Health Care In America For Aspies

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I had a brother that lived in Germany for several years. When he came back to the states he was so unhappy about the health care here in America. I'm from America, and I'm an adult with Asperger's. I'm just wondering why in countries like France, England and Germany have better help for children, teenagers, and adults with Asperger's syndrome?

I am under mental health services at the moment. I am not diagnosed with Aspergers. I mentioned to my community psychiatric nurse last week that I think I possibly have Aspergers and she did say that if I was diagnosed I probably wouldn't be able to access many services as an adult as my level of disability is not severe and it falls between mental health and physical health care. So it doesn't sound like the situation here in England is that promising for adults. I am hoping that if I manage to get my daughter diagnosed there will be more help for her as it is my understanding that children are better provided for.

However, I do feel lucky to live in England as we do have the NHS and, for all its faults and failings, it does seem to be a better system than America where I get the impression that the poor are pretty much left to rot.

I've actually had a good time with health care as an aspie. There are the issues of payment, but beyond that I've not had any issues with health care for Asperger's in the US (Massachusetts in particular).

I'm not sure this is something that we can say is true about America rather than individual states. It varies pretty widely throughout the country.

if you are american working-class [i.e., toiling in a minimum-wage mcjob, for the most part] you are left to rot, unless you are exceptionally high-functioning and you luck into one of the few living-wage jobs with decent health benefits. the american underclass [below the working class, unemployable and homeless outside of rare subsidized housing] are the majority recipients of subsidized health care. individual plan american health insurance is unaffordable [IOW said premiums/copays/deductibles consume more than a minimum wage paycheck] and mostly unavailable to those with pre-existing conditions. and out in the sticks where i live, the local doc-in-a-box wants $200 cash [no checks] just to walk in his door. who in the hell carries that much cash? in america, health care is a racket.

I actually have healthcare and I was worried I'd be rejected but I got approved. Luckily they didn't ask for what mental disorders I have. But they asked about health problems and eating disorders was one of them and I still got approved.

I don't have healthcare from my work because it would cost me and the health insurance I have is cheaper.