Matt J

I am not not depressed, I got talking to another GP with the ins and outs and he told me im not depressed and was quite peed of that my GP was pushing pills at me, he suggests I complain so I will be writing making them aware of the lack of duty of care, he also suggested that my gp seems incompitant. So there we have it from the words of a another GP So back to banging my head against the wall with the referal

I not happy with what you have written, and Im loosing paitence with this forum. I will say it once more and once more only, I am not not depressed, my GP atempted to treat me for depression, with anti-depressants, and guess what they had no effect at all, and why, hmm lets see, because I am not depressed.

Well, the GP is still being stubborn, he still thinks I am depressed, they only reason I could be depressed and I mean could be (I know my body better then anyone and know I am not) he is making me by not listening to what I am saying!! I have told him time and time again. And yes.. I have asked about seeing other GP's, the practice I go to has 6 GP's (Its split into two) I am allowed to see two, the one I am registed with and the other one in the half of the practice I am in, I have seen them both and they are hopeless. Wherever I need to go to get diagnosed i need a referal letter, and as they are not willing to accept that I myself know I have this, then they will not refer me anywhere. As there are no people who can diagnose me in my area I have to go out of the county and my GP would have to pay for this out of his 'fund'. So i'll just carry on banging my head against this wall...

When I called the ARC they said "It's the bottom thing with GP's they don?t know much about it and it gets over looked. You can tell them time and time again and it wont register" Well they got it spot on there!!!

Well the ARC said it would be 2k upwards... I dont see myself as having depression.. I keep getting told this when I go and see my GP, and he dishes out the pills and they dont do anything... because I dont think I need to be treated for depression

I called up to today to see what I have to do to be diagnosed.. I called The Autism Research Centre and they were helpful. They told me there are no consultants in my area...I could go to the ARC as they have one there that is free but they are only taking people from Gloucestershire at the moment.... and...I have to get to either an NHS person, in another area / county but my GP would have to pay from his fund... Or I can go to a private one for �2,000 ahead... Obviously I would like to go for the NHS one.... It?s all so much to take in

I have already done what Tally has suggesed, as I already said, it fell on my GP's deaf ears.

So getting back on topic, theres not really a lot I can do? Having requested someone with AS experience from my GP to br refered to, just have to wait for the call I guess...

Walking in and saying to any professional (ESPECIALLY a psychologist!) 'this is what I've got, please confirm it' is really unlikely to produce the result you want. Sitting and talking to him/her, explaining why you feel that it's relevant and how it relates to the problems you are encountering, is much more likely to be productive in getting to the root(s) of the problem I havent just walked in and handed him it to him on a plate, I have sat there a few times and said to him.. I think I have this...(My GP is a bit thick) and have taken supporting evidence with me, and print outs of what I can relate to... I was refered to one psychologist who asked me "What I can do for you" and again I did exactly what I did with the GP. Since then I have asked my GP to get me soemone with some experience of AS, this was in October, I am still waiting.....

I just want to have dx and then I know where I stand, and I can go forward, as right now I havent the foggiest. GP doesnt do much about the Dpresssion or the AS, he just shakes his head and advises me to 'get out more' if he read what I had given him that I had printed off then he would see. I dont think half the GP's have ever woken up thinking, "I dont wanna get up today" and also "I Cant face the GP appointment as he wont believe what I am saying". Im sure most normal humans have.

Well the specialist was a Psychologist and he told me I was depressed, (Which I already knew) but he was the one who was surposed to have had dealings with AS but he just shook his head when I said and showed what I know I have. I have not seen anyone since as I am awaiting someone that will actually take me seriously

Well I have been awake for all about about 3 hours maybe more. I am going to good somethings that were suggested In a PM I got so thank you to the person who took the time to do that. Im trying, well failing really... Im just trying to minimise people 'leaving' me as they dont understand what I 'AM' I did have a fair few friends now I have about 2 if that and everyone seems so 'busy' all of a sudden since the AS beccame known.

My GP fails to see I have AS, he tells me he a GP and cannot do anything other then refer me, when I went the Specialist just shook his head and said no no.. I took along the Iq test and a print out of the AS page from the NAS website to support me in telling him what I was experiencing. Still am waiting for someonen to contact me about how to get diagnosed properly. I feel until I am, Im going to bed depressed and my anxiety goes higher and higher, Have spent most of today in bed as I cannot face the day.

Well I would like help and assistance from my friends but thats not happening, so I cannot conquor the agorophobia as would be good to get out. As for the depression nothing is happening there either.

No, the MS are not doing much at all, they are dragging their feet, they rufuse to believe I have AS. So I did self diagnosis and have gone about it that way with help and assistance from the NAS. Every consultant I have seen just dismisses it, and I havent the idea of who to contact in this area to get assistance, as I have with the BA and DLA too.