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Seeking diagnosis

OrangeCow

Hello,

i am 16 and live in lincolnshire. I have struggled with my mental health since i was 12/13 and have been with various services such as counselling  and have been to the doctors numerous times. Last year, after seening my mental health nurse for a few months, she suggested i had autism/aspergers but i could not go any further because i had no support from my parents and wasn't old enough alone. Not i am 16, i went to the doctors to ask for a referral and he said i am treated as a legal adult and can consent. But i was later let down as he said there are no places around to diagnose me. I was wondering:

Has anybody had this issue? And how did you go about it?  

Has anybody been diagnosed in/near lincolnshire and can reccomend a place for me do do so?

Has anybody got any idea on where else i can look?

Thank-you in advance and sorry for the long(ish) message:):):)

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  • hi OrangeCow

    My daughter is nearly 16 and it was the mental health practitioner who eventually suggested she be tested to see if she was on the ASD spectrum.  She brought questionaires for my daughter to fill in and took notes on early years, child development, school,  etc.  

    Could you possibly ask your mental health nurse if she knows how to go about it? Even if you don't see the nurse now, you could perhaps still give her department a ring?

    The GPs around here doesn't do any referrals for testing either.

    Lincolnshire is a big area, and it seems some parts have better support than others.

    I have been told that even if my daughter is diagnosed there is no support in my part of the county.

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  • hi OrangeCow

    My daughter is nearly 16 and it was the mental health practitioner who eventually suggested she be tested to see if she was on the ASD spectrum.  She brought questionaires for my daughter to fill in and took notes on early years, child development, school,  etc.  

    Could you possibly ask your mental health nurse if she knows how to go about it? Even if you don't see the nurse now, you could perhaps still give her department a ring?

    The GPs around here doesn't do any referrals for testing either.

    Lincolnshire is a big area, and it seems some parts have better support than others.

    I have been told that even if my daughter is diagnosed there is no support in my part of the county.

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