Now do this everywhere else.

This is beautifully done. Have a look.

France is turning school playgrounds into living classrooms. Instead of leaving children surrounded by hot concrete and open asphalt, several schools are replacing traditional yards with small forests, ponds, shaded gardens, and natural play areas that feel cooler during increasingly hot summers

These could be added to public ‘cool’ spaces. See NY extending opening hours of their outdoor pool during heatwave for this.

This free fabulous interactive tool is both fascinating and essential. You can click on any location in the world and see its average weather and how it's changed over time. The data shown is from where I grew up & the heating is obvious. Do share! era-explorer.climate.copernicus.eu?lat=50.86&ln...

David Hockney (1937-2026): “The world is very very beautiful if you look at it, but most people don’t look very much”

This Korean paper asmr artist that I’ve been following for a while made a TikTok of her healing Van Gogh 🥹 Her account name is paper pepper www.tiktok.com/@paper__pepp...

"France passed a single law and instantly unlocked 11 gigawatts of #solarenergy — without using new land. In 2023, France's government mandated solar canopies over all car parks larger than 80 spaces. The scale was enormous: There are 400,000 parking areas across France #ActOnClimate #Renewables

Efficacy of fluoxetine vs placebo in RCTs with/out additional psychotherapy (CBT or some other form). No difference (my calcs). It's said that that combination therapy (drug+therapy) has the best outcome. Thoughts?

www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo... grateful for reposts from #speechandlanguagetherapy #SLT come and work with me! (Happy to chat). Opportunities to develop SLT clinical and research interests alongside our research active team in a neuroaffirmative, holistic, all age (CYP) neurodevelopmental service 😊

We have supported children to get a correct age assessment after they were wrongly assessed as adults by the Home Office. These are not decisions for AI systems. Age assessments must be human and expert-led. No child should be stripped of the protections they need.

A little-known perk of living in the Barbican is that while it’s the hottest May day on record in London, my South-facing concrete box with no AC is at just 24°C (75°F) r/brutalism

Really Interested to see this tool which @hannahhobson.bsky.social is developing. So important for neurodevelopmental paediatricians to know about masking / strategies and DLD.

Do poor towns really have the worst hospitals? Analysis here of new data that helps map NHS provider quality against their patient deprivation profile. lawrencedunhill.substack.com/p/do-poor-to...

Nearly half - 49% - of school suspensions went to children with special educational needs, press release from IPPR think tank points out, based on new DfE data. Education in England is now at a "cross-roads," it adds, with challenge now to support schs to deliver system where needs are met earlier.

The UK now has a curious talent: we're living longer, but not better A woman in Richmond upon Thames can expect around 70 healthy yrs. In Hartlepool, she might be lucky to get 51 The case for prevention is no longer just moral, it is economic, writes @healthfoundation.bsky.social's Jennifer Dixon

Mandell: Families with autistic children have an average 28% decrease in household income, mostly due to lack of services and supports that then force families to take on those responsibilities themselves. So what kind of services can help? What kinds of research can affect policy? #INSAR2026

Nearly didn’t zoom in! Beautifully written and unexpectedly relevant to neurodevelopment! ❤️

If you are at #INSAR2026, please come say hi! I’m presenting our work on the likelihood of autistic students becoming NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) during adolescence (nationally-representative data, n=3.9 million): Poster 3C 11.30am-1.30pm (I’ll be there 12.30-1pm) #autres

🚨Preprint Alert 🧠 Our new preprint „Menarche onset is an inflection point for mental health and brain development“ is now online! 👉 Preprint available here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Ok, now do the bass clef.

New arrival by @drrobertchapman.bsky.social & @suereviews.bsky.social, a brief authoritative text. As far as we know, 1st general academic introduction to neurodiversity studies as distinct field w/ its own body of scholarship. Recommended! Full disclosure: I reviewed it, applying my due diligence.

“Our research shows that families who face the greatest barriers to accessing SEND provision for their children are often those least able to access legal advice about their rights. As a result, children/YP may be at greater risk of missing out on the education they are entitled to by law.”

Awesome picture. Bird species named after Anna P(av)lover?

