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Almost a year & almost £3000 raised. This ebooklet is still available. To get it donate to a charity supporting aid in Gaza & send proof of donation to [email protected]. @commonsenseslt.bsky.social @elainemcgreevy.bsky.social & many more. Minimum donation £8 pls. Thank you

If you see this, quote this post with your favourite one word movie

#freedomflotilla #madleen #gaza #palestine #greta

Tickets still available for this webinar next week.

www.linkedin.com/posts/kim-me... I’m running a workshop on the 2nd June online. Tickets available on the link below

www.linkedin.com/posts/kim-me... I’m running a workshop on the 2nd June online. Tickets available on the link below

Looking forward to running a workshop on autonomous communication & neurodiversity (2nd June). Will be sharing lots of fabulous research & lived experiences with references links. See below for the workshop tix & the recording - available for 3 months. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurodiver...

Delighted to be asked and really looking forward to this programme. The group is so valuable. Come along if you can.

Thank you so much @cypmentalhealth.bsky.social for a fantastic lunch & learn about www.wordsmatters.org such important work to end childhood verbal abuse. youtu.be/ndIrEreK2nY?... great video & fab resources.

Today I went down a glorious rabbit hole reading about techno-ableism and techno-solutionism. So relevant to AAC where therapists prescribe rather than support. Loved Daryl Sellwood et al’s manifesto thank you!

Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"

Please see the UPDATED poster as we are now offering payment. I’m looking for fellow #autistic, #ADHD, and #AuDHD adults to take part in a group discussion to help shape my PhD research on emergency department experiences 🏥🚨 🗓️ Online session // Tues 25th March #AutRes

youtube.com/watch?v=l8ns... Was compiling a workshop and rewatched this from last year. It’s brilliant. Thank you @yesthattoo.bsky.social

Our new qualitative paper exploring similarities and differences in quality of life of autistic/non-autistic folk in midlife and older age (led by 2 former students, with @proffrancescahappe.bsky.social and @goldage.bsky.social) is now out! Free access here: doi.org/10.1016/j.re... #AutRes 1/8

a-labour-of-moles.blogspot.com/2025/03/defi... Every individual within a community matters to the 'being' of that community. A community that others and excludes one of its members, is not a community at all.

After years of trauma for my Autistic teen at physical schools, mainstream & specialist, & for us as a family, we have all benefited from education from home. Recently, he put into words why this was important & shared the idea of his ‘fuel bubble’. a-labour-of-moles.blogspot.com/2025/03/my-f...

A new series of condensed versions of my infographics. I hope people will find useful. This is one is about Autistic Experience - what it is, what it's not & what it "looks like". #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic #neurodiverse #neurodiversity #AutisticExperience #AutisticJoy

Masking - what is it, what it might look like, what the impacts are and what helps #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticAcceptance #adhd #MentalHealthAwareness #neurodiverse #neuroqueer #neurokin #AutisticAppreciation #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #AutisticExperience

Autistic Overwhelm, what is it, why might someone be overwhelmed, what it leads to and what helps. #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #ActuallyAutistic #adhd #MentalHealthAwareness #neurodiverse #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #AutisticExperience #AutisticJoy #overwhelm #autisticoverwhelm

Need help to take the first steps? This paper looks at an experience-centred approach to change. McGreevy et al (full text PDF): dspace.stir.ac.uk/retrieve/0a1... #NATPmentalhealth

Autistic meltdowns. What are they, what are the signs, what are the causes and what helps. #autism #autistic #meltdowns #neurodivergent #meltdown #adhd #neurodiversity

I am an Autistic person. I cannot locate "autism" anywhere inside of me. It is who I am and there is nothing wrong with that. (if you are Autistic and you prefer being called a person with autism then that is your choice). #autism #autistic #autisticexperience #autisticpride #autisticjoy

Weird Pride Day is tomorrow. Our Weird Pride Day celebration is tomorrow in our community Discord. Bring your stories, interests, stims, fashion, mobility devices, & sparklies. Let’s march forth on March Fourth and be proudly weird despite neuronormative domination.

As Muslims observe Ramadan, Zainab explains how this time can also come with increased pressure for people struggling with their mental health - and sets out a framework for managing mental wellbeing during Ramadan: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/managing-my-... #Ramadan #MentalHealth

That's why, alongside our partners we have called on the Government to take urgent and scalable action to to close the treatment gap, provide earlier support that prevents problems from escalating and tackle this crisis. Read more here: cypmhc.org.uk/publications...

