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A perspective on working with neurodiversity

This anonymous author gives their perspective on working with neurodiversity and the importance of building knowledge and raising awareness about neurodiversity in anaesthesia.

In a recent correspondence, I wrote: ‘So many ideas flying around in my head (ADHD). I need to pin them down, put them in order (ASD), and get started (ADHD inertia). I’m over the “I’m broken” phase and now feel that my mission before I finally retire is to help others realise they’re not broken either’.

Why? A Bulletin article entitled ‘Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI): what it means to the College’1 with no mention of neurodiversity! The College wants to ‘develop a dataset of the profile and diversity of their membership and workforce’, but without neurodiversity questions I feel excluded!

One in a hundred young people have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD); 10 per cent of these may become high-functioning adults.2 Between three and six per cent of children have attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), and for one in seven of these ADHD will continue into adulthood.3 Also, adults with ASD are more likely to have ADHD!2 Everyone has individual attributes and characteristics. Experience of autism is also unique; this is the power of neurodiversity. Some professions, for example aerospace, screen positively for autistic traits4 – methodical, attention to detail, ability to hyperfocus, pattern recognition, visual memory, and novel approaches to problem solving. 

Perioperative Cardiac arrest: getting closer to the NAP7 report

After a delay due to Covid, we are pleased to say we are in the final stages of NAP7. The baseline and activity surveys are complete and being prepared for publication. The NAP7 panel is working hard to digest all possible learning from the case registry. Here we provide a brief update, with the full report coming in late 2023. We are hugely appreciative of the contribution of all anaesthetists.

Authors:

  • Dr Andrew Kane, NAP7 Fellow, ST7 in anaesthesia, South Tees NHS Trust
  • Professor Tim Cook, RCoA Director of the National Audit Projects, Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal United Hospitals, Bath
  • Dr Jas Soar, NAP7 Clinical Lead, Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine, Southmead Hospital, Bristol

After a delay due to Covid, we are pleased to say we are in the final stages of NAP7. The baseline and activity surveys are complete and being prepared for publication. The NAP7 panel is working hard to digest all possible learning from the case registry. Here we provide a brief update, with the full report coming in late 2023. We are hugely appreciative of the contribution of all anaesthetists.

The largest NAP yet

Perioperative cardiac arrest has seen the most cases reported of any NAP. The large number of cases reported is an indication of the ability of UK anaesthesia to successfully come together and focus on an important patient-focused issue, and also shows the incidence of perioperative cardiac arrest is greater than events forming the focus of previous NAPs.

RCoA patients’ voices at Anaesthesia 2022

Yin Jones and Veena Soni, members of the Lay Committee were invited to join the panel discussion, hosted by the Ethics Committee on Assisted Dying, at Anaesthesia 2022. Here they recounted a few conference highlights: