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Question about who did your assessment as an adult

Seahorses

Hi,

I'm currently about to do an initial assessment as an older adult. If you have done one, how many people were involved - were you assessed by a single person from start to finish, or more than one? I noticed the assessment place mentioned a 'multi-disciplinary team' but in practice that is two people: one for initial, everything else by a second person. Is that normal for adult assessments?

Thank you!

Parents

  • I was just seen by one person. It was a validating experience as he really understood autism in women, picked up on many things without me needing to explain but also completely accepted that I am the expert on me. At the end of the assessment he said he was happy that I met the diagnostic criteria. It did then get discussed with someone else in the assessment team before I was given the official written diagnosis though.

    I think it is common practice in a lot of places for their to be two people involved in the assessment though.

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  • I was just seen by one person. It was a validating experience as he really understood autism in women, picked up on many things without me needing to explain but also completely accepted that I am the expert on me. At the end of the assessment he said he was happy that I met the diagnostic criteria. It did then get discussed with someone else in the assessment team before I was given the official written diagnosis though.

    I think it is common practice in a lot of places for their to be two people involved in the assessment though.

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