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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 went to the GP in 2019, and was diagnosed a few weeks ago. So about a 3 year wait for me. Not sure if Covid had an impact on that. To be honest, I didn't find that wait as frustrating as it may sound. It was almost as if I was able to use that time to come to terms with being autistic, and prepare for a diagnosis, before I got an official diagnosis. I don't really have advice as such, but your life continues, you can get to understand yourself better, without a formal diagnosis.  

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  • I went to the GP in 2019, and was diagnosed a few weeks ago. So about a 3 year wait for me. Not sure if Covid had an impact on that. To be honest, I didn't find that wait as frustrating as it may sound. It was almost as if I was able to use that time to come to terms with being autistic, and prepare for a diagnosis, before I got an official diagnosis. I don't really have advice as such, but your life continues, you can get to understand yourself better, without a formal diagnosis.  

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