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Diagnosis (Female) who doesn't want to go to GP!

NAS71694

Hi, 

I am a 32 year old female who is seeking a diagnosis. I looked into it a couple of years back and found that there were only 2 routes to a diagnosis,

1. Go via your GP

2. Pay a silly amount of money to be referred to an autism specialist

Has anyone else had an issue with these? I am filled with anxiety just thinking about the whole process via the GP and the diagnostic assessment. So much intrusion and involving other people. 

Surely there is a better way to approach getting a diagnosis *I hope*!

I'd be interested in hearing from other people who have felt the same, especially if there is an alternative?

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  • if you can afford a specialist - i'd go for the specialist. it depends on the amount of scratch, i guess, but you referred to a silly amount....  here in the usa, the only folk who understand autism, with its accompanying issues, are specialists. 

     depending on how much trouble you've had in your life, you might fork over the dough. there's always just kind of trying different doctors, etc --- holding off on forking over big scratch. that's reasonable --- i'm at the point where i've managed to get payment for specialists, but that is hard to find. now, i may fork over for some sensory sensitivity specialists, although i'm doing my own research also. there's a ton of info on the web. it's a LOT, and the culling the people you want from the rest touches off my sensitivities, to a large or medium extent.

    all a gp can do, here in the usa, is fork you over to a specialist. personally, it's better to search for your own specialists. gp's won't know who is good and who aint. but it may be worth a try.

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  • if you can afford a specialist - i'd go for the specialist. it depends on the amount of scratch, i guess, but you referred to a silly amount....  here in the usa, the only folk who understand autism, with its accompanying issues, are specialists. 

     depending on how much trouble you've had in your life, you might fork over the dough. there's always just kind of trying different doctors, etc --- holding off on forking over big scratch. that's reasonable --- i'm at the point where i've managed to get payment for specialists, but that is hard to find. now, i may fork over for some sensory sensitivity specialists, although i'm doing my own research also. there's a ton of info on the web. it's a LOT, and the culling the people you want from the rest touches off my sensitivities, to a large or medium extent.

    all a gp can do, here in the usa, is fork you over to a specialist. personally, it's better to search for your own specialists. gp's won't know who is good and who aint. but it may be worth a try.

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