Mental Health

Mental Health

'We don't know where to turn': parents' plea for children's mental health support

Autistic children are more likely to have mental health problems than non-autistic children - but parents are finding it difficult to get them appropriate support.

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Emotionally-based school avoidance: A mother's story

Eliza Fricker's daughter suffered a "catastrophic breakdown" after struggling within the bounds of mainstream education throughout nursery and primary school. Here, she explains the toll that took on her daughter's mental health, as well as her own.

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Meet the team taking a creative approach to autistic mental health

Nicola Pallas is autistic and understands all too well the pressures that can put on mental health. Now she and her team of counsellors have set out to improve the wellbeing of other neurodivergent people in Sunderland.

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Graham's story

After heart disease, suicide is the main cause of early death in autistic adults. Graham, an autistic man in his 30s, is sharing his story to explain how autism can impact on mental health and why specialised support is so urgently needed.

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The club that helps save men's lives

Autistic men and dads of autistic children are getting moral support at Andy's Man Club, where men from all backgrounds meet to share their mental health struggles.

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