Birmingham Autism Partnership Board has produced a guide for GPs in Birmingham on Adults with Autism.
Something like this ought to be available to all GPs across the country, and given the number of correspondents on here encountering gatekeeper GPs who block access to diagnosis or follow-on support, make them aware of this, so they no longer have an excuse to feign ignorance.
I also think NAS should include a link to it on their web pages. Unfortunately, as happens with PDFs I only got part of the link - www.sandwellandwestbhamccg.nhs.uk/.../742-the-adults-with-autism-guide so don't click on this if it comes up as a link, part in the middle is missing. It also comes up as "Adults with Autism - Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG" on google.
It explains things very clearly and simply, and has a section on why women are underdiagniosed, and gives a step-by-step guide to arranging diagnosis. Some of the advice is still a little odd, so the community might want to comment on how it could be improved. Also there's a rainbow of colour graphics that slows down the PDF file.
If more GP surgeries had information like this we just might get better service.
