Adult ASD assessment

[ASDorNO]

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Has anyone done this privately? Can you please tell me how long it took, how much it cost and what was involved. I live in London and I'm trying to find out how to help my adult (20) DS.

Anyone?

I was diagnosed several years ago and it took a few weeks. I had to complete some screening questionnaires and then gather evidence from when I was a child/teenager. The actual face to face assessment took a full day and I had to complete psychometric tests and answer lots of questions. It was quite tiring, but I had a break half way through.

Ds2 (17) has just been assessed last autumn and the format was similar, but he saw a speech and language therapist.

You'll probably be looking to pay around £1500-£2000 for a property accredited place.

I was diagnosed by a private assessment clinic via the NHS.

I had to fill in questionnaires and took my mum with me to the appointment so she could give information on my childhood and whatnot.
Within an hour she said she'd stop us there and told me I'm definitely autistic. She then asked how I felt. I told her relieved.
I'd expected to be there for a good few hours but clearly my autism is more visible than I like to admit.

That would have cost me £1600 had I gone private, and that included 6 therapy sessions to help come to terms with diagnosis or not. Luckily for me the NHS use them too.

Thank you - this is helpful.

*had to fill in questionnaires and took my mum with me to the appointment so she could give information on my childhood and whatnot.
Within an hour she said she'd stop
us there and told me I'm definitely autistic. She then asked how I felt. I told her relieved.
I'd expected to be there for a good few hours but clearly my autism is more visible than I like to admit.

I would be massively concerned a full assessment hasn't taken place tbh. It's not about how visible your autism is but you need to meet certain criteria and there must be evidence to back that up. A full diagnostic report takes hours, not less than an hour.

@ASDorNO

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cheekychaplin
Well what can I say? I have the report right here if you'd like to read it. I'm definitely autistic.

Sorry, I didn't mean that to come across as confrontational.

UPDATE: I've contacted a private clinic and been sent an EDQ questionnaire to fill out. I've been told that there needs to be enough childhood information to support the diagnostic process. The reality is that I had no concerns until my DS reached puberty. He was always 'quirky' but developmentally there was nothing that stood out. I'm also conscious that as I am a single parent who has always worked full time, my DS spent a lot of his play time in childcare at a young age so I can't really remember how he interacted with other children. On the weekends the two of us used to do things together (sightseeing, walking, museums etc) where other children weren't involved. He managed all the way through school and felt safe with the structure and routine but had some social and sensory challenges. Since finishing school (and through Covid) he has really struggled and those challenges have become worse. This has led him to ask for the assessment (having done his own reading up). Has anyone experienced being told that they don't meet the diagnostic criteria? And if so what was the impact of that?