The appointment stated very badly. There was no-one to usher me in, as there had been on a few occiasions and the entry system rang without resposne on entreins the key combination given. I had arrived 5 mins early as suggesged and it was 15 minutes later when Dr. V. appeard, unruffled to see me. It had been diffiuclt for me to find that key combination on a previous visit as it was not made a piority in ithe information given. For the neurodivergent this intial upset could be very throwing. I didn't think Dr. V. semed to take that on board, and certainly there had been no change ofter I comment on this difficulty previously to him. the interview was interesting and in depth, and allowed mutual reflection. Dr. V. was admirably open, which was cricially important to me. Overall the intervidew process has been very much geared to eliciting information from me, rather than allowing a mutual refleciton on how I am. You may think this is obvious and to be expected, but the process deeply probes our sense of identity, and allowing more reflection at the time ofnthe intervie would have felt more supportive to me. Others will have a very different response I am sure. Some of the questionaires felt inappropirate - the intervidw for ADHD suggesting a family member be used shoudl have been divided in two, one for a current parner/friend, adn one for a close relative for teh historical elements. Thsi was challenging and I felt embarrasing for my sibling to respond to. Also the key worker system was not clearly enough stresed, meanign that I ended up arranging aith soem other worker, a set of appointments. It woudl have been. eyr easy to redirecgt me to that key worker, who I had found difficult ato access, having to waiti for a call from them, rather than beign able to contact them diretly. Overall the process has been most helpful, and expectedly uncomfortable, and hepful for me in negotiating life generally, and becominign more aware of the strains on my partner. Although i have outline my frustations above, the process was smooth enough and I particularly appreciate my ADOS interview and interviws with Dr. V.