Paying Privately for Adult Aspergers Assessment?

Again, there is a debate that needs to be had. One can't not raise concerns just because there is the off-chance you might offend some people, which I do not intend to do.

The NHS should, in my view, not turn down adults for assessment. Adults are just as worthy of getting their needs met as are children and young people. But doctors have to make decisions everyday about how they allocate resourses fairly, so that those who need support (of whatever age) get it.

People who have got by in life without any significant problems and who do not require any support, but simply want answers as to why they feel different and have certain difficulties, may well find themselves at the bottom  of the priority list for NHS diagnosis, because people who are really struggling  (often with mental health problems) are seen (quite rightly) as of higher priority.  This is a question of ethics, just as who is entitled to cosmetic surgery on the NHS is a question of ethics.

The NHS does not have infinite resources and so decisions have to be made. We could argue that the NHS needs more resources and money from the GOvernment (and I would not disagree with raising taxes on the wealthy etc), but at present the NHS is constrained and has to pool its resources. So we need to campaign for more NHS funding and resources - which would enable more adults to get assessed.

Again, there is a debate that needs to be had. One can't not raise concerns just because there is the off-chance you might offend some people, which I do not intend to do.

The NHS should, in my view, not turn down adults for assessment. Adults are just as worthy of getting their needs met as are children and young people. But doctors have to make decisions everyday about how they allocate resourses fairly, so that those who need support (of whatever age) get it.

People who have got by in life without any significant problems and who do not require any support, but simply want answers as to why they feel different and have certain difficulties, may well find themselves at the bottom  of the priority list for NHS diagnosis, because people who are really struggling  (often with mental health problems) are seen (quite rightly) as of higher priority.  This is a question of ethics, just as who is entitled to cosmetic surgery on the NHS is a question of ethics.

The NHS does not have infinite resources and so decisions have to be made. We could argue that the NHS needs more resources and money from the GOvernment (and I would not disagree with raising taxes on the wealthy etc), but at present the NHS is constrained and has to pool its resources. So we need to campaign for more NHS funding and resources - which would enable more adults to get assessed.