A recent interview I took part in focusing on the #discrimination experienced by #autistic and #neurodivergent parents being erroneously accused of #FII youtu.be/CgdIEic7oyM?...

Mood & anxiety measures adapted for autistic adults, systematic review link.springer.com/article/10.1... of 32 studies, only 1 "included autistic individuals in the adaptation process"?--but this is "not accounting for studies authored by autistic researchers who did not explicitly indicate as such"

This #neurodiversity celebration week why not book onto this upcoming CPD conference. The code FIONA20 can be used on up to 20 tickets to receive a 20% discount across the full order. This discount applies to all ticket types. Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/celebratin...

In London for an extremely important event discussing Systems Generated Trauma. #SytemsGeneratedTrauma #FII

I’m running a CPD-accredited online workshop about AuDHD, aimed at professionals but may be of interest to individuals/families. 2 dates available: Dec 1st 15.30pm or Jan 7th 09.30am.,GMT. Tickets from Eventbrite, 20% off first few tickets. Link below for Dec. Link for Jan on my Eventbrite page.

Ok so I’ve been a bit quiet on here lately, but time to speak out again. HUGELY important report from St George’s House consultation calling for change around FII guidance and the trauma it causes: www.linkedin.com/posts/drfion...

Proud to share this amazing pre-publication lead by the wonderful Deanne, exploring the lived experiences of #autistic mothers whose #parenting has been questioned by professionals, and the #trauma resulting. advance.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

We need more of this. The issues in our system don’t just impact through schools. Local authority funding crises often push families down child protection route instead of family support route. Parents desperately seeking support for their child get blamed not helped.

Beautiful Kielder here in Northumberland. Good for the soul! #Keilder #Northumberland #Landscapephotography #photography

Haven’t posted for a while, so here’s a #sunset #photograph taken this evening on my walk with the hound. I love where I live. #Northumberland #landscapephotography

Rated ‘Excellent’ by delegates, next workshop is March 5th 9.30-4.30 GMT. If you or anyone you know works in NHS or private health and uses ADOS2 please share. Limited places available:

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There are brighter things to come.

One of my doctoral trainees is undertaking research to better understand #restrictive #eating in autistic people. To read more see below:

Beautiful chilly weekend here in #Northumberland, so the weekend #photo is rather pretty. #landscapephotography #photography

I’m a small part of the team undertaking evaluation of the #OliverMcGowan Mandatory Training, & the project is seeking PPI - this is a paid role. Details here: portal.unitemps.com/Search/JobDe...

Today’s weekend #photo is from Paxton Pits in #Cambridgeshire UK. I love the natural composition and colours in this one. #photography #landscapephotography

Another weekend photo. This time my dog whilst out walking near where I live. I love the way the sunlight is coming through the trees. #photography #Northumberland #labradoodle #dog #landscapephotography

A striking, powerful report by my husband into the current state of mental health & wellbeing for digital forensic investigators, who often face dostressing materials and high stress environments daily, yet are too often unsupported.

Have you been subject to FII allegations (Uk)? Cathie Long, with Daniel Cooper, Human Rights Lawyer, wants to hear from families who’ve had negative impacts from unjustified FII referral. If you/your child is neurodivergent this is also relevant. To discuss further contact:[email protected]

Another weekend, so another non-work post. This is the wonderful Angel of the North. I always know I’m close to home when I pass him! #photography #northeast #angelofthenorth

There are a few tickets left for PFAN's webinar tomorrow, 29th November at 4pm. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/parent-adv...

Following on from my last post, here is the letter we sent to Royal College Paediatrics and Child Health, and their reply: www.lukeclements.co.uk/call-to-with...

Link to my LinkedIn post discussing the latest report highlighting pareent blame of autistic parents. This has to stop. www.linkedin.com/posts/drfion...

It’s the weekend so no work posts, instead enjoy this photo I took at Glenetive in Scotland last year. Beautiful place. #photography #landscapephotography #Scotland

90% of excluded primary school kids have additional needs. We are failing them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

For any #ADOS2 trained fellow professionals out there who want to refresh or check their administration & coding, we have online refresher workshops running in early 2025. This one is for M3/M4:

Let's talk about Autistic masking! "Autistic masking is a trauma response to stigma, invalidation and marginalisation.” @kieranrose.bsky.social Autistic Masking is different to other types of masking. When/where/with whom do you unmask? Why do you think that might be?

Another valuable study identifying that parents of autistic children and/or autistic parents are frequently blamed when they seek help and support for their child. In worst cases this leads to allegations of FII. #disabilityrights #parentblame #autism #socialjustice

This is a hugely important report that highlights how broken our systems are. Many of these are families of #disabled or #neurodivergent children or parents, who sought help & support & instead had their #humanrights violated. This has to stop.

#Ageing as an #Autistic person is challenging. We’re more likely to have health issues but often find services inaccessible. We value independence but aren’t supported to maintain it. We’re as deserving as other age groups but tend to get overlooked. #AutRes www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/gro...

youtu.be/qpXwYD9bGyU?... I shared this fab video in teaching yesterday to our 1st year clinical psychology doctoral trainees. These are our clin psychs of the future & I want them to not only support autistic people but fight for that support if faced with services & professionals who don’t.

Really excited to share Autistica's new two-minute film highlighting our vision and how the right research can change the world. (Featuring a really scary "neurotypical" job interviewer and her equally scary final-remnants-of-a-fringe... 👀) www.autistica.org.uk/news/autisti...

Glorious frosty morning here in Northumberland. #Northumberland #photography #landscape #nature #landscapephotography

I’m very lucky to live in beautiful Northumberland, so get to hike in many beautiful places. It’s one of my two calm/head space things to do. We have amazing hills, forests, beaches, castles, moors, rivers. So lucky. #Northumberland #photography #hiking #wellbeing #castle

Ok, so to introduce myself to those who don’t yet know me, I’ll share a link to a paper. It should give an idea of my ethos: academic.oup.com/bjsw/article...

This is how we make positive progress. I hope it happens, because for years parents have tried to advocate for their children only to be dismissed, ignored, or - worse - accused of FII.

Had to use our wonderful #SycamoreGap for my background pic. I was so lucky to have done a 7 mile walk along that stretch of wall just a few weeks before it was felled. Still gutted it’s gone, but the potential for new growth is there. I feel a metaphor in there somewhere!

Thankyou @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social for pointing me this way. Seems I’ve been a bit slow on the uptake 😂.

So, I’m giving this a go instead of Twitter. If there anyone out there I followed / who followed me - please say Hi!