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GP attitude to referring for diagnosis.

Sassenach

I've finally made a telephone appointment with my GP to ask for an autism assessment referral. Ive not had a lot to do with this particular GP, preferring to see others in the practice whever ive needed an appointment. Now of course my brain is in overdrive second guessing that she will not believe me and instead just diagnose anxiety. This imposter syndrome is so debillitating. I've been writing things down but am still worried my mind will go blank and I will just forget and then mumble my way through the appointment and end up back to square one.

Were your GPs unhelpful, or did they just refer as requested? 

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  • Firstly well done, that's a huge and courageous step to have taken. Here's hoping all will go well and this will get the ball rolling in the right direction for you :) 

    I saw two drs. The first wasn't especially good with me, seemed to be annoyed with my way of communicating and made me feel like I was wasting his time. The second dr was much better. Kind, patient and supportive, everything a dr should be. He was more than happy to write things down for me and communicated brilliantly with me. He got the ball rolling for me and started the journey for me, was with me from start to finish. I was so happy to have him then and he's still my dr now :) 

    I hope your dr will be as nice and supportive with you.

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  • Firstly well done, that's a huge and courageous step to have taken. Here's hoping all will go well and this will get the ball rolling in the right direction for you :) 

    I saw two drs. The first wasn't especially good with me, seemed to be annoyed with my way of communicating and made me feel like I was wasting his time. The second dr was much better. Kind, patient and supportive, everything a dr should be. He was more than happy to write things down for me and communicated brilliantly with me. He got the ball rolling for me and started the journey for me, was with me from start to finish. I was so happy to have him then and he's still my dr now :) 

    I hope your dr will be as nice and supportive with you.

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