Published on 12, July, 2020
I have asked my GP surgery to give me access to my NHS medical records back to childhood. This is an attempt to find something from them which will prove to be the 'hard' documentary evidence of early autism that my autism assessor is demanding from me.
Despite the obstructive attitude of the GP's Receptionist I managed to fill in a form at the GP surgery, and was told it would be sent on to their main branch for processing. I won't be able to follow it up until tomorrow so I am still waiting....
My questions are:
How long does this usually take in reality (ie: to actually get to see the records)?
Will I need some sort of reference book to decode the medical jargon in the records, and if so what can I use? Or is it written in plain English?
What kind of thing will I be looking for with relevance to autism?
Do NHS autism assessors already look at your full health records? My assessor previously told me she'd seen my care records, but during out first assessment meeting I could tell she didn't know all about my medical conditions at all, (or did she?)
Would be grateful for any insight of previous experience with this, especially with regard to what is relevant to signs of autism.
Thanks.
Aha! Re-reading my medical notes just now. Remembered how I got an injury to my mouth when I was 2 years old. It needed stitches so there is a note. I was whirling round and round like a dervish quite feverishly. Ignored warnings to stop because it was dangerous. Lost my balance and hit my mouth on the furniture. Does that sound autistic or not? Still have the scar
I always used to spin round loads when I was a child. I also used to enjoy going on swings for hours or roundabouts really fast for a long time. My two year old who's having her first autism assessment next Tuesday, can't walk to well yet but she will sit shaking her head from side to side for half an hour plus which would give the same sort of vestibular stimulation that would be achieved by spinning/swinging/going on a roundabout.
The world looks so much better when the horizon is in motion don't you think? I did like the playground to a dangerous extent. I used to do a similar thing with my head to your daughter as well. Must Google 'vestibular'
I'm done with Christmas Cards said:Ended up with carpet burns on my forehead
And generating 500kV?