Okay I’m curious, are autism diagnosis kept on any kind of central data base? I get there’s some of that with other medicinal records but aren’t most cases of autism diagnosed by childhood psychologist and therapists, do they have a central database? Aren’t a lot of people self-diagnosed?
When I got diagnosed the psychologist kept a record for herself and game a copy to me. I haven’t even told my primary care doctor, so I don’t know how they’ll find it unless they go to every testing center and request all diagnostic documents
I read something about the process including broad access to medical records of the public. So, I suppose they’ll just be searching wherever they feel they’ll find evidence.
Probably yeah, although is there medication for autism that’s used? I’d assume there’s just cognitive-type therapy and more specific stuff for autistic kids.
Insurance companies would know. They would know because they know diagnoses and track them to approve or deny medications, visits to medical professionals like psychiatrists/psychologists/etc. They can just demand those records from them scarily enough.
Okay I’m curious, are autism diagnosis kept on any kind of central data base? I get there’s some of that with other medicinal records but aren’t most cases of autism diagnosed by childhood psychologist and therapists, do they have a central database? Aren’t a lot of people self-diagnosed?
They’re putting together a database with all the autistic people in the US. It doesn’t exist but its construction was announced today.
When I got diagnosed the psychologist kept a record for herself and game a copy to me. I haven’t even told my primary care doctor, so I don’t know how they’ll find it unless they go to every testing center and request all diagnostic documents
I read something about the process including broad access to medical records of the public. So, I suppose they’ll just be searching wherever they feel they’ll find evidence.
They are not centralised so far as I know, but the NIH is demanding all records
Considering how spineless doctors are in the US, a lot of them will probably divulge them voluntarily.
Insurance companies would have diagnosis records for stuff like medication or therapy covered, right?
Probably yeah, although is there medication for autism that’s used? I’d assume there’s just cognitive-type therapy and more specific stuff for autistic kids.
Risperdal
Insurance companies would know. They would know because they know diagnoses and track them to approve or deny medications, visits to medical professionals like psychiatrists/psychologists/etc. They can just demand those records from them scarily enough.