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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, A, I'm in much the same situation as you, awaiting an assessment some time next year. The wait is agony! I did find AI helpful with gathering information and organising it concisely (I tend to over write) and I've found it enlightening to delve back into my childhood and notice things that perhaps were linked. As Poetchi said, keeping a daily log is something I've started too in the hope it'll make the assessment go smoother.

    Wishing you luck with the eventual assessment

  • in reply to MilesAway80

    Sorry for not replying and I appreciate you doing so. I've put an update on a reply to the person who put that big long explanation. Hope you get sorted soon, I have my assessments end of this month so fingers crossed it all goes ok. Best of luck with everything or whatever people say! :-) A

  • in reply to alterpop

    No apology needed. Best of luck to you for the end of the month! 

  • in reply to MilesAway80

    Hi, So I just looked at my records and I was referred in August of last year and i'm getting my assessments end of this month pretty much. About 9 months. So that might give you an idea how long you may be waiting for. Hope that helps or at least gives you an expectation? I'll post on here how it goes of course and mine is through clinical partners so will be quite similar in ways I guess? Hope you hear something soon! Its crap waiting. 

    A

  • in reply to alterpop

    Thanks, I'm going with Clinical Partners too but the 12-18 month wait is daunting me a bit, so I'm really hoping it's not going to be that long! 

    Do come back on after your assessments to let us know how you are. Best of luck

     M 

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  • in reply to MilesAway80

    Hi, So I just looked at my records and I was referred in August of last year and i'm getting my assessments end of this month pretty much. About 9 months. So that might give you an idea how long you may be waiting for. Hope that helps or at least gives you an expectation? I'll post on here how it goes of course and mine is through clinical partners so will be quite similar in ways I guess? Hope you hear something soon! Its crap waiting. 

    A