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Advice for Referral/Assessment?

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I am currently looking into getting a diagnosis for autism through my GP. I spoke to them over the phone about two weeks ago and they sent over an ASQ for me to fill in - I got 47/50. GP will be referring me, but warned it will probably be a 2-3 year wait for a diagnosis through the NHS. Unfortunately, I need this diagnosis sooner to access support from my university. GP suggested going privately, but I can't afford this. He then shared that some private clinics will charge the NHS instead, so I effectively do not have to pay for assessment etc. However, he could not tell me of any clinics that do this and told me to look this up online/ring around. 

So far, I'm not finding anything useful about this, only really finding information for children. Could be overthinking it, but I am really nervous about phoning up clinics to ask if they offer this service. Does anyone here have any experience of these clinics? Is there any other way to receive a diagnosis quicker? I'm finding my course rather difficult, but cannot access the support I need through the Disability services without proof of an actual diagnosis. Have tried to get funding from my university, but they will not pay for the full amount and I simply can't afford to top up the bill.

Also, any advice from females in academia experiencing autism would be wonderful.

Sorry if my questions have already been answered. I am new to this website and am finding it difficult to find the answers I am looking for. Many thanks. 

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  • Do the disability team at the University know of any clinics? Can they make some phone calls for you if you don’t feel able to? Or have you tried googling for clinics? They may have online enquiry forms or social media pages you can have a look at. Also try looking for local autism charities , my county has one which works with autistic adults as well as kids

  • in reply to GuybrushThreepwood

    Good idea re. going through the disability team. I'm still waiting to hear back from them, as a lecturer reached out to them for me, but will ask once I get through. I have tried Googling clinics, but most results aren't overly helpful. I didn't think about online chat boxes etc., will try that instead of phoning. Thank you very much! 

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  • in reply to GuybrushThreepwood

    Good idea re. going through the disability team. I'm still waiting to hear back from them, as a lecturer reached out to them for me, but will ask once I get through. I have tried Googling clinics, but most results aren't overly helpful. I didn't think about online chat boxes etc., will try that instead of phoning. Thank you very much! 

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