Published on 12, July, 2020
PLEASE BE CAREFUL.
Another example of Autistic Discrimination in the NHS. The police didn't protect this vulnerable girl. She was bruised and detained: https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2024/07/23/megan-docherty/
This forum might have more immediate ideas from Autistic Elders about how to help, ideas to try and how to communicate so these horrendous acts don't keep happening to our young.
Please be mindful when talking with "health" professionals who might not have bothered to stay up on the medical science around the different biology linked with Autism. Too much research is turning up gut-health related issues with Autism and ADHD: gastritis, inflammation, Crohn’s, celiac, endocrine disruption and lower GABA, all which affect gut health. Some medical papers suggest to stay closer to a Paleo/Keto/FODMAP diet if it's hard to identify what the problem is.
I am trying to appeal to universities and charities. We need the NHS FULLY updated on the bio-science of Autism, how malnutrition is a problem with the Modern Diet, how unknown allergies and a difference in gut microbiota contribute to health problems. And individuals with this kind of perverse power to have their medical license revoked.
JuniperFromGallifrey said:Please be mindful when talking with "health" professionals who might not have bothered to stay up on the medical science around the different biology linked with Autism.
I think a bit of common sense is needed here - those professionals often have a workload far in excess of most of us and are making life affecting decisions on an hourly basis.
To expect them to keep up to date on just one small area around a condition affecting a small minority of people (approx 2% of people are autistic and only some will have the issues here) is more than a little unreasonable.
What would be useful is if an organisation like NAS could advocate to the NHS to have neurodivergent training created for the NHS and for groups where we attend to have a minumum number of people trained on this with an annual refresher.
JuniperFromGallifrey said:I am trying to appeal to universities and charities. We need the NHS FULLY updated on the bio-science of Autism
Could you share what hard proof the research in this area has produced please? It would be useful to see the peer-reviewed articles that will be taken seriously by the medical community. Most of what I have read so far has only resulted in indications or is not peer reviewed so I would like to update my own knowledge.
It's not so much that professionals " might not have bothered" , they just may not have read (or even seen) a particular piece of research out of the thousands of journal items, podcasts and papers published each day. A busy professional may be able to get in a few hours CPD each week. If they don't ride your particular hobby horse it does not mean they can't be bothered, it may mean they have different priorities.
AMHPS, BIAs and Approved Doctors not only need to be aware of developments across a wide range of mental health disorders and conditions, they are also expected to keep up with the law. It is reasonable to expect a standard of professional competence, but the assessing professional cannot be an expert on everything. The aim of a "section" is to get the patient to a place of safety where their needs can be properly assessed and appropriately treated by experts. Yes, as in all areas of life "experts" sometimes make mistakes - medicine is not an exact science.
In ordinary life, you may miss a sale, or your cake may go flat, or you may fail to spot a minor fault ... medicine is the same. Medics can't get everything right 100% of the time, any more than car salespeople, computer technicians, or pastry cooks. It is just that their errors tend to have more significant consequences.