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Right to Choose and Informant

Ang1407

Hi, I'm awaiting diagnosis via the Right to Choose and had a question about the role of the informant in the process. The guidance I have come across is that an informant is required and this needs to be someone who has known you when you were 4-5 years of age. This is not possible for me, as my parents do not have the capacity to get involved, I'm an only child and since I'm 58 most of my teachers have died. Therefore, I'm wondering can someone else, such as life partner be an informant? Any guidance or insight, that anyone can provide regarding this query will be most appreciated. Thanks. 

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  • You can do it without.

    I am almost the same age. I was going to go without but my parents offered to fill in a form and had a 30 min meeting. Their form showed I had no issue, they had no extra info really and didn't have school reports etc. So their contribution was potentially negative.

    But I still got diagnosed from all my own stories and evidence. 

    I have been on my own for a long time, so no partner, teachers, etc. either.

    I still  not sure what they saw in me, but they seemed quite sure before we even started.

  • in reply to Stuart333

    Thanks for taking the time to reply. It is good to know that your evidence and stories were used to provide a diagnosis. I'm also glad that there are other people on the forums aged 50s and 60s. 

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