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Diagnosis when housebound?

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Hi,

  New to here. I think I may have autism, but I don’t know how to proceed in order to undergo assessment. I’m housebound with physical illness and I do not have a good relationship with my GP. What are my options in this case? Should I look to a private medical assessment that might do home visits? And if so, and if it is found that I do have autism, how would that reflect on my NHS record?

Thanks in advance,

Helen

  • First, have you done an AQ test?  This will give an indication as to whether you may be autistic.

    NHS takes up to 2 years or more so if you can afford it, the private route is far quicker, sometimes only a month. 

    The psychologist who assessed an diagnosed me was willing to do the assessment at home if I had wanted. 

    If you had a private diagnosis at home it should not impact on NHS.  Provided it was properly done and you had the paperwork you would just forward this to your gp.  

    The commonly put across idea that a private diagnosis is not acceptable to the NHS is a bit of an urban myth. However GPs frequently are quite ignorant of autism, at least in the practice of my gp. They should put the diagnosis on your record but you will probably find you have to tell them at each visit. 

  • Hi and welcome. Im not sure but if you ring the NAS helpline they may be able to help.