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Advice on assessments

alterpop

Hi,

I'm 42 and recently realised I am autistic as well as ADHD (known since childhood about 11) and am waiting on an assessment through right to choose and someone called Clinical Partners I think? I'm good and life is much better in the sense I know about why i've experienced life like I did etc. But I am a bit nervous about the assessment which hopefully should be next year at some point. Does anyone have any good advice for me with what to expect, what I should do to prepare and what the process is like? Oh and its an adult autism assessment in case that wasn't clear :-)

Many thanks

A

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  • Hey! I recently got diagnosed as an adult too and one of the things that my assessor said was really helpful was that I wrote down (almost like a diary) in the months leading up to my assessment reasons why I was seeking diagnosis and also things that I came up against in daily life that related to my autism. She said this was really helpful and made the diagnosis a smooth process, because in the end I had about 14 pages worth of info on why I think I have autism! It might be worth doing a diary or keeping notes on your phone when things come up, because for me it made the waiting for an appointment much easier (I hate waiting for things) and also it provided a lot of nuanced info! 

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  • Hey! I recently got diagnosed as an adult too and one of the things that my assessor said was really helpful was that I wrote down (almost like a diary) in the months leading up to my assessment reasons why I was seeking diagnosis and also things that I came up against in daily life that related to my autism. She said this was really helpful and made the diagnosis a smooth process, because in the end I had about 14 pages worth of info on why I think I have autism! It might be worth doing a diary or keeping notes on your phone when things come up, because for me it made the waiting for an appointment much easier (I hate waiting for things) and also it provided a lot of nuanced info! 

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