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Supporting an adult to go to the doctors

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Hi there, I wondered if anyone had encountered a similar situation and could share any advice or tips, please. 

My adult son (diagnosed autistic) has been having symptoms of chronic illness for the last year. He is unwilling to discuss his symptoms or see a doctor. If I speak to him about it he blanks me out. It has got to the point where he is clearly very unwell and he can rarely go out. His mental health is also very poor (although similarly will not seek help). I have called 111, and as he wouldn't speak to them himself all they could suggest was to ask here if anyone else had a similar experience. We live together and I am available if he did need me to go with him. 

I am extremely worried about him and scared for him. Could anyone suggest any approaches that could be successful in supporting him to make and attend an appointment with a healthcare provider? 

Thanks all

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  • Doctors are scary. Illness takes away control of your body but doctors just make you feel worse about this by making you feel even more out of control of your body as they more or less railroad you into the standard treatment path.

    one way to help your son regain some control is to do some Google medical research into what his illness might possibly be and what the treatment options are. Then when he goes to the doctor he will have a sense of what tests and treatments might be suggested and can have meaningful input into the course of action that is taken. 

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  • Doctors are scary. Illness takes away control of your body but doctors just make you feel worse about this by making you feel even more out of control of your body as they more or less railroad you into the standard treatment path.

    one way to help your son regain some control is to do some Google medical research into what his illness might possibly be and what the treatment options are. Then when he goes to the doctor he will have a sense of what tests and treatments might be suggested and can have meaningful input into the course of action that is taken. 

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