“The journal’s retraction was prompted by a December 8 email from Markowitz and Rosner to the journal, which identified a glaring conflict of interest. They presented evidence that the commentary was written by a consultant paid by Johnson & Johnson” @profgoldberg.bsky.social

Anyone else’s first thought was cortex….!!

Children are beings not becomings. They're not doing a 'job' of getting ready for school because all the evidence on early child development says they need to be playing, moving, having fun and building relationships. Focus on being ready to meet children's needs not the other way around.

Or even if you can find it…. Much happiness (and collaborations) come from an email saying ‘your new paper is really interesting and has powerful real-world impact.’

- hearing experiences and insights from patients who have taken part in research, - a national update from DHSC, - a discussion on workforce, - workshops on emerging leadership, digital/AI trials, mental health research and research culture. Look out for updates over the next two days. #UKRDSummit

This place has exactly the same energy as the Palace would have done when it was newly built.

Pediatricians are cool to begin with Now their blood is being used to make new treatments for RSV and colds! 👏🏽👏🏽 www.newscientist.com/article/2516...

“we recommend systematic human user testing to evaluate interactive capabilities before public deployments in healthcare.” Turns out that this needs saying.

A journal has retracted the largest leucovorin trial in people with autism—one of just five randomized clinical trials assessing this treatment in autistic people. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/lar...

🌟 An NIHR ARC East of England study, developed in collaboration with young people and school staff, has produced evidence‑informed principles to help guide whole‑school approaches to addressing self‑harm among pupils. Read more in our latest article here➡️ arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n...

the kind of ICE I like: an ice slide on Sukhbaatar Square, in front of the State Opera in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Has the MRC research funding ‘pause’ been covered by any major news network? It feels like it should be a major news story

On social media bans. The 13yo goes to special school where pupils come from far & wide - the kind of apps being discussed are those he uses for group chat after school, boosting his literacy and socialisation. He also loves making & sharing TikTok videos, one of his only creative/social outlets.

Put community repair shops on every high street. Our work shows people love it, increases community interaction & helps people keep essential goods going for longer giving them more money to spend on food & utility bills It reduces waste and so reduces local authority costs. It is a win, win, win.

Featuring Pasco Fearon, Lucy Bowes, René Veenstra, and Roslyn Law. Key insight: One close, positive friendship can buffer against mental health problems. Not popularity, not status - just one genuine connection. 🎧 buff.ly/aRlHqEk #MentalHealth #Adolescence #PeerRelationships #SchoolMentalHealth

Our new study, just published in Nature Mental Health: Symptom change in depression and anxiety during psychological therapy for autistic adults... [1/8] 🧵⤵️ #autres #mentalhealth www.nature.com/articles/s44...

24th Jan is the birthday of both @adrianedmondson.bsky.social and the Emperor Hadrian. Ladies and Gentlemen we give you..... ...Hadrian Edmondson. 😳😐

“The issue highlights post-Brexit gaps in health and safety law, which leave authorities unable to issue recalls without hard evidence of harm to health.” This is shocking and worth a read.

A few of our FPH events ahead! 📅 [28/01/26] - Launch of the Pandemic Preparedness and Response SIG 📅 [28/01/26] - Child health webinar 📅 [04/02/26] - Poverty, housing, and healthy places Register and see more➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...

For fun on world penguin day!

Sometimes, the only way around is over. Little Wamata has already overcome a major life hurdle – and no fence will stop her now. With ingenuity, a dash of yoga and lots of determination, she made it to the tasty greens on the other side. Her story: swt.bio/wamata

I've been working as the Science consultant on the new staging of Tom Stoppard's classic play Arcadia at the Old Vic Here's all the maths/science you might want to brush up on in case you wanted to head to London to watch the play. open.substack.com/pu...

We’re published in “It Takes All Kinds of Minds: Fostering Neurodivergent Thriving at School”. Stimpunks Co-Creative Director Helen, @autisticrealms.bsky.social, has a chapter in “It Takes All Kinds of Minds” on “Embracing Monotropism and Flow”. stimpunks.org/2026/01/14/w...

This is an interesting lens to think about interventions to support the increased numbers of autistic children who experience very high weight and complications like diabetes and other metabolic problems. Neurodivergent children also have higher prevalence of sleep difficulties.