Published on 12, July, 2020
I am a 37 year old and have been referred on to my local NHS autistic assessment centre by my GP. The only problem is the waiting list for assessment is 33 months. My work health insurance will not cover aspergers, so I am looking at finding one myself. I personally hate uncertainty and would like to find out as fast as possible. Is there a list of private clinics that offer multi-disciplinary assessment for GP referrals in the UK?
Obviously, if anyone knows or has experience of a place that is responsive please let me know thanks.
Good question. When I had to look, I used the Autism Directory on the NAS website which can be located here:
https://www.autism.org.uk/services/helplines/directory.aspx
I’m not sure where your based in the UK but if you use the advance settings in your search, that should help.
Thanks - I found the directory a bit confusing. There seemed to be only one diagnostic clinic in England?
Yes, I also found the NAS directory to be helpful.
https://www.autism.org.uk/directory/browse/cid=52~aid=1.aspx
It should look like this:
And you can browse by area