Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi all,
I have a GP appointment on Monday morning to discuss and request a referral for assessment. I have looked up a lot of advice for this but thought I would ask on this to hear from people with lived experience. I have made a list of behaviours, difficulties and experiences etc that I think could be linked to Autism and back up my request for a referral.
However, I feel the list has gotten a bit messy and long and i'm worried things will just get lost in translation when I'm talking with my GP.
Does anyone have advice on the main things I might want to look at getting across that will be the most impactful in convincing my GP for a referral? I'm really anxious that I will be denied a referral and I will be left no further forward and feel even more lost.
Any advice about the whole process would be appreciated.
I stim but nobody would know most of them if i didnt tell them. Before i realised that i was autistic, i thought they were ways in which i comforted myself, but i now realise that they contribute to my autism. So things you dont realise are atributed to autism if you know what i mean.
Its a bit like a light bulb moment when you realise why you do certain things
For me sensory issues, obsessions with smells, music, overwhelm
A feeling of being on the outside? Not fitting in?
Obsessions
Communication challenges
Socialising
Stimming
Any childhood delays
Your IQ
I think they require your experience on some of the above amongst other things.
Please dont worry about it. Aswell as speaking to your doctor, why not hand him your written examples of why you are requesting a referral for an assessment x
Thanks for this advice, it's really helpful , I think I may just hand them my written examples thats a really good idea. Thank you