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50 years old - is Aspergers diagnosis worth it?

richardsw16

After 10 years of depression and talking therapies (and comments from friends and family), I'm beginning to think I've got Aspergers.

Is it worth going through the diagnosis process? What does a diagnosis lead to?

Think I can be referred by my GP to Maudsley Hospital in south London, but it will take months.

Would be grateful for experiences of others.

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  • Having started this thread, I thought I'd keep you posted on the referral procedure here [removed by Mod].

    Having seen someone at the local mental health "Hub" who could refer me to the specialist clinic at the [removed by Mod] Hospital back in November, I thought I'd ring up both the hub and the clinic to find out the timescales. Lucky I did, as my referral had never arrived at the [removed by Mod].

    So back to the hub to ask for my referral to be sent again, this time by email. I also asked to be cc'd in on the referral email, so I saw exactly what they said (interesting!) and saw the [removed by Mod] response. So at least I know it's arrived this time.

    News from the [removed by Mod] is that referrrals from my borough [removed by Mod] no longer need to go through a separate funding request. So my referral is apparently being reviewed early in January and I may be seen within the month.

    The moral of this episode? Don't rely on NHS referral systems to actually work. Be prepared to chase your referral to make sure things are happening.

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  • Having started this thread, I thought I'd keep you posted on the referral procedure here [removed by Mod].

    Having seen someone at the local mental health "Hub" who could refer me to the specialist clinic at the [removed by Mod] Hospital back in November, I thought I'd ring up both the hub and the clinic to find out the timescales. Lucky I did, as my referral had never arrived at the [removed by Mod].

    So back to the hub to ask for my referral to be sent again, this time by email. I also asked to be cc'd in on the referral email, so I saw exactly what they said (interesting!) and saw the [removed by Mod] response. So at least I know it's arrived this time.

    News from the [removed by Mod] is that referrrals from my borough [removed by Mod] no longer need to go through a separate funding request. So my referral is apparently being reviewed early in January and I may be seen within the month.

    The moral of this episode? Don't rely on NHS referral systems to actually work. Be prepared to chase your referral to make sure things are happening.

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