Published on 12, July, 2020
My sons diagnosed asd. Thing is hes a teen and docs think hes reliable to talk to. I'm in the waiting room. Hes had ingrown toe nail for 12 weeks. Operation another 10 weeks away. Hes been crying and meltdowns, it bleeds alot etc but a doc asks how does it feel he says fine! I need advice e to get taken seriously please. Struggling. Now waiting to see gp but I know itll be same as usual as be er see same gp twice
*never see same gp twice
I write down everything I'd like the doctor to know and then pass it to him at the start of the consultation for them to read, then we have a discussion afterwards. Would this help?
In future you could put the basic facts e.g he's crying, there's lots of blood etc. Alternatively, you could use it to raise awareness of autism and our communication needs by explaining your son follows a social script when he's asked if he's ok and the questions need to be a lot more specific e.g are you ever in so much pain it makes you tearful