What happened?
For each example, describe one real occasion, including where you were and what the demand was. Collect examples from different times or places where you can.
Assessment preparation · Adults & children
Find the words for your actual experience.
It can be hard to remember examples in the moment, especially when you have spent years adapting, masking or just getting through the day. Gather examples across time and settings, then take your own words to the appointment.
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There is no “right” answer here. A useful example can describe something that went well, what it took to make it work, or a time you were unsure.
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Your preparation notes
Choose a pathway and follow six sections. At the end, save a PDF of your own answers and examples.
A helpful way to remember
Specific, honest, and in context.
What was happening inside?
Note effort, sensations, thoughts, emotions or confusion. You can say if you only recognised these later.
What helped, and what did it cost?
Include reminders, scripts, avoidance, support, recovery time and strengths. A successful outcome can still take a great deal of work.
Keep the whole picture. Include examples that do not fit your expectations, changes over time, other possible explanations, and things you cannot recall. The clinician’s role is to weigh all the evidence.
How this resource is grounded
Assessment pathways vary by service. These prompts reflect broad areas clinicians consider, including history, everyday functioning and information from more than one perspective. They do not reproduce a diagnostic interview or test.