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I asked Autistic people about their experience of CAMHS: Here's what they said
I asked Autistic Twitter/X about their experiences with CAMHS, here's a handful of their responses.
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Being an Autistic bullying victim led to my schizophrenia
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Being an Autistic bullying victim led to my schizophrenia
I was bullied into a state where I no longer knew what was real or who I could trust. Teachers and students alike did this to me. Is it any surprise I became Schizophrenic?
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What is unique about my experience as an AuDHD Schizophrenic person?
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What is unique about my experience as an AuDHD Schizophrenic person?
Over the years, I have spoken about my experience of psychosis and autism from the perspective of its uniqueness. However, over the last few years, I have come to accept that I am also ADHD, and I feel that addressing the particular intersections at play for AuDHD people experiencing psychosis
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The reason why explaining my neurodivergent experience will always be flawed
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The reason why explaining my neurodivergent experience will always be flawed
I have spoken widely about neurodivergent experiences. I have talked about my unique experience of addiction as an Autistic person, my psychosis as an AuDHD Schizophrenic. I have lamented over how society's power structures have oppressed myself and people like me. I have spoken at length about how
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A story of being Autistic and getting referred to CAMHS
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A story of being Autistic and getting referred to CAMHS
This article is a guest post written by Asher Jenner Some of the content of this article may be triggering I was a happy child until the age of 5 when I went to mainstream school. On the first day of school, I began self-harming and by the end of
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How CAMHS put my life at risk and then discharged me
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How CAMHS put my life at risk and then discharged me
Being an Autistic teenager is hard. My life was no exception to this rule. After years of trauma and loss, I was at breaking point. Then, one day, my mother came to hurry me up with getting ready for school. What she found was not the resilient and hardworking son
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