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Has anyone got a diagnosis without prior history of using mental health services?

Dara

Hi. What are your experiences with a UK adult diagnosis, did you need to have any of the 4 factors below?

I have done months of obsessive research and self-reflection and know that I'm autistic. I want a diagnosis, but having read the English guidance for GPs, I see that they will not just look at all my traits like I expected, but also whether I've had:

  1. "Problems in obtaining or sustaining employment or education.
  2. Difficulties in initiating or sustaining social relationships.
  3. Previous or current contact with mental health or learning disability services.
  4. A history of a neurodevelopment condition or mental disorder."

The thing is, 3 would have applied to me if I had sought help previously for depression, anxiety and OCD, but I never did. (I do have probs with 1 and 2, but not enough to concern a GP.) Now I'm worried that my disinclination for seeking help in the past will create a barrier now that I'm finally asking for some.

Does anyone know anything about this? 

Thanks! 

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  • I dont know you enough and if your GP will use whatever you have found on the internet

    I recommend ,,,, follow the overplan below. Read Aspergers as Autism

    1. do the online tests and see if they indicate you are autistic

    2. go to your GP and ask for an initial Autism assessment with below

    Make a list of reasons why u think u are autistic.

    include relatives in your family who are autistic or adhd or called weird/different

    and a list of occasions when u have been called weird, autistic, different

    the list should be electronic ie so you can email it to anyone who wants it.

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  • I dont know you enough and if your GP will use whatever you have found on the internet

    I recommend ,,,, follow the overplan below. Read Aspergers as Autism

    1. do the online tests and see if they indicate you are autistic

    2. go to your GP and ask for an initial Autism assessment with below

    Make a list of reasons why u think u are autistic.

    include relatives in your family who are autistic or adhd or called weird/different

    and a list of occasions when u have been called weird, autistic, different

    the list should be electronic ie so you can email it to anyone who wants it.

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