Published on 12, July, 2020
HI I am 45 and just received my diagnosis 5 weeks ago , I feel like I still have my training wheels on somewhat .
I haven't got the report back form the psychologist yet long wait I think.
And because of my age I am in a limbo about help /support I have begun the journey on the PIP side ( yikes ) .
But I am in Derby and there is nothing asides a group in Ripley for my age range.
I went to the doctor and filled in a questionnaire and it was then a year and a half wait for a diagnosis .
I think it depends on where you are. I think my partner and I were fairly lucky in that Berkshire does have an adult diagnosis centre, but we both had about an 18 month wait for the assessment. We both prepped the EQ and AQ tests plus a bit of suitable life history and reasoning and got our GP to refer us. If the wait is a problem for you, then a private diagnosis might be necessary.
We didn't mind the wait so much, we were just glad to be on the list, but we didn't phone them every 3 or 4 months, just to check we were still on the list and hadn't missed any communications or been accidentally forgotten about. It wasn't the wait itself per-se, just that with it being so long the anxiety crept in that you may have missed an appointment letter or something, or somehow been dropped off the list due to some accidental mistake or other.
Hi. I am self diagnosed aged 60 but I am also in Derby. I am unsure about getting a diagnosis. How tricky did you find it?
Hello there and thank you
Hello there sorry for alertness of reply .. I am getting to grips with forum.
Hello there !
Super thank you !
Welcome. I'm another of the middle-aged late-diagnosed brigade - diagnosed at 44, about 4 years ago now. As Windscale says, it does take some time for the dust to settle; I still find myself straightening things out in my head even now sometimes. Forums like this one have been the hugest help to me (like many, I was pretty much left to my own devices after diagnosis). Dive in, and ask absolutely anything; you'll find yourself having "aha" moments in no time at all!
Hi! I was diagnosed a few months ago at 42
Hi i was diagnosed in may aged 32
Hello and welcome. I'm still in my 40s and was diagnosed ish a year ago. I'm finding it's taking a while to really get my head round everything. But no rush, slowly slowly catchee monkey as they say.
hello and welcome! I too am 40s and recently diagnosed.