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Adult assessment

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Hi , I am the father of a 19yr old boy who we have recently finally realised after piecing together many events over the years and seeing his struggles going into the adult world most definitely has autism spectrum disorder. We are considering going private so we can quickly get a proper evaluation and report and then CBT to help him. Has anyone else gone down this road so late on in their childs life and what advantages if any were gained from a proper evaluation. Also any recommendations of where to go for this would be a great help if the experience was a positive helpful one. Thank you, 

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  • Both myself, at 59, and my daughter, at 19, had private assessments and were both diagnosed, a day apart. We used Psychiatry UK (https://psychiatry-uk.com/), it was not cheap at around £1K each, but it was fast and did not require going through a GP. I was diagnosed by an NHS consultant psychiatrist with specialisms in adult and child autism. The company is NHS registered and does NHS referrals for ADHD assessment. Apart from the price, I was happy with the service.

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  • Both myself, at 59, and my daughter, at 19, had private assessments and were both diagnosed, a day apart. We used Psychiatry UK (https://psychiatry-uk.com/), it was not cheap at around £1K each, but it was fast and did not require going through a GP. I was diagnosed by an NHS consultant psychiatrist with specialisms in adult and child autism. The company is NHS registered and does NHS referrals for ADHD assessment. Apart from the price, I was happy with the service.

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