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Denied full diagnostic assessment

bee0108

Just finished my triage appointment with the BASS service and got told they wont recommend me for a full assessment as I'm functioning. I'm really distraught and I genuinely think theyre wrong but I am not sure where to go from here.

Previous post discussing wait times community.autism.org.uk/.../bass-waiting-list-times-bath-bristol

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This was the reply to the email I sent to the diagnosis centre in Devon as I am moving back this summer and this was the reply. I am unsure if I have technically been assessed as BASS stated this was a triage to see if they though I needed an assessment and was basically a repeat of the questions on their referral questionnaire 

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  • Hello bee,

    LIke Tonik, I went private.  My local NHS MH team had been letting me down for years; decades, in fact.  Private is quick, but expensive, however, if you look around prices vary a great deal

    If you want to stay with the NHS then I'm sure you have a right to a second opinion. Maybe you should discuss this with your GP. or perhaps someone on this forum can advise you, there could be a member or two here that have had second opinions.

    I don't understand why they've turned you down because you are 'functiong'. My assessment states that I am  'ASD High Functioning'.  so just how do they  define the word 'functioning' ? A bit of a mystery eh! I see Tonic is also puzzled by the word.

    Sorry i can't be more help.

    Ben

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  • Hello bee,

    LIke Tonik, I went private.  My local NHS MH team had been letting me down for years; decades, in fact.  Private is quick, but expensive, however, if you look around prices vary a great deal

    If you want to stay with the NHS then I'm sure you have a right to a second opinion. Maybe you should discuss this with your GP. or perhaps someone on this forum can advise you, there could be a member or two here that have had second opinions.

    I don't understand why they've turned you down because you are 'functiong'. My assessment states that I am  'ASD High Functioning'.  so just how do they  define the word 'functioning' ? A bit of a mystery eh! I see Tonic is also puzzled by the word.

    Sorry i can't be more help.

    Ben

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