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Denied assessment by community mental health team

Glasvegas82

Hi, I have always suspected that I was different from every one else. I am now 38 and finally got up the courage to ask my GP for a referral for Autistic assessment. 

My GP was amazing and had no issues referring me. That was three weeks ago, today I received a letter from a Community Mental Health Team. This is what it said...

We recently received a letter from your GP with regards to a query of autism.

What is of help when we receive your referral is that we are able to call up psychiatric notes for yourself.

On detailed review of your notes there is absolutely nothing to indicate that you have autism. It would appear that you have struggled for a long time with anxiety and low mood, and you have struggled socially for some time. We are of the belief that your presentation is more in keeping with anxiety as opposed to autism.
May I wish you the best.

I am so taken a back by this, they didn’t even attempt to speak with me. Feeling hopeless. What do I do?

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  • A quick update..

    I have been in contact with a local support group which have put me in a contact with people who are in or have been in my situation. I’ve been given a lot of overwhelming information and it will take me a while to be able to process it all. 
    I’ve been told that I shouldn’t give up, for myself, I feel very rejected. It was so hard for me to approach my GP in the first place. I will go back to my GP next week and will keep you all informed.

    Thank you so much for all of the replies. I have to admit that receiving the letter has impacted my ability to function. Like I said, I feel stupid and rejected. 

  • in reply to Glasvegas82

    Let us know how you get on once you’ve digested all the information.

    I just watched ‘Spectrum Live’ from the NAS website section looking at getting diagnosed. The NAS helpline was mentioned a couple of times as somewhere to get advice on difficulties with accessing assessments. They discussed different scenarios and had questions from the audience about the diagnosis process. You might find it easier to look at the video then tackle all the overwhelming advice you been given:

    https://www.autism.org.uk/about/diagnosis/adults.aspx

    Remember you have found the right place to get advice from other people like you; people who understand your situation and can hold your hand (through cyberspace).

     Best wishes x

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  • in reply to Glasvegas82

    Let us know how you get on once you’ve digested all the information.

    I just watched ‘Spectrum Live’ from the NAS website section looking at getting diagnosed. The NAS helpline was mentioned a couple of times as somewhere to get advice on difficulties with accessing assessments. They discussed different scenarios and had questions from the audience about the diagnosis process. You might find it easier to look at the video then tackle all the overwhelming advice you been given:

    https://www.autism.org.uk/about/diagnosis/adults.aspx

    Remember you have found the right place to get advice from other people like you; people who understand your situation and can hold your hand (through cyberspace).

     Best wishes x

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