Walking into a doctor’s office and facing the bright, fluorescent lights. Sitting on the rough, crinkly paper on the exam table. Repeatedly filling out the same dense intake forms about your health history. Situations like these can be an annoyance for neurotypical patients. For neurodivergent patients, they’re obstacles to getting adequate care. One in five adults in the US is neurodivergent, including those experiencing conditions like autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and Tourette’s. Yet, the medical community is not equipped to serve us. Eighty-five percent of medical students feel inadequately prepared to provide care for autistic patients. As an autistic person with chronic illness, I’ve sat in my car and cried after doctor’s appointments where debilitating symptoms were dismissed as anxiety or communication with staff broke down. That’s why as a healthcare executive, I’m working to change that exp
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