Published on 12, July, 2020
Hey all,
Firstly, thanks for this forum and your participation, its brought me much comfort over the past few weeks. I’ve been on a journey for a couple of years, reading and exploring if I might be Autistic, and because of this forum and the positive examples many of you set, I felt confident to go ahead with an assessment. Thank you.
Secondly, I wanted to share my experience with Psychiatry UK for an ASC diagnosis. Timeline as follows:
8 Nov 2023 - Created an account and paid for a private ASC assessment
9 Nov 2023 - Received Self and Informant questionnaires and AQ-50 to complete.
15 Nov 2023 - Returned completed questionnaires and AQ-50
24 Nov 2023 - Assessment completed and diagnosed as Autistic.
Other than a couple of false starts on scheduling appointments between the 15th and 24th Nov and consultants not being available, the process was smooth and the team at Psychiatry UK were kind and caring throughout.
Been waiting since July for an appointment via right to choose,, initially told 4 months, who knows now?
If it helps I was referred under the right to choose at the end of May and had my assessment last week.