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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Getting Diagnosed, NHS funding in the uk?

Dansercoer
Posted: 13 Mar 2014, 3:12 pm 

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BoomJuggs wrote:
Apologies for any confusion.

No worries, I appreciate your time and effort!

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Getting Diagnosed, NHS funding in the uk?

Dansercoer
Posted: 12 Mar 2014, 2:45 pm 

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BoomJuggs wrote:
Is it worth trying a charity?

It is. Any advice on where to look? Would this be part of the NAS directory?

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Getting Diagnosed, NHS funding in the uk?

Dansercoer
Posted: 12 Mar 2014, 12:22 pm 

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You do have a right to a diagnosis under the Autism Act. One could spend time and money on a solicitor, while governments spend it on bank bailouts. My GP told me I will have to wait 6-8 months to get 1 appointment with a psychologist (he could not tell me if this would be a clinical psychologist w...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) test

Dansercoer
Posted: 23 Feb 2014, 10:40 am 

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Thank you.

I have the impression that high sensitivity is not part of common taxonomy, in which case ASDs become the next 'best' thing. Which specialists would you recommend for ASD screening: psychiatrists, neuropsychologists … ?

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) test

Dansercoer
Posted: 22 Feb 2014, 5:49 am 

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Hi all, my therapist - a doctoral student in existential psychotherapy and counselling psychology - told me I have autistic traits, so I took the AQ test and scored 34 (33 is the cut off for autism, 26 for Asperger’s). Yet, I also scored 26 on the HSP test. “In brief, you can best sort out sensitivi...
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