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Adult Autism Diagnosis: NHS Wait times

NAS95383
1 month ago

Hi all! I was referred by my NHS GP for an autism diagnosis and subsequently passed autism screening. Since then, I was told by administrators that I will have to wait "several years" for an assessment via the Oxfordshire Adult Autism Diagnostic and Support Service. Now I'm not sure if I should exercise my Right to Choose in order to see if I can get an assessment sooner (within a more reasonable time frame of 12-24 months). Does anyone happen to have any advice regarding NHS wait times and Right to Choose? Thank you so much in advance, it would be great to have more certainty with my diagnosis (though I recognise that many others are in the same position as me)!

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  • 1 month ago

    I waited 20 months for my autism assessment. I did not want to wait the same length of time for my ADHD assessment, so my GP recommended the Right to Choose pathway. From referral to diagnostic report, it took 4 months. I appreciate that this is very unusual and that waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessments are still depressingly long.

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  • 1 month ago

    I waited 20 months for my autism assessment. I did not want to wait the same length of time for my ADHD assessment, so my GP recommended the Right to Choose pathway. From referral to diagnostic report, it took 4 months. I appreciate that this is very unusual and that waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessments are still depressingly long.

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