Helping a person with autism to overcome her fear of needles

Joanne Edwards; Ruth Northway

doi:10.7748/phc2011.12.21.10.26.c8850

Helping a person with autism to overcome her fear of needles

Joanne Edwards, Ruth Northway

Faculty of Life Sciences and Education

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Abstract

Healthcare may need to be delivered differently to people with learning disabilities to ensure equitable access (Northway 2011). 'Sara' had a phobia of needles and had not attended a GP surgery for some time. A desensitisation programme was developed and this article explores how collaborative working between community learning disability teams and primary health care resulted in Sara having her bloods taken successfully.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26 - 29
Number of pages	3
Journal	Primary Health Care
Volume	21
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7748/phc2011.12.21.10.26.c8850
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2011

Keywords

autism spectrum condition
phobia
bloods
tailored health care

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