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Is anyone here getting any help from NAS ?

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Does anyone here get actually get any help from NAS ?

My experience is you ask for help and they send you a bucketload of PDF'S of other organisations. Am I wrong to have expected more ?

The chief executive gets paid 140 grand a year, is it right that someone can live in luxury on that kind of salary from charitable donations ? Not even counting the other 20 people on stupid salaries comes to over 2 million quid ...no doubt plus expenses.

I thought charities existed to help others but obviously they are more interested in helping themselves.

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  • Most GPs are very behind the curve when it comes to Asperger syndrome. Unless one is lucky to have a GP who properly understands the condition then do not expect them to be fit to even consider a diagnosis. All they will do is recommend the NAS if they haven't already written out a prescription for medication that is not required. The situation is further exacerbated that a GP's surgery is a location that does not bring out the AS traits in a child like the school playground does. A 10 minute discussion with a GP will form an impression in his mind that he is talking to a hypochondriac rather than somebody who needs referral to an ASD specialist.

    My own GP was absolutely useless and failed to identify any possible ASD traits. He thought that there was nothing wrong with me and disliked being dragged dealing with problems at primary school. Similar scenarios have happened with other people.

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  • Most GPs are very behind the curve when it comes to Asperger syndrome. Unless one is lucky to have a GP who properly understands the condition then do not expect them to be fit to even consider a diagnosis. All they will do is recommend the NAS if they haven't already written out a prescription for medication that is not required. The situation is further exacerbated that a GP's surgery is a location that does not bring out the AS traits in a child like the school playground does. A 10 minute discussion with a GP will form an impression in his mind that he is talking to a hypochondriac rather than somebody who needs referral to an ASD specialist.

    My own GP was absolutely useless and failed to identify any possible ASD traits. He thought that there was nothing wrong with me and disliked being dragged dealing with problems at primary school. Similar scenarios have happened with other people.

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