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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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  • I'm surprised at how much variation there seems to be between health authority areas. In my area [removed by Mod], it took 2 years and 2 months between initial assessment and first meeting with a psychologist. Shge told me she can't give a diagnosis without 'evidence' of how I was as a child. Which means her speaking to my Mum.  

    But others report that they didn;t come up against such a barrier and were given questionnaires. Why isn't the procedure standardised?  And if I get fed up with the [removed by Mod] way of doing things, do I have any right to get assessed in Cambridge?

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  • I'm surprised at how much variation there seems to be between health authority areas. In my area [removed by Mod], it took 2 years and 2 months between initial assessment and first meeting with a psychologist. Shge told me she can't give a diagnosis without 'evidence' of how I was as a child. Which means her speaking to my Mum.  

    But others report that they didn;t come up against such a barrier and were given questionnaires. Why isn't the procedure standardised?  And if I get fed up with the [removed by Mod] way of doing things, do I have any right to get assessed in Cambridge?

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