Hi - I have wondered for a long time if my dd (10) may be on the spectrum. Apologies if I am using the wrong terminology - but if she is it’s ‘mild’? Or not super obvious. Which is why I have wavered for so long. I don’t want her to feel I am labelling her, or that I think there is something ’wrong’ with her. But I read on this forum so many times about women getting diagnosed so late in life and I don’t want to do my dd a disservice.
So how do I go about getting a private assessment? Nhs lists are too long, and I’m fairly sure I wouldn’t get a referral anyway as no one looking at dd would suspect it.
Also how do I navigate this - if she does get an assessment and it turns out it’s not ASD, how do I manage how she feels about me taking her to get ‘checked’. How can she feel anything other than her mum thinks something is off about her. Hardly good for self esteem. This is what has stopped me going ahead so far. Oh and for the record it doesn’t matter to me what she is or isn’t and I’m not concerned about labels, I just want to be able to support her properly.
Any advice gratefully received, thank you.
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How to get a private assessment for ASD?
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Illstartexercisingtomorrow · 26/03/2024 17:31
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