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GP Refusing Referral Due to Being a Student

MxCazzy

Hey, I'm really at a loss at what to do. Every time I've been to the GP to try and and get a referal I get told that despite being "obvious Autistic" because I'm a University student and "obviosuly well adjsted" a diagnosis isn't needed and will just "hinder me" so I just get sent to counseling for social anxiety instead. I really don't know what to do. I know getting a diagnosis will help me massively at Uni and when it comes to finding a Job in the field I want to go into. I just don't know what to do to get the diagnossis I don't want to just keep going to the GP becaue it's really not helping anything.

Can anyone give me some advice?

  • Thanks. I think I'm going to try making the list Flyingsolo recomended and priniting off as much of the NAS info as well as the nice guidelines and the AQ test stuff and visit my doctor at home when I go back for summer because she knows me better.

    Unfortunatly the University haven't been much help though my mentor has been tryingto figure outif he can find a way to get me diagnosed through Leeds Uni who are the leaders in Students with Autism.

    Hopefully I'll be able to get it done before I leave Uni next year.

  • When I first when to the GP about my son, he agreed that he sounded like he had Asperger's Syndrome but refused to refer him for diagnosis. He did however mention that he always refers people if he gets a letter. I considered asking the school to write to him asking him to refer, but in the end I wrote to him and I quoted advice on assessment from the NAS website and that worked.

    I think it's very patronising for a GP to decide what would or wouldn't benefit you.

    I would consider either making an appointment with another GP, or writing to your GP explaining that you do think an assessment would be beneficial to you, or finally writing a letter of complaint.

    You could also speak to the advice services at your university and see what they suggest.

    Good luck.