Doctor NO !

Justice quote"NAS will not take on any authorities/ establishment, as their main funding is from the government or was. So they will not insist GP's come out to autistic children, who are too disturbed to attend surgery, or indeed attend to their medical needs or monitor them more closely because they cannot tell you they are in pain"

This is a very good point, the 7 minute patient turn around at GP surgery with a purely NT doctors mindframe. PILL AND GO ! Does not work or give any long-term comfort to a person with Autism. Visiting the GP, making an appointment, waiting in the surgery, seeing a stranger doctor, explaining your situation, even taking a pill as prescripted are all big issues for an autistic person. The GP's and other professionals do not get this !!!

Frustration because this is the type of simple work, the NAS should be guiding to on to assist Autistic people in there daily lives.

  • I would like to have a GP who has extra specialist in Autism, it would go a long way to bridge the communication gap. But to date, they just look at me with rabbit in the headlight eyes. I need to build up long-term trust, have a true factual communication. Not a hiararchy, drive through approach.

    I need a "real" human experience of care, not a conveyor system of false medical care.

  • Ah, but, 'two, they've all had "autism training" now (or should have soon) what with the Autism act and all.

    So there's no need for the NAS to do anything.

    'Cos all the GPs will know how to treat us all now!

    :rolleyes:

    (cynical? me?)