Neuroqueer: Depathologising psychiatric “conditions”
A consideration on how neuroqueer theory can be used to depathologise the field of psychiatry and psychiatric conditions. The post Neuroqueer: Depathologising psychiatric “conditions” appeared first on...
View ArticleMental health and the diagnostic process: A neurofuturist perspective
As I discussed in my recent article about co-occurring conditions, the diagnostic process in psychiatry is inherently flawed on the basis that we have failed to find any meaningful relationship between...
View ArticleWhat is it like to need mental health services when you’re Autistic?
"The first thing you need to understand about specialist mental health services in the UK is that they don't really use a prevention model for intervention. Instead, they use a crisis-driven...
View ArticleFailure by the NHS to adhere to the United Nations Convention on the Rights...
This article was written by an anonymous guest author This post references: UN Special Rapporteur on Torture UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities UK Mental Health Act (1983) We are...
View ArticleCreating Autistic Suffering: CAMHS kills kids
This article was co-authored by David Gray-Hammond and Tanya Adkin This article includes exerts from interviews conducted by David, all interviewee’s gave their permission for quotes to be used. Tanya...
View ArticleAutistic people are dying early; medical perceptions of pain are contributing
I recently posted about Autistic people and the expression of pain. One thing that has become clear to me is that not only do we not have the same relationship with pain as non-Autistic people, people...
View ArticleAutism and pain: When pain management options are limited
I have recently been writing about the Autistic experience of pain and the risk that it presents to Autistic people when medical professionals do not understand the way we display pain. Some of us,...
View ArticleI was an Autistic psychiatric inpatient: Here’s what I would change in the...
Autistic people are exposed to inordinately high rates of trauma and mistreatment. It is unsurprising then that a large portion of us develop mental health struggles. Where there are concerns around...
View ArticleCAMHS misdiagnosed my Autistic burnout and it endangered my safety
For anyone who has been following my writing recently, you will be aware that there is an ongoing campaign regarding the failings of Child and Adolescent Mental health Services (CAMHS). In particular,...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleWhy is there an ADHD medication shortage?
You may have seen that recently I started a petition regarding the national shortage of ADHD medication. There are a lot of stories surrounding why this shortage has happened. In this article I will be...
View ArticleOne Week Into ADHD Meds: The Shortage Is Dangerous
As I write this, I am on day ten of taking Medikinet XL for my ADHD. I am on a relatively low dose, and already seeing some significant improvements across my life. Something that stands out to me is...
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