Death rates in people on the autism spectrum are twice those of the general population
Oliver, who had autism, died in the UK in 2016 at age 18, after medics gave him an anti-psychotic drug that he asked not to be prescribed because of a previous bad reaction."He was given this drug and it caused his brain to swell up so badly it was bulging out of the base of his skull," she told SBS News.
Ms McGowan said it's now in the consultancy stage, with experts working out how best to implement the compulsory doctor and nurse training across the UK."We are now in the stages of producing training for every member of staff that works for the national health service, so that includes cleaners, porters - everybody will get a level of training.
The presence of mental health conditions, complex physical health conditions, and the presence of epilepsy and nervous system disorders. "We also found that deaths from nervous system disorders, such as epilepsy, accounted for 20 per cent of all deaths in people with autism. In New South Wales, this figure is only 2 per cent."Almost 164,000 Australians have autism. That figure is up more than 40 per cent from 2012.
She wants to see doctors treat people on the spectrum in similar way to a patient facing a language barrier.
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