Hi all, brand new here and I have a question.
Is chronic pain caused by autism??
Let me explain, because even writing it out, that sounds like a really stupid question
My daughter (diagnosed this year after 8 years of fighting with the nhs) has started suffering with leg pain, numbness, tingling and most worrying of all sudden collapse in the last 3 months. The gp did routine bloods which of course showed nothing of note, but during a follow up appointment I mentioned her autism as she was tired and the mask was gone, which is rare for her, but we needed the gp to take time to understand her.
I think this was a mistake.
At the end of the consultation he said he thought the pain was sensory (isn't all pain sensory??) And a result of her autism. I was too taken aback to question or ask about management. Was this just abject gaslighting? Is it a thing? Ive been scouring the Internet and can find a lot about autism pain being dismissed but nothing about it being a cause. Im at a complete loss, dd already has zero faith in the medical profession after being gaslit for 8 years. I feel like a fraud insisting she should see a Dr only to be dismissed.
Please help.
