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GP and research

NAS96282
3 days ago

To the community,

I am new to the area and would like to try something I’ve never considered before and think it is worth pursuing both for community research and for personal experience. I am in search of a GP for myself, but I would like to try seeing one who is also neurodivergent to see if the communication style is more conducive and fosters more understanding than with what I have experienced previously. If anyone knows of someone that is or is one themselves, please let me know.

Thank you for your time.

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  • 3 days ago

    Thank you for clarifying:)

    NAS96282 said:
    The suggestion to ask directly is a fair point.

    I personally think this is by far your best bet.

    All GPs should, in theory, be sufficiently knowledgeable about autism to make accommodations for their ND patients.

    But if you specifically want an ND GP, then I believe that’s a matter that’s best addressed directly with whichever GP surgeries fall within what you’d consider to be a reasonable distance from your home - and for whom you fall within their catchment area.

    If you’d had issues in the past, you might also (or alternatively, if you can’t find a ND GP) find it helpful to provide your GP with a completed My Health Passport, which has been specifically designed in collaboration with the NAS to help you to inform them of your difficulties and needs: 

    NAS - My health passport

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  • 3 days ago

    Thank you for clarifying:)

    NAS96282 said:
    The suggestion to ask directly is a fair point.

    I personally think this is by far your best bet.

    All GPs should, in theory, be sufficiently knowledgeable about autism to make accommodations for their ND patients.

    But if you specifically want an ND GP, then I believe that’s a matter that’s best addressed directly with whichever GP surgeries fall within what you’d consider to be a reasonable distance from your home - and for whom you fall within their catchment area.

    If you’d had issues in the past, you might also (or alternatively, if you can’t find a ND GP) find it helpful to provide your GP with a completed My Health Passport, which has been specifically designed in collaboration with the NAS to help you to inform them of your difficulties and needs: 

    NAS - My health passport

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