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Second opinion

Catlover

We were told recently that my daughter doesn’t have ASD. She didn’t take it well, and I had unfortunately expected that outcome, since she masks very well, and appears very sociably able. They said they couldn’t gather enough info during our meetings so she scored low, and that’s the conclusion they have come too.

I don’t agree with some of the findings on the report, and some comments are untrue, or reported incorrectly. Ie. Things I didn’t say. Her interests and routines weren’t even mentioned, and they said she probably has anxiety.

I would like to get her referred to somewhere that deals with girls. She’s very bright, and articulate but suffers socially along with her sensory issues (which they didn’t agree were an issue).

Can anyone point me in the right direction of what to do next? We’re seeing the GP later today as she’s suffering mentally. Skipping school, refusal to go, not eating, sleeping all the time through mental exhaustion and wants to ‘end it all’ as she feels she can’t go on how she is...

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  • This is a very old post,  but I thought I’d log on and update you.

    My daughter is now 17 yrs old, and because we couldn’t get a second opinion all those years ago, we decided to pay privately. The process took place over a few months, and was extremely thorough, yet very relaxed. We had an initial telephone assessment to see if the ASD assessment was actually required. My daughter attended several appointments for questionnaires, IQ tests, dexterity tests and more,  and an in depth evaluation with the psychologist. Lastly, we had a lengthy meeting regarding her childhood starting from my pregnancy.

    We provided reports we’d made, and pages and pages of examples, and sent off emails any time we remembered something new!

    We were told she meets above the threshold for an ASD diagnosis, and he’s now setting about writing up the report, and discrediting the one received from the NHS assessment.

    We’re still awaiting results for the ADD assessment we booked at the same time.

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  • This is a very old post,  but I thought I’d log on and update you.

    My daughter is now 17 yrs old, and because we couldn’t get a second opinion all those years ago, we decided to pay privately. The process took place over a few months, and was extremely thorough, yet very relaxed. We had an initial telephone assessment to see if the ASD assessment was actually required. My daughter attended several appointments for questionnaires, IQ tests, dexterity tests and more,  and an in depth evaluation with the psychologist. Lastly, we had a lengthy meeting regarding her childhood starting from my pregnancy.

    We provided reports we’d made, and pages and pages of examples, and sent off emails any time we remembered something new!

    We were told she meets above the threshold for an ASD diagnosis, and he’s now setting about writing up the report, and discrediting the one received from the NHS assessment.

    We’re still awaiting results for the ADD assessment we booked at the same time.

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