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HELP!! Where to go when your G.P states you are not Autistic & cannot catch Autism at 50

Bert

As stupid as the subject header sounds that is the attitude I faced at my Doctors Surgery,when asked for a referral for a diagnosis from a Clinical Psychologist as advised by NAS.I had already been turned down 12 years ago & had got the courage to go & ask again.

Another G.P granted me a referral this time but was overruled by a senior partner who stated the above,I have not attended my surgery for 12 years after I was told not to come back (an issue related to the last time I asked for a referral).& only went in this time due to an unrelated accident.

I,ve instead been referred for talking therapy over the phone for anxiety & depression (which is news to me) by a Doctor I have neither seen or heard of before & does not appear on the surgery listings.

Nobody gave a hought to the fact I am extremely hard of hearing therefore phone is a no go which is well documented,the talking therapist suggested a few other options & was excellent in trying to help however my G.P knocked back her ideas & will not consider them.

Asparagus gave me some advice when I posted my introduce yourself message & this was helpful but still stopped when it came back to this surgery,I was going to go to the local well being commitee but the other senior partner sits on that & refused 12 years ago to even look at the documentation I had.

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

  • Hi Bert,

    I think that the local well-being committee might well be worth a try, in that it will consist of more people than just the senior partner who refused your initial request.  

  • At least make a formal complaint as this GP is not doing their job. Either that or change practise completely. it's your body and you know better than anyone what you need. You should have have to accept this level of ignorance!

    If you need an assessment then you can only keep trying. There Will be someone out there who can help you 

  • I was referred and diagnosed positive for Asperger's at the age of 55.  It took me ten years of persistently asking different GPs (at the same practice) until, rather sceptically, one referred me.  I believe the clincher was the emphasis I placed to my GP on how much it was affecting my life, mostly in a negative way: almost complete social withdrawal, not a single night away from home for 12 years, inability to work, depression, anxiety, chronic insomnia.

    Similarly, when it came to the actual diagnosis, I had to build my own "case" for Asperger's, drawing extensively on everything I'd archived about my childhood from the 1960s (even sound recordings).  As nobody in my family remains alive who remembers my childhood - except me - objective evidence played a key role in the positive diagnosis.

  • Ignorant GP, but sadly ignorance is a common condition among them.

    My support worker referred me at age 31. I'd only been put in contact with him due to housing issues. I had no idea I'd later be referred for an Asperger's assessment recommended by him. He had even referred a guy in his 50s, who received a late diagnosis. Asperger's in particular can enable the sufferer to go through life breaking themselves in the pursuit to conform. It can take a break up of a marriage, being made homeless etc. until that person is put in touch with someone who has experience of deeper causes for such problems & who actually tries to help.

    I hope you can find someone with more experience than that jack of all trades but no good at any of them GP.