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NHS say no to adult autism diagnosis

Valgal

Hello im Val

Ive been in and out of the mental health system since the age of 19, im now 50yrs young.

Any help given to me I get so far then its all pushed away.

I struggle to explain myself to them, the words never come.

, I fail to correct them so it all leads to a false image of me to them, they get angry they dont want to help anymore.

My sister wants me to be diagnosed for Autism, she sees a lot of autism signs, she knows a lot about it as her daughter is autistic.

NHS wont help, my Dr tells me to go private, i here it can cost thousands it just seems like a dead end for me.

Lockdown has in a way been a break from the pressures of life but yet im pushed into doing things that need done that cant be avoided.

Im mentally drained, lonely and lost.

I think I just want to be heard and understood just once and accepted for who i am.

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  • I hate saying this, but have you thought of about contacting your local authority getting a needs assessment done, they cannot deny performing assessment. The assessment will result in a range of support and can help you pursue a diagnosis if their is a need.

    Once a needs assessment is complete and believe their is a need not matter how small they can help arrange or direct you to autism social events or activities for your age group, help with accessing services including benefits, arrange appropriate mental health support.

    your age isn’t an excuse for your GP to deny you an autism diagnosis in fact your age increases your need for a diagnosis as it can impact your quality of life as you get older. 

    the lack of funding isn’t an excuse and you have to put your foot down at your GP as it sounds like he has a lack of understanding or knowledge on autism to make that decision. A GP’s job is to refer and direct you to services and not gate keep you from accessing services. 

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  • I hate saying this, but have you thought of about contacting your local authority getting a needs assessment done, they cannot deny performing assessment. The assessment will result in a range of support and can help you pursue a diagnosis if their is a need.

    Once a needs assessment is complete and believe their is a need not matter how small they can help arrange or direct you to autism social events or activities for your age group, help with accessing services including benefits, arrange appropriate mental health support.

    your age isn’t an excuse for your GP to deny you an autism diagnosis in fact your age increases your need for a diagnosis as it can impact your quality of life as you get older. 

    the lack of funding isn’t an excuse and you have to put your foot down at your GP as it sounds like he has a lack of understanding or knowledge on autism to make that decision. A GP’s job is to refer and direct you to services and not gate keep you from accessing services. 

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