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Parent reports in adult assessment

arcade58

A topic I have not been able to find much about. Can someone paint a picture in what way parents/relatives etc are involved in adult assessments? How much does a diagnosis rely on their reports?

Parents

  • When I was diagnosed I was told by the psychiatrist that he could only give a differential diagnosis as I had no living family members/teachers etc to provide supporting information about what I was like as a kid (although I did have some old school reports that decribed me as scatty, away with the fairies, argumentative and 'not an integrated member of the class'.) My partner attended my second appointment with this psych just to give his version of what I'm like to live with (which made for some uncomfortable listening!) but which I guess was helpful in enabling the psych to build a fuller picture.

    When I googled 'differential diagnosis' I found that this just meant that it was the 'most likely' diagnosis to explain my condition rather than being a definitive diagnosis obtained through set tests. It doesn't seem to have made any difference in the grand scheme of things - I still have a dx of aspergers that gets me some extra help at college etc.

    Hope this helps

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  • When I was diagnosed I was told by the psychiatrist that he could only give a differential diagnosis as I had no living family members/teachers etc to provide supporting information about what I was like as a kid (although I did have some old school reports that decribed me as scatty, away with the fairies, argumentative and 'not an integrated member of the class'.) My partner attended my second appointment with this psych just to give his version of what I'm like to live with (which made for some uncomfortable listening!) but which I guess was helpful in enabling the psych to build a fuller picture.

    When I googled 'differential diagnosis' I found that this just meant that it was the 'most likely' diagnosis to explain my condition rather than being a definitive diagnosis obtained through set tests. It doesn't seem to have made any difference in the grand scheme of things - I still have a dx of aspergers that gets me some extra help at college etc.

    Hope this helps

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