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autism assessment

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hi all are any adult autism diagnosis centres that would be accepted as a diagnosis by nhs.  i heard that alot of private diagnosis are not accepted by nhs, is so isnt it a waste of money

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  • Taken verbatim from the NICE guidelines for the assessment of ASD, "Diagnostic assessment, which in the UK uses ICD-10, is often within a multi-disciplinary team but at a minimum is by a qualified clinician, usually a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist or neurologist." From the document: Autism Recognition, referral, diagnosis and management of adults on the autism spectrum, National Clinical Guideline Number 142, p. 25.

    Anywhere that has clinicians with relevant qualifications and specialisations for autism diagnosis, that are registered to practice with relevant medical bodies, should be perfectly able to give you a diagnosis that is valid. The thing that is necessary is the qualification of the clinician or clinicians undertaking the assessment, not whether the money to pay for it comes from the government (NHS) or from an individual (private). 

    The vast majority of clinicians working privately also work for the NHS, discriminating between their private and NHS diagnoses would be both stupid and open to legal challenge.

    To be more precise Psychiatry UK - Google them - does both private and GP referral, NHS funded, assessments for autism.

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  • Taken verbatim from the NICE guidelines for the assessment of ASD, "Diagnostic assessment, which in the UK uses ICD-10, is often within a multi-disciplinary team but at a minimum is by a qualified clinician, usually a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist or neurologist." From the document: Autism Recognition, referral, diagnosis and management of adults on the autism spectrum, National Clinical Guideline Number 142, p. 25.

    Anywhere that has clinicians with relevant qualifications and specialisations for autism diagnosis, that are registered to practice with relevant medical bodies, should be perfectly able to give you a diagnosis that is valid. The thing that is necessary is the qualification of the clinician or clinicians undertaking the assessment, not whether the money to pay for it comes from the government (NHS) or from an individual (private). 

    The vast majority of clinicians working privately also work for the NHS, discriminating between their private and NHS diagnoses would be both stupid and open to legal challenge.

    To be more precise Psychiatry UK - Google them - does both private and GP referral, NHS funded, assessments for autism.

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