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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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  • Hello all

    Thanks for your comments and opinions.

    Shortly after posting the original post I went ahead and obtained private diagnosis.  I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post the name of the Psychologist as it might be seen as an advertisement, but it was a really great experience - very therapeutic and insightful, and I have learned a lot since by following up on recommended reading.

    Someone on the thread made the good point that there is a difference between people who just want the information for explanatory purposes and those who actually require help from the system.  I was in the former category so NHS recognition doesn't bother me.

    One point that didn't emerge from the thread is that a lot of people actually prefer private diagnosis because you retain full control over future disclosure.  I can choose non-disclosure to future employers if I want, safe in the knowledge that they can't discover it through my medical records.  The Psychologist who diagnosed me said a lot of people go private for that very reason, to keep the information out of the 'system'.

    Anyway, thanks again everyone.  I'm glad I got my DX and would encourage any of you thinking about it to go for it.

     

     

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  • Hello all

    Thanks for your comments and opinions.

    Shortly after posting the original post I went ahead and obtained private diagnosis.  I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post the name of the Psychologist as it might be seen as an advertisement, but it was a really great experience - very therapeutic and insightful, and I have learned a lot since by following up on recommended reading.

    Someone on the thread made the good point that there is a difference between people who just want the information for explanatory purposes and those who actually require help from the system.  I was in the former category so NHS recognition doesn't bother me.

    One point that didn't emerge from the thread is that a lot of people actually prefer private diagnosis because you retain full control over future disclosure.  I can choose non-disclosure to future employers if I want, safe in the knowledge that they can't discover it through my medical records.  The Psychologist who diagnosed me said a lot of people go private for that very reason, to keep the information out of the 'system'.

    Anyway, thanks again everyone.  I'm glad I got my DX and would encourage any of you thinking about it to go for it.

     

     

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