mental health
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Autism and psychosis: The elephant in the room
I am Autistic and ADHD, some might affectionately refer to me as AuDHD. However, to think that these two diagnostic categories tell…
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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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Why is it so important for CAMHS to support Autistic children?
Autistic children, much like Autistic adults, live in a world that bombards them with traumatic experiences. There is often a misunderstanding around…
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Failure by the NHS to adhere to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
This article was written by an anonymous guest author This post references: UN Special Rapporteur on Torture UN Convention on the Rights…
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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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What is it like to be Schizophrenic?
I have written a fair amount about how I don’t view my being Schizophrenic as an illness. This in itself seems like…
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Mask on, Mask off: How the common understanding of Autistic masking is creating another mask
This post was authored by Tanya Adkin Over the years I’ve been privileged enough to play a part in the discovery journey…
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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…
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Why Mental Health Awareness Month is failing Autistic people
“For as long as we’ve existed, psychological distress has been ignored in us. I often think of my own 14 year journey…
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Intergenerational trauma and the perpetuation of harm
“Mother is God in the eyes of a child” William Makepeace Tackery The above quote, whilst pertinent to this discussion, is only…