getting the inst of psychs etc to get their acts toegther?

bettybarton · Tufted Titmouse Joined: Apr 16, 2008 Posts: 34

i was wondering (actually ive been planning letters of complaint to my mp, health minister, inst of psyc etc ad nauseum) what is being done to better train health 'preofessionals' to recognize AS..
i asked my last shrink whether she thought i had a form of autism -in 2000 (if only id googled it instead of taking her stupid word!!!) and she said no, since i was empathic and was very articulate.
since i have a load of physical symps on my med records im LIVID, to say the very least, this was ignored- induced birth, refusal to eat most foods until i was 25, IBD, problems with noise, light touch etc- as well as more qualitative symps- probs with other people, etc..

WHY are shrinks not better trained??? im forever reading that schitz pd's are commonly diagnosed for people with as- i dont get it!!!!!!!!! why are they not improving??? are they morons???

ive spent more than 30 years being told im naughty, not trying, just being dificult- doctors ahve told me -
'its a waste of time and money treating you as nothing seems to work and the money can be better spent elsewhere' 'youre not trying to help yourself'
and best of all- that i should get treatment (nurse at new syrgery told me this on meeting me for ooooh 4 minutes-)from her mate in harley street- TREATMENT- not a diagnosis. said i should find some way to afford it (im on benifits)- which she really tried to push me into (COMPLETLY unethical, poss unlawful).
my life has been completly RUINED by this illness or whatever one wants to call it, because ive spent my life being told off in some way!!!! -and the signal lack of help/care ive had for it- it was only by chance i even heard about it!!!!!!!!!!!
clearly this is still going on- so what do the inst of psyc say about the fact that their members are constantly overlooking this??
it cant be anywhere as rare as it's currently rated, since so many people are being undiagnosed.

sorry to be so rant-ey baout this, but im - well- really angry.
all those dinner ladies force feeding me mashed potato, making me sit there 'till its all gone etc'
why is it still going on???