"Working Together." Bernadette Grosjean MD. 14th Autism Europe Congress. Dublin September 2025. скачать в хорошем качестве

"Working Together." Bernadette Grosjean MD. 14th Autism Europe Congress. Dublin September 2025.

"Working together. How what I learned as an autistic psychiatrist enables me to be an advocate inside a profession known for its resistance to change" Bernadette Grosjean MD. Chair: Damian Milton, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom. Location: 14th Autism Europe Congress in Dublin in September 2025 hosted by AsIAm Ireland’s Autism. (also, I retired from Harbor UCLA, but I am still working in private practice link to website below) Abstract: Understanding others has driven me for as long as I can remember. For years, I did not realize that this quest intertwined intellectual curiosity with my own need for social survival. Early in my psychiatric career, I was drawn to patients ostracized by colleagues, particularly those with Borderline Personality Disorder. Over time, insights from various schools of thought and a "special" ability to connect with certain "difficult" patients, enabled us to collaborate effectively, in part by building a solid therapeutic alliance. I also learned that, while theories and therapeutic algorithms are important, they are fallible—textbooks are not Bibles, and humans are not machines. A decade ago, I discovered that many patients diagnosed with personality or mood disorders, especially women and minorities, were, in fact, autistic. This realization inspired me to deepen my understanding of how autism affects mental health and responses to treatments in ways I had not learned in medical school. When I shared my findings with colleagues, I encountered a lot of skepticism, partly due to the medical establishment's resistance to changes in general, and in particular towards societal shifts fueled by social media, which often empowered patients with newfound knowledge. Weaving together insights from autistic individuals, clinical experiences, lobbying groups and my own late diagnosis, has been difficult and complex. Despite the challenges, many open-minded colleagues have engaged in this dialogue, fostering new perspectives on autism for the benefit of all. This journey, filled with hurdles and magical moments, is the one I wish to share. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/ps...