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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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  • I went via a GP and it was only really a brief conversation where he asked why I wanted the referral, so it's helpful to prepare a list of reasons you believe you are autistic. At the end of the appointment (which was a phone call due to the whole covid thing)  he said he would make some enquiries and a couple of weeks later I received a form to fill in and send back, with an AQ10 questionnaire, and after I sent that back a few weeks later I received a letter from the specialists to book an initial consultation. That was more in depth about my background and history etc, but I think different places do the process differently.

    I've rambled on a bit, but I think the point I was trying to make was that going via the GP wasn't too bad for me. I think the process is much slower when you go via the NHS, so if waiting makes you anxious then you might have issues, but at least you're not forking out a lot of money if you can't afford to.

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  • I went via a GP and it was only really a brief conversation where he asked why I wanted the referral, so it's helpful to prepare a list of reasons you believe you are autistic. At the end of the appointment (which was a phone call due to the whole covid thing)  he said he would make some enquiries and a couple of weeks later I received a form to fill in and send back, with an AQ10 questionnaire, and after I sent that back a few weeks later I received a letter from the specialists to book an initial consultation. That was more in depth about my background and history etc, but I think different places do the process differently.

    I've rambled on a bit, but I think the point I was trying to make was that going via the GP wasn't too bad for me. I think the process is much slower when you go via the NHS, so if waiting makes you anxious then you might have issues, but at least you're not forking out a lot of money if you can't afford to.

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