Former justice secretary says people with a learning disability or autism are being subject to abuse and mistreatment.
Over 2,000 people with a learning disability or autism wake up in an inpatient unit each day, with many being subjected to abuse and mistreatment on a frequent basis.
We may, perhaps optimistically, believe that society has moved on from segregating neurodiverse people, but this is tragically not the case. The reality is very far from that, and the consequences of each failure for a neurodiverse person are unconscionable in a civilised country in the 21st century. It is not a matter of someone missing a few hours of care here and there, but one that sees vulnerable people detained and
For these unsuitable providers, there is no incentive to discharge patients and too often this is the only solution available to local authorities who are not in a position to administer care themselves.These providers mislead the system into believing that the level of care is suitable for neurodiverse people. This is not an acceptable, or indeed sustainable way for taxpayers’ money to be spent, let alone for human beings to be treated.
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