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Recommendations for private autism assessments needed please!

NAS83120

Hi All,

I am a 27 year old female who is displaying some traits of adult autism. My GP has referred me to a local service but i don't wan't to wait so long and I have the means to go private.

Please can you recommend any private assessment providers (either online or in London)?

So far I have looked at Avenue Therapies, Autism Unravelled, Psychaitry UK and RTN mental health solutions. Anyone have any experience of these providers?

From what I have read, a "good" assesment would include:

  • Initial questionnaire
  • Interview with me
  • Interview with family member
  • DISCO/ADOS-2 assesment tool use
  • Consulting GP or other medical professionals
  • Feedback, recommendations and formal report

Please can you let me know if there is anything else I should be checking for before agreeing to an assessment?

Thank you!

Parents

  • Hi,

    The only private service I know of that operates online is The Adult Autism Practice - https://www.adultautism.ie they’re an Irish service but operate online and so serve anyone in GB, and are recognised by the NHS. All of my dealings with the referral process so far have been excellent, very thoughtful and considerate, and clear communication throughout. But I haven’t had my assessment yet so can’t speak to that. 


    They do have a lot of information on their assessment process on their website, but I know that they do not use the ADOS as that was one of the reasons I initially opted to use them. The ADOS was developed to be used with children and isn’t really appropriate to be used with adults, especially adults who have gone undiagnosed and so are likely masking. So if you can I would definitely recommend steering clear of any service who does complete the ADOS with adults, for a better assessment experience. And the waiting list at the Adult Autism Practice is 4-5 months at the moment.

    And thanks for the information on Psychiatry UK, I hadn’t heard of them. I’m 31 and I’m on the waiting list with the Adult Autism Practice. I had saved up for it but now my puppy needs surgery so I’m probably going to have to cancel that if my justgiving page doesn’t cover the surgery and try to go through the NHS again. I’ve been so disappointed as I assumed that meant going back onto a waiting list that’s minimum 18 months but this gives me another option to look in to which is so brilliant, so thank you so much for that! 

    I hope the information on the Adult Autism Practice helps and you find the right option for you soon! Oh and if you’re not already, my big tip would be to go on Tik Tok, you and the Autism community will find each other very quickly and it has been so helpful to me to finally see other people who are like me.

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  • Hi,

    The only private service I know of that operates online is The Adult Autism Practice - https://www.adultautism.ie they’re an Irish service but operate online and so serve anyone in GB, and are recognised by the NHS. All of my dealings with the referral process so far have been excellent, very thoughtful and considerate, and clear communication throughout. But I haven’t had my assessment yet so can’t speak to that. 


    They do have a lot of information on their assessment process on their website, but I know that they do not use the ADOS as that was one of the reasons I initially opted to use them. The ADOS was developed to be used with children and isn’t really appropriate to be used with adults, especially adults who have gone undiagnosed and so are likely masking. So if you can I would definitely recommend steering clear of any service who does complete the ADOS with adults, for a better assessment experience. And the waiting list at the Adult Autism Practice is 4-5 months at the moment.

    And thanks for the information on Psychiatry UK, I hadn’t heard of them. I’m 31 and I’m on the waiting list with the Adult Autism Practice. I had saved up for it but now my puppy needs surgery so I’m probably going to have to cancel that if my justgiving page doesn’t cover the surgery and try to go through the NHS again. I’ve been so disappointed as I assumed that meant going back onto a waiting list that’s minimum 18 months but this gives me another option to look in to which is so brilliant, so thank you so much for that! 

    I hope the information on the Adult Autism Practice helps and you find the right option for you soon! Oh and if you’re not already, my big tip would be to go on Tik Tok, you and the Autism community will find each other very quickly and it has been so helpful to me to finally see other people who are like me.

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