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Awaiting assessment

Ffion

Hey guys, my names ffion and I’m 21. I was referred to get a autism assessment by my GP but I’m still waiting. It’s been probably over 6 months now and I just feel like I’m in a limbo. Whenever I speak to people about possibly having autism they kind of dismiss it and I feel like because I haven’t had my assessment yet people don’t seem to empathise with my struggles. Just wondering if anyone else is in the same situation as me and advise from people who have had their assessment. 
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  • I had my assessment about a month after booking it, I had a private diagnosis as I was fortunate enough to be able to afford it, and it seemed like an eternity. I imagine that no one in charge of NHS funding realises the distress and damage that prolonged waiting for assessment has on autistic people. In the month I waited, I did every autism test available, which all gave results in the autism spectrum, which helped a little.

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  • I had my assessment about a month after booking it, I had a private diagnosis as I was fortunate enough to be able to afford it, and it seemed like an eternity. I imagine that no one in charge of NHS funding realises the distress and damage that prolonged waiting for assessment has on autistic people. In the month I waited, I did every autism test available, which all gave results in the autism spectrum, which helped a little.

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