Paying Privately for Adult Aspergers Assessment?

Agreed in principle, True Colors. The reality has quite wide regional variations, and some people, even with quite marked needs, are finding it very hard to get an adult diagnosis on the NHS.

Although I got my diagnosis after about six months waiting for an appointment, it was very nearly shipwrecked because my GP referred me to a psychologist on the grounds aspergers only affects children (and I guess an adult asking for a diagnosis must be delusional - although he didn't go that far as to say so). 

Although that was seven years ago there are plentiful stories (including on the forum) of people encountering the same scepticism from GPs now. People are seeking diagnosis but coming up against delaying tactics and other obstacles.

Some parts of the country are good about diagnosis. Elsewhere there seem to be problems still to be overcome.

The thread of this discussion, though often going off the rails, was whether the original poster Yvanna should seek a private diagnosis.

Agreed in principle, True Colors. The reality has quite wide regional variations, and some people, even with quite marked needs, are finding it very hard to get an adult diagnosis on the NHS.

Although I got my diagnosis after about six months waiting for an appointment, it was very nearly shipwrecked because my GP referred me to a psychologist on the grounds aspergers only affects children (and I guess an adult asking for a diagnosis must be delusional - although he didn't go that far as to say so). 

Although that was seven years ago there are plentiful stories (including on the forum) of people encountering the same scepticism from GPs now. People are seeking diagnosis but coming up against delaying tactics and other obstacles.

Some parts of the country are good about diagnosis. Elsewhere there seem to be problems still to be overcome.

The thread of this discussion, though often going off the rails, was whether the original poster Yvanna should seek a private diagnosis.