Autistic doctors: is there a problem?

Autor: Berney, Tom
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Zdroj: Good Autism Practice; Oct2021, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p40-43, 4p
Abstrakt: Dr Tom Berney is a retired Developmental Psychiatrist who has had a lifetime interest in autism. In this short paper, he sets out the positive contribution autistic doctors can make and outlines some of the issues that might arise in the working environment for them and their colleagues or patients and possible solutions. With the increasing emphasis on admission criteria and the professional standards being set, he warns that the profession might exclude some people in the future by virtue of their diagnosis and argues that this would be a great loss. In this issue of the GAP Journal, there is also a paper by an autistic librarian who raises similar issues. The Editor would welcome papers which highlight the contribution of autistic employees and which illustrate workplace adjustments that have made a significant difference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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