Autistic man unable to tell doctors he was conscious during surgery now training medical staff
By disability affairs reporter Nas Campanella and the Specialist Reporting Team s Celina Edmonds
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Mr Burke said health professionals need to understand the importance of tools that could support people with disability during their treatment.
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A Queensland autistic man has described how he was conscious throughout surgery after the anaesthetic did not work, and has called for better training on how to support patients with a disability.