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Help!Trying to be diagnosed.

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Hello, I was wondering if someone could help with trying to get diagnosed. I know I need to go to my GP and try to be reffered but I'm unsure about how to bring it up to my GP and as you can imagine I'm feeling scared,Thanks.

I'm 19 and in Scotland. 

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  • Firstly well done in coming to seek advice. you are in the right place - there are lots of helpful peopl here who undertand.

    Is there someone who can come with you  to the doctor and help explain things?

    Or have you done any online questionnaire that might make you think you have autism? perhaps you could print them out and hand them to the doctor, or maybe print out a couple of pages from the website and highlight the bits which you think apply to you. Once the conversation has been started  I am sure it will be easier for you.

    My son was diagnosed at 17 - the diagnosis really helped him understand why he had found so many things hard and we have been able to access lots of help financial and otherwise since then. I hope it helps you too.

    Let us know how you get on.

     

     

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  • Firstly well done in coming to seek advice. you are in the right place - there are lots of helpful peopl here who undertand.

    Is there someone who can come with you  to the doctor and help explain things?

    Or have you done any online questionnaire that might make you think you have autism? perhaps you could print them out and hand them to the doctor, or maybe print out a couple of pages from the website and highlight the bits which you think apply to you. Once the conversation has been started  I am sure it will be easier for you.

    My son was diagnosed at 17 - the diagnosis really helped him understand why he had found so many things hard and we have been able to access lots of help financial and otherwise since then. I hope it helps you too.

    Let us know how you get on.

     

     

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