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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 14 January 2025

Debate

Mental Health Bill [HL]

Contribution

Therefore, I say to the Committee that the Bill should protect people with autism and psychiatric disorders, particularly those who have been denied or unable to obtain appropriate services which has led to what is often euphemistically called an autistic meltdown, behaviour that sometimes can be quite challenging, I appreciate. It should be identified in its own right, and that alone should be the criterion for detention when a mental disorder is identified.

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