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How to find an Autism trained doctor ?

autismtwo

How do you find a real GP doctor ? who understands your condition and can treat you with sensitive because you are hypersensitive to pain in the body ? With the emotional overload and social relationship problems with a doctor(trust, not knowing them as people), can you find a DOCTOR WHO IS A REAL DOCTOR ? basically empathic, listening, compassionate and most importantly accessible without the barriers of phoning for an appointment, waiting for an appointment, speaking to the docs receptionists, waiting in crowded waiting rooms, speaking to the doctor who you do not know, explaining your symptoms without anxiety.

CAN YOU GET SUCH A THING AS A SPECIAL NEEDS DOCTOR GP ?   

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  • Hi autismtwo.  An mdt, as far as I know, is made up of psychiatrists/psychologists, maybe an LD nurse, maybe an OT. They may share premises with social services staff in the community.   Patients can get referred via their GP + I think maybe a social worker.  They don't deal with purely physical problems, as far as I'm aware.  Self-injurous behaviour would be something they would try to help with.  Other areas could be where a condition is impacting strongly on a person to their detriment.  They may well have a criteria for who they'll see, just as primary care decides when to refer a patient to secondary care for treatment.  I have a bit of knowledge of mdts but am not an expert on everything they treat etc.  Your GP could write a letter to the mdt if s/he wished, then I think the mdt sends out a member of their team (what job title I don't know) to assess you.  Then I think you get a letter and/or phone call with an appointment time + date.  Obviously after that it's individual to each patient/client.

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  • Hi autismtwo.  An mdt, as far as I know, is made up of psychiatrists/psychologists, maybe an LD nurse, maybe an OT. They may share premises with social services staff in the community.   Patients can get referred via their GP + I think maybe a social worker.  They don't deal with purely physical problems, as far as I'm aware.  Self-injurous behaviour would be something they would try to help with.  Other areas could be where a condition is impacting strongly on a person to their detriment.  They may well have a criteria for who they'll see, just as primary care decides when to refer a patient to secondary care for treatment.  I have a bit of knowledge of mdts but am not an expert on everything they treat etc.  Your GP could write a letter to the mdt if s/he wished, then I think the mdt sends out a member of their team (what job title I don't know) to assess you.  Then I think you get a letter and/or phone call with an appointment time + date.  Obviously after that it's individual to each patient/client.

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