I am F, 40s and was diagnosed last summer. In my area you can self refer, but I did talk to my GP as well. I ended up going private as the NHS waiting list was 2 years. The process then was very quick, just a month from referral to diagnosis with Aspergers.
I am glad I did it, I still struggle with things, bit at least now i know a bit better what I am struggling with!
I found the book "Nerdy Shy and Socially Inappropriate" by Cynthia Kim very helpful in the "am I autistic" pre-deciding to seek diagnosis phase.
Thank you so much for the help. I am considering for several reasons but how does it work through private? Is it very expensive? Thanks and will check out the articles.
In my area the same people do both the NHS and private diagnoses, and you self refer in the same way. Mine cost £800. It would seem from the experiences of others on here the price can vary quite a bit - over £1000 does seem to be quite common.
I am very fortunate in that I could afford to pay. It suited me that the process was then quick - again, experiences vary of the actual process. Mine was a few questionnaires in advance then a single half day appt with a clinical psychologist. Others report having a series of appts over a period of weeks or more.
The website is great and I so review lots of things in myself. With differences of course. It seems though there s still a lot to do in this field and i m not going to spend all that money for it but thanks for the help as it gave me another option: self evaluation, something i m quite good at! Thanks
The website is great and I so review lots of things in myself. With differences of course. It seems though there s still a lot to do in this field and i m not going to spend all that money for it but thanks for the help as it gave me another option: self evaluation, something i m quite good at! Thanks
