Published on 12, July, 2020
Obviously the cheapest option would be appealing, but I would also want to make sure any diagnosis is "official" in the eyes of my employer and I guess the NHS. I do have private medical insurance with work,but assume it wouldn't cover something I was potentially born with.
Ideally would want somewhere 1k or under. I would prefer my parents not have to attend in person as they live far from me.
Does anyone have any recommendations please? I am 33F if that matters.
I did this a few months ago with one of the companies listed on the NAS website. The practitioners also work for the NHS and listed all the criteria and assessment types they perform. I had done a lot of research and they seemed very thorough.
They did an initial assessment that was basically a two hour interview and charged £250 for that. The purpose of this was to save me the cost of a full assessment if was readily apparent I wasn’t autistic.
After that was completed I proceeded to the full assessment over three days at a further cost of £1850, so a total cost of £2100.
I am confident from my research that they were very thorough and it was also further comfort that they were listed on the NAS website.
Did they pass on your diagnosis to your GP?
Yes they did