Help with question on assesment form about family? Not sure what its asking

  • Hi,
  • There a question in the family interaction section but im not sure what its specifically asking for. Feels a bit vague but maybe its just me. Can anyone tell me what they want to know in general. 
  • Please tell us about the people in your family such as parents, siblings, spouse/partner, children, grandparents, etc?
  • Thanks. Do you think you can also mention that you think they have traits? Also my 3 year old sons teacher says they think he's autistic. Or just focus more on just the type of things you mentioned.

  • I took it to be looking for some background on what your family members are like, as in their personalities, jobs and interests. One of my grandfathers was an engineer and inventor and was rather eccentric, my dad was a rather introverted and private person, but my mum was outgoing and was very active in the community. Things along those lines.

  • This is from the psychiatry uk forms you have to complete before you are assessed. The self report form 1, where it asks questions about your childhood

  • Hi SylusDatura, 

    It can be difficult to answer vague questions like that.

    It may be helpful to know what type of assessment form this is, if you would like to share, as this can give more context to the question or we can signpost to guidance on filling out this form when we know what it is. If you do not wish to share, you could also search online for help with filling out the name of the form, for example with PIP forms there is a lot of guidance out there for how to fill in each section. 

    It may also be helpful to contact the person giving you the form and explaining the difficulties you are having with understanding the questions and if someone is able to guide you through it. This page may help with explaining autistic communication differences: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/about-autism/autism-and-communication 

    Best wishes, 

    Alice