Special Needs JungleDec 17, 2024
Ella’s Human Rights Claim after mistreatment coupled with a large dollop of #parentblame “If I’m totally honest the system makes you into a really difficult, challenging, angry person at times. That’s not who you are, but you become this fighter, because you have to take it on all the time to stand up for your children’s needs.”
https://www.georgejulian.co.uk/2024/12/16/ellas-human-rights-claim/
georgejulian.co.uk » Ella’s Human Rights Claim

In June 2018, which feels like a lifetime ago but is only actually 6.5 years, I met Elly Chapple for the first time. It was at Festable at National Star College, we’d been connected online for a while, but on that day I heard her talk about her daughter Ella, and the lessons she had […]

Autism News InternationalMar 9, 2023
CAMHS in crisis: The systemic failing of Autistic people

https://emergentdivergence.com/2023/03/09/camhs-in-crisis-the-systemic-failing-of-autistic-people/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=camhs-in-crisis-the-systemic-failing-of-autistic-people

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CAMHS in crisis: The systemic failing of Autistic people - Emergent Divergence

I recently wrote an article about my experiences as a former patient of CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service). In this article, I spoke about the effect that failing to support me properly had on my developing individuality and the immense suffering it led to in my early adult life (please find the article

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