neurodivergent
Being a neurodivergent musician
David with Amity
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Here are the reasons why CAMHS endangers Autistic children
Mental Health Treatment Rights
Here are the reasons why CAMHS endangers Autistic children
If you believe that there are no issues with the way that Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) treats UK Autistic children and young people, I would direct you to take a look at the ongoing petition that has over 200,000 signatures. That's a fifth of
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Marginalised groups should not be responsible for ending stigma
Psychosis
Marginalised groups should not be responsible for ending stigma
When we think of stigma, we often think of awareness campaigns and personal disclosure of our struggles. On the face of it, these appear to be helpful in stigma reduction. However, as with all things like this, it is not nearly as simple as that. Autism has been the focus
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Five things that help me when I’m experiencing Autistic burnout
Neurodiversity
Five things that help me when I'm experiencing Autistic burnout
Autistic burnout can present itself in many different ways, not just the depressive state that observational models have taught us to expect. Despite assertions to the contrary, sometimes burnout is more than a need to withdraw. Conceptualising Autistic Burnout One might describe burnout as "Having All of Your Internal
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AuSocial: Towards an understanding of Autistic social culture
Autism
AuSocial: Towards an understanding of Autistic social culture
In my book The New Normal: Autistic musings on the threat of a broken society I have a chapter about Autistic social nature. Autistic people have widely been represented as being asocial, which is patently absurd. Autistic people have a rich and diverse social culture that has been ignored for
medical model of disability
Diagnosis Later in Life
David with Bobbi Elman
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How CAMHS tier system obstructs Autistic young people from accessing support
Neurodiversity
How CAMHS tier system obstructs Autistic young people from accessing support
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) have, for a long time, failed to provide support to Autistic children and young people. When it comes to autism, there is perhaps no service more infamous for it's failures than CAMHS. Despite this, every year more and more Autistic people