Hello I am very new to this so please be gentle! DD now 18, was diagnosed with ASD at age 17 and a half. Late diagnosis because she is very good at masking, plus various cock-ups by CAMHS. She endured 7 years of absolute hell at school, really severe bullying and had terrible anxiety and depression. She has unfortunately suffered a bereavement recently and her MH has got worse; she has started self-harming; her poor arms are covered in cuts. She spoke to the GP today who was quite good but he told her to refer herself to the complex needs service. We looked this up and it is the psychiatric service for people who have personality disorders, very specialised and all the blurb was about how they support patients with PD, they have group therapy and a therapeutic community. Has anyone else been in this situation? I don't see how this can help DD who doesn't have a PD but is autistic. I understand that girls with ASD are often diagnosed with BPD due to a lack of knowledge so maybe there will be others there who have ASD but I am just worried that not only will she not be getting tailored support, it will in fact be tailored specifically for a condition/s which she doesn't have. There will probably be a massive wait for treatment now anyway, but any input would be really appreciated. Thank you. (Obviously it is her decision as she is 18 but at this moment we are both a bit confused and unsure.)