neurodiversity
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Restrictive practice and autism in the inpatient setting
TW: Restraint, Seclusion, Death Restrictive practice, meant to reduce immediate harm, has evolved into a behavior management tool, commonly seen in schools…
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A reflection for Weird Pride Day
Weird Pride Day celebrates embracing individuality and resisting societal pressure to conform. It challenges the stigma around being “weird” and advocates for…
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CAMHS & Parent Blame: The impact on the Autistic family
The impact of CAMHS failures extends beyond autistic children to their families. Parent carer blame, deeply rooted in history, is perpetuated by…
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#ItsNotOkayToNotBeOkay: Social factors in Autistic wellbeing
As of today a new campaign begins. This campaign, names as #ItsNotOkayToNotBeOkay is particularly pertinent to Autistic people. As a community, we…
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#ItsOkayToNotBeOkay didn’t go far enough: So what will?
Since the mid to late 2010’s, the hashtag #ItsOkayToNotBeOkay has been circulating the Internet a lot. With it came the normalisation of…
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CAMHS: The triple-empathy problem and autism diagnosis
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are known for failing to support the mental health of Autistic children. Unfortunately this is…
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I just watched the channel 4 documentary on Autistic inpatients: thing need to change
On Channel 4 in the UK there is currently a documentary from their dispatches series called “Locked Away: Our autism scandal”. This…
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Understanding Autistic people’s relationship with drug use
The post discusses the substantial problem of addiction among individuals with Autism. It highlights the tendency for Autistic people to self-medicate using…
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CAMHS Crisis: An Autistic parent speaks out
Since this campaign to change the way that CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) treats Autistic children and young people started,…
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The shocking state of autism diagnosis in the UK
Autism is under-diagnosed. This fact has been a truth within our online Autistic spaces for as long as I’ve been in them.…