Children 'being rejected' by NHS mental health services if they're autistic, parents say

Children 'being rejected' by NHS mental health services if they're autistic, parents say

Damien, who contemplated suicide due to his experiences, says he believes NHS services think autistic people can't engage effectively with therapy.

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Warning: This story contains references to suicide “There were thoughts of me doing stuff to myself. I never did but there were stages where it would get pretty hard and it really did get to that point that I was really considering it,” Damien says. His depression spiralled during the COVID lockdowns and when he was 15 he was referred to his local NHS mental health team in Greenwich. The paediatrician who made the referral recommended that Damie…