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Closed petition Review application of the mental health act regarding ASD/Learning disability
Investigate application of the Mental Health Act on those with ASD/Learning disability. Ensures better access to appropriate psychiatric care. Review living conditions & use of isolation when held under section and ensure care provided only by trained ASD professionals if held under section.
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Because for ten years since my own Son was diagnosed with level 3 autism I have seen time & again caregivers of autistic & learning impaired individuals jumping through a multitude of hoops to access a psychiatrist when their child is clearly suffering from anxiety. This often then results in patients held under section as a danger to themselves or others in appalling conditions & insufficient care provision which causes unmeasurable suffering to patients & their families.
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