Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi All
This is my first post. My nephew is on the ASD pathway and the most recent letter is that there is still a 2-3 year wait. He attempted his life last week and fortunately is physically ok. As he turns 18 soon, he has been left with zero support. I cannot seem to get a clear answer on if we should explore a private diagnosis. I've spoken to the Community Paedrtric team today who have confirmed that he will remain on the list he is on despite his age, and a suicide attempt is not grounds for pushing further up the list, that they cannot advise on private diagnosis, and do not have an NHS approved list of practitioners, and that any mediation required as a result of a private diagnosis would have to be paid for privately (i.e. no NHS prescriptions).
It's an absolute minefield to navigate and I feel hopeless in being able to support my family.
Any advice very welcome.
Thankyou
Hi
We received my 17 year old daughter's private diagnosis this week, the cost was £1500 for a single assessment (ASD or ADHD) or £2200 for a combined assessment. We opted for combined, and the process took around 8 months total. The company was called RTN mental health. Both school and GP are happy to work from this diagnosis, in fact our GP recommended we went private to speed things up. He said he hates that this is the situation, but going private can knock 4 years off the wait time.
Good luck x