An autism unfriendly and oblivious service
I went into the service for a second opinion having been registered as a patient at the trust for years whilst all the clinicians I met there failed to identify that I've autism with which I was diagnosed recently by a specialist team. Upon arrival, I was body and bag searched extensively by a big armed man who gave me a proper shock from the contact. It raised my stress levels for days after. But leaving this initial shock and disappointment aside, I then met two psychiatrists who demonstrated a complete oblivion about autism and how it affects me and what it means to the way I communication. Having been scarred badly by my previous treatments at the trust which failed to notice and adjust to my autism resulting in a medical trauma and CPTSD symptoms, I do not feel safe to use this service. I saw no evidence of reasonable adjustments at the place nor special autism training in the clinicians as required under the autism act and I genuinely do not believe that they understood my mental health needs at all. Twitter is better help to autistic patients with mental health needs in my opinion, I have found a lot more care there in my experience. I keep being referred to PALS for my issues which is of no use as they do nothing about them. I do not recommend autistic people use this service. It is unhealthy, unfriendly and untherapeuric.