It makes sense to me but how do I get diagnosed

Bink
Bink Community member Posts: 12 Listener
in Autism and neurodiversity

I've had five months of EDMR Therapy for Complex PTSD then seven months later just three weeks into my CBT Therapy for severe anxiety & moderate depression and issues with self compassion and self validation with a trained psychotherapist former nurse who is also nuerodiverse with diagnosed female autistic lady. She is absolutely brilliant but she has noticed patterns in me that she believes are quite a few traits of female autism. I have since done a primarily guideline NHS autism test for female autism. I scored 36 out of 50. The threshold was 32. What do I do now to be properly diagnosed?

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  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Community member, Scope Member Posts: 2,362 Championing
    edited November 3

    You'll need a referral for assessment from your GP - well done for getting this far!

    The National Autistic Society (NAS) will send you leaflets and guides to the diagnostic process for women, again all free.

  • Bink
    Bink Community member Posts: 12 Listener

    Oh, wonderful. Thank you very much.

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 5,349 Online Community Team
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/125019/it-makes-sense-to-me-but-how-do-i-get-diagnosed

    In my experience, at my own NHS Trust, this is where a GP would then refer you to the local clinic for diagnosis. As WhatThe mentioned 🙂 You will need to contact the GP, if they don't have the notes of your preliminary test they may want to see the results themselves before passing on the referral.

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