Paying Privately for Adult Aspergers Assessment?

Ah well that's me off the "borderline" cliff-hanger? Perhaps?

It is rather hypothetical - intervention in my childhood or teens would have probably consigned me to an institution. There are so many adults now whose lives have been very gravely damaged by the kinds of intervention that happened in the 60s, 70s and 80s

To get back to Yvanna's question and willowtree's, it does seem that private isn't providing unambiguous solutions.

The problem is getting effective NHS diagnosis across the country, with GPs facilitating rather than obstructing, and being properly informed, and some kind of infrastructure in place after diagnosis.

Also I would hope to see some fair play between diagnoses of those with marked difficulties for whom there will be greater access to appropriate support and diagnosis for those who can gain benefit and greater independence from diagnosis.

There have been arguments in the past about whether people should be told of their diagnosis if the cannot handle it, or should lose their diagnosis if they "get better", even though people's responses to AS can vary over a lifetime.

To get a fair system we need to avoid any kind of distinction between levels to which people are affected. The distinctions would obviously apply to need for access to support. But I do wonder about systems which define AS only by current need for support.

Also, at present, people who do not need support often have no other recourse, should they have short term needs.

I find the whole thing bewildering. I just hope some of this dialogue helped Yvanna and willowtree with their decisions.

Ah well that's me off the "borderline" cliff-hanger? Perhaps?

It is rather hypothetical - intervention in my childhood or teens would have probably consigned me to an institution. There are so many adults now whose lives have been very gravely damaged by the kinds of intervention that happened in the 60s, 70s and 80s

To get back to Yvanna's question and willowtree's, it does seem that private isn't providing unambiguous solutions.

The problem is getting effective NHS diagnosis across the country, with GPs facilitating rather than obstructing, and being properly informed, and some kind of infrastructure in place after diagnosis.

Also I would hope to see some fair play between diagnoses of those with marked difficulties for whom there will be greater access to appropriate support and diagnosis for those who can gain benefit and greater independence from diagnosis.

There have been arguments in the past about whether people should be told of their diagnosis if the cannot handle it, or should lose their diagnosis if they "get better", even though people's responses to AS can vary over a lifetime.

To get a fair system we need to avoid any kind of distinction between levels to which people are affected. The distinctions would obviously apply to need for access to support. But I do wonder about systems which define AS only by current need for support.

Also, at present, people who do not need support often have no other recourse, should they have short term needs.

I find the whole thing bewildering. I just hope some of this dialogue helped Yvanna and willowtree with their decisions.