what do i say to the gp?????????????????

[hedders]

Background history:

 

My dd whos nearly 6 was referred to paed in march and discharged again in july, mostly because the school mislead her and i feel they are not able to identify her complex needs.

Luckly she is under an ot and was assessed in september who suspects sensory intergration disorder and something else.

I have support from ed psy who has not assessed her but she is concerned as to why my dd feels anxious and trys to be a perfectionist. She also is in a support group because of diffculties in academic work.

Her iep was only assessed on reading due to the senco .

 

I went to my gp in october and asked her to be referred to a child psy but she refused and said im imagining it all beacuse the paed discharged her.

 

However my younger dd was referred to a different paed as she is very simular to other dd by her salt.

She said my dd showed unusal communication and behaviour she is going to see her in jan and then most prob refer her to cahms i told her about other dd and i think her diffculties are linked to asd, she was shocked that the paed dischargd her.

 

My question : I have booked an app with another gp on tuesday, i want my dd to be referred to my younger dd paed as they are both very simular and it would be better if they had the same paed so i dont have to get a review with the one that discharged her.

How should i approach the gp?

[JenRose]

hello,

I didnt think they could refuse to refer you on to a paed?

My daughter was discharged from her paed then we had concerns and asked for her to be referred to a specific paed and our gp did it.

 

for you that your gp said you were imagining things, thats terrible.

 

Hopefully the gp will refer you on and if they are umming and arring dig your heels in!!!

 

 

HTH

[phasmid]

You are entitled to ask for a second opinion. Simply, and politely, state that you believe the person you wish to see is the best person to look at you daughter and therefore that is what you would like please. If that doesn't work then dig your heels in.

[nellie]

Hedders,

 

A couple of links that may help if you have a problem getting your GP to understand.

 

Good luck

 

Nellie xx

 

 

GPs on autism: challenge of assessment and referral remains

http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=160&a=3483

 

GP?s guide to autism spectrum disorder

http://www.nas.org.uk/content/1/c4/35/99/recognise_asd.pdf

[butterfingersbimbo]

good luck, hope the gp listens to you!

[cmuir]

Hi

 

GPs are GENERAL Practitioners. They're not experts and I wish they would keep that in mind when putting the barriers up! My GP and Health Visitor we adamant my son didn't have AS. He does and that was confirmed by an expert. It was hard work, but I didn't give up - in fact they added fuel to the fire so to speak and made me even more determined to get to the bottom of things. Demand a second opinion (you're already going to see someone else). State you concerns, state that you're unhappy you're not being listened to. What harm can a referral do? You're not neurotic - other specialists have acknowledged sensory difficulties already. Stick to your guns and don't take no for an answer.

 

Best wishes.

 

Caroline.

[loupin]

if youre gp refuses to refer you to whomever you choose on the nhs then if you can, ask for a private referral to this paed , pay for the first appointment and then ask her/him to put you on their nhs list fo follow up appointments. It speeds things up and often wrongly gives you more freedom of choice. For first appointments we have always paid about 100 pounds. The paed who is seeing youre other daughter will tell you if she does private clinincs and then her secreatry can request a referral from youre gp. That keeps you out of messy conversations!! It worked for us so i hope it may be of use to you!

Good luck