mental health professionals
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The UK government knows CAMHS is failing Autistic children and they still aren’t fixing it
The UK Government have been aware with the issues with CAMHS for Autistic young people since at least 2014. Despite this nothing…
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Autism and alexithymia: The fallout for our mental health
Autism and alexithymia are two things you might see discussed in tandem quite regularly. In fact, Vaiouli and Panayiotou (2021) found a…
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CAMHS refusal to work with Autistic children violates ethical standards created by the House of Commons
If you are unaware of current issues with CAMHS, you can catch up by visiting my CAMHS Crisis resource page. However, the…
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Creating Autistic Suffering: CAMHS kills kids
This article was co-authored by David Gray-Hammond and Tanya Adkin This article includes exerts from interviews conducted by David, all interviewee’s gave…
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What is it like to need mental health services when you’re Autistic?
“The first thing you need to understand about specialist mental health services in the UK is that they don’t really use a…
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Creating Autistic Suffering: What is Atypical Burnout?
This article was co-authored by Tanya Adkin and David Gray-Hammond The literature around Autistic burnout is in it’s infancy with regards to…
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The troubling tale of CAMHS: A service that is not fit for purpose
When we think of mental health services, I’m sure a lot of images are called to mind. Some people might imagine the…