This article was Co-Authored by Tanya Adkin and David Gray-Hammond Trigger Warning: Death, drug and alcohol use, suicide, systemic failure, mental health crisis, inpatient psychiatric care. The 13th of SeptemberContinue reading “Ben Nelson-Roux and Chris Nota: Two tragic tales of systemic failings”
Tag Archives: Trauma
Addiction doesn’t strip us of our humanity
Why are addicts stripped of their humanity by society at large? What can we do about it? Are cultural attitudes towards addicts understandable? This article attempts to answer these in brief.
Guest Post: What is monotropic split?
Tanya Adkin lays out the concept of monotropic split, and how it is at the root of various critical moments for Autistic people.
Autistic people and the burnout-psychosis cycle
Trigger Warning: This article discusses burnout and psychosis While it is evident to myself and my colleagues that Autistic people have a predisposition towards psychotic phenomenon, it seems to beContinue reading “Autistic people and the burnout-psychosis cycle”
How the shame cycle barricades us from recovery
They say in life that nothing is certain, but if anything is, then it’s the fact that shame will deny us entry into recovery. I’m going to consider this fromContinue reading “How the shame cycle barricades us from recovery”
Addiction advocacy and the inspiration paradox: A reflection at 6 years sober
Today I am 6 years sober from addiction. During those six years I have learnt many lessons, but in this reflection I would like to consider something that has playedContinue reading “Addiction advocacy and the inspiration paradox: A reflection at 6 years sober”
Autistic people, substance use, and vulnerability to exploitation and county lines
This article was co-authored by David Gray-Hammond and Katie Munday Trigger warnings: This article discusses gaslighting, trauma, criminal exploitation (on various topics including sexual exploitation), substance use, mental health, cuckooing,Continue reading “Autistic people, substance use, and vulnerability to exploitation and county lines”
Creating Autistic Suffering: Ableism and discrimination
This article was co-authored between David Gray-Hammond and Tanya Adkin Trigger Warning: This article contains discussion and examples of ableism and discrimination against Autistic and disabled people. Mentions the R-Slur.Continue reading “Creating Autistic Suffering: Ableism and discrimination”
Creating Autistic suffering: In the beginning there was trauma
This article was co-authored between David Gray-Hammond and Tanya Adkin Trigger Warning: Some of the research quoted in this article contains person-first language or references to aspergers. While the authorsContinue reading “Creating Autistic suffering: In the beginning there was trauma”
The renaissance of ableism
Edit: I am in no way saying that Autistic researchers work is tokenistic in this post, I am trying to talk about how studies such as S10k claim to haveContinue reading “The renaissance of ableism”
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