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Germany: How long did you have to wait for your diagnoses? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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I have a "suspected diagnosis" (German: Verdachtsdiagnose) of ASD by a psychiatrist, and they forwarded me to a clinic that can perform the full diagnosis. I've filled out a form and been put on the waitlist, but they couldn't give an estimate. Another clinic in my region also does autism diagnoses for adults, but their website says they have waiting times of 2–3 years 😵‍💫

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[–] nyan_kas@piefed.social 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There are unfortunately still very few specialists who are able to diagnose ASD in adults, so 2-3 years is unfortunately a realistic estimate.

If you have the money to spend, you can reduce this wait time to around 2-6 months by looking for a practice offering privately paid ASD diagnostics (Selbstzahler). It can cost anywhere between 450-900€. It‘s pretty ridiculous that you can only get a somewhat timely diagnosis by paying for it yourself, but it‘s really a supply/demand issue.

Importantly, if you decide to go that route, make absolutely sure that you‘re actually talking to a qualified professional (someone who has an Approbation). There are quite a lot of shady life coaches and counselors trying to make money with ASD „diagnoses“ which have no medical or legal significance.

Best of luck to you, hope you‘re able to get answers soon!

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Paid 850€, got told I was too friendly to be an Autist (by professionals in a northern clinic...) . Can't recommend. Needs to be ados with professionals that have the current state of autism knowledge.