Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello.
My name is Alberto, I've just turned 40, and by suggestion of my psychologist and after reading some books about AS and Asperger's I'm starting the journey to get a diagnosis.
I moved to the UK a couple of years ago for work reasons. I'm currently living in Cambridgeshire.
Being somewhat new to the UK and very probably being on the spectrum, making friendships is very hard for me. I sadly can say that I have no friends at the moment here and my family lives in a different country. So, yeah, it can get lonely sometimes.
These past couple of years have had their difficulties, but I'm happy-ish at were my life is heading.
Well, that's it for now...
Hope to get to know some people around here.
I somehow doubt your psychologist forgot to tell you about the clinics at the following link, but let's see:
https://www.autismresearchcentre.com/clinics
www.cpft.nhs.uk/.../class-clinic.htm
docs.autismresearchcentre.com/CLASS_leaflet_Sept2013.pdf
www.youtube.com/watch
I should just say that the linked clinic works in collaboration with ARC (as of the top link). My understanding is that it is a diagnostic clinic for adults, as long as they are resident & eligible for the Cambridge & Peterborough NHS Trust. But I daresay that the collaboration could be quite a productive one, for both yourself and the clinic. But I'll let you figure it out whether you are eligible. (I'm a UK citizen, but have been so long abroad I am no longer eligible for the NHS. This is one of the places I investigated before I eventually went for a private diagnosis at ..... a well-known NHS contracting clinic. :-)
I've went to the NHS, but the waiting lists for adults are about 2 years long! May I ask to what clinic you went for a private diagnosis? I'm inclined to go the private way...