Autism and GPs

I have been collating various autism related web addresses and came across an autism section on the website for the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).

For some reason, there are two web addresses for the same information:
http://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-research/clinical-resources/autistic-spectrum-disorder.aspx
http://www.rcgp.org.uk/ASD

I was surprised by the amount of useful information available. The 'Autistic Spectrum Disorders Toolkit' web page (http://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-research/toolkits/asd-toolkit.aspx) is particularly informative; to highlight just two examples, the page includes a link to take you to the relevant text of ICD-10 (Version: 2016) and has a section for autism in females.

There is a guide for GP reception staff (http://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-research/toolkits/-/media/60663BF35A1F43ADBAC65E108B8518EC.ashx) that includes possible reasonable adjustments. There is also a 'Making the most of a visit to your GP' guide (http://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-research/~/~/media/Files/CIRC/Autism/RCGP-Making-the-most-of-a-visit-to-your-GP-Jan-15.ashx) which also includes possible reasonable adjustments.

It is a shame that the RCGP use the word 'Disorder' rather than 'Condition' but that does not take away from the information provided.

Parents
  • Thank you very much for this information!

    I find this information to be very helpful.

  • Glad to be of help.

    This sort of information should be much easier to find. I see no reason why everyone registered with a GP who has a diagnosis of autism cannot be given this information.

    People wanting or considering getting a diagnosis should have easy access to the information. My GP surgery has lots of posters on its walls about various conditions but nothing about autism.

  • Thank you caretwo fantastic information and has opened my eyes to what exactly they will be looking for during formal diagnosis. I have spent many hours finding as much as I can about it, being that I research everything in an attempt to know all there is to know about any given subject.

    many thanks.

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  • Thank you caretwo fantastic information and has opened my eyes to what exactly they will be looking for during formal diagnosis. I have spent many hours finding as much as I can about it, being that I research everything in an attempt to know all there is to know about any given subject.

    many thanks.

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