While the Good Doctor portrays a successful autistic surgeon, the reality for autistic doctors is often challenging, highlighting the need for more support and understanding in the medical field.
Talking General Practice speaks to GPs Dr Beckie Akroyd and Dr Catherine Bell about neurodiversity in the medical profession and what practices can do to support doctors and staff who are neurodivergent.
Many autistic people face serious barriers accessing healthcare, leaving them at risk of delayed diagnosis, untreated life-threatening illnesses and potentially premature death, a new study reveals today.
Autistic doctors are a “hidden minority” in hospitals and other health settings, according to an Irish hospital consultant whose new groundbreaking study has revealed their mental struggles.
Hospital consultant Dr Mary Doherty spent decades thinking she was a bit “odd or eccentric” but it was not until her diagnosis as autistic a decade ago that everything made sense.