A poll thread 4 #Autistic people about impact of #Covid19 lockdown & #MentalHealth (will inform some university coproduced #research)

Please RT for wide response

Q1: Do you feel CVLD is having an impact on your mental health?

#Ptsd #Anxiety #trauma #MentalHealth

And please feel free to reply to any question if you wish to explain anything

Q2: Did you have a pre-existing mental health issue prior to CVLD?

This MH condition may include Trauma & PTSD

#Ptsd #Anxiety #trauma #MentalHealth #Autistic

if you said yes to Q2

Q3: Do you feel CVLD has made your pre-existing Mental health issue worse than before the lockdown?

(This MH condition may include Trauma & PTSD)

#Ptsd #Anxiety #trauma #MentalHealth #autistic

If you said no to Q2

Q4: Do you feel CVLD has impacted on your mental health causing issues where there previously was little or no previous problem?

(This MH condition may include Trauma & PTSD)

#Ptsd #Anxiety #trauma #MentalHealth #Autistic

If you feel CVLD has impacted & affected a previous MentalHealth issue or initiated new issues

how do you feel this has shown itself?

Q5: Has your sleep been impacted in any way?

For example: Poor sleep, Nightmares Waking tired?

#Ptsd #Anxiety #trauma #MentalHealth

If you feel CVLD has impacted & affected a previous MentalHealth issue or initiated new issues

how do you feel this has shown itself?

Q6: Have you felt more anxious that before ?

#Ptsd #Anxiety #trauma #MentalHealth #Autistic

If you feel CVLD has impacted & affected a previous MentalHealth issue or initiated new issues

how do you feel this has shown itself?

Q7: Have you felt CVLD has questioned your sense of belonging or self-worth?

#Ptsd #Anxiety #trauma #MentalHealth #Autistic

If you feel CVLD has impacted & affected a previous MentalHealth issue or initiated new issues

Q8: have you sought support from Mental health services?

#Ptsd #Anxiety #trauma #MentalHealth

If you feel CVLD has impacted & affected a previous MentalHealth issue you were getting support for

Q9: has your support stopped?

#Ptsd #Anxiety #trauma #MentalHealth #Autistic

If you feel CVLD has impacted & affected a previous MentalHealth issue Or initiated new issues

Q10: do you feel you’ve suffered any signs of trauma

#Ptsd #Anxiety #trauma #MentalHealth #Autistic

Thank you so much

Please feel free to reply & comment & give detail suggestions or thoughts

This will inform research into supporting autistic people including their mental health and guide recommendations for support because our #MentalHealthMatters

#AutisticResearchShift

An extra question of my own

Q11: Do you feel the attitudes non-autistic people have shown towards autistic people due to CVLD has pushed you into an ‘autistic burnout’ or if you were suffering pre-cv has it made impact on you worse?

#AutisticBurnOut #Autistic #BetrayalTrauma

An extra question of my own - addendum - you can answer both 11 & 12 :)

Q12: Do you feel any issues around the current CVLD has pushed you into an ‘autistic burnout’ or if you were suffering pre-cv has it made any impact on you worse?

#AutisticBurnOut #Autistic #BetrayalTrauma