Re: To get a diagnosis...where to go?

May 23, 2008

If you have money some paediatritians do private diagnosis - I am

told Gillian Baird does them privately at the Newcomen Centre

attached to St ' in central London, a lot of us are not fans of

her research but if its diagnosis you want she should serve a

purpose. Don't know how much it costs. Apparently some private

insurers (eg PPP) will pay for diagnosis including MRI and EEG but

will not pay for autism treatments beyond that - what that means

exactly I don't know but I assume SLT and OT are not covered as

mainstream doesn't offer more than that. Unfortunately we didn't have

cover around time of diagnosis and the whole procedure took 2 years

on NHS...and they wonder why we don't value them?!?!?!

> >

> > When we got an ASD diagnosis for our daughter here in London, it

took

> 7 months through the NHS. Obviously if I had my time again I

wouldn't

> do it that way and waste precious time. People now who have fears

ask

> me: 'where should I go to find out?' And I don't know. I don't

have a

> paediatrician or GP in this country even though I've lived here for

12

> years and I don't know who to trust. Our DAN doc lives in NZ.

> >

> > So. Where do you go in London if you think your child might have

an

> ASD and you want to find out quickly and you have the funds to do

so?

> And then what? Put your name down on the waiting list of one of

the few

> DAN doctors here in the UK or go to America and find one?

> >

> > I'd really appreciate any thoughts so I can be helpful. The first

> thing I do for anyone who asks me is to join this group and Treating

> Autism!

> >

> > Cheers

> > Simone

> >

>

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