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Private autistic spectrum testing for adults

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JustForNow2Day · 11/04/2018 19:11

Hi,

I wondered if anyone would know who does tests for autistic spectrum diagnosis in adult women in Cambridge? I'm keen to have it done privately, as there is apparently a 2 year waiting list under the NHS.

Thanks!

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wizzywig · 11/04/2018 19:13

Will the autism centre at cambridge uni do it? Im in the bordering county and i got an appt in london in 6 months after my referral got to them

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JustForNow2Day · 11/04/2018 19:23

I'm not sure actually. Was that on the NHS or privately? Maybe I could call them and ask. Was that the research department here?

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JustForNow2Day · 11/04/2018 19:27

I have written to ask them. Good thought.

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CheeseCakeSunflowers · 11/04/2018 19:39

Try looking on the website for the charity Action for Aspergers, they do diagnosis and are based in Corby.

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TravellingFleet · 11/04/2018 21:29

I was diagnosed in Fulbourn by the NHS clinic there - only about 3 months wait for me. That said, it doesn’t actually lead to anything more than a diagnosis letter.

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JustForNow2Day · 12/04/2018 07:21

Thanks Travelling, that's good to know. I would mainly like to know which things about me are different from other people as I can't see myself from the outside. My son's private diagnosis gave quite detailed information on that and a list of things that we could try to improve. I would like that for myself too.

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TravellingFleet · 12/04/2018 07:55

I can see that a letter of recommended actions might be useful. As I say, I very much did not get this as part of a diagnosis. However, I did work long-term with an excellent counsellor / therapist and together we worked out and put in place a set of personal guides for living well, which has worked excellently for me.

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JustForNow2Day · 12/04/2018 08:10

That's useful to know Travelling. The most useful thing with ds actually was going through the questionnaire and being questioned really hard on his history of imaginative play. I hadn't realised that he didn't do it as much as other children, because he did do it a bit. It would be really nice to go through that questionnaire for me, and find out what's different. I see the questionnaires are online with the marking schemes. I wondered if I have enough hands to test myself. LOL!

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TravellingFleet · 12/04/2018 08:46

I have to say that I was huge on imaginative play, as were / are my dad and nephew! It just has to be done properly.

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