This week Cheshire GP Dr Ali Smith, who has an interest in autism joins Nik to talk about the recent BBC documentary "Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism". They talk about how society can create a lot of problems for autistic people. They also talk about masking and why there can be a gender related difference in time to diagnosis.
There's the usual look at the medical news headlines and the week in daytime TV.
Ali’s song choice:
https://open.spotify.com/track/6uk7QQiWRDjPHSiSMZlez8?si=jcvPKu2NRhmDa02El8BjMQ
Headlines
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1529721/Hiv-symptoms-signs-mouth-ulcers-sores
Adele Roberts back on Radio 1 weekend breakfast
https://twitter.com/boggleddocs/status/1464942073757548550?s=21
Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0b7j7n6
https://www.autism.org.uk/directory
https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/help-and-support/how-to-talk-about-autism
https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news/doctor-can-autistic-doctor
(link to ADI Facebook group in this article)
https://www.facebook.com/AutisticDoctors/
Neurodiversity: 20 ways to be a neuro-inclusive recruiter:
NICE: Autism spectrum disorder in adults: diagnosis and management:
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg142
NICE: Autism spectrum disorder in under 19s: support and management:
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg170
NICE: Autism spectrum disorder in under 19s: recognition, referral and diagnosis
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg128
Ali and Nik are presenting a Red Whale GP Update Together live event online on 8.12.21
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