Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi, My employer seem to be invalidating my AS diagnosis. I had a disciplinary appeal the other day and somebody made the comment' Oh that's just one person's opinion', I was gobsmacked all the problems I have had throughout my life and it was like this one person brought my whole world crashing down. I have struggled all my life with communicating with others and feeling different, I got my diagnosis 3 years ago from a psychologist that advertises on this very web site, who specialises in adult AS diagnosis and used NICE guidelines, surely that is proof that this person is is qualified to diagnose AS, isn't it?
I'm so sorry to hear you've had this experience. The employer (or management representing them) is not best placed to suggest a diagnosis is incorrect. However, I've heard, countless times, of management thinking they are somehow able to diagnose a range of things so sadly this isn't shocking. The duty of care is with them but again I've found the onus can be passed to the employees instead.
I hope you're progressing positively with this now.