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Drs appointment, anyone relate?

NinjaPanda85

Hi, just had a drs appointment post autism diagnosis,was looking for what support if any was available. 

Got asked "what about autism do you struggle with?" (I dont know, all of it!!Upside down). Eventually after struggling to explain my struggles in a short time limited manner,  he concluded my psychiatrist wiĺl be best placed to decide what if any support is provided. 

So we shall see but atleast i tried. Has referred me to social perscriber too not dealt with them before. 

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  • I haven't even told my GP about my diagnosis. The nearest centre for autistic people is in the two closest cities, each 15 miles away. They focus on children or adults with learning difficulties or those who need help applying for jobs or other form filling. They also arrange occasional outings or events for anyone interested. At the moment, these are not things I need.

    My most immediate needs are to find help with cleaning and the garden, but these are not things available to me. The local cleaning firms want to come once a week for 50 weeks of the year and being able to substitute people or even times with no notice at all, which are things I find difficult to cope with. The only gardener I can find is very sweet but completely unable to say when he will turn up in any given week - if he comes at all. However, these things are beyond the NHS to help with - although gardening as a social activity with others on allocated land is one of the things socially prescribed. Unfortuantely, that doesn't help me with the garden!

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  • I haven't even told my GP about my diagnosis. The nearest centre for autistic people is in the two closest cities, each 15 miles away. They focus on children or adults with learning difficulties or those who need help applying for jobs or other form filling. They also arrange occasional outings or events for anyone interested. At the moment, these are not things I need.

    My most immediate needs are to find help with cleaning and the garden, but these are not things available to me. The local cleaning firms want to come once a week for 50 weeks of the year and being able to substitute people or even times with no notice at all, which are things I find difficult to cope with. The only gardener I can find is very sweet but completely unable to say when he will turn up in any given week - if he comes at all. However, these things are beyond the NHS to help with - although gardening as a social activity with others on allocated land is one of the things socially prescribed. Unfortuantely, that doesn't help me with the garden!

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