AS units, shrinks in london?? thoughts on tavistock, & maudsley??

[velocity]

has anyone here any experiance of the AS units at either the tavistock, to where ive been referred first, or the maudsley, which is the back up referral??

 

or is there any other AS unit in london?

 

i was diagnosed at the camden and islington unit, at drayton park~ after diagnosis, they gave me the number for the NAS and shooed me out the door (always ironic, since so many people with AS find phone calls dificult).

 

my dr said he though the unit at the tav is mainly small AS groups, which is useless for me, as i have really bad auditory processing issues, so cant follow conversations of two or more people :/ he's calling them today, and if its no go, ill be referred to the maudsley.

 

i have a slight obsessive hatred *cough* of the tavistock, anyway, as i was seen there for depression a couple of times, prior to diagnosis, and told i was essentially 'doing all this for attention'. the only two other people i know whove been there, have also since been diagnosed with AS, and the tav missed it in both of them, despite it being blindingly obvious. they insisited on group therapy for me to help me 'socialise', which i said was pointless as i cant follow conversations and felt uncomfortable around others (and other blatant AS indicators), and never returned.

 

however, my dr said the maudsley is a really depressing place to attend and clearly wants it to be the last resort.

 

is there any unit, or any shrink in london?? i saw a neuro psychologist in kings x once, in the diagnosis process, but she spoke so slowly i wanted to killllll heeeerrrrrr.

 

 

 

[Sally44]

I don't know either place, but wondered what it is that you are hoping to achieve by going to either?

[velocity]

someone to talk to.

i was diagnosed seveal years ago, which told me nothing i didnt already know. it only confirmed i have have quite severe AS.

 

id like some labels for some of things with which i struggle, to better understand them.

 

i get no support, ive noone to speak to and i ###### hate being alive. i struggle with the minuatae of life- to the extent ive taped down the door handles in my flat, so i can push and pull doors open, without having to expend extra thought on telling my hand to push the handle down to open a door. its easier not to eat, as even opening a packet is too irratating. i dont know what thats called. i can only concentrate on thngs within a foot of my eyes, so just tune out the rest of the world much of the time~ i dont know whats thats called. so it makes it dificult to speak to speak to people, unless theyre very close~ but i dont like people i dont know being that close. i dont know what thats called.

i have really extreme hypersensitivty, and get little sleep.

 

id like a support worker to take me to hospital- i have to have an MRI in a few weeks- to explain that when i politely ask someone to keep their voice low, or to speak with someone who's english as i cant follow foreign accents, im not being rude, or racist, but autistic, and that yelling at me makes it worse.

i have severe claustrophobia, ADHD, and those with my severe hypersensativity make it unlikely that even with sedation ill be able to tolerate an MRI, esp if i cant even lie in it first (when its off) to see how i fare. im articulate and erudite so able to explain this clearly, but people *still* just think if you 'try a bit harder' you can overcome all this, as though its a choice.

Edited September 16, 2013 by velocity