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Living on a psychiatric ward

lollypsb

I am awaiting diagnosis for ASD whilst living on an Eating Disorders Unit and finding it an almost impossible environment to cope with. The space between mmeltdowns is getting shortworsen my stimming is getting worse. I feel that my possible ASD, which the eating disorder is really secondary to, is not being treated at all on the ward and that it is hindering my recovery. I feel really desperate and don't know what to do next- everyday I tell someone the difficulties I am experiencing but there is no action. How do I cope? 

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  • hi lollypsb - I presume you're being treated by mental health services and I don't know how serious your eating disorder is but have to presume it is serious enough to have caused an admission to hospital.  Does the hospital have an inpatient learning disabilities dept?  Drs and nurses who know about autism tend to be in that dept.  If it has, then you could request to be seen by a psych or nurse from the LD dept.  I presume you know that inpatients have rights under the law.  You should have been made aware of that upon admission and they should be able to provide you with leaflets if they haven't already.  If you are sectioned then you can request an appeal at any time and they have to arrange it.  I think I'm right about that.  You can have a solicitor who specialises to help represent you.  You can have an advocate to help you. You could bring up your asd at the appeal.  3 lay people sit on the appeal panel.  There may be info on this site to help guide you or on sites such as Mind.

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  • hi lollypsb - I presume you're being treated by mental health services and I don't know how serious your eating disorder is but have to presume it is serious enough to have caused an admission to hospital.  Does the hospital have an inpatient learning disabilities dept?  Drs and nurses who know about autism tend to be in that dept.  If it has, then you could request to be seen by a psych or nurse from the LD dept.  I presume you know that inpatients have rights under the law.  You should have been made aware of that upon admission and they should be able to provide you with leaflets if they haven't already.  If you are sectioned then you can request an appeal at any time and they have to arrange it.  I think I'm right about that.  You can have a solicitor who specialises to help represent you.  You can have an advocate to help you. You could bring up your asd at the appeal.  3 lay people sit on the appeal panel.  There may be info on this site to help guide you or on sites such as Mind.

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