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Author Archives: David Gray-Hammond
Creating Autistic Suffering: Fabricated Or Induced Illness- State Sanctioned Bullying
Learn about the misuse of Fabricated Or Induced Illness (FII) by professionals thar disportionately effects Autistic parents and parents of Autistic children.
An Ecosystemic Model Of The AuDHD Burnout–Psychosis Cycle
An application of the ecosystemic model of distress to the AuDHD (Autistic and ADHD) burnout to psychosis cycle.
Creating Autistic Suffering: Failures In Identification
This installment of Creating Autistic Suffering explores the failurss of the doagnostic system and how we identify Autistic people through historical inquiry and contemporary autism theory.
Guide To Accessing Healthcare For Autistic People
An Autistic guide to accessing healthcare written by an Autistic person.
An Ecosystemic Model of Distress, Power, and Mismatch
Distress does not originate inside a person like a faulty circuit or a chemical spill. It emerges when a person is required to exist within an unsupported bodymind, within mismatched immediate environments, and within larger systems that hold power over access to care, safety, credibility, and resources. This matters, because where we locate distress determinesContinueContinue reading “An Ecosystemic Model of Distress, Power, and Mismatch”
Creating Autistic Suffering: In The Beginning There Was Trauma…
Learn about trauma and what traumatises Autistic people. Are Autistic people more easily traumatised, or are we exposed to greater levels of trauma?
Leucovorin: Not A Breakthrough Treatment For Autism
A breakdown of why leucovorin is not a breakthrough treatment for autism, and how cure narratives are harmful to Autistic people and their loved ones.
The Failure of CAMHS to Support Autistic Children and Young People
DGH Neurodivergent Consultancy holds a clear and evidence-informed position: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the UK is systematically failing Autistic children and young people. This failure is not the result of individual practitioners alone, but of a service model that remains structurally incompatible with Autistic ways of being, communicating, and experiencing distress.ContinueContinue reading “The Failure of CAMHS to Support Autistic Children and Young People”
New Meta-Analysis Supports Autism-Psychosis Overlap
A new meta-analyses has found a significant overlap between autism and psychosis. What does this research mean and what further work is needed?