What can an emergency department change before distress becomes severe?

Hamish and Jeremy follow a composite patient’s journey through waiting, assessment and imaging, exploring how noise, uncertainty, repeated questions and unexpected touch can add to an already difficult encounter. They discuss practical adjustments, honest updates and carrying useful information through handover—while recognising that good preparation cannot prevent every crisis.

What happens when an Emergency Medicine physician experiences the healthcare system from the other side — as the father of an autistic child?

In this opening episode of Autism in the ED, Hamish and Jeremy introduce the personal and professional perspectives of Dr Bassam Nuseibeh, exploring the intersection of emergency medicine, autism and parenthood.

Why can an emergency department be overwhelming for autistic patients? What do healthcare professionals sometimes overlook? And how can we make emergency care more understanding, compassionate and inclusive?

A conversation about seeing familiar clinical environments through a very different lens.

What makes an emergency department autism-friendly—and how do we know whether its changes are helping?

In the final episode, Hamish and Jeremy move from individual encounters to service design. They explore communication options, sensory adjustments, reliable handover and the role of autistic people in shaping care. Alongside the practical challenges of crowded departments and limited resources, they ask how services can measure meaningful improvement and make accessible care dependable across every shift.