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School says to go via GP, GP says to go via school...

TheSqrl

Hi all,

We're pretty certain our 6yr old son has Aperger's. His teacher agrees and says it's best to go through the GP for a diagnosis, but the GP has now told us to go via the school! What's the normal/best process? We're in Bristol if that's relevant.

Thanks

Parents

  • It is the GP's responsibility to get a diagnosis. It is the school's responsibility to then make provision, eg through statementing.

    GPs have had this explained to them often enough. GPs who behave like this are just lazy incompetent wasters.

    Your GP surgey should have a Patient Participation Group. Contact them (they should be identifiable on the surgery website). The PPG may not be that good at acting independently so if they seem reluctant ask that it be taken up by the umbrella organisation that brings PPG Chairs together, usually the Patient Experience Manager in the Clinical Commissioning Group (but this designation varies a lot).

    Unfortunately progress on early diagnosis is being held back by ignorant GPs. One objective in World Autism Awareness Week might to be to demonstrate outside your GP surgery.

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  • It is the GP's responsibility to get a diagnosis. It is the school's responsibility to then make provision, eg through statementing.

    GPs have had this explained to them often enough. GPs who behave like this are just lazy incompetent wasters.

    Your GP surgey should have a Patient Participation Group. Contact them (they should be identifiable on the surgery website). The PPG may not be that good at acting independently so if they seem reluctant ask that it be taken up by the umbrella organisation that brings PPG Chairs together, usually the Patient Experience Manager in the Clinical Commissioning Group (but this designation varies a lot).

    Unfortunately progress on early diagnosis is being held back by ignorant GPs. One objective in World Autism Awareness Week might to be to demonstrate outside your GP surgery.

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