Declined an assessment...

Hey guys!

I find myself here again looking for advice.

I was referred for an Ausmtism assessment back in July, was sent some forms in August... and finally heard back a few days ago saying that, although I'm "clearly struggling in some areas, [they] don't think I need an assessment at this time." Despite having sent a whole other document full of traits, that I feel point towards me being Autistic, as I couldn't fit everything on the form. Apparently my form didn't show *enough* traits...

I feel quite downhearted, and like I've been completely dismissed. I've don't a lot of reading up about Autism over this year, and I don't think I'm wrong in this.. too much of my life experiences now make sense under this lens for me to want to just let it go...

I have put in for a 2nd opinion, but my appointment isn't until mid January...

I've never had to do this before...

And I'm worried that it'll just get me nowhere again, though I'm gonna keep trying... the message my doctor sent when suggesting a 2nd opinion said about maybe looking privately... would they refer me for such for free, or do I have to pay in that case?

Has anyone else been through similar?

What did you do in the end?

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  • ive been waiting years myself.... but now i think on it more i dont think i care about getting assessed anymore.

    sure the protection could be helpful, but im pretty sure being diagnosed likely has alot of downsides anyway and im thinking with any diagnosis like this the gov could very easily one day use it to asset strip you... and thinking of that and of my opportunities i can create for myself i think now a diagnosis may run against me anyway as i realise to get by in life you need assets because money is actually without any value at all and only gets its value from assets anyway, so you need to really horde and attain a wealth of assets and investments instead of cash... but like i said, if you have any diagnosis the government can steal your assets at any time claiming they can take it all for your care or taking it whenever they decide you need a guardian lol

    so yeah, im not too bothered about it myself as i now see alot of downsides to any such diagnosis that would give the government too much control over my life and powers to steal real wealth off me.

    but yeah you can get around nhs refusal by requesting the right to choose thing, because a private diagnosis paid for by nhs wont turn you down as private never turns down business.... only free health care and socialist style public care would turn people down as theres no profit to it... and no profit for them means no reason for them to do it. its one of the failings of socialist ideas, it fails to understand humans have needs and greeds and wont just do things for nothing, even the best of people will want to gain off doing stuff for you.

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  • ive been waiting years myself.... but now i think on it more i dont think i care about getting assessed anymore.

    sure the protection could be helpful, but im pretty sure being diagnosed likely has alot of downsides anyway and im thinking with any diagnosis like this the gov could very easily one day use it to asset strip you... and thinking of that and of my opportunities i can create for myself i think now a diagnosis may run against me anyway as i realise to get by in life you need assets because money is actually without any value at all and only gets its value from assets anyway, so you need to really horde and attain a wealth of assets and investments instead of cash... but like i said, if you have any diagnosis the government can steal your assets at any time claiming they can take it all for your care or taking it whenever they decide you need a guardian lol

    so yeah, im not too bothered about it myself as i now see alot of downsides to any such diagnosis that would give the government too much control over my life and powers to steal real wealth off me.

    but yeah you can get around nhs refusal by requesting the right to choose thing, because a private diagnosis paid for by nhs wont turn you down as private never turns down business.... only free health care and socialist style public care would turn people down as theres no profit to it... and no profit for them means no reason for them to do it. its one of the failings of socialist ideas, it fails to understand humans have needs and greeds and wont just do things for nothing, even the best of people will want to gain off doing stuff for you.

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