mental
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Two Upcoming Neurodiversity Events You Won’t Want to Miss
Two upcoming neurodiversity events that promise to be truly unmissable.
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What purpose does the concept of mental “illness” serve?
As a Schizophrenic person, I see many talk about me as being mentally “ill” and in need of medicine. I do take…
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A Schizophrenic woman was dead three years before being found: Here’s why that happened
This article will be upsetting to read. Click here to read the news story. Laura Winham was a Schizophrenic woman. I don’t…
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Understanding Autistic mental health in a broader context
We often discuss anxiety and depression amongst the Autistic population. Some such as myself and Autistic and Living the Dream have pushed…
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Drug-use and harm reduction: what does it look like?
When we consider harm reduction strategies for drug-users, we often think about education on the safer use of drugs. Things such as…
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How “mental illness” disempowers the average person
Over the past decade or so, we have seen a surge in the awareness of so-called “mental illness”. While the concept of…
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Rat Park: Addiction misunderstood
Rat Park was an important experiment, but not entirely accurate. It misses one key factor.
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Positive self-identity and Autistic mental health
If there is one recurring theme I come across time and again in my work, it’s that reduced psychological wellbeing in Autistic…