Here’s another 🧵 about #autism for medics after the popularity of my last one. This time I’ll look at some principles you should follow when prescribing for an autistic pt. My practice mainly involves psychotropes but these are principles that any specialist should follow 1/22 Autistics are more likely to have physical and mental health diagnoses, and are therefore more likely to be on 💊, and so it’s important that we can manage them appropriately. The principles I’ll outline are basically just good medical care, with some special considerations 2/

A recent study showed 1/5 of people referred to #psychiatry OPDs are #actuallyautistic. If your clinical experience is that this is much lower, you’re probably missing #autism in your patients. This 🧵 will explain why that’s a problem, why it happens, and how to stop 1/35 The first question some people have is whether or not it even matters, a dermatologist doesn’t need to know if somebody is autistic or not to treat their psoriasis, so do you need to know if they’re autistic or not to treat their depression? Well, you do. For a few reasons 2/