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Hello,

I'm 30 years old and have been struggling significantly with my mental health for nearly 2 years.

After being hospitalised 3 times last year I am now working with a psychologist at my CMHT on a weekly basis. The psychiatrist has asked him to consider underlying issues as my depression/anxiety do not seem to improve, but are very reactive to current circumstances.

Four weeks ago he referred me for an ASD assessment, suspecting that as my problems go back as long as I can remember that I may have High Functioning Autism (Aspergers).

However, I have since heard that the funding has been removed for adult assessment.

What do I do now?

I can't find any info online about who to be asked to be referred to now. If I can't be assessed on NHS,  how do I go about getting a private assessment?

Thanks for reading.

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  • Hi,

    I've done a 'triple A' assessment with my psychologist and score quite highly - hence the referral.

    I understand what you are saying about treatment. I think CMHT are only now looking at underlying causes... originally they looked at personality disorder; but apparently I don't present typically for that.

    Thank you for the book recommendation. I recently read 'pretending to be normal' which I could relate to in almost every way. I found that both comforting and frustrating at the same time.

    Regards

    Crumble

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  • Hi,

    I've done a 'triple A' assessment with my psychologist and score quite highly - hence the referral.

    I understand what you are saying about treatment. I think CMHT are only now looking at underlying causes... originally they looked at personality disorder; but apparently I don't present typically for that.

    Thank you for the book recommendation. I recently read 'pretending to be normal' which I could relate to in almost every way. I found that both comforting and frustrating at the same time.

    Regards

    Crumble

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