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Finally have an assessment date.

Roy

I first approached my GP in October 2021 for an autism assessment, the phone rang yesterday and I answered as I thought it was my wife. 
The person calling said they were from the NHS Adult assessment team and my name had  come to the top of the list.

In my true numpty style I said, “ thank you, I can’t hear you”  and put the phone down. The lady rang back and was very understanding. I have a face to face 4 hour appointment for next month. Now the panic and processing has really started. I hoping as it’s an adult unit that my biggest fear won’t appear, the dreaded frog book.

I received an email showing the building and photos of my route, what all the rooms will look like and the clinicians I will be meeting. I can choose wether I want the result forwarded to my GP. My wife is going to go with me.

My only apprehension is the building is where my mother and aunt  were resident every time they were ‘sectioned’. My memories of the place aren’t very good. This last part of waiting is the worst as it’s making me overthink everything.

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  • Roy said:
    “ thank you, I can’t hear you”

    This is a beautiful way of doing it and I will keep this phrase for the next time I for whatever reason actually pick up a phone call and immediately regret it, which is most times I answer the phone. 

    Roy said:
    my biggest fear won’t appear, the dreaded frog book.

    I did have the frog book despite being in an adult unit, although I quite enjoyed that part, I seem to remember got very frustrated at some of illogical decorating choices done by the people in the book. Other parts of that 'observation of tasks' bit was decidedly more weird in my opinion, but my friend had a different type of assessment which involved only lots and lots of talking, so you may escape the book. 

    I'm glad that your wife is going with you and I'm sorry that the building has so many negative connotations. I agree with the others that it may be worth bringing up. 

    Good luck, and hurray for making it to the end of the list :) 

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  • Roy said:
    “ thank you, I can’t hear you”

    This is a beautiful way of doing it and I will keep this phrase for the next time I for whatever reason actually pick up a phone call and immediately regret it, which is most times I answer the phone. 

    Roy said:
    my biggest fear won’t appear, the dreaded frog book.

    I did have the frog book despite being in an adult unit, although I quite enjoyed that part, I seem to remember got very frustrated at some of illogical decorating choices done by the people in the book. Other parts of that 'observation of tasks' bit was decidedly more weird in my opinion, but my friend had a different type of assessment which involved only lots and lots of talking, so you may escape the book. 

    I'm glad that your wife is going with you and I'm sorry that the building has so many negative connotations. I agree with the others that it may be worth bringing up. 

    Good luck, and hurray for making it to the end of the list :) 

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