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Why are the politicians and media such ***** to people with Autism and ADHD?

Billy87

Genuine question after seeing Kemi Badenoch's vile rant yesterday. Richard Tice has mocked neurodivergent children for wearing ear defenders in class before and Nigel Farage things you can get an autism diagnosis over a Zoom call from your GP

Barely a day goes by without the media making up some new nonsense story to attack Autistic or ADHD people

Is it just our country that's particulary cruel or is it the whole world? These people manage to combine a special mix of nastiness and staggering ignorance every time they open their mouths 

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  • Billy87 said:
    Nigel Farage things you can get an autism diagnosis over a Zoom call from your GP

    I dislike Niggle Farage but to be fair on this subject I do know 3 people in the UK who received their diagnosis after a zoom call - no in person meeting, no parent / family member to give historical info etc.

    All 3 were private assessments rather than GP referrals due to the long wait times.

    I suspect this is a result of the long wait times and willingness of private practices to offer a diagnosis for the right price.

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  • Billy87 said:
    Nigel Farage things you can get an autism diagnosis over a Zoom call from your GP

    I dislike Niggle Farage but to be fair on this subject I do know 3 people in the UK who received their diagnosis after a zoom call - no in person meeting, no parent / family member to give historical info etc.

    All 3 were private assessments rather than GP referrals due to the long wait times.

    I suspect this is a result of the long wait times and willingness of private practices to offer a diagnosis for the right price.

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    Iain said:
    I do know 3 people in the UK who received their diagnosis after a zoom call

    Virtually the only way to get a diagnosis in parts of Scotland is privately. I picked someone who had been a team leader in ND in Glasgow for a couple of decades and decided to become self-employed. She was one of very few psychologists who were willing to assess older women. We did both assessments (childhood and adult) by zoom, which is not rare in Scotland due to distances between places/lack of public transport etc. I hate zoom calls and prefer face to face, but I had to concentrate so much I even managed the very long adult assessment without a break, which is a first for me.

    My assessor split the assessments because she wasn't willing to bother with the adult part if I didn't pass the childhood part. And no, being in my 70s with no close family left alive, there was no one to say what my childhood was like. 

    So, if you like, I am a fraud who consulted a fraud. Now, I'm not saying everyone in private practice is honest, but unless we know (personally or professionally) who is and who isn't honest, it might be unfair to both the practitioner and the person diagnosed to assume every diagnosis by zoom = fraud.

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    Iain said:
    I do know 3 people in the UK who received their diagnosis after a zoom call - no in person meeting, no parent / family member to give historical info etc.

    There will be many.

    Mine was via two Zoom calls during Covid one of them being with a consultant psychiatrist. 

    However much paperwork was completed alongside this.

    I also didn't have anyone to give historical information. 

    I gave this myself.

    Iain said:
    suspect this is a result of the long wait times and willingness of private practices to offer a diagnosis for the right price.

    It is because of the NHS using private clinics under Right to Choose.

    They offer an assessment not a diagnosis unless appropriate. 

    The only involvement of the GP is the initial stage as they are Primary Care and are unable to supply a diagnosis. 

    What you say doesn't substantiate NF's claims re you 'being fair' to him.