Overmedication of intellectually disabled people costing lives, inquiry told

“We believe that if Oliver had not have had the labels of autism and intellectual disability attached to him, he would absolutely have not have been prescribed psychotropic medications,” McGowan said.

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Topics:
Ableism and disability models, Case study, Disability Royal Commission, Health, Human Rights

Author:
Australian Associated Press

Date published:
Tue 22nd Sep, 2020