Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello,
I'm not sure this is the right place to ask this question. My GP has agreed to refer me for an NHS diagnosis, but it has become something of a burning question for me and I'm looking into private options to reduce the wait.
Does anyone have strong opinions on which services to seek out or actively avoid? Answers that are specific to the Oxfordshire area would be especially helpful.
Many thanks,
Sam
I looked up the Oxford organisation. It sounds excellent, and the fact they try to affirm you rather than damage your self esteem sou ds good too, but it alsoserms long drawn out as well as expensive, but no more expensive than the periodontal and implant I undertook last year.
I looked at the literature for adults in the country I live in, but the negative terminology used put me off, and they were banging on about the lack of empathy thing too, which I also didn't like.
Fair enough, that's nice. I was kind of wondering if I'd get a free drink as I have mentioned her service a couple of times here! Haha, just joking as I don't live near enough to meet her for a drink, it doesn't work over video
Mine is next week with her! What do you mean about free drinks?
Hi, I’ve looked into Autism Oxford, this is a YouTube link to their assessment process.
https://youtu.be/qHVadD9WL7I
if you want progress then private is always the way to go. the nhs will likely take ages and lose your case.
Thanks for this! I've been considering Autism Oxford - they sound like a good bet
I got diagnosed at Autism Oxford- sent my pre-screening questionnaires off in December and got my diagnosis in mid-March, so just a few weeks ago. They're really informed on different presentations of autistic traits (e.g. 'female' presentation and PDA) and quite a few of the staff are neurodivergent so I felt very comfortable being assessed there. It's quite expensive, but they do offer a pre-screening assessment for £250 and they don't push you to follow up on that if you feel that's enough indication for you to self-identify as autistic, although I did end up doing the full assessment myself.