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Waiting for an autism assessment

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After recently reading a lot about autism for my job I found I could relate to a lot of the information I found and went to see my GP about it. I have been referred for an autism assessment at the age of 31 and I’m really struggling, especially as I’ve been told the wait could be up to 2 years on NHS. Has anyone else had an assessment recently, how long did you have to wait? Also looking for advice on how to cope as feeling very overwhelmed at the moment. 

Any advice would be really appreciated. 

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  • I think waiting times vary quite a lot, my mum recently got a phone call from a place she had phoned a few months ago to say that I could get started with the assessment process shortly. I am not sure when she first got in touch with them but I would probably say January or February, which would make it 6-7 months for me. Word of caution though, I am unaware but this place might be private so my parents might be paying for me to be seen quicker I am not sure. 

    As far as advice for coping I found it quite helpful on this website to look at the details about the assessment (the types of test they will do etc.) I think I am a lot less worried now than I was a few months ago about being assessed as I sort of know what to expect. I also took some online quizzes such as the Aspie test but they are obviously not a substitute for diagnosis and I just found it interesting to see roughly what my traits were like (I'll attach a screenshot of the score I got on the test as an example.)


    I don't have the info they give you after taking the test but I think I scored 160/200 for Aspie traits and 40/200 for Neurotypical or something along those lines. The website is quite cool as you can go and look at a bunch of studies on the various traits the test is looking for.

  • in reply to James H

    Thank you all for your advice and sharing  how long you have had to wait for assessments. 

    Today I received letter from the diagnostic service saying I am on the waiting list and some forms to fill in and send back to them. 

    I think one of the biggest things for me is the waiting and uncertainty. 

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  • in reply to James H

    Thank you all for your advice and sharing  how long you have had to wait for assessments. 

    Today I received letter from the diagnostic service saying I am on the waiting list and some forms to fill in and send back to them. 

    I think one of the biggest things for me is the waiting and uncertainty. 

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