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How long can it take to get an Adult diagnosis in London? What kind of help will a diagnosis be to me? What support can I get?

Kat

My psychiatrist sent a letter to my GP saying how urgent it is that I get an ASD diagnosis. How long do you think it will take? Do you think my psychiatrist's letter will speed up the process? I am an 18 year old female. What kind of help will a diagnosis be? What kind of support will I get? I have great difficulty with change and missed many years of school because of this. I want to do my a level exams but every time I tried I didn't go last minute because the anxiety was too overwhelming. My life is ruined. What kind of therapy can I get to help force myself to adjust to a normal life? Please respond. I am so desperate. I really need help.

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  • There are often a lot of posts like yours, it doesn’t mean yours isn’t valid. If you have the money for a private assessment, then you are looking at between £1500 to £1800, cheaper for online assessment. The NHS waiting list is about 2-3 years. You can ask for “A right to choose” from your provider. The NHS will fund a private provider which will be quicker. To be honest all the private providers have waiting lists now. Unfortunately you are now an adult, so you might not even get any follow on care.

    Thats the harsh reality, sorry if I sound blunt. Spend time now looking into autism and see how you can start to piece it all together and work out how you are different. It’s not a sprint, look at as more of a marathon. You will soon start to see why certain things affect you so much and hopefully see how to start to manage them.

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  • There are often a lot of posts like yours, it doesn’t mean yours isn’t valid. If you have the money for a private assessment, then you are looking at between £1500 to £1800, cheaper for online assessment. The NHS waiting list is about 2-3 years. You can ask for “A right to choose” from your provider. The NHS will fund a private provider which will be quicker. To be honest all the private providers have waiting lists now. Unfortunately you are now an adult, so you might not even get any follow on care.

    Thats the harsh reality, sorry if I sound blunt. Spend time now looking into autism and see how you can start to piece it all together and work out how you are different. It’s not a sprint, look at as more of a marathon. You will soon start to see why certain things affect you so much and hopefully see how to start to manage them.

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