I need help. To save a life. I need specific advice/insight - do you have it? Help to protect a child from dying due to a dearth of services and a lot of people saying things should change but no one actually doing anything. (I appreciate more than one of you will

If anyone hasn't seen this, here is our critical neurodiversity studies conference call for abstracts. "We will focus on scholarship that synthesises a concern for neurodivergent liberation with other critical traditions and liberation movements globally." medhumsplatform.org/call-for-abs...

Really pleased to see you here @autisticality.bsky.social 🤗🤗

This 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 they have not changed! I’m saying it loudly for anyone who isn’t sure- changing words does not change attitudes & harmful bias. The words you use give you away. We see you advocates of PBS & we will call you out. Thank you Ann.

This ebooklet is still available. Details below.

Open Letter Now Up on Substack In response to Bridget Phillipson warning parents of 'casual attitude to school attendance' Link in comments #SEND #SEN #teachers #education #parenting #disability

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I’m very pleased to report that my dissertation is now live on the open university website & accessible for free. I would love to know what others think & always happy to chat more. oro.open.ac.uk/102586/

When asked if he was going to visit the crash site he said, ‘what site? The water? You want me to go swimming?’ This is one of the last pics of the young skaters who died. He’s a sociopath. Anyone who voted for this monster should be ashamed at best.

The scandal that noone wants to talk about in the UK ⬇️. Why? Because we have no idea how horrific it is. We have ZERO idea of the widespread nature of this .... and the victims often can't communicate the abuse. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In celebration of reaching 900 followers, I’m reposting this. Please support if you can. Info below. Donate, email proof to [email protected] & it will be on its way to you. Audio version available. Thx

It started with conspiracy and propaganda then evolved into dehumanisation - spreading distrust, fear and disgust about the target. The powerless were given a group to blame, the illusion of power. The techniques used now are the same. It’ll only happen again if people let it. Sadly, they are…

Fascism doesn’t arrive in uniform overnight. It arrives with suited politicians, one piece of legislation — or executive order — at a time. My piece for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. tribunemag.co.uk/2025/01/jere...

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

To get a copy of the ebooklet make a donation to a charity supporting the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and then email with proof of donation (screenshot or similiar) to [email protected]. Minimum donation of £8 please. We can also send out an audio version.

In July last year a wonderful group of people came together to create an ebooklet on neurodiversity to raise money for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Since then we have raised over £2000. Now more than ever the people of Gaza need our help. To get a copy see below. @commonsenseslt.bsky.social

In July last year a wonderful group of people came together to create an ebooklet on neurodiversity to raise money for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Since then we have raised over £2000. Now more than ever the people of Gaza need our help. To get a copy see below. @commonsenseslt.bsky.social

Join National Autism Trainer Programme’s online closing conference->real-life stories from EbEs, NHS delegates and trainers on the impact that the training has had since it was rolled out. . Free Booking: orlo.uk/CUBOY Run by Anna Freud in partnership with AT-Autism commissioned by NHS England.

So excited to find this on YouTube. @samuelsiddell.bsky.social is speaking on our parents portal this evening (autism early support) & I found this when prepping the intro. Love what is shared here. @dr-nicky.bsky.social ☺️ enjoy! youtu.be/c2w9Z7WMC0w?...

Re: "What is AAC?", "Who is an AAC user?" vs: "Who uses AAC?" If "AAC means all of the ways that someone communicates besides talking" is true, then everyone uses AAC. But not everyone *is an AAC user* and not everyone is using *tools designed for AAC in the assistive technology sense* #AutChat

Why do we care? See the poster: Overall, speech language pathologists who provides more accurate definitions of intermittent, unreliable, and insufficient speech showed more agreement that they do or would recommend AAC to autistic students. asha2024-asha.ipostersessions.com/default.aspx... #AutRes

Because it is both completely accurate to say I'm never able to effectively communicate using speech and that I *do* communicate using speech, it is really hard to describe how much I speak vs don't speak. It just is another thing in a tool kit. And not something to rely on.

The ways we talk about AAC are complicated and have to be because communication is complicated. In my case I have unreliable, intermittent, insufficient, and expensive speech. The manners in which my speech is unreliable means that what comes out of my mouth sometimes communicates what I want