July 18, 2022

On autism diagnosis limbo

After seven months of phone calls, questionnaires, and waiting, a letter informed me that - despite results advising the contrary - I would not be added to the four-year waiting list for autism assessment. No explanation why.

My GP seemed surprised; said maybe it's because I'm coping quite well.
He suggested researching private diagnosis.

And I've held myself in limbo ever since.

Do I go private and fork out thousands?

Or, given all the negatives, run gratefully in the opposite direction?

I don't know whether I'm autistic. But I do know that we all deserve accessible healthcare.