Nicole Rogerson from AAA was a guest on Prof Ian Hickie and James O'Loghlin's podcast 'Minding Your Mind' this week. It is a wide-ranging discussion on #autism and the latest draft #NationalAutismStrategy . Tune in for Nic's always candid takes.

#Autistic #AutismAwareness

What do Roy and H.G Nelson have that we don’t??? A straight to the heart discussion of what’s hard, what needs to get done..Autism Awareness Aus Adam Guastella Mark Butler MP Bill Shorten Brain & Mind Centre

I am quite sure Ian Hickie and I should never be on a podcast together again! Truth bombs and some minor swearing. Views are certainly my own. Thanks to James O'Loghlin for herding the cats. Autism Awareness Aus

Will the Draft National Autism Strategy help those with autism? Or is it just another nice-sounding govt document that will go nowhere? How can govts better assist those with autism? Nicole Rogerson CEO of Autism Awareness Aus joins Ian Hickie and me. New pod
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Not simply genes vs environments - but how they really come together in many people - for more info go to the podcast #MindingYourMind James O'Loghlin or the book ‘The Devil You Knew’ Penguin Books Aus The Mental Elf

Very little atm. It’s so stretched in MH the last thing on clinicians minds sadly is to find more people!

Megan - many thanks for being prepared to say this personally and publically; there are many others who have had the same experience but find it really hard to share their views in the public domain

Today MYM discusses the tragic events that occurred at Bondi Junction, schizophrenia, and the challenges people living with psychotic illnesses face. It explores explore the history of treatments for those illnesses and the role of the health system: spoti.fi/49Q3o7q

Why do some stop taking medication to control mental illness? If someone with a serious mental illness loses contact w the health system, what does the health system do to find them? New pod with Ian Hickie and me Brain & Mind Centre
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The Bondi Junction attack shocked millions. For people with schizophrenia, there was extra dread smh.com.au/national/the-b… Sharing health information, and first-person experiences, is critical at this difficult time. More info at our podcast 'Minding Your Mind' with James O'Loghlin

An important point here by Ian Hickie. Stigma gets worse under these circumstances and it's important to address and mitigate this.

If you need strategies to help you reduce your distress at this time, there are strategies and techniques detailed in our Minding Your Mind podcasts. The stress and anxiety episodes may be useful resources: spoti.fi/4bejysH

A question being asked frequently this week - for those interested in longer discourse- see episode of our podcast #MindingYourMind with James O'Loghlin & also emphasis on supporting parents and carers who are central to effective care University of Sydney Brain & Mind Centre Mark Butler MP

It’s actually not expensive James O'Loghlin 10bn pa for 5m Australians compared with 40bn for NDIS (covers 500,000 people). We don’t Penny pinch cancer. Mental health care already neglected

Not just more $$ but pushing for a smarter, better set of investments; emphasis on affordable early intervention; thanks to Julia Gillard Malcolm Turnbull for their previous efforts; now up to Mark Butler MP and team to take it forward Patrick McGorry Rose Jackson Emma McBride MP

James O'Loghlin Ian Hickie Brain & Mind Centre Its not about cost. Its about value for money and return on investment. The returns from effective treatment through reduced long term health and welfare costs on government and improvements in productivity scream money well spent.

We must build a system at scale and quality

James O'Loghlin Ian Hickie Brain & Mind Centre Important topic 👏👏

Mental illness is expensive to the individual (medicine, doctors, therapy) and society (lost productivity, medical costs). How can we reduce costs? How can govts spend money more efficiently and effectively? New pod w Ian Hickie and me Brain & Mind Centre
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The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness? nature.com/articles/d4158… before one (and much media) simply blames social media for rising mental health difficulties in young people - similar discourse on our MYM podcast James O'Loghlin