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Paying Privately for Adult Aspergers Assessment?

ice lolly

Hello all,

I am thinking of paying privately for an adult Aspergers assessment (for myself) so that I don't have to wait for my GP to refer me, and was wondering if anyone had any experience of doing this ...

Thanks!

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    Hope said:
    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.

    It may seem to others that people seeking a diagnosis have got through life without any significant problems but  awareness of the fact that they are 'different' from others, coupled with a desire to 'be like everyone else' can cause immense problems including (among other physical problems) stress, anxiety and depression and a diagnosis does bring an enormous sense of relief.

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    Hope said:
    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.

    It may seem to others that people seeking a diagnosis have got through life without any significant problems but  awareness of the fact that they are 'different' from others, coupled with a desire to 'be like everyone else' can cause immense problems including (among other physical problems) stress, anxiety and depression and a diagnosis does bring an enormous sense of relief.

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