Very briefly: for a whole variety of reasons, my husband and I have long suspected that DS (just turned 8) has Aspergers. He is ultra-high-functioning, ultra-obsessive, and ultra-angry.
We feel - along with his teacher - that he needs to be assessed so that his needs can be appropriately met. However, we don't want to find ourselves entering into the NHS diagnostic machine, so would like to have him assessed privately.
Has anyone else done this? If so, do you have any recommendations (or suggestions of people/things to avoid?? We would be prepared to travel pretty much anywhere to see someone really good. We know that a private diagnosis isn't always accepted by schools, but we gather that it would be accepted by DS's school. Any help or advice would be very gratefully received...