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Early life info - no informants

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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  • Hi, I had my assessment recently with no input from an informant. I prepared nothing on paper, I did rehearse what I thought they might ask me, more times than I can remember.

    I have all my school reports, all are normal, just one had a comment of “a little bit quiet.” I didn’t bother taking them with me. 
    The assessors were very interested in my parents, it soon became obvious that both my parents are likely to be autistic.

    I have a good memory of my childhood and was able to answer their questions. I learned to walk and talk within the normal time frames. They are interested in how you generally act during the assessment, they are interested in you, not essays on your life. They were interested in wether I played with other children as a child, do I have friends in adult life and my relationship with sensory issues, food, touch, smell and sound. 
    Good assessors will make you feel more like it’s a friendly chat, some tests are designed to see if you stress over them or how you interpret them. In feedback at the end it was mentioned that I stim quite a lot when anxious. I hadn’t noticed it. So my advice is to just be you.

  • in reply to Roy

    I find your post very helpful. I have a good memory and I recall many things even from my early childhood I also recall what my family members told me about me as a baby and toddler. My mom told me for example, that as a baby I didn't like being touched and hugged, and I cried if taken on arms. I also had some developmental irregularities (started speaking at 3, suddenly with full sentences properly, also kept walking in circles holding furniture, was afraid to walk by myself for quite long time. But tge problem is that the records are long gone and I have no solid proof that hese issues occurred. Problems with sensory,  communication and friendships are for me persistent my whole life and it was never better than it is, no matter how hard I tried. Also special interest, my obsessions with trams etc- i have some proof of that on my old photos. School reports dont say much.

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  • in reply to Roy

    I find your post very helpful. I have a good memory and I recall many things even from my early childhood I also recall what my family members told me about me as a baby and toddler. My mom told me for example, that as a baby I didn't like being touched and hugged, and I cried if taken on arms. I also had some developmental irregularities (started speaking at 3, suddenly with full sentences properly, also kept walking in circles holding furniture, was afraid to walk by myself for quite long time. But tge problem is that the records are long gone and I have no solid proof that hese issues occurred. Problems with sensory,  communication and friendships are for me persistent my whole life and it was never better than it is, no matter how hard I tried. Also special interest, my obsessions with trams etc- i have some proof of that on my old photos. School reports dont say much.

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