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Oakley

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  1. My 28 year old son has just had his diagnosis. His first appointment was in August and I went along with him purely to help him find where he had to go only to find that I was made more than welcome to attend the appointment too as it is very useful for the specialist to hear the views of someone who has known the person being assessed for a long time. After the first session (I think it was one and a half hours) we were both given long forms to fill in, in which we each gave our versions of how my son coped in certain situations, how be got on at school, etc., etc. We then had to post the forms back and after they had been studied we were both invited back for a two hour chat to discuss what we'd written. It transpired we saw a lot of things quite differently and we both got to hear each other's points of view which proved very helpful. In fact we had so much to say we only got through half the forms that day and had to go back for another two hour session. After that, all the detailed findings were put in a long report and we were invited back for one last two hour session to go through the report with the specialist and hear her verdict ... yes my son has AS. We found the whole assessment a very positive experience, as both of us got a lot off our chests, and understand each other a lot better now.
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