For ICU patients, we use things like touch and eye contact to show that we care. We come up close to patients, we chat and make small talk…

But for some autistic patients this increases stress and paradoxically worsens their experience of our care

Read more here 👇🏽

An opportunity to share this piece of qual research with female doctors who have experienced intimate partner violence:

“The very first time I mentioned it [to my GP], there was a definite, “Oh yes, that wouldn’t happen to you”

bjgp.org/content/71/704….

Weaponised heterogeneity only harms the most vulnerable autistic people

'Autistic people with the greatest challenges and support needs benefit from autistic-led research, when those caring for them are open to autistic community wisdom and scholarship'
spectrumnews.org/opinion/viewpo…

Mealtimes can be stressful for people with ARFID, which is why it is important to make sure they have a safe and comfortable space

#ARFID AwarenessUK #ARFID #ARFID Awareness

One of our anaesthetic colleagues Dr Manuela Afrasinei is missing, please share and contact the helpline listed if you have any information.
irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4138…

Oh my god this is a Trump VP candidate so the expectations are low but oh my god

A new NSAID but it gives you the power to hurt someone ELSES kidney

If CABG is pronounced cabbage why is ABG not pronounced abbage

It’s always my fault, isn’t it.

'Supermarkets are losing about £13.5m in weekly revenue which is more than £700m a year due to autistic people avoiding them.'
Uni of Reading has launched a guide offering six principles to make shopping more autism-friendly.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…