Autistic Doctors International
@DoctorsAutistic
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Representing around 1000 autistic medical doctors & medical students, our work covers peer support, advocacy, research & education Contact us via our website
Joined November 2020
Members can join our free secret Facebook peer group, multiple WhatsApp groups & social zooms . If you’re a med student or doctor self identifying or diagnosed autistic, message to join via Facebook or ‘contact us’ at the bottom of the website page.🧵 1/3.
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RT @TheBMA: NEW SURVEY now open for medics who are disabled, have a long-term health condition, or are neurodivergent. This is your chance….
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RT @AutisticDoctor: Huge congrats to @DoctorsAutistic member Dr Samantha @auti_medic23, blazing a trail for #autistic medical students & do….
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RT @Autistic_Doc: 🗨️"Ontologically, the neurodiversity paradigm argues that neurodivergent people are different—not flawed, impaired, or di….
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In this “When I say…” article, the authors argue for a philosophical transformation in how medical education values different ways of thinking and learning: the neurodiversity paradigm.
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RT @Autistic_Doc: 🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️. "medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we….
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RT @SanaHashmi5: @AutisticDoctor @DoctorsAutistic @PsychiatricNews @APApsychiatric @rcpsych @IrishPsychiatry This is such an incredible pie….
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RT @EM_HealthPsych: @AutisticDoctor @DoctorsAutistic @PSIAutismSIG @thriving_autist @AsIAmIreland @NeurodIreland What a glorious paper this….
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RT @AutisticDoctor: Have you seen our new paper from @DoctorsAutistic on #autistic psychiatrists? .@PSIAutismSIG @thriving_autist @AsIAmIre….
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RT @Autistic_Doc: 🗞️🗞️🗞️ NEW PAPER 🗞️🗞️🗞️. Experiences of #ActuallyAutistic psychiatrists recognising themselves and others as autistic. Re….
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RT @mengchuanlai: 🧵1/ Our @CAMHResearch team reviewed current clinical guidance documents for the care of transgender and gender-diverse (T….
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RT @doc_bipolar: Today, I had the pleasure of speaking at this @rcpsych event on behalf of @DoctorsDistress. My take home points. - The pow….
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RT @thetimes: Consultant anaesthetist Mary Doherty worried her career would be threatened when she was diagnosed at 45 — but discovered sh….
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RT @AutisticDoctor: @HelenBevan @anna_rebowska Absolutely agree. It was @dora_raymaker who introduced me to this concept & the work of Done….
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RT @DrCharGoodwin: We are recruiting participants to take part in interviews - part of @AEBC_Study . We need to listen to what it is like t….
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RT @naturetable: This is a fabulous profile of the force of nature that is @AutisticDoctor .
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The latest breaking UK, US, world, business and sport news from The Times and The Sunday Times. Go beyond today's headlines with in-depth analysis and comment.
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RT @doc_bipolar: If you read one thing tonight, let it be this. An amazing interview with @AutisticDoctor. Stigma, fear, shame & prejudice….
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RT @doc_bipolar: I was a doctor. Then burnout & mental illness happened. Thankfully,.I survived. Too many fellow health professionals hav….
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RT @doc_bipolar: This was my moment to pause & remember friends & colleagues I've lost to suicide. It was also a moment to reflect on how….
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RT @NHSPracHealth: Today NHS Practitioner Health and @DoctorsDistress are officially launching an annual National Memorial Day for Health….
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RT @doc_bipolar: In memory of those we have lost,. Let's work together to offer hope and prevention. @DoctorsDistress @NHSPracHealth #Time….
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Listen to Dr Eccles talking eloquently and intelligently about rise in ADHD diagnosis here.
Dr Jessica Eccles, Chair of @rcpsychNDPSIG, spoke to @bbc5live about the rise in the number of people being diagnosed with ADHD (2hrs 47mins in). ADHD can be effectively treated - it is essential that Government tackles treatment backlogs.
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