May is Tourette's Awareness Month. We know that between 8% and 20% of autistic people have experience of Tourette's Syndrome. This video from @TourettesAction explains what Tourette's is from the perspective of people who experience it.

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Identifying autistic children: Priorities for research arising from a systematic review of parents’ experiences of the assessment process

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New & open access from Dr Sinead ONeill

British occupational therapists! Who has an interest in autism and #neurodiversity theory? If you know of any British #OTs who talk about #neurodivergence please tag me and let me know about them ♾️🌈
Professional Adviser Sally RCOT CYPF Royal College of Occupational Therapists ASI WISE Karen Scorer Occupational Therapy is #StrengthsInAction 💚

🧵1 - Last week we held a session to mark the end of the leadership framework #autism working groups 18 months of working on access to #mentalhealth support and services.

The Knowledge Network redesign is launching tomorrow! Check out this page for a sneak preview of the new site and watch out for updates 👇knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/home/announcem…

FREE £5,000 for OT primary care innovation projects! Our Innovation Hub  creates a space where OTs can learn together + funding to help your ideas. Opens today, closes when the money runs dry…so GET ON IT! #PrimaryCareOTs

rcot.co.uk/innovation-hub

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Looking forward to next week's Scottish Learning Disability week when we launch 'Essentials of Learning Disability' on 9th May at 1pm. These e-modules promote inclusivity & provide learners with skills to support people with LD. Sign up for the launch: forms.office.com/e/KwdpXBd1Qi

Just attended the wonderful event hosted by Inspiring Scotland sharing new resources created by autistic people, for GPs and Mental Health Practitioners. These are fantastic and will support better understanding and better experiences for autistic people engaging with the NHS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

It’s here!! The first look at GEEK GIRL, