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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 1d

When autism is misdiagnosed as borderline personality disorder

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#ActuallyAutistic #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Neurodiversity

When Autism Is Misdiagnosed As Borderline Personality Disorder; And Why It Matters

How psychiatry’s blind spots and gendered bias turn Autistic distress into “disordered personality”, and what needs to change.

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 2d

Oops, have updated it now!

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 2d

If you're on Ghost come follow me!

Here is my first post!

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#ActuallyAutistic #MadPride #Psychiatry #neurodiversity #Psychosis

@audhd-psychnp.com

Reimagining Psychiatry (Part 1): Between Madness and Meaning- A Conversation on Psychosis, Psychiatry, and Neurodiversity

A shared reckoning with madness, autonomy, and what it means to build something better.

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aslynn's tremendous 'tism horror show 👻 🎃 @audhd-psychnp.com · 2d

“Our conversation closed where it began: on the possibility of connection. Both of us hold space for contradiction that coercive systems can save lives, and still be wrong; that madness can be terrifying, and still be meaningful.

Psychosis, for us, is not the enemy.

Disconnection is.” 🫶🏻

David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 3d

New blog series and format with a @audhd-psychnp.com We are having open discussions on experiences and theory and then turning it into blogs. Here is the first one in the Reimagining Psychiatry series.

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#Psychiatry #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #MentalHealth

Reimagining Psychiatry: Part 1

Between Madness and Meaning: A Conversation on Psychosis, Psychiatry, and Neurodiversity

dghndconsultancy.substack.com

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 3d

New blog series and format with a @audhd-psychnp.com We are having open discussions on experiences and theory and then turning it into blogs. Here is the first one in the Reimagining Psychiatry series.

dghndconsultancy.substack.com/p/reimaginin...

#Psychiatry #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #MentalHealth

Reimagining Psychiatry: Part 1

Between Madness and Meaning: A Conversation on Psychosis, Psychiatry, and Neurodiversity

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 4d

New Podcast Episode: Burnout as a Transformative Experience

#Burnout #AutisticBurnout #MentalHealth #Transformation #PodcastRelease

Burnout As A Transformative Experience

Autistic Storytime With David

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 4d

Come and join myself and Tanya Adkin of ND Social Care & Family Services to talk about monotropism and lilipadding in our first live recorded podcast discussion.

Audience members get to ask questions live!

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#Monotropism #Lilipadding #ActuallyAutistic

Monotropism & Lilipadding: Neurodiversity In Discussion- Live

Live podcast Q+A recording!

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 5d

I'm just going to jump in there now and tell you that announcing your Autistic child as Autistic when knocking on strangers doors is not a safe thing to do.

#Halloween #AllHallowsEve #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Autistic

Text reads:

Halloween
It's nearly here
No blue buckets for autism (an arrow points to a blue pumpkin with a threatening face that has been crossed out with a read cross)

Don't announced your child's needs an vulnerabilities to strangers.

Stay safe on Halloween

There are cob webs in the bottom right and top left corner, with an orange pumpkin in the top right.

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 6d

Exploring the experience of Autistic substance users in treatment

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#ActuallyAutistic #autism #AutisticAdults #SubstanceUseSupport #MentalHealth

When Substance Use Services Fail Autistic People

Exploring The Experiences Of Autistic Adults In Substance Use Treatment

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 10d

What Helps You When You Feel Overwhelmed?

Mindfully Divergent is a supportive community for Autistic adults. £10 a group session; Gain access to a WhatsApp group for free, helping you connect and thrive.

Join here: dghndconsultancy.co.uk/mindfully-di...

#Mindfulness #ActuallyAutistic #autism

Mindfully Divergent Community

A Space To Thrive, Not Just Survive Mindfully Divergent is a new group wellbeing program delivered by DGH Neurodivergent Consultancy in partnership with Autistic Inclusive Meets (AIM).This is a sup…

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 11d

Further exploration on the topic of Autistic burnout and it's connection to psychosis.

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#ActuallyAutistic #autism #ADHD #AutisticBurnout #MentalHealth

The AuDHD Burnout To Psychosis Cycle

Rethinking Suffering and Recovery

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 14d

Revisiting my experiences with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

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#CAMHS #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #MentalHealth

CAMHS and Autistic Lives

A System In Crisis

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 16d

Don't worry, that's in there!

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 16d

The Trump administration is claiming Tylenol in pregnancy “causes autism.”

This isn’t about health. It’s about fuelling tragedy narratives and framing Autistic people as broken before we’re even born
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#ActuallyAutistic #TylenolCausesAutism #AutisticPride

Does Tylenol in Pregnancy Really Cause Autism? A Critique Of Trump's Announcement

Framing autism as prenatal damage fuels stigma, tragedy narratives, and dehumanisation without offering any benefit to Autistic people.

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 17d

My new thing I'm doing professionally!

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#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticWellbeing #autism #wellbeing

New Group Autistic Wellbeing Sessions with AIM

The world is becoming an increasingly scary place; politically and personally.

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 17d

It's a necessary evil for me in my work. A lot of the gigs come from their.

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 17d

The very qualities that mark us as divergent; our communication styles, our sensory needs, our emotional intensity, our values, are often interpreted through the lens of “unprofessionalism”...

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#ActuallyAutistic #WorkplaceCulture #DEI #neurodiversity

How Traditional Professionalism Excludes Neurodivergent Professionals

Why “professional standards” often silence neurodivergent voices and what needs to change for true inclusion at work.

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 19d

I think it might be on my substack, I will have a look.

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Fergus Murray @fergus.oolong.co.uk · 20d

In my own piece aimed at professionals, I discuss research on the benefits of Autistic community connectedness, and put all this in the context of more than three decades of community conversations...

I also quote Kurt Vonnegut and @emergentdivergence.com.

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Discovering You're Autistic | for Professionals

A blog for professionals

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 19d

Just started my 4 and a half hour journey to Liverpool for the National Diversity Awards award ceremony tonight!

I am a finalist for the Positive Role Model Award in the disability category!

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 21d

Dear Amazon...

A letter to a faceless entity.

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#ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #AutisticRights #neurodiversity

RE: Fake Autism Cures On Amazon

A Letter To Amazon

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 23d

"Language is only one way of knowing, and it is not a neutral one."

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#ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #interoception #Mindfulness

Redefining Neurodivergence Beyond Words: The Bodymind Knows

Connecting With Our Neurodivergence As Sensation Rather Than Description

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 24d

If you missed the original live version of this webinar you can now access it here!

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#ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #AutismSpectrum #ASD

Is Autism A Disorder Webinar

Download And View The Recording

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 25d

Why should services and organisations be hiring Autistic consultants?

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#ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergent

Why Hiring Autistic Consultants is Essential for Supporting Autistic Service Users

Insights From DGH Neurodivergent Consultancy

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David Gray-Hammond (He/Him) @emergentdivergence.com · 25d

Autism doesn't need a cure, ableism does.

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#AutisticRights #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic

Does Autism Need to Be Cured?

An exploration of cure culture and it's relationship with Autistic culture.

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