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Autism assessments for ASD and depression association

davidxxx111

Hi all

we’re trying to get an autism assessment for our 16yo daughter and a combined opinion as to whether it is likely she has depression in parallel.  It appears to be a bit of a minefield in terms of finding a suitable assessor.  Does anybody have any advice please in terms of how best to phrase this as we’ve been trying with many online places and are struggling mightily.  My daughter is not in a good place with this and we really don’t know what to do. 
thank you

david

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  • A lot of the private places seem to be adult focused, although no-one seems to define this. It maybe taken as 16-18.

    Note the autistic burnout may appear to be depression from the outside. Both can co-occur simultaneously and in my opinion (and experience) sorting out the burnout is the most important.

    A prolonged period of stress, such as exams or bullying, could do it. 

    If I am allowed to mention someone private, you could try join psychology.co.uk who specialises in female presentation. She saw me when I was burnt out, dysregulated and emotional and managed ok (although I am not female or young). I did it in-person but I believe online is also possible. It is all to NICE guidelines so would be accepted by a GP.

    You can email and then have a brief call, up to 15 minutes, to decide if she can help you. It is for adults, but as mentioned this is not defined.

    (I have no commercial relationship or sponsorship, so this just a personal suggestion.)

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  • A lot of the private places seem to be adult focused, although no-one seems to define this. It maybe taken as 16-18.

    Note the autistic burnout may appear to be depression from the outside. Both can co-occur simultaneously and in my opinion (and experience) sorting out the burnout is the most important.

    A prolonged period of stress, such as exams or bullying, could do it. 

    If I am allowed to mention someone private, you could try join psychology.co.uk who specialises in female presentation. She saw me when I was burnt out, dysregulated and emotional and managed ok (although I am not female or young). I did it in-person but I believe online is also possible. It is all to NICE guidelines so would be accepted by a GP.

    You can email and then have a brief call, up to 15 minutes, to decide if she can help you. It is for adults, but as mentioned this is not defined.

    (I have no commercial relationship or sponsorship, so this just a personal suggestion.)

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  • in reply to Stuart333

    Hello Stuart

    thank you for the information. This is a bit of a minefield for us all as new to it but bullying and exams have both been prevalent in the last 2 years

    if you’re able to without impacting your own mental health could you describe burnout symptoms briefly please?

    re psychology today. That link appears to go to a generic domain. Was there a specific person that helped you yhat we could get in touch with please?

    once again thank you for responding

    David