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Jellybean
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31 Oct 2012, 7:49 am

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Interviews with parents aren't even always helpful because they may not remember either or lie to try to make their kid seem better than they really were, especially if they are in denial.

Sometimes when I ask my mother things about my childhood she says she doesn't remember.


Same with my parents! My Mum had severe postnatal depression after giving birth to me, then didn't have enough time to recover before having ANOTHER baby (my little bro) and she had postnatal depression with him as well! She also developed a severe balance disorder (Meniere's disease) around the same time so I hardly blame her that she can't remember a lot of my early years! My baby videos were more helpful because they showed that I spent most of my time alone, ignored my name or attempts to get my attention, played oddly, didn't interact with other children etc.

My Dad's the one in denial! Just the mere thought that something could be 'wrong' with me sent him into one of those 'Well it didn't come from MY side of the family!' rants... Interestingly enough, no, my AS didn't come from his side... but the ADHD and dyspraxia, no doubts there!


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31 Oct 2012, 3:54 pm

This is one of the many obstacles people often face when trying to get an official diagnosis.


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31 Oct 2012, 3:58 pm

Couldn't do that as my mother is deceased and father is dead to me.

Plus i recently found out that they refused to have me tested as a child.



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31 Oct 2012, 9:28 pm

I'm older, but I was diagnosed without my parents being involved.



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31 Oct 2012, 9:28 pm

I'm older, but I was diagnosed without my parents being involved.



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01 Nov 2012, 4:46 am

JRR wrote:
I'm older, but I was diagnosed without my parents being involved.


Could you give me tips on how to convince the psychiatrist that I need to be tested? I am not sure if they will take me seriously since I am coming up with this now when this should have come out when I was a kid.


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01 Nov 2012, 4:01 pm

My parents reminisce quite a lot about my younger quirks. Things like not talking until at least 3, being called into the school to see the head because I never played with the others kids at break-times but went to the library to read astronomy books, how I would watch the mileometer tick over for an entire 6 hour car journey without a break, only eating my food one at a time in a certain order, listing car number plates, mental arithmetic skills etc. etc.

I would however have no chance of taking them to any potential diagnoses though, too old and wouldn't want them to know anyway, as I think they did a wonderful job and might not take it very well. Would stories be enough?



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01 Nov 2012, 4:24 pm

btbnnyr wrote:
My mother was a verry merry berry important part of my diagnostic evaluation, because she knew many many many details about my childhood that I did not know. Also, she had a different perspective on my behaviors, all of which I thought were purrrfurrrtly normal at all times, but she had considered them bizarro throughout my life. Also, she knew the timeline of my developmental milestones, and this was information that I could not have known myself.


That was also the case with me, if it weren't for my parents being interviewed, I probably wouldn't have been diagnosed. After all, they remembered more about milestones and childhood behaviors than I did, which really helped.