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how to get a diagnosis as an adult?

kingbill

hi i am a 35 year old man trying to get a diagnosis for aspergers . I have been to see two gps who both just fob me off the first one told me you cannot get a diagnosis as a adult .The second one just told me to get in touch with mind i have been on their website and it dosent mention aspergers. the gp put me on medication for anxiety and depression which made me rock ,twitch open my mouth as wide as it goes . I dont know what else i can do to get a diagnosis . Is there anyone who has successfully got a diagnosis as an adult if so how?

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  • HI,

    I am nearing the end of a very long road to diagnosis but largely the end has come more by luck than judgement. I have asked various GP's on several occasions to be referred for further investigation but usually they talked about a lack of funding etc.

    However I developed a heart condition last year and the anxiety I feel through my Asperger's does not help so I asked to be referred to counselling to try and work on some coping mechanisms. As luck would have it I am being seen by a consultant clinical psychologist whose job entails diagnosing people with ASD's. I am being diagnosed and referred for further testing to assertain my limitations and to then work on further methods to help me cope with life.

    I feel at long last that there is some light at the end of my particular tunnel and for once I am hopeful of things getting better.

    Thanks

    James

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  • HI,

    I am nearing the end of a very long road to diagnosis but largely the end has come more by luck than judgement. I have asked various GP's on several occasions to be referred for further investigation but usually they talked about a lack of funding etc.

    However I developed a heart condition last year and the anxiety I feel through my Asperger's does not help so I asked to be referred to counselling to try and work on some coping mechanisms. As luck would have it I am being seen by a consultant clinical psychologist whose job entails diagnosing people with ASD's. I am being diagnosed and referred for further testing to assertain my limitations and to then work on further methods to help me cope with life.

    I feel at long last that there is some light at the end of my particular tunnel and for once I am hopeful of things getting better.

    Thanks

    James

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