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Assessment Help! - Forms/sections to be filled out by parents/carer?

PurplePenny

So I have finally been contacted for the assessment for possible asd/autism. I have my forms, 2 of them. One to be filled out by me and the other by a carer/parent. I have decided to give 1 to my mother, as she is the one who knew me best as a child. 

However, I am a bit concerned... I am worried that her answers to the questions will be influenced by my father. He is against the idea of me having autism and thinks it is a silly notion - as back in the day autism was unheard of. I was just a 'shy' child - he would say.

I am a bit worried he might influence her answers on the questionaire which might make diagnosis harder (should I have it). 

I love them both, but they have different mind sets and feel anxious about the idea of not being diagnosed because of the answers (or lack) that she might give. 

Can anyone relate to this? Can anyone share any ideas, advice or help I could use for this? Am I overthinking this? What do you all think?

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  • It shouldn't make much of a difference.The questions seek to highlight the characteristics you had during childhood, not what the informants opinion is of them. The assessor should be able to tell the difference between normal shyness and the social problems relating to ASD, so I wouldn't worry about it.

    If you photocopy the form you can get more than one person to fill it in such as a sibling, childhood friend etc. In my case I got 3 filled out by my mum, dad and wife as each had their own perspective and could contribute their own observations, the psychiatrist who conducted the assessment was grateful for this as it gave him more information to work with.

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  • It shouldn't make much of a difference.The questions seek to highlight the characteristics you had during childhood, not what the informants opinion is of them. The assessor should be able to tell the difference between normal shyness and the social problems relating to ASD, so I wouldn't worry about it.

    If you photocopy the form you can get more than one person to fill it in such as a sibling, childhood friend etc. In my case I got 3 filled out by my mum, dad and wife as each had their own perspective and could contribute their own observations, the psychiatrist who conducted the assessment was grateful for this as it gave him more information to work with.

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