Published on 12, July, 2020
To be clear, I already have an autism diagnosis through the NHS. I'm now seeking healthcare for a different condition. I contacted a private doctor who initially offered me an appointment, but withdrew the offer when I told him about my autism diagnosis as part of providing my medical history. He told me to go to a doctor who specialises in autism instead. Is this discrimination?
That might depend what the issue is (I’m not asking you to tell us, just saying), if your knee hurts for example then I’m not sure why they would need to say that, but if you are seeing a neurologist or similar then they may have other colleagues who specialise in treating patients with neurodivergent conditions and would be able to offer you better care. I work in cardiology we have a few sub specialisms and the doctors often refer patients to each other because they aren’t trained to provide the treatment the patient needs. Did they give any recommendations of who to see instead?
He recommended another doctor who is much more expensive.