Autism diagnosis test places.

In addition to comments below, it would be advisable to ask if the assessment would be completed by a multidisciplinary team. NICE guidelines specify this. 

In addition to comments below, it would be advisable to ask if the assessment would be completed by a multidisciplinary team. NICE guidelines specify this. 

This isn’t a hard rule, it states where available. Usually children get this or any other NHS assessment (if you don’t retire before you get seen). NHS is based around MDT.  

A single experienced consultant psychiatrist (or clinical psychologist) who:

• is trained in adult autism
• uses DSM-5 / ICD-11
• takes a detailed developmental history
• uses validated tools (AQ, RAADS-R, etc.)
• gathers informant input
• rules out differential diagnoses
• documents impairment and reasoning

this is sufficient, valid, fits NICE criteria and is 99% of private assessments. Mine was done by a leading psychiatrist in the field at NHS South London and Maudsley which are also home to some of the top consultants in the world, but also sees people privately. It was accepted by my GP and is my medical record. I don’t want people thinking if it’s not MDT led then it’s invalid as that’s not the case. Your comment infers that, at least that’s what I taken from it. 

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