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adult diagnoise

steff118

hi 

I am a 31 yr old adult who i am interested in getting tested. i already have form of learning diffculties and i am high fuctioning but due to LD i cant express express myself. i also have many ental health issues and i did the Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient and scored quiet high on i would want to do it privatly and just looking where i would go and the £££!!

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  • Hi steff118,

    I think there isn't a simple answer, unfortunately. It depends on your area, and how well-informed your GP is.

    I would ask your GP first what they know about adult diagnosis services in the area. I would also do some research (online or through local hospital?) to try to find out who actually does the diagnosis in your area - either privately or NHS.

    My local GP in London told me initially that it was only available privately. When I told them about an NHS service in the next borough, they found there was two ways to be referred there. One direct from the GP (to get the funding), or another via the local Mental Health services. I've chosen the second option, as I think I'll get a better quality of referral (ie. less chance of being bounced back). Either way, it takes a while and I have asked *lots* of questions about the referral process to make sure it happens.

    Hope that helps.

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  • Hi steff118,

    I think there isn't a simple answer, unfortunately. It depends on your area, and how well-informed your GP is.

    I would ask your GP first what they know about adult diagnosis services in the area. I would also do some research (online or through local hospital?) to try to find out who actually does the diagnosis in your area - either privately or NHS.

    My local GP in London told me initially that it was only available privately. When I told them about an NHS service in the next borough, they found there was two ways to be referred there. One direct from the GP (to get the funding), or another via the local Mental Health services. I've chosen the second option, as I think I'll get a better quality of referral (ie. less chance of being bounced back). Either way, it takes a while and I have asked *lots* of questions about the referral process to make sure it happens.

    Hope that helps.

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