Just reread this. It’s absolutely appalling. If anyone’s #SEND child is being isolated or at threat of ridiculous sanctions please read #SEND #ASD #PDA #ADHD #SEMH #FASD #isolation
theguardian.com/education/2019…

The oppressed do not need to be resilient.
The oppressor needs to stop oppressing.

Thank you to our courageous students who have taken this stand and are part of re-making the world. Let's keep our eyes on what this is all about - ending the horror that continues to be perpetrated in Gaza, and supporting the freedom and liberation of Palestinian people.

I'm not particular (at allll) about nuances of language where Mia is concerned. So much of that is subjective, and it's difficult to know what language is appropriate when the standards seem to vary based on person and context.

But the one thing I've become a little sensitive…

Everyone should back this campaign 👇 and while you are backing it, please raise with your local elected reps the disparity for SEND mainstream attending students who are usually left with no support at 16 years of age. Inclusion? Equality? I think not.

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'we don’t need to burn the system down; instead, we should: 'Queer the system, queer the tools and create new tools.” Nick Walker / Bluesky: @dr-nicky.bsky.social

Why is that a lot of SLT professional organisations are silent or take a politically neutral stand on Palestine but not on Ukraine? These organisations need to reflect whose interests are they serving & why their silence is complicit.

Testimonies like this is why this group exists -

'Feeling so isolated and unsafe, so finding the group is the only real safe space for me and kid to be safe.'

today i found out that this work has won the best early career article in the British Journal of Sociology of Education for 2023. dedicated to all teachers who have experienced hostile pressure to change their accents, especially those that are marginalised in different ways 💖

Ableism in healthcare includes everything from negative attitudes to lack of accessible equipment, and its impact can be huge, even fatal. So grateful to the many disabled activists who fought for this change! #Disability #DocsWithDisabilities #MedTwitter
disabilityscoop.com/2024/05/02/fed…

Whistleblowing Teacher GPs don't diagnose ADHD or autism, maybe just teach the whole class in a neuroinclusive way so the neurodivergent kids aren't discriminated against?

Jordyn Zimmerman CBS Mornings I showed this clip to my non-speaking 10 year old son, and he got really excited. He typed “thank you Jordyn for spelling to the world.”

#TodayInABA targeting stimming and normative social behaviours is standard.

So much for the claims that ABA is different.

Excellent article, and great point that we are taught to doubt our experiences as autistic children. My observation is that autistic ppl are disproportionately victims of harm in therapy; I feel like this is another area this vulnerability is exploited. psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-fo…

Grateful to be able to share my story on CBS Mornings about how accessible technology such as iPad, continues to enable opportunities. It is my hope that by sharing my own journey, more people are able to gain access to the communication tools they need. cbsnews.com/video/nonspeak…

We are offering fifteen free tickets to our acceptance matters conference next week North East Autism Society

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Switching from traditional deficit framing of autism to neuroaffirmative perspective is a one way journey
No one who truly understands the neurodiversity paradigm ever goes back
Thrilled to see this approach presented at American Psychiatric Association American Psychiatric Association #APAAM24