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AnnieBo

I am trying to compile some information from my childhood for my autism assessment in 2 months but i don't have anyone to give early life info.

I've seen that some people have been able to use their own recollections so i'm wondering what sort of things/memories are useful to highlight. Someone else wrote this so I'm going to use it as a starting point "Sit down and write about your childhood.  Anything and everything you can think of.  Write it all down.  How school was for you, did you have any issues at school, did you have any issues in childhood.  Anything and everything from the first memory you have until present day.  All the difficulties you have.  things you are good at, things you are bad at.  This can be used as evidence." (apologies that i did not note down the author).

I also have lots of rather unremarkable reports from age 11 - 15. Should i just send the lot of point out bits (although i don't know what is relevant!)

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  • I think the major indicator for me was the three months of selective mutism following starting school at four and a half years of age. I also mentioned that if I was asked questions by adults I did not know well, my mother would usually have to answer for me, or coax me into saying something. Also that I did things like keep packaging for toys and replace toys in their packaging after playing with them. That I would not call round to other children's houses, they would have to call on me to play. How I was obsessed with ponds and hunting out grass snakes, frogs, newts and water insects.

    Lots of quite minor things can add up to create a picture of childhood.

  • in reply to Martin

    I will keep this in mind - thank you so much for sharing :-)

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