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The person underneath the diagnosis Getting sober and finding out I was autistic saved my life. That is not a metaphor, and it isn’t something I say lightly. For more than a decade, I had been in and out of psychiatric hospitals, heavily medicated and in constant therapy. I had been given many diagnoses – […] The post Has autism become another kind of pathology? appeared first on Mad in Ireland.

Prisen ble delt ut under Mad in Norways internasjonale filmfestival "Rethinking Mental Health" i Lillehammer kino 26. september. The post Mad in Norway gratulerer Inger-Mari Eidsvik med Ytringsfrihetsprisen appeared first on Mad in Norway.

My mother has lived with severe anxiety for as long as I can remember. But she is also a woman who loves dancing, always warmly welcomes everyone in her home, can start conversations with strangers, loves hanging out with her friends, and has raised three children while navigating severe financial hardships. It is to document […]