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Getting a diagnoses

CharlotteRogan

Hello, I'm Charlotte and I'm 24, I have a family history of Autism and believe that I also have it. I have posted on here before but I lost my username and password. 

I went to the doctor like everybody said, and basically he turned me down saying that it was expensive for a diagnoses and because it wouldn't make much difference in my knowing whether r not I had it, then I wouldn't be allowed a diagnoses, and I could pursue it  if I wanted to go private, but I looked into that and its an expense that I cannot afford.

I have put in to change doctors surgery, because I still had the same one even though I left home over 6 years ago, and my new one is round the corner, so I am going to try again at speaking to the doctor. I found it a really intimidateing experience, because I always feel like a hypochondriac when I go, and I hardly ever go to the doctors for that reason.

Even when I took a detailed explanation of why I wanted a diagnoses, they still turned me down, what do I have to do to make them take me seriously, because at the end of the day, its the doctor I have to persuade to send me for actual testing.

I am not looking at getting benefits, or using as an excuse, but for the reason that I want to find out about myself, and if diagnosed, would think very hard about bringing a child into the world that could also have Autism. I have just started a new job in an University, and think that exploring Autism might benefit me in understanding people, and helping towards my career so I don't feel self concious about people thinking I am weird or doing the wrong thing. I tend to be very quiet and don't say much because I am scared that I will say something wrong.

I hope that you could help me, and refer me to literature that might help me make my case, and also are there any directives that a doctor must follow when I make a request to be at least referred to someone who could possibly make a decision. I have read that your family are often involved in the diagnosis, I do not want my family to be included as I don't speak to them, would this hinder my chance of even a consultation?

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  • Hi I'm Jeff and I'm 30 I'm in the same boat as you I can't really help with your situtaion but I can share my nightmare experience with it all, I completely 99% believe I have AS. I went to my GP for an asbergess test which he refused to refer me, so I moved GP.

    My new GP eventually authorized one, but the day of the consultation was a disaster the guy I met was a little Indian fellow who could barley speak English, I sat in the chair and he started messing around with his hearing aid for the first 15 mins trying different batteries because he said it was flat (brilliant!) he asked me loads of questions about my childhood, parents etc and diagnosed me with Schizoid personality disorder which I didn't agree with at all, so back at the GP a few weeks later reading through the report it turns out he lied though the whole consultation twisted things and made up things I didn't even say! He spelt my girlfriends name wrong despite asking her how to spell it and at one point he referred to me as a female, he also said I had great eye contact which is an utter lie. I asked my GP for a second opinion which they refused, depressed and frustrated by it all I just gave up, very unprofessional.

    After a lot of stuggling and losing my GF due to my AS only recently I've asked for a second opinion again and they granted me another consultation but at the same place so I think the result will come back the same just to quickly get me in and out the door, because thats all it seemed the first time. I might even record it this time so there's no porkies.

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  • Hi I'm Jeff and I'm 30 I'm in the same boat as you I can't really help with your situtaion but I can share my nightmare experience with it all, I completely 99% believe I have AS. I went to my GP for an asbergess test which he refused to refer me, so I moved GP.

    My new GP eventually authorized one, but the day of the consultation was a disaster the guy I met was a little Indian fellow who could barley speak English, I sat in the chair and he started messing around with his hearing aid for the first 15 mins trying different batteries because he said it was flat (brilliant!) he asked me loads of questions about my childhood, parents etc and diagnosed me with Schizoid personality disorder which I didn't agree with at all, so back at the GP a few weeks later reading through the report it turns out he lied though the whole consultation twisted things and made up things I didn't even say! He spelt my girlfriends name wrong despite asking her how to spell it and at one point he referred to me as a female, he also said I had great eye contact which is an utter lie. I asked my GP for a second opinion which they refused, depressed and frustrated by it all I just gave up, very unprofessional.

    After a lot of stuggling and losing my GF due to my AS only recently I've asked for a second opinion again and they granted me another consultation but at the same place so I think the result will come back the same just to quickly get me in and out the door, because thats all it seemed the first time. I might even record it this time so there's no porkies.

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