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Adult Asperger's Help

urspecial

I've noticed for quite a while that there is real discontent by the lack of provision from NAS and like.

I thought this charity I have come across, based in Northampton, may be useful for someone on here. It is also looking from around the end of this year to start offering an adults' diagnostic serivce provided by an experianced GP

https://www.actionforaspergers.org/ 

 

They also offer other services (e.g. counsellors) and family services etc.

 

I know this won't solve everything but hope it goes some way to help someone in need.

 

urspecial

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  • Just checked out their website, it's a little confusing.  The founder, Elaine Nicholson has these qualifications: MA Autism, PGC Asperger’s Syndrome, Cert (Merit) Counselling, Diploma in Management Studies so has relevant qualifications but is not actually a clinical psychologist/psychiatrist and therefore cannot (unless I have misunderstood) legally diagnose ASCs.

    She says on the Diagnostic Service page:

    "One of our supporters is a family GP and an approved ADI-R diagnostician." (ADI-R is the parental questionnaire)

    "An initial assessment conducted by Elaine Nicholson, followed by a meeting on a separate date for the purposes of diagnosing, is the usual procedure and will take place at Action for Asperger’s base in Oundle, Northamptonshire."

    But on her About the Founder page she then says:

    "...please note that it is our expert opinion that a diagnosis is something that is undertaken by a qualified Clinical Doctor or Clinical Psychologist with a special interest/added qualification in autism/Asperger’s.  A diagnosis by anyone else can only be considered as an ‘assessment’. Such an ‘assessment’ will not stand up in a court of law necessarily and neither will it enable you to qualify for Disability Living Allowance, Educational Statement or similar if that is what you are seeking."

    So anyone wishing to use their diagnostic service should check that it would be recognised as a valid diagnosis.

    Elaine seems more than qualified for counselling someone with AS, I'm not 100% sure about the diagnostic stuff though.

    I had a non-clinical assessment before I had my clinical one, and the person who did the non-clinical one had similar qualifications to Elaine, she had an MA in autism and other qualifications, but she told me that legally she cannot call it a diagnosis (even though she used the AAA) because she was not a clinical psychologist/psychiatrist.

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  • Just checked out their website, it's a little confusing.  The founder, Elaine Nicholson has these qualifications: MA Autism, PGC Asperger’s Syndrome, Cert (Merit) Counselling, Diploma in Management Studies so has relevant qualifications but is not actually a clinical psychologist/psychiatrist and therefore cannot (unless I have misunderstood) legally diagnose ASCs.

    She says on the Diagnostic Service page:

    "One of our supporters is a family GP and an approved ADI-R diagnostician." (ADI-R is the parental questionnaire)

    "An initial assessment conducted by Elaine Nicholson, followed by a meeting on a separate date for the purposes of diagnosing, is the usual procedure and will take place at Action for Asperger’s base in Oundle, Northamptonshire."

    But on her About the Founder page she then says:

    "...please note that it is our expert opinion that a diagnosis is something that is undertaken by a qualified Clinical Doctor or Clinical Psychologist with a special interest/added qualification in autism/Asperger’s.  A diagnosis by anyone else can only be considered as an ‘assessment’. Such an ‘assessment’ will not stand up in a court of law necessarily and neither will it enable you to qualify for Disability Living Allowance, Educational Statement or similar if that is what you are seeking."

    So anyone wishing to use their diagnostic service should check that it would be recognised as a valid diagnosis.

    Elaine seems more than qualified for counselling someone with AS, I'm not 100% sure about the diagnostic stuff though.

    I had a non-clinical assessment before I had my clinical one, and the person who did the non-clinical one had similar qualifications to Elaine, she had an MA in autism and other qualifications, but she told me that legally she cannot call it a diagnosis (even though she used the AAA) because she was not a clinical psychologist/psychiatrist.

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