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Getting assessed in Kent

Orange_Juice

Hello all,

This is my first post and I have not been lurking long so please excused any mistakes I make in regard to this forums style of posting.

I am a young women pursuing and ASC diagnosis. I have had one assessment before which did not go very well and ended with the psychologist telling me I made good eye contact during the assessment (I didn't and one cannot accurately assess that over a video call) and that I should get an ADHD assessment because medication would help me. I have since received and ADHD diagnosis but still wish to pursue an ASC diagnosis as I feel I meet the criteria and it would help me understand myself better. To get to the point of this post I am pursuing an assessment through right to choose and would like to ask which provider people would recommended. I have heard some bad things about Psicon and my previous assessment was with Psychiatry-UK so I am leaning towards Sinclair-Strong.

I would appreciate anyone's input.

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  • I think we may have spoken before in another forum.  Anyway, Psicon and Sinclair-Strong worked as partners and co-designers of the system under the KCHFT until recently, so I am not impressed by them.  I have noticed they don't provide proper 'what to expect' info on their website which suggests they don't really understand autism at all. 

    You need a provider who understands the presentation of AuDHD.  From what I've heard, Axia is your best bet as they are aware of complex presentations and actually listen to what you have to say, but I've no first-hand experience of them.   

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  • I think we may have spoken before in another forum.  Anyway, Psicon and Sinclair-Strong worked as partners and co-designers of the system under the KCHFT until recently, so I am not impressed by them.  I have noticed they don't provide proper 'what to expect' info on their website which suggests they don't really understand autism at all. 

    You need a provider who understands the presentation of AuDHD.  From what I've heard, Axia is your best bet as they are aware of complex presentations and actually listen to what you have to say, but I've no first-hand experience of them.   

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