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Autism assessment and transgender

NAS66316

Hi I'm new here 

Ive just come home from my last appointment for the autism assessment in Sheffield. I feel very down and upset, they told me they understand that I have problems and said I hage traits of autism but are not willing to diagnosise me because I'm transitioning... Well for a start me transitioning has nothing to do with autism and shouldn't be an excuse and secondly I started transitioning and have been on hormone when I was 15. I'm 19 in 4 weeks exactly I think shouldn't mean anything neither.

Is there a way to appeal or something. I feel so let down by the NHS with this issue. Peers and teachers have always wondered if I'm autistic and treat me differently because of this. I was really hoping to get more help but I guess I'll have to struggle for however long I'll put up with all this again. 

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  • Well I have my report back and it was worse than I expected. She failed to mention the reccomendation of speech and language therapy in the report so how can I even go to the GP and ask for a referral when it's not in the letter and there was no email or number to ring like she said there would

    Also the report didn't do justice with what I have been struggling with and the bullet points of wgat she said I said is completely wrong. I honestly feel like she twisted my words into something else, my mum thinks the same but she won't talk about it with me and I keep feelings to myself.

    I just feel like hurting myself I've broken things with my anger and I have a small hole in the wall for throwing my phone at it before the assessment. 

     Not sure if anyone else has had the same experience? 

  • in reply to NAS66316

    Hello NA S66316

    I am sorry to hear that your report is not what you expected.... 

    Trogluddite has kindly answered and if you have any other questions, or wanted some advice, you may like to contact our Autism Helpline team. They can provide you with information and advice on your issue. You can call them on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 3pm).Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an advisor.

    I hope this helps.


    Best wishes

    Lorraine Mod

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  • in reply to NAS66316

    Hello NA S66316

    I am sorry to hear that your report is not what you expected.... 

    Trogluddite has kindly answered and if you have any other questions, or wanted some advice, you may like to contact our Autism Helpline team. They can provide you with information and advice on your issue. You can call them on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 3pm).Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an advisor.

    I hope this helps.


    Best wishes

    Lorraine Mod

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