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Criteria for getting funding for diagnosis

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Hi all!

I am trying to get funding through my doctors for an autism test for myself. My doctor has warned me that this is hard to do as an adult and to include absolutely everything I can think of that may support my case for funding. 

I now feel under a lot of pressure and don't even know where to start with listing my struggles and putting forward a good case for a test! 

I wondered if anyone had any example statements from their own application for testing that they wouldn't mind sharing?

Or any key things I should include/ any tips for ensuring I am granted the funding?

Thank you so much!

Emma 

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  • they booked me a appointment pretty easy. i used the ask my GP feature, the only GP thingy that my GP uses during corona. i basically just filled in my suspicions and description, which helps because im a very descriptive writer, and he rang back asked a few questions and easy as that he told me hes booking me a assessment, dont need to tick off everything, just answer anything they ask honestly and even if you dont tick some sections they will still book you a assessment and say its a spectrum anyway so you dont have to match everything, some of the questions he asked me i guess that made him say its a spectrum and cant tick them all is asked if i can describe my emotions of which i think autistic person isnt supposed to by the tick list? i dunno, but i can describe anything when i think on it especially by text lol and one question about how you feel being hugged or something which i couldnt answer as i never really get touched or hugged but i did say id probably like it for all i know so i guess that one was a wrong answer. still yet to receive any appointment, said it may take some time and that they are pretty busy these days so may take longer than usual.

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  • they booked me a appointment pretty easy. i used the ask my GP feature, the only GP thingy that my GP uses during corona. i basically just filled in my suspicions and description, which helps because im a very descriptive writer, and he rang back asked a few questions and easy as that he told me hes booking me a assessment, dont need to tick off everything, just answer anything they ask honestly and even if you dont tick some sections they will still book you a assessment and say its a spectrum anyway so you dont have to match everything, some of the questions he asked me i guess that made him say its a spectrum and cant tick them all is asked if i can describe my emotions of which i think autistic person isnt supposed to by the tick list? i dunno, but i can describe anything when i think on it especially by text lol and one question about how you feel being hugged or something which i couldnt answer as i never really get touched or hugged but i did say id probably like it for all i know so i guess that one was a wrong answer. still yet to receive any appointment, said it may take some time and that they are pretty busy these days so may take longer than usual.

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