Aibu to jump the queue by paying for a private autism assessment for my child?
It's a 3+ year wait locally. My child has an older sibling diagnosed autistic via CAMHS and frankly they were pretty useless other than giving the diagnosis. However the diagnosis has opened various sources of support that wouldn't be available without a diagnosis- specific projects that only take referrals once diagnosed. School have also been much better after diagnosis as prior to this they didn't take the issues seriously (high masking children).
To afford private assessment would mean no holiday next year and cutting back on some other areas. I'm a single parent so money is tight. It would be a legitimate Psychiatrist led process following all NHS guidelines.