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Adult referral

RidleyRumpus

Hi,

I had not considered myself to be on the spectrum but comments from my ex wife and several colleagues in the teaching profession that they thought I maybe got me thinking.

I have many of the same characteristics of those on the spectrum and when I have taken the online tests as honestly as possible the indication is always that I am on the spectrum.

The problem is that I think AS may account for why I seem to have so many interpersonal problems at work, I am a physics teacher). I am often accused of being rude when I just cannot see it, I really do not want to be.

This is made worse that I have great deal of difficulty with names and faces, it took me four years to be able to differentiate all the colleagues in my department and there are only ten. With pupils it is plain embarrassing to be talking to a pupil in the corridor not know their name and be told I have taught them for X years...

As a consequence it is not surprising to me that I have more than my fair share of complaints from students and parents. Unfortunately due to at least partle due to these problems my school is now moving to have me sacked.

So today I went to my GP and asked to be referred for a test only to be told that this PCG does not fund/provide referrals for adults. I have checked for a private referral and this would cost me £1000 which I just do not have.

I presume that they are not allowed to do this?

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  • Sorry again, I seem to misunderstand everyone today (well, maybe that's my normal state). I thought that was what you meant by saying "my school is now moving to have me sacked". Let's hope that something/someone prevents that from happening. A teacher who can't remember the kids' names is not the worst you can get (even if that is presumably not the only issue).

    And no, the OH doctor is probably not going to be able to do an ASD assessment but if it's a good one they will be aware of this and at least be on your side, perhaps they could even recommend to send you for a private assessment, not sure if that would be a reasonable thing to ask for? Don't think the fact that an employer pays for this service should stop them from genuinely supporting you.

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  • Sorry again, I seem to misunderstand everyone today (well, maybe that's my normal state). I thought that was what you meant by saying "my school is now moving to have me sacked". Let's hope that something/someone prevents that from happening. A teacher who can't remember the kids' names is not the worst you can get (even if that is presumably not the only issue).

    And no, the OH doctor is probably not going to be able to do an ASD assessment but if it's a good one they will be aware of this and at least be on your side, perhaps they could even recommend to send you for a private assessment, not sure if that would be a reasonable thing to ask for? Don't think the fact that an employer pays for this service should stop them from genuinely supporting you.

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