Conor Davidson is clinical lead for the Leeds Autism Diagnostic Service in the United Kingdom and the Autism National Champion for the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Conor Davidson
Clinical lead
Leeds Autism Diagnostic Service
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Autistic psychiatrists are an asset to medicine — but we need to better support them
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