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Diagnostic Assessment without childhood caregivers

forget_me_not48

Hello,

I just wanted to know a range of experiences from those of you who are late to discover they may have autism or late diagnosed who didn’t have childhood caregivers during the assessment.

Both my parents passed away (I’m almost 50 now) and there are no other family who can validate my childhood behavior.

wondered if the lack of childhood information affected a positive diagnosis for people? I have lots of examples to tell them and some school reports but that’s it. It’s not a great thought really that no parents around = more difficult diagnosis. 

thank you Pray tone2 

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  • in reply to forget_me_not48

    I had a very long form to fill in at the beginning when I joined the waiting list. Then just a couple of weeks ago, many more questions to answer on a form. I have the asssessment via a teams meeting and apparently it is related to ADOS assessment. I get regular messages asking me to answer a couple of questions on my current mental health. 

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