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Not sure if I have referral

Justfour

Hi all. A few weeks ago I went to the GP to hopefully get a referral for my 11year old whom I suspect has an ASD. I went in with a list and she said she would pass it on and IF   The paediatrician got back to her she would phone me.

This morning I've had an appointment letter through to 'discuss' a letter from the hospital. It was computer generated so no details.

If anyone out there knows what this might mean, it will save me a lot of wondering etc. 

I assumed the pead would refer me to a autism specialist or the gp would phone to say there's-nothing to worry about. 

Any ideas would be gratefully received. Thanks x

Parents

  • Hi,

    When we first went to our GP (at the school's recommendation) about our son, we were referred to PCAMHS. We duly filled in the form, and PCAMHS wrote to say they didn't think they could help us and that we should probably see the community paediatrician. With this and a report from the Educational Psychologist, we persuaded the GP to make a referral to the community paediatrician and got an appointment for an assessment. I didn't know what to expect either, except that we got a lengthy form to fill in about our son's developmental history and social development/skills.

    At the assessment, only the paediatrician was present. He carried out a cognitive skills test with my son, asked him to draw and write a few things, and gave me a couple of standard questionnaires to fill in. He also used a few other diagnosis tools. At the end, he made his diagnosis (Asperger's), and he did say that even based on the form we had filled in, he strongly suspected this diagnosis (so the form was important!). I think it was helpful to have some information from the school and the educ psychologist with me too. However, the way my son behaved during the assessment highlighted many of his issues clearly, as he was obviously anxious and stressed by the whole experience.

    I was surprised that we received a diagnosis straight away, without having seen the speech therapist and occupational therapist too, and given my son's young age, but I figured it must have been pretty clear to the paediatrician, who I think has a lot of experience in this area. We are now going through the speech therapist and occupational therapist stages subsequent to diagnosis. I think the assessment process varies from region to region, though, so this might be different for you and might involve a team of people. Have you already had such a form to fill in?

    Hope this might be of some help, and good luck.

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  • Hi,

    When we first went to our GP (at the school's recommendation) about our son, we were referred to PCAMHS. We duly filled in the form, and PCAMHS wrote to say they didn't think they could help us and that we should probably see the community paediatrician. With this and a report from the Educational Psychologist, we persuaded the GP to make a referral to the community paediatrician and got an appointment for an assessment. I didn't know what to expect either, except that we got a lengthy form to fill in about our son's developmental history and social development/skills.

    At the assessment, only the paediatrician was present. He carried out a cognitive skills test with my son, asked him to draw and write a few things, and gave me a couple of standard questionnaires to fill in. He also used a few other diagnosis tools. At the end, he made his diagnosis (Asperger's), and he did say that even based on the form we had filled in, he strongly suspected this diagnosis (so the form was important!). I think it was helpful to have some information from the school and the educ psychologist with me too. However, the way my son behaved during the assessment highlighted many of his issues clearly, as he was obviously anxious and stressed by the whole experience.

    I was surprised that we received a diagnosis straight away, without having seen the speech therapist and occupational therapist too, and given my son's young age, but I figured it must have been pretty clear to the paediatrician, who I think has a lot of experience in this area. We are now going through the speech therapist and occupational therapist stages subsequent to diagnosis. I think the assessment process varies from region to region, though, so this might be different for you and might involve a team of people. Have you already had such a form to fill in?

    Hope this might be of some help, and good luck.

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