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Adult autism- how to get diagnosis?

happispirit

Hi,

I have 5 children 15, 13, 7, 5 and 3 and my oldest has been diagnosed as being within the ASD spectrum and in attendance at a SEN school,  with the second currently under Community Paedeatricians wwith a referral to CAMHS as its suspected she is on the spectrum as well.

My husband, (40), also displays a lot of the same behavioural traits and after being on anti depressants for over 4 years, we finally got a referral to the mental health team who basically have said, yes it could be your ASD but your old, we can't really say so easily, and discharged him. 

After such a long slog trying to get him some help, I am buckling under the pressure trying to cope with him, 5 kids and a degree course fulltime. Noone gets PIP, disability allowance, carers allowance or ESA - I would appreciate any advice on how to get his needs recognised and find some support. 

Thank you. 

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  • Forgive me for contradicting, but both happispirit and Parkin82 are trying to get diagnosis for someone other than themselves, and happispirit (see original post) has been through this process already (I don't know whether it was a referral through the GP though).

    The trouble is it aint working for adults. Despite Government (or semi-governmental) recommendations that all adults should be able to get a referral through their GP, frequently they get passed on to mental health services, rather than the correct route to an autism diagnosis service, who seem unable to cope or respond properly (see replies from various people above).

    The latest edition of Your Autism Magazine has run a spotlight page on the support this forum provides. It doesn't uphold that image if the Mods keep giving standard advice that indicates they haven't read what people are explaining.

    Many adults are being denied a diagnosis. Brush offs from GPs and Mental Health, such as happispirit describes (too old at 40!) are happening way too often. People aren't getting the help they are entitled to and the NAS webpage doesn't seem to recognise the collossal shortfall.

    The keepers are coming to change my straw, so I'm off air for a bit..... what am I on about?....well at times I do feel like an exhibit in a zoo in here............  Don't just run a forum, learn from it.

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  • Forgive me for contradicting, but both happispirit and Parkin82 are trying to get diagnosis for someone other than themselves, and happispirit (see original post) has been through this process already (I don't know whether it was a referral through the GP though).

    The trouble is it aint working for adults. Despite Government (or semi-governmental) recommendations that all adults should be able to get a referral through their GP, frequently they get passed on to mental health services, rather than the correct route to an autism diagnosis service, who seem unable to cope or respond properly (see replies from various people above).

    The latest edition of Your Autism Magazine has run a spotlight page on the support this forum provides. It doesn't uphold that image if the Mods keep giving standard advice that indicates they haven't read what people are explaining.

    Many adults are being denied a diagnosis. Brush offs from GPs and Mental Health, such as happispirit describes (too old at 40!) are happening way too often. People aren't getting the help they are entitled to and the NAS webpage doesn't seem to recognise the collossal shortfall.

    The keepers are coming to change my straw, so I'm off air for a bit..... what am I on about?....well at times I do feel like an exhibit in a zoo in here............  Don't just run a forum, learn from it.

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