RCPsych responds to the Health and Social Care Committee report on 'The treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities'

Dr Ken Courtenay, Chair of the Intellectual Disability faculty at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Dr Ian Davidson, Autism Champion at the Royal College of Psychiatrists respond to the Health and Social Care Select Committee's report on the treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities. “We welcome the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s recommendations on the treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities in their new report. Autistic

Culture of Care Programme

DONATE Search Search Search The Culture of Care Programme is part of NHS England's Quality Transformation Programme. This programme aims to improve the culture of inpatient mental health, learning disability and autism wards for patients and staff so that they are safe, therapeutic and equitable places to be cared for, and fulfilling places to work. Explore the programme

RCPsych responds to Department for Education’s Alternative Provision Improvement Plan

identification of autism. We hope in practice, staffing numbers will be able to meet demand, children with autism who have co-existing mental health conditions. Investment in the psychiatric

RCPsych responds to the CQC's State of Care report

The Care Quality Commission have published this year's State of Care, their annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England. Responding to the report, Professor Wendy Burn, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said: “This report confirms our serious concerns about the worsening quality of care in mental health, learning disability and autism inpatient services, ’s learning disability and autism services. We must have a thorough understanding of what

Dean's Grand Rounds - Neurodiversity in women during the perinatal period

of their families. This webinar will consider what we know about ADHD and Autism in the perinatal period as well, Ziv Dr Dilara Yozgatli Dr Libby Bryant Slides Autism in the perinatal period – Dr Sam Porter QI

NDPSIG - Latest updates

has spent a lot of time on the development of an advanced autism course for psychiatrists, the National Autism Training Programme, which is being led by Karen Quinton who helped put the MRCPsych exams, . Conor Davidson has been doing sterling work as the Autism Champion and the College has accepted that it needs to develop a position statement on Autism which should be out next year. Our work, the worth of having an Autism Champion, the College has decided to appoint an ADHD champion. We

Life, Animated

son Owen, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of three and who discovered a passion for Disney, in a diagnosis of autism. The family observes that Owen still finds comfort in the animated films he had, at the same time the film details Owen’s transformation into an ambassador for autism exemplified, suffering from autism. Ron Suskind has written an interesting account of his experiences in a New York, that those with Autism Spectrum Disorders often have. There are some personal resources based

Intellectual disability training resources

that challenges: service design and delivery Supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism who, for people with learning disabilities and/ or autism who display behaviour that challenges, including those, disability, autism or both (STOMP), NHS initiative Patient information leaflets around medication which, on learning disabilities Autism and ADHD in intellectual disability CR230 College, (includes ADHD, Autism and LD) Free online ADHD courses, ADHD Forum Autism resource: free e-learning

Stéphane Cantin on why he took us on 'an Autistic Journey'

of Max, a ten-year-old boy with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It allows you, . If that helps some people better understand what a ten year old boy with an Autism Spectrum Disorder could, personal challenge to take on. I never wanted to explain autism; that's not the point. It's such a vast, understand originates from the original National Autism Society (NAS) logo and was felt to represent autism as a 'puzzling' condition. Some have expressed a desire to move away from this image

Embracing Neurodiversity: My journey from diagnosis to psychiatry trainee

in the UK and the commencement of my training that I received additional diagnoses of ADHD and Autism, , enriching my life in countless ways. My autism, on the other hand, ensures a sustained, colleagues in both India and the UK. As I became more aware of my ADHD and autism, I've had