When autism is misdiagnosed as borderline personality disorder www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/when-autis... #ActuallyAutistic #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Neurodiversity

If you're on Ghost come follow me! Here is my first post! neurofuturism.ghost.io/reimagining-... #ActuallyAutistic #MadPride #Psychiatry #neurodiversity #Psychosis @audhd-psychnp.com

“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.” 🫶🏻

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

New Podcast Episode: Burnout as a Transformative Experience #Burnout #AutisticBurnout #MentalHealth #Transformation #PodcastRelease

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! dghndconsultancy.substack.com/p/monotropis... #Monotropism #Lilipadding #ActuallyAutistic

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

Exploring the experience of Autistic substance users in treatment dghndconsultancy.substack.com/p/when-subst... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #AutisticAdults #SubstanceUseSupport #MentalHealth

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

Further exploration on the topic of Autistic burnout and it's connection to psychosis. bit.ly/46rZljw #ActuallyAutistic #autism #ADHD #AutisticBurnout #MentalHealth

Revisiting my experiences with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/camhs-and-... #CAMHS #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #MentalHealth

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 🔗 www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/does-tylen... #ActuallyAutistic #TylenolCausesAutism #AutisticPride

My new thing I'm doing professionally! dghndconsultancy.substack.com/p/new-group-... #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticWellbeing #autism #wellbeing

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”... dghndconsultancy.substack.com/p/how-tradit... #ActuallyAutistic #WorkplaceCulture #DEI #neurodiversity

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. www.thrivingautistic.org/discovering-...

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!

Dear Amazon... A letter to a faceless entity. www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/re-fake-au... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #AutisticRights #neurodiversity

"Language is only one way of knowing, and it is not a neutral one." www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/redefining... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #interoception #Mindfulness

If you missed the original live version of this webinar you can now access it here! dghndconsultancy.substack.com/p/is-autism-... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #AutismSpectrum #ASD

Why should services and organisations be hiring Autistic consultants? dghndconsultancy.substack.com/p/why-hiring... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergent

Autism doesn't need a cure, ableism does. www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/does-autis... #AutisticRights #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic

I am in the progress of developing a new offering for Autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people. This form will ask a few questions and allow you to express your interest in hearing more. Form here- forms.gle/nfMHR92GtLqG... #ActuallyAutistuc #autism #Autistic #Mindfulness #MentalHealth

Formal statement on the ongoing issues that are being discussed. What are your thoughts on this matter? dghndconsultancy.substack.com/p/formal-sta... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #AutisticRights

The search for “autism causes” hides a darker question: what damaged this person? Autism isn’t damage or tragedy. It’s part of human diversity. Read my new blog: www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/autism-cau... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #AutisticRights #AutisticPride

We need this to spread far and wide. The more people making noise about this and signing and sharing the linked petition the better. #ActuallyAutistic #autism #AutisticRights @tanyaadkin.bsky.social @autisticrealms.bsky.social @autismadvocate.co.uk @jadefarrington.bsky.social

Amazon’s book marketplace isn’t just careless, it’s complicit. Dangerous autism “cure” guides remain on sale, despite global outcry. Read my exposé: www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/amazon-aut... #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticRights #autism #HarmfulCures

Autistic people with mental health & substance use needs are passed back & forth between services, silenced, & excluded. We deserve better. Read my latest piece: www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/between-sy... #Autistic #Neurodivergent #MentalHealth #SubstanceUse #Addiction

I am a PDA Autistic who burned out… its been a big challenge and there is a good chance I will never fully recover. I think knowing I was PDA autistic would have prevented the 15+ years of burnout. Knowing Im autistic has improved functioning.

Check out the latest episode of my subscriber only podcast! I'm talking about rehabilitating from Autistic burnout and taking note of what is in your sphere of control, and what is a necessary demand. www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/autistic-b... #AutisticBurnout #Actuallyautistic #MentalHealth

Reflections on The Autistic Mental Health Conference. How Autistic communities create care through shared understanding & reclaiming narratives, resisting harm & reframing wellbeing. An interview with @emergentdivergence.com autisticrealms.com/reflections-...

When systems collapse, parents get blamed. My latest article explores how parent blame politicises the lives of Autistic or neurodivergent children, distracting from cuts and privatisation Read here: www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/parent-bla... #ActuallyAutistic #SENreform #autism #ADHD #EHCPsupport

Building further on Tanya Adkins concept of lilipadding, here is an article on nesting as the physical architecture of lilipads. www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/autistic-n... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #lilipadding #AutisticBurnout

Throughout September, Amazon have made the Kindle edition of A Guide to Autism and Psychosis available for just £0.99. 👇 mybook.to/autpsychosis... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #MentalHealth #neurodiversity #neurodivergent

If you would like to be added to my newsletter, you can do so here. The focus of my newsletter is neurodiversity and related schools of thought. forms.gle/4nsE88o9rVxx...

There is a new life after Autistic Burnout, and this concept forms the framework on which we build our path there. Here is lilipadding for Autistic burnout. emergentdivergence.com/2025/08/27/l... #AutisticBurnout #lilipadding #AutisticBurnoutRecovery #MonotropicSplit #MentalHealth

Absolutely superb article by @emergentdivergence.com and @tanyaadkin.bsky.social #Lilipadding #Monotropism #AutisticLife #AutisticExperience

The wellness industry tells us what health should look like, but whose wellness does it really serve? In my latest piece, I explore how we can reclaim wellness on our own terms, outside of commercialised ideals. Read here: www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/reclaiming... #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth

For many of us, life is framed as a series of leaps; from one demand to the next, from one task to another. In my latest piece, @tanyaadkin.bsky.social and I explore lilipadding as a philosophy of living emergentdivergence.com/2025/08/25/l... #Lilipadding #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #Monotropism

Explore 10 key ideas for neuro-affirming practice. Building neurodivergent competency means creating safety & belonging. Inspired by @emergentdivergence.com and @tanyaadkin.bsky.social autisticrealms.com/creating-aut...

I am hoping to start offering Mindfulness sessions as a service in the future, but want to gather some information to help guide this new service. Here is a survey asking for people's thoughts on this, please reshare forms.gle/Psv2s3AiVEvP... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #ADHD #AuDHD

Neurodiversity is more than autism and ADHD, it is political, relational, and far beyond diagnostic labels. In my latest essay, I explore its true nature and why narrowing its scope undermines all of us. www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/the-true-n... #Neurodiversity #Autism #ADHD #Neuroqueer

Please remember the neurodivergent kids getting GCSE results that do not make them feel good about themselves. The results they get today do not have to be a defining moment in their life. #GCSEresults #School #SENreform #SEND #EHCP #ActuallyAutistic #autism #ADHD #AuDHD

A new article for my paid substack subscribers on the Autistic experience of pain and how it impacts us that our experience is not taken seriously in healthcare settings. www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/autistic-e... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Healthcare #ChronicPain #PainManagement #neurodivergent

Thank you to everyone who joined in the Autistic Mental Health Conference yesterday organised by @emergentdivergence.com & delivered by a team of amazing Autistic advocates and researchers! What an epic day! Info about all of the presenters in the thread below. autisticrealms.com/autistic-men...

Beautifully written piece about yesterday's conference. ⬇️ I joined online and it was such a powerful and valuable event. This also shows the value of hybrid events - the richness of the chat and sense of community it fostered are so important. Thanks to all involved 🙏

Reflections from the Autistic Mental Health Conference 2025 www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/reflection... #AutisticMentalHealthConference #ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #MentalHealth #AutisticMentalHealth

24 hours left to get your ticket to the Autistic Mental Health Conference! This is your last chance! #AutisticMentalHealthConference #ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #MentalHealth

Im super looking forward to this and there are still some tickets left!

48 Hours left to Register for the Autistic Mental Health Conference! -This Saturday, all attendees will have access to recordings after the event! Register now to avoid missing out! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autistic-m... #AutisticMentalHealthConference #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #MentalHealth

The children have spoken. England's children are telling the world what happened to them. It’s time England's lawmakers started listening and acting. #AgainstRestraint