Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
i have a 4.5 year old with suspected autism, so far we have had an initial speech and language assessment and the outcome was that he has a severe language impairment.
I then received the questionnaire for the ados assessment, which I promptly filled out and sent back, and I know one was sent to the school to complete, I just wondered how long did everyone wait to then find out if an assessment was needed? And how long did you have to wait for an appointment??
Thank you
Hello, my son who is nearly 4 was diagnosed in October this year , the ADOS pathway started back in March this year after my initial GP appointment where I went along and finally talked about the hell I was going through with him since he was 2 years old , so it all took approx 8 months. Wish I had gone sooner.
Hi there, I don't have any personal experience with children, but given that the waiting times seem to vary a great deal between different counties (or whatever administrative unit makes the difference there) you may get a more accurate answer from your local NAS branch. If someone here says they got an appointment after 8 weeks then you may get one in 4 weeks or 2 years. Maybe something has changed now, that's what a mum told me who couldn't get her son on a waiting list at all because the back-log was too big, so she was asked to come back later...