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Adult Diagnosis, NHS

Haumea

Hi,

I've recently visited my GP about an adult diagnosis for the first time.

He pretty just told me that the NHS no longer fund this ("too expensive") and wouldn't go any further.

Is this true? Is there anything I can do?

Thanks.

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  • Like many things in the NHS these days, the rules are a bit patchy & left to the interpretation of your doctor or the local health authority.

    I am a mid-fifties male living in Manchester & have been suffering from depression for several years. In addition to prescribing anti-depressants, my Doctor referred me for therapy (not just CBT). After a very long wait, it proved to be unhelpful for me & just left me puzzled as to how it was supposed to work, so the therapist recommended to my Doctor that I had an ASD test in order to better ascertain what treatments might be more successful.

    The assessment was outsourced (like much of the NHS these days) & consisted of three separate one hour sessions approx three months apart (I was told they were very busy). I am still waiting for the official written report, but was given a diagnosis of ASD in the final session two weeks ago.

    My doctor is excellent, being very pro-active on mental health in my area & also sits on various regional mental health committees. I am not sure whether my depression influenced his decision to fund the assessment, but I suspect he would probably have done it anyway.

    As someone who has only just received a diagnosis, I think my life would have been much easier had I known sooner, but when I was at school no-one had ever heard of Aspergers or High-Functioning Autism.

    If you can't change your Doctor's mind though, maybe you could just try changing your Doctor.

    Best of luck :)

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  • Like many things in the NHS these days, the rules are a bit patchy & left to the interpretation of your doctor or the local health authority.

    I am a mid-fifties male living in Manchester & have been suffering from depression for several years. In addition to prescribing anti-depressants, my Doctor referred me for therapy (not just CBT). After a very long wait, it proved to be unhelpful for me & just left me puzzled as to how it was supposed to work, so the therapist recommended to my Doctor that I had an ASD test in order to better ascertain what treatments might be more successful.

    The assessment was outsourced (like much of the NHS these days) & consisted of three separate one hour sessions approx three months apart (I was told they were very busy). I am still waiting for the official written report, but was given a diagnosis of ASD in the final session two weeks ago.

    My doctor is excellent, being very pro-active on mental health in my area & also sits on various regional mental health committees. I am not sure whether my depression influenced his decision to fund the assessment, but I suspect he would probably have done it anyway.

    As someone who has only just received a diagnosis, I think my life would have been much easier had I known sooner, but when I was at school no-one had ever heard of Aspergers or High-Functioning Autism.

    If you can't change your Doctor's mind though, maybe you could just try changing your Doctor.

    Best of luck :)

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