I've had mixed feelings about clinical partners, I've had great ongoing care/medication titration since my ADHD diagnosis with them in 2024.
But unfortunately had an awful time relating to my autism assessment/feedback. My 1st assessment was with a registered nurse, who was amazing, really thoughtful and caring, felt heard by her especially when reading her section of my assessment report, she had clearly understood me and recognised a lot of my difficulties.
My issue came with the 2nd part of the Autism assessment, my informant was never spoken to despite me saying he was available anytime it was needed, he was just sat in another room with our children, and as I said previously was able to join the assessment immediately for the informant section, but this never happened. My assessment was consistently dropping out of Internet signal, and I was asked several times to repeat my answers, told I couldn't be heard and they may need to end the assessment due to poor connection, often leaving me to feel as though my responses weren't heard correctly and weren't effectively understood. Because I showed no outward/physical 'stims' or repetitive movements this was seen as a lack of autisic traits, although the psychiatrist couldn't actually see my hands which were continually playing with fidget toys/objects. Because I have expirenced some trauma in my life this was also given as a reason that I don't have Autism, and considering the nurse from my 1st assessment said it's highly likely I do have autism I found the trauma comment very distressing.
The psychiatrist took no thought about my high masking, I felt rushed and pressured to answer questions due to poor connection and was highly anxious so masked the entire assessment! I also feel the assessment was unfairly misdiagnosed due to not speaking with my informant I find this neglectful when it is needed to look at all aspects of my life and difficulties.
I have been highly affected and negatively impacted by my autism assessment with CP and still struggle with this after 6 months(writing this in Feburary 2026). I did contact clinical partners after my feedback report to express my feelings, and initially had no response but ultimately they just came back and said they wouldn't offer a reassessment despite failing to complete the assessment by not speaking to my informant and the continued poor connection/disruption throughout the 2nd part of the assessment.
I wholeheartedly feel I have autism, from traits I have and have had since early childhood. And I can honestly say I have been signifcantly negatively affected by this process and still find myself fixated on the failings i feel were done and can't move past them unfortunately.
I had hoped in being able to better understand myself and have others better understand me, but it has exacerbated my feelings of being different and unable to be my true self as a result of this disappointing outcome and expirence.
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