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NHS say no to adult autism diagnosis

Valgal

Hello im Val

Ive been in and out of the mental health system since the age of 19, im now 50yrs young.

Any help given to me I get so far then its all pushed away.

I struggle to explain myself to them, the words never come.

, I fail to correct them so it all leads to a false image of me to them, they get angry they dont want to help anymore.

My sister wants me to be diagnosed for Autism, she sees a lot of autism signs, she knows a lot about it as her daughter is autistic.

NHS wont help, my Dr tells me to go private, i here it can cost thousands it just seems like a dead end for me.

Lockdown has in a way been a break from the pressures of life but yet im pushed into doing things that need done that cant be avoided.

Im mentally drained, lonely and lost.

I think I just want to be heard and understood just once and accepted for who i am.

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  • Well 16 days for my appointment with my Dr its finally here.

    I asked again about autism diagnosis and once again she said no nhs test for adults only ASD tests.

    She told me to go to the autism website which I had done before she even mentioned it, thanks to you guys I kinda know where I stand and what to do next.

    I said to her that I'm entitled to a social worker who can help me with this but the only person that can refer one to me is you the Dr.

    She said she would see what she could do but if its anything like last time she told me to phone them as she couldnt get through.

    Im scared its going to happen again, getting no where.

    We talked about my MRI my spine is fine just slight ware and tare, I pointed out the MRI showed fused bones in my neck with a disk pushing slightly into the nerve which was causing the weakness and numbness in my arms and hands.

    Ive had symptoms of fibro and she is going to test me with the pressure points on the 22nd april to see if she thinks I have it.

    I had gout in my foot and got treated with steroids in march last year but have been left with sore toes feet since, now in my hands so a blood test will be done to confirm I do have gout. 

    we are getting somewhere I think.

    I wish everyone a good day, a better day, x

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