Published on 12, July, 2020
Just musing on this (fairly short) list, all to do with anticipating (i.e. the few weeks before):
I'm always surprised at the length of time it seems to take for a lot of people, especially those who really want to get diagnosed, for me it was 3 months from when the question was raised and I wasn't even asking for it, sometimes I wonder if that was normal?
Some people get assessed really quickly, some don’t. One of my friends was referred for assessment by his GP last week, he’s already had the interim assessment by the Mental Health team and is due to start the ASD assessment in a couple of weeks time. I’ll go with him to the assessment to be supportive if his parents can’t make it. I had a 6 month wait myself and got a verbal diagnosis the same day, which is a short wait compared to the majority. It’s not uncommon for people to wait years for an assessment and the assessment process seems so drawn out in some places!
You were lucky @Cloudy Mountains :-)
It is bad that some people have to wait for 2/3 years in some places. The services seem to get less while the need for the service increases!
I waited 3 days for my official diagnosis, but was told on the day I was. The follow-up was just to speak about the ins and outs, and signposting. I've got to say the lady that did my diagnosis was pretty comprehensive. It seems I was very lucky reading others experiences.
That's shocking having to wait that long.....