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Steel Maiden · 15-03-2012, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tig

It's definitely worth having a MH advocate, especially whilst you are under section and they are making decisions about your future. Mine is absolutely fantastic and I dread to think of how I may have been treated if it wasn't for her input.

*agrees* my advocate (although for autism, but similar thing to a MH advocate) actually typed a comprehensive letter to the ward explaining my difficulties and needs, the day after I went non-verbal because of getting overloaded, and then a nurse kept shouting at me "you can speak! So why don't you?!" over and over again.

Good luck, I hope things get better soon for you.

15-03-2012, 05:28 PM	#26
Steel Maiden There is no place like 127.0.0.1 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London	Quote: Originally Posted by Tig It's definitely worth having a MH advocate, especially whilst you are under section and they are making decisions about your future. Mine is absolutely fantastic and I dread to think of how I may have been treated if it wasn't for her input. agrees my advocate (although for autism, but similar thing to a MH advocate) actually typed a comprehensive letter to the ward explaining my difficulties and needs, the day after I went non-verbal because of getting overloaded, and then a nurse kept shouting at me "you can speak! So why don't you?!" over and over again. Good luck, I hope things get better soon for you.
	PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10 or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student. I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out. I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included. Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.