I HATE KAISER!!!!
Well, that explores how my appointment went. Grrrrrr...
I had a one-hour diagnostic appt. set up for this afternoon to get the stupid paperwork done for autism. Guess how long I actually saw somebody? TEN MINUTES. Gah! No matter *what* I said, he claimed it's a sign of "depression" then after about ten minutes of struggling, handed me a prescription for prozac and told me he'd see me in a month. I told him I looked up NVLD in hope of bringing things back on-track, but he just shrugged me off.
I mentioned that my partner is diagnosed as having Asperger's Syndrome, and that he has gluten reaction problems. The moron counselor tried to tell me that Parrish "probably doesn't REALLY have it" and that "there are lots of things that cause gluten reactions, he should be evaluated for those instead."
I was, as usual, too focused on emulating NT to feel anything. It wasn't until about halfway home that I let myself drop the act enough to react... I'm absolutely furious. I spent a couple of *hours* last night verifying my early childhood development with my mother, writing things down so I could refer to them during the session if necessary, and wasn't even given a chance! Well, at least now there's no doubt in my mind (not that there was ever much) that I am on the spectrum -- I asked her questions thinking that I would discover I'm on the AS/HFA borderline, but found out that I fit the description of the more "severe" forms of autism, even down to a serious regression of skills at the appropriate age, seeming deafness, being totally in my own world... That's just about the only good thing about this situation right now. I'm so angry!
Now I need to track down a non-Kaiser specialist to handle the legal-type diagnosis...ugh, what a PITA. I hope somebody in my area will have a clue where to go that takes Medical or whatever the hell it is I have. *grrrr*
Posted by moggy at October 09, 2003 03:32 PM | TrackBackUse a word processor and write all the stuff down you want him to know, give it to him, and keep a copy. That way he can't say he didn't know about your symptoms, and you have a record too. I do this whenever I have to go to a doctor because I know I am always going to forget something or other. The bad doctors are intimidated by it, and the good doctors appreciate my thoroughness. It could come in handy in a legal proceedings too, if it comes down to that.
Posted by: Matt on October 10, 2003 07:02 AMKaier is an inept oranization. You are lucky they don't kill you. The mistakes they made with me could have taken my life had it not been for my constant monitoring. Take Care!
Posted by: Barbara on November 5, 2003 05:38 PMAs a former kaiser behaviroal health professional, I can tell you many horror stories from the inside of Kaiser.
I resigned 3/2/04 for so many violations of ethics and integrity I have lost count. This includes suicides and ECT atrocities which are legion within the KP organization. Pateints who refused SSRIs were routinely rounded up by the sheriff's department and taken to incarceration by mental health professionals whose only goals were to exert power, not insure health.
