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Have you had a good experience at your local GP's surgery, dentist or hairdresser that you would be happy to share?

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Have you had a good experience at your local GP’s surgery, dentist or with a hairdresser that you would be happy to share? We are looking for examples of where these services have made small changes which have made a big difference to an autistic person, for our It’s How You Show Up campaign. We’d love to hear what they did to make the experience better for you in the comments below, by Tuesday 8 July, so we can share with our social media audience. We do not need the names of specific people, businesses, or surgeries Point down tone3

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  • I think hospitals might be included but that's up to you.

    My dentist turns off the radio when I ask + explain but then I don't understand why they have a radio on in the 1st place...

  • in reply to Deleted User

    I wonder if it is to help people to concentrate on something other than the treatment. I remember going to one dentist that had quiet music playing in the background which I found helpful.

  • in reply to Homebird

    Interesting. 

    I can't stand any background noise but I may have been traumatised by a mother who needed constant noise.

    Thank you. 

  • in reply to Deleted User

    I'd like to know how to not be traumatised by the dentist, I go into high masking mode and pretend I'm OK with it, I used to have sedatives, but valium dosen't work on me and the other stuff, I don't know what it was made me wriggly and talkative with the memory of a goldfish.

    The only things I've found that help are having female staff and telling them one of the reasons I freak out is because I was raped and one of the only hangovers left from that is having someone lean over me, whilst inflicting pain when I have to lie still and not fight back. I have freaked out and hit someone before, fortunately it was only my ex husband, but then it was his own silly fault for trying to remove my coat when I was in full on fight or flight mode.

    Hairdressers I love, I love the whole salon experience, but then I was a hairdresser.

    Doctors for the most part I have no problems with, if I get a bad one I change surgeries.

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    I'd like to know how to not be traumatised by the dentist, I go into high masking mode and pretend I'm OK with it, I used to have sedatives, but valium dosen't work on me and the other stuff, I don't know what it was made me wriggly and talkative with the memory of a goldfish.

    The only things I've found that help are having female staff and telling them one of the reasons I freak out is because I was raped and one of the only hangovers left from that is having someone lean over me, whilst inflicting pain when I have to lie still and not fight back. I have freaked out and hit someone before, fortunately it was only my ex husband, but then it was his own silly fault for trying to remove my coat when I was in full on fight or flight mode.

    Hairdressers I love, I love the whole salon experience, but then I was a hairdresser.

    Doctors for the most part I have no problems with, if I get a bad one I change surgeries.

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