Frustrating dr appointment with family doctor
I went to the doctor today to ask for a poor man tilt table for a potential pot diagnosis and also figure out what type of hypermobility I had or how to get an HEDS diagnosis. I prepared pics of my heart rate and also of scars and my stretchy skin.
But I wanted to start the appointment with mentioning that I got diagnosed with autism recently and my doctor got triggered because he didn’t get that from me and he started asking to read the report, to send it to him and googling the qualifications of the doctor who diagnosed me.
He also proceeded to gaslight me and tell me I got diagnosed as an adult and that Asperger’s was different and not autism because it’s more like a social personality thing. He also told me that I have benign hyper mobility and that it’s not a disorder because 20% of the population are hypermobile and when I told him was jaw hurts daily and that I’m constantly in pain everywhere he said it’s normal.
He also told my the doctor who diagnosed me didn’t know what he was talking about it since he’s a psychologist and to get referred to a psychiatrist instead for a more accurate and that they probably wouldn’t agree with the findings. He kept going on about the young patients on the spectrum he gets and how autism means global developmental issues and there’s a certain connotation when people hear the word autism.
I had to remind him it’s a spectrum, I spent my life failing and struggle in school and that there’s different levels to it. That Asperger’s was always apart of the autism spectrum and it was removed as a condition in 2013. I had to explain to him that women get diagnosed at an older age and stuff.
He kept gaslighting me and I’ve never been gaslighted that bad before.
I’m proud of myself for not crying even though I almost did but once leaving the office I did a little bit. I was furious.
He was so proudly ignorant and I had to tell him autism isn’t just level 3 ???
He told me autistic people don’t work and I had a job before ?? And I was like plenty work ??
Anyways I want to know should I get a new family doctor and is it really worth it to get another assessment but this time by a psychiatrist?? I said yes but I find it to be a waste of time ??
I don’t know what to do? I wanted to complain or something ?? I’m definitely considering doctor shopping! I came for exploring pots,HEDS and get b12 and iron blood test not to trigger him with my autism ??
Mind you the first psychiatrist I had told me he didn’t get the adhd vibe from me and only wanted to focus on anxiety. I had to ask for a second opinion smh 🤦🏾♀️.