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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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  • Hi, I had an adult assessment last June at the age of 57, part of my assessment was using ADOS-2 testing. Mine was in person so yours maybe slightly different if done over the internet. Try not to worry, they aren’t there to catch you out, I imagine you have or will do a written questionnaire before the interview. I didn’t have an informant from childhood so quite a lot of the interview was taken up with building up a picture of my childhood.

    I understand your issues with reading, mine are similar, I normally have to read something multiple times before it makes sense. I use a lot of audiobooks but still have issues with retention.

  • in reply to Roy

    HI, Thanks for getting back to me and sorry for not replying, i'm trying to reply to everyone who bothered to reply as I think its the right thing to do! Anyways so i'm getting mine end of the month, done my questionnaires and my Dad is being my informant. He's autistic too and hopefully that should show the link etc and all that kind of thing. We joked that just watching us together for five minutes would show how we are as we can't talk we just talk over each other ha ha. Anyway thanks again and i'll post how I get on. A

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  • in reply to Roy

    HI, Thanks for getting back to me and sorry for not replying, i'm trying to reply to everyone who bothered to reply as I think its the right thing to do! Anyways so i'm getting mine end of the month, done my questionnaires and my Dad is being my informant. He's autistic too and hopefully that should show the link etc and all that kind of thing. We joked that just watching us together for five minutes would show how we are as we can't talk we just talk over each other ha ha. Anyway thanks again and i'll post how I get on. A

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