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Assessment for diagnosis waiting time

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Hi everyone, 

I am currently on the waiting list for an assessment for autism, after being referred by my GP. However, I have been told that the average waiting time for an assessment is 18 months - they confirmed I had been approved for an assessment last November, so this means that I should get an appointment in May 2023, I guess. I emailed the referral centre about a month ago, and they said that the waiting time had not changed. 

I was just wondering whether it was normal to be waiting this long for an assessment? Was going through my GP the right route to take? 

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  • Wow I'm actually impressed at that one. 18 months isn't too bad at the moment, I think the national average is 2-3 years.

    I was referred october 2020, and at the moment the estimates are for May 2023, but the first estimate I was given was February-March 2022 so it's increased by over a year since the first date I was given, to come to a total of over 30 months, and it's not improbable that it will be delayed further. I'm starting the process to get funding from my university to seek private diagnosis, because otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford it. If you can afford private go private

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  • Wow I'm actually impressed at that one. 18 months isn't too bad at the moment, I think the national average is 2-3 years.

    I was referred october 2020, and at the moment the estimates are for May 2023, but the first estimate I was given was February-March 2022 so it's increased by over a year since the first date I was given, to come to a total of over 30 months, and it's not improbable that it will be delayed further. I'm starting the process to get funding from my university to seek private diagnosis, because otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford it. If you can afford private go private

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