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Adult referral

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Hi,. my 20 year old son has asked if I can arrange a referral for him.  We have thought for some time that he had some autistic traits but have not taken it any further.  He now wishes to have a diagnosis but I'm not sure how to proceed.  GP waiting time is 18 months - 2 years.  Any advice on private routes?  Many thanks

  • u can get it ( private diagnosis)  done for around 1200 quid in north/midlands of england

    ask if they do  NHS work as the diagnosis is accepted by all

    from a friend in here "Dr Kate Baldry £1200 it cost me worth it for me." she does work for NHS so will be accepted everywhere and does a good job.

  • I think you can go direct for a Private referral.

    In my case I my anxiety was getting worse as I got older and my GP suggested that there could be an underlying cause. So we agreed that I would write a whole lots of notes.

    My GP did try to get an NHS referral but just couldn't get anyway In our area (Fareham, Hampshire) so I requested the Private route and then got referred to a Physchiatrist at the Priory Wellbeing Centre, Southampton - cost about £300. The Physchiatrist read all my notes and gave me a few questionaires to fill in before our session, which was about an hour or so,

    He diagnosed me there and then with Aspergers but suggested that I would be better getting a full assessment with an ADOS test.

    So, I went to Hampshire Physchologists starting with a initial asessment that they do for everyone to determine whether a full assessment is warranted - NOTE that I could have gone straight to this assessment without the GP referral & Physchiatrist session.

    The iniitial Physchologist assessment was £275 and the following full assessment was an extra £1500.

    For this, I got a cover letter, brief report and a full report  (BTW this was all during 2019)

  • Privately he'll get seen much quicker, but it's expensive. You'll be looking at £1500 to £2000 (might be more in London, I don't know). Your best bet is to Google 'adult autism assessment' and check out all the local clinics to you. Bear in mind that if he wants the diagnosis for work or education related adjustments, or to access related benefits, then a private diagnosis is often not acceptable for some obscure reason. 

  • heres the overall plan of what u do

    Make a list of reasons why u think u are autistic.

    include blood relatives in your family who are autistic or adhd or called weird/different

    and a list of occasions when u have been called weird, autistic, different