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GP's not helping with diagnosis - advice please

Kirst7

Hi,

This is regarding my niece who is 5 years old (will be 6 in August). She has not formally been diagnosed with Aspergers condition as the Doctors will not accept her behaviour.

She is not like a normal 5 year old, she is well behaved/quiet/happy to play on her own.

When my sister went to the doctors about her behaviour they put it down to parenting. Having researched into it, aspergers fits her behaviour perfectly.

She is the perfect little girl, so bright for her age. But she just doesn't seem like a happy 5 year old.

Please can someone advise me on how I can get a referral to speak to someone to help diagnose her when the NHS won't help??

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  • Hi Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately the problem we've had is that she is also very petite (still in 2 year old clothes) so any symptoms have been overlooked. We have tried different doctors and even moved doctors one year ago, but they have all focused on her being petite rather than behavioural. She is such a bright intelligent little girl but you can see she gets frustrated (and even upset) at times but cannot tell us why. I want the help for the sake of my niece so we can support her in the right way. Unfortunately private is not affordable at the moment but has definitely been something we have looked into. Thank you for your time P.s. I have looked at that poster and forwarded to my sister
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  • Hi Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately the problem we've had is that she is also very petite (still in 2 year old clothes) so any symptoms have been overlooked. We have tried different doctors and even moved doctors one year ago, but they have all focused on her being petite rather than behavioural. She is such a bright intelligent little girl but you can see she gets frustrated (and even upset) at times but cannot tell us why. I want the help for the sake of my niece so we can support her in the right way. Unfortunately private is not affordable at the moment but has definitely been something we have looked into. Thank you for your time P.s. I have looked at that poster and forwarded to my sister
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