More familiar stories about people being told they are "too old" for a diagnosis, or there would be "no point", or that they can't be autistic because they "have a family"
When people are trying to make sense of their lives they should be helped, not squashed by discrimination
#AECongress2025
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When people are trying to make sense of their lives they should be helped, not squashed by discrimination
#AECongress2025
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September 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
October 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Shocking, and so many born before the 1970s-90s never had a chance to be assessed. #LateDiagnosis #Misdiagnosis #StillAutistic
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
45 years inside for, er, being autistic.
Remind me what the worst criminals get?...
45 years inside for, er, being autistic.
Remind me what the worst criminals get?...
Autistic woman wrongly locked up in mental health hospital for 45 years
“Kasibba”, who is non-verbal and had no family to speak for her, was one of hundreds wrongly detained.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Shocking, and so many born before the 1970s-90s never had a chance to be assessed. #LateDiagnosis #Misdiagnosis #StillAutistic
Ben Potts has written a measured response to the attacks on #Autism and #ADHD folk in the UK. blogs.city.ac.uk/needs/autism.... Excellent links. Cations for dehumanizing discourse. #StillAutistic #SomeExpertsShouldRetire
Autism and ADHD Under Attack: What It Costs to Be Doubted in Public | NEEDs Project
blogs.city.ac.uk
September 1, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Ben Potts has written a measured response to the attacks on #Autism and #ADHD folk in the UK. blogs.city.ac.uk/needs/autism.... Excellent links. Cations for dehumanizing discourse. #StillAutistic #SomeExpertsShouldRetire