Benefits of Official Diagnosis of an Adult

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There is no doubt that there are some things that we do in Australia have at no cost and basic health care is one of them. We do have on the job accommodations also provided at no cost. Both of those are rights. With health care it will mean a long wait, but it is possible to get the operation, etc. Yes we have welfare payments, generally with quite a lot of obligations, voluntary work, etc attached to them, and they are cutting back very strongly on disability payments and only those with the most profound levels of disability get disability payments. It is based on level of disability not diagnosis.

Health care for mental health involves nothing but forced drugging, ECT, etc Anything else we have to pay for, but we can get subsidised medications!! I am yet to know of anyone that can recover from a mental illness with medication alone. We have the highest rate of forced treatment the world and that is something we have to be very ashamed of. We ensure the homeless are medicated, we have specialised teams that go out and inject them every month, but as for a house to live in, that aint provided. None of these people were homeless before they entered the mental health system. The forced med's must be doing so much for them!! !

Disability services are not available to all and are bloody hard to get and depend largely on which state you live in and how good you are at fighting the system. People can wait 10+ years to get a wheelchair. I live in the best state for disability services, and I have incredibly high needs, and I get basically no support at the moment. I do get 3 hours per week to help with house work and cooking, I do need pscyhological treatment and support and I do need some level of support to be able to leave the house and am on a waiting list for a support package for that, but how long that will take is anyone's guess. I cannot walk without foot and knee orthotics and have been on a waiting list for 12 months to be able to get them, they are now saying they will fund them. I have no living relatives, no friends and no ability to look after myself and I get basically nothing at all, but I am a lucky one, given the area and state that I live in. I know people in the US with less support needs than me, with family, getting state funded disability services. Having said that the government here will pay for me to live in an aged care nursing home at a cost of $500 per day for the rest of my life, but if I do that I'm not entitled to be on the waiting lists I'm on!! Once you enter, you cannot exit with state support!! I aint asking for half that amount of support (about $500 per week maximum!!) , don't even ask for the logic of what they will and will not fund, but I know similar things exist in all countries.

AS female, UK based, new on this site and wondering if anyone has any advice on the following:

-Is there any way of keeping the diagnosis confidential and not have it imprinted on my NHS medical record?
(I am not looking to receive benefits or any other financial gain, I would just like a report for myself)

-Will a diagnosis affect my career prospects? (or create any other issues?)

-Also, is it possible to have your UK health insurance to cover the diagnosis? (if you are covered for psychiatric out-patient procedures) and if so, is it a straightforward "I would like to be diagnosed for AS?" or does it need to be "camouflaged" in any way to make sure that the claim is covered by the insurance company?

(I have already contacted National Autistic Society but they were unable to give me any advice about insurance)

Any information would be appreciated from those in the UK who have been in a similar situation...

Thanks

I can't give you an help on those questions DaisyBlue, but I think it's a bit saddening that you want to shove the AS diagnose in under the carpet so thoroughly.

For what it's worth, I think Aspergians are thought to be great workers if they're put to something they know how and want to do - career-wise that might be a good thing in the eyes of a knowledgeable person.


Treat it less like you were diagnosed with a disease, treat it more like what it is.



Pardon if any of that comes across as rude.

I freaking hate it when people say that to me, it pisses me off. Especially because I'm not good at formulating thoughts on-the-fly, so I usually can't prove them wrong. Sure, many people feel that way every once in awhile, but to be that way all the time, and to have in complicate aspects of your life, is different.