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Does an official diagnosis help

GreenGardener

Hi. I have been seeing a therapist for about two and a half years now. We have recently been talking about my possible autism. My therapist has said that although she can't diagnose me, my charatiristics/ things that I struggled with would probably be categorised as autism. I have done research myself  and through speaking with family members, think I am autistic.

Is going through with a proper diagnosis worth the appointment s and stress? I am conflicted, some family members are encouraging me to peruse it, others think it's enough that I know myself and can get help in other ways. 

Did getting a official autism diagnosis help other people?

Parents

  • If your GP refers you for an ASD assessed make sure you get as much information on were the referral has gone too and the status of the referral so your regular updated. My assessment took 5 years because the GP sent my referral to the wrong place then lost track of it completely. Then i had to harrass the GP to send another referral to the correct place before eventually getting assessed and diagnosed. I've heard "right to choose" is really good i eventually got assessed by psychiatry Uk which is also recognised by the GP and NHS 

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  • If your GP refers you for an ASD assessed make sure you get as much information on were the referral has gone too and the status of the referral so your regular updated. My assessment took 5 years because the GP sent my referral to the wrong place then lost track of it completely. Then i had to harrass the GP to send another referral to the correct place before eventually getting assessed and diagnosed. I've heard "right to choose" is really good i eventually got assessed by psychiatry Uk which is also recognised by the GP and NHS 

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