I've compiled a list of common questions I get asked. What's wrong with Social Skills Training? What's the alternative to #PECS? Why is diagnosing #Autistic children with Language Disorder problematic? Why is ToM research flawed? #SLT #SEND #OT autisticslt.com/faqs

*TW: suicide.* We have co-signed an open letter to the Government highlighting the increased risk of suicide that autistic people face and are calling for urgent action to be taken.

Another thing I’ll never understand about the PIP assessments is why eating, cooking, showering, toilet needs, etc. are included… But cleaning isn’t. Something that’s vital, and that many disabled people struggle with, isn’t an admissible consideration. It’s disgusting tbh.

PIP assessments are already long, strenuous, confusing and humiliating. People often have to appeal the decision. And politicians want to change the output, not the process, for a benefit they don’t even understand. Changing it to vouchers will be a death sentence for many.

Where is it written that disabled people should be content with and grateful for less access, fewer rights and less justice than anyone else?

School staff: Make sure there are digital clocks in all the rooms you are using for exams. Students with dyscalculia (and there will be some even if you don't know who they are) will likely have difficulty reading an analogue clock and will be disadvantaged in exam timings.

'You cannot scare people into good health, and you cannot force people into inaccessible jobs.' Rishi Sunak is asked to explain his 'onslaught' on disability rights, in a letter signed by more than 25 disabled people’s organisations and allies. disabilitynewsservice.com/stop-this-onsl…

"It's like firefighting!" - Thousands of children in East of England waiting for treatment in speech and language crisis: itv.com/news/anglia/20… ITV News Anglia Lauren UEA UEA Speech & Language Therapy @SteveJamieson12 Nick Hewer @IrmaDonaldson19 Sean Perez

The names of the 15,000+ Palestinian children murdered by Israel in Gaza. The first 35 seconds are the names of those under 1 year old. Babies and toddlers. This video is 7 minutes long. Read that again. This is a holocaust. x.com/HoyPalestina/s…

There were 0% cases of #disability benefit fraud in the year to 2024 - 0% PIP, 0.1% DLA, 0.1% health component of UC. Why are government 'cracking down on disability fraud' again? bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

Second year exams over 😮‍💨, now for a little rest before the RCSLT 💙 RCSLTLearn virtual leadership placement!

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Reminder that Autism Speaks is a hate group, and anyone who supports them is supporting child abuse.

Meet the second cohort of #RCSLTleadership placement students! From 2nd left to 2nd right: Fraser Wakeling Garbhán Cannon Capucine Holloway SLT_Emma . The future of speech and language therapy is in safe hands! @SteveJamieson12 SLT Practice Education CEN RCSLT 💙

🚨 REMINDER: Key deadlines for the GE on 4 July ❗️⏲️ Register to vote: Tuesday 18 June at 23:59 ❗️⏲️ Applying for a postal vote: Wednesday 19 June at 17:00 ⏲️ Applying for a Voter ID: Wednesday 26 June at 17:00 ⏲️ Applying for a proxy vote: Wednesday 26 June at 17:00

What an absolute pleasure it has been for our #RCSLTOutcomes team to be involved in this #SLT2b placement over the last two weeks 🤩 Look out in Bulletin later in the year for the students' article about how members can #useROOT in relation to health inequalities 📖

We've said au revoir to this year's wonderful RCSLT 💙 leadership placement students, Fraser Wakeling, Garbhán Cannon, Capucine Holloway & SLT_Emma. It's been an absolute pleasure. Here are their lovely comments about the placement. #slt2bs SLT Practice Education CEN @SteveJamieson12

🚨Don't forget the ROOT drop-in session is happening tomorrow. 🚨

Decided to bite the bullet and apply for somewhere I had a placement with that I loved, assuming I wouldn’t hear anything for a while. Introductory call arranged an hour and a half later. Nerves? Yes. Imposter syndrome? Absolutely! Need you all to cross your fingers for me 🫣