Nurse ‘adopts’ homeless stranger so he can get a heart transplant
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Nurse ‘adopts’ homeless stranger so he can get a heart transplant

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://metro.co.uk/2019/11/13/nurse-adopts-homeless-stranger-can-get-heart-transplant-11091420/?ito=cbshare By Jacob Geanous A nurse became a legal guardian for a homeless man with autism so he could get the heart transplant he desperately needed Lori Wood decided to ‘adopt’ 27-year-old Jonathan Pickard only two days after meeting him so he would be eligible to receive a new heart. Wood,…

Hundreds of people with autism wrongly being detained in mental health units
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Hundreds of people with autism wrongly being detained in mental health units

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/hundreds-of-people-with-autism-wrongly-being-detained-in-mental-health-units-11860165 By Ashish Joshi Health Correspondent Hundreds of people with a learning disability and/or autism (LDA) are being held in mental health units even though they have been identified as no longer needing inpatient care. According to analysis by Sky News of published NHS data, 635 of the 2,250 with…

Women ‘better than men at disguising autism symptoms’
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Women ‘better than men at disguising autism symptoms’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/13/women-better-than-men-at-disguising-autism-symptoms By Anna Ploszajski GPs would miss fewer diagnoses if ‘camouflaging’ was better understood, say researchers Women may not be diagnosed with autism as frequently as men because they are better at hiding the common signs of the condition, according to new research. Some autistic people use strategies to hide traits…

‘Victorian Age’ Isolation Of Autistic Children In Inpatient Units Must End, Campaigner Says
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‘Victorian Age’ Isolation Of Autistic Children In Inpatient Units Must End, Campaigner Says

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://rightsinfo.org/campaigner-calls-for-end-to-mental-health-units/ By Aaron Walawalkar News and Digital Editor A veteran disability campaigner is calling on the NHS to stop locking people with learning difficulties and autism in indefinite isolation units inside hospital wards akin to “Victorian age” institutions.  Simone Aspis, from advocacy group Changing Perspectives, has called for the NHS…

What is Autism?
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What is Autism?

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/ By NHS UK Autism is a lifelong condition that affects how people communicate and interact with others. Autism affects people in different ways. But most autistic people see, hear and experience the world differently from people without autism. Autistic people may be given a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or…