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!
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!
I also agree with a lot of you on here and especially around so many of the difficulties you had/still have are similar to mine.
The issue with lunch and wanting to hide in the library is soo me when I was at school.
Congrats Hope on your degree, I hope you enjoyed it.
I'm about to start Uni at 19 this Sept, grades permitting 
.
I understand what you'll are saying regarding CMHTs. I'm in a NHS youth mental health service (OCD) but I also have Childhood Autism (Diagnoised at 16 in CAMHS).
I am sooo dreading the local CMHTs, including the one my dad is in, as they really don't understand, to the level required or if any about Autism.
This is why I'm hoping to join the local Autism Strategic Board Partnership (including their transition sub team 
) to fix the local issues with NHS and council (Local Authority) funding, adult diagnosing etc issues.
By the way, if the Care and Support Bill proposed by the Government is made law then it will be great as means care is personalised to the individual and is written in law. Chew that Social Services.
BUT funding is the usual issues unless the Gov fork out more money for this desperatly underfunded area.
Also does anyone have experiance of mental health support workers like Support Time and Recovery Workers or others as Social Services are funding them to support me in the home with independant living skills.
This would be great but the person I have doesn't really understand ASD and the service is rubbish - tick boxing - not flexable to REALLY meet an individual's needs.
.
urspecial.
I also agree with a lot of you on here and especially around so many of the difficulties you had/still have are similar to mine.
The issue with lunch and wanting to hide in the library is soo me when I was at school.
Congrats Hope on your degree, I hope you enjoyed it.
I'm about to start Uni at 19 this Sept, grades permitting .
I understand what you'll are saying regarding CMHTs. I'm in a NHS youth mental health service (OCD) but I also have Childhood Autism (Diagnoised at 16 in CAMHS).
I am sooo dreading the local CMHTs, including the one my dad is in, as they really don't understand, to the level required or if any about Autism.
This is why I'm hoping to join the local Autism Strategic Board Partnership (including their transition sub team ) to fix the local issues with NHS and council (Local Authority) funding, adult diagnosing etc issues.
By the way, if the Care and Support Bill proposed by the Government is made law then it will be great as means care is personalised to the individual and is written in law. Chew that Social Services.
BUT funding is the usual issues unless the Gov fork out more money for this desperatly underfunded area.
Also does anyone have experiance of mental health support workers like Support Time and Recovery Workers or others as Social Services are funding them to support me in the home with independant living skills.
This would be great but the person I have doesn't really understand ASD and the service is rubbish - tick boxing - not flexable to REALLY meet an individual's needs.
.
urspecial.
