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[white_hart]

I got an email today to say that my screening questionnaires had been reviewed, and I am now officially on the waiting list for an autism assessment.

The waiting time is about 18 months, so it's not going to happen any time terribly soon, but maybe by the time I'm 50 I will actually know if I'm autistic or just a bit crap at life.

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[ankaret]

I hope whatever happens is helpful and leaves you with more information. How did you start the process and get the questionnaires? Therapist suggested to me before the pandemic hit that it might be worth looking into an assessment, but my medical phobia got in the way and then Covid happened.

[white_hart]

Our local adult autism diagnosis service has a self-referral route, which meant that I just needed to fill out an initial form and send it to them rather than having to deal with GP gatekeepers (which I don't think I could have done). It might be worth investigating if there's something similar for Cornwall - I found out about ours because I read an article from the local paper about a local councillor who'd done it.