moving to a different country?

Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm thinking of English-speaking countries mostly. Like the US, Canada, or Australia, and maybe some workplaces in Germany or the Netherlands where they speak English at work. 

If you are used to the UK levels of joined-up thinking and NHS then you may be in for a shock in some countries - they barely recognise some disabilities and support or accommodations do not exist.  You really need to think carefully depending on your level of support requirements and what adjustments you think you need in the workplace.

You may not qualify / get any benefits in another country too so you really need to do your research.  Some countries may expect you to be totally fluent in the language before they will even look at you for employment - and even then you might always be treated as an outsider - so they are unlikely to even want to help you in the workplace. 

I worked for some time for the European Space Agency in Belgium and the Netherlands so, as usual, I found the high-tech environments very welcoming.

What employment would you be looking for?  Large parts of Europe have very high unemployment rates for young people.

Thanks for all the supportive replies! Yes, I agree an embassy might be a good way to start when looking to transfer medical records. One thing I have been kind of thinking about it maybe to look for employment outside the UK (again not totally sure about yet). Would companies recognise a UK diagnosis?

This is a interesting topic. We have a 5 year plan and are thinking of moving to the south of France or Spain. I hadn’t thought about should a medical issue come up and whether or not my diagnosis would be taken into account.

The only thing that concerned me was the language barrier but being selective mute I figured it be fine and my partner even laughed about this (his drive for this move) 

Plastic pretty much covered it all there. The embassy tip is a great one.

I want to go to Estonia at some point soon, not to live though, it looks pretty good. Cheap too.

Hotels do not care which room they give you - if they have an accessible room available, you can book it when you turn up. 

If you give them more notice they can reserve it for you to make sure you get it - just like a bridal suite or room overlooking the good view..  You do not need any proof of disability - they really don't care.

The embassy of the country you're thinking of visiting will have all the information you need about what health things are transferable - same as academic qualifications..

I'm not completely sure about moving yet, it's more of a thing I wondered about for a while, but it would be useful to know. And the same question applies for short term travel as well, I think, like if you are asking for an accessible hotel room or something. I guess the answer might differ according to which country you're going to?? 

This is a pretty interesting question, I'd never actually thought of it.

Most chartered psychiatrists, if not all use ICD-10/11, or DSM-5 criteria, so I'd imagine it would stand.

It might depend on which country you are moving to, but it seems to be pretty much standard.

I'd imagine that your diagnosis would stand.

May I ask which country you are thinking of moving to?