extremely difficult to answer questions unless I have prepared my answers in advance so I’d like to try and have something prepared if possible. Otherwise I can panic and just don’t know what to say. 

I am also feeling anxious because of the unknown. 

I did ask the lady on the phone. I remember her saying that I didn’t need to do any questionnaires because the letter I gave my GP was so detailed (I listed my struggles). But she said a lot during the call so I couldn’t take it all in.

I am 31 year old female if that makes any difference. 

Thank you!

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  • over 1 year ago

    Yep, the waiting list is super long! Hopefully you won't have to wait too long now as they tend to do the pre-assessment only a couple months before the assessment.

    Usually a pre-assessment is a questionnaire so I'm unsure whether there has been some miscommunication and that's what you are going to do regardless of what the doctor said to you. 

    I completely understand the worry due to unpreparedness and i think a lot of us felt like that, I know i certainly did. 

    PinkPomPom said:
    I find it extremely difficult to answer questions unless I have prepared my answers in advance so I’d like to try and have something prepared

    I actually said something similar to this during my assessment and the woman said that it helps them if we haven't prepared because then they can see our reaction to the social situation. So although you feel uncomfortable and might panic, it might actually help them with the diagnostic process.

    Phone calls are so hard! It's a stressful situation anyway and then you are expected to be aware of the information. Could you maybe email and ask them to let you know a brief outline of what will happen? I'm sure you won't be the first

    Alisha xx

    P.S. Most the questions aren't too difficult, like asking about friendships and your interests and then struggles. There were a couple that confused me but overall it wasn't too bad. The actual ADOS assessment was the one I hated (not trying to scare you, just being honest).

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  • over 1 year ago

    Yep, the waiting list is super long! Hopefully you won't have to wait too long now as they tend to do the pre-assessment only a couple months before the assessment.

    Usually a pre-assessment is a questionnaire so I'm unsure whether there has been some miscommunication and that's what you are going to do regardless of what the doctor said to you. 

    I completely understand the worry due to unpreparedness and i think a lot of us felt like that, I know i certainly did. 

    PinkPomPom said:
    I find it extremely difficult to answer questions unless I have prepared my answers in advance so I’d like to try and have something prepared

    I actually said something similar to this during my assessment and the woman said that it helps them if we haven't prepared because then they can see our reaction to the social situation. So although you feel uncomfortable and might panic, it might actually help them with the diagnostic process.

    Phone calls are so hard! It's a stressful situation anyway and then you are expected to be aware of the information. Could you maybe email and ask them to let you know a brief outline of what will happen? I'm sure you won't be the first

    Alisha xx

    P.S. Most the questions aren't too difficult, like asking about friendships and your interests and then struggles. There were a couple that confused me but overall it wasn't too bad. The actual ADOS assessment was the one I hated (not trying to scare you, just being honest).

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