Photo by nikko macaspac on Unsplash More than just tired Many of the autistic and ADHD adults we see describe a moment when everything simply stopped working. Tasks that were manageable last month now feel impossible. Conversations drain them for days. Sounds, lights and clothing they once tolerated become unbearable. Often they have been told it is stress, depression or "just needing a holiday". Rest helps a little, but never enough. For many, what they are experiencing has a name:...

Photo by Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash New NHS data shows people with severe mental illness are dying 15 to 20 years earlier than everyone else. Most of these deaths are from preventable physical illness. When we talk about early death in mental illness, suicide is usually the first thing people think of. It matters enormously, and the risk is real. The Rethink Mental Illness analysis reported this week found that people with serious mental ill health are 14.6 times as likely to die by suicide...

Photo by Akhil Nath on Unsplash Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. This year's theme, part of a three-year campaign running from 2024 to 2026, is "Changing the Narrative on Suicide", with the call to action: Start the Conversation. At Kernow Psychiatry, we see every day how much silence and stigma still surround suicide. People often tell us it took years before they felt able to say out loud that they were struggling, let alone that they'd had thoughts of ending their life. That gap...