David with Rachel Gavin
In this episode, David and Rachel discuss the Mental Health Act both in it's current form and some of the proposals to bring it into the 21st century. They consider what this means for Autistic people and what rights Autistic people detained under section have.
Despite decades of progress, Autistic people are still being misdiagnosed, and one of the most harmful errors remains Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), known in the UK as Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD). This isn’t a small clinical footnote. Misdiagnosis shapes how professionals treat us, how we view ourselves, and
A shared reckoning with madness, autonomy, and what it means to build something better.
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