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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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  • GP surgery: before they switched to a fully online system, my GP provided me with an email address for the surgery that I could use instead of having to phone after I explained that phone calls were preventing me from booking appointments. The online triage system that is being used now works much better for me.

    Hospital outpatient: I had to have an ultrasound and gel textures are some of my worst textures so I was terrified. The learning disability and autism nurses at the hospital: ensured I had a longer appointment so we could do it very slowly, met with the clinician before my appointment to explain that I'd need to go very slowly and take breaks and what might help me, the clinician did small sections at a time, wiping it off in between, allowing me to take breaks, and explained all the fun physiology things she was seeing to help keep me distracted while I also used basically all the sensory tools I owned. Outcome: I managed to have the ultrasound without an immediate meltdown. 

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  • GP surgery: before they switched to a fully online system, my GP provided me with an email address for the surgery that I could use instead of having to phone after I explained that phone calls were preventing me from booking appointments. The online triage system that is being used now works much better for me.

    Hospital outpatient: I had to have an ultrasound and gel textures are some of my worst textures so I was terrified. The learning disability and autism nurses at the hospital: ensured I had a longer appointment so we could do it very slowly, met with the clinician before my appointment to explain that I'd need to go very slowly and take breaks and what might help me, the clinician did small sections at a time, wiping it off in between, allowing me to take breaks, and explained all the fun physiology things she was seeing to help keep me distracted while I also used basically all the sensory tools I owned. Outcome: I managed to have the ultrasound without an immediate meltdown. 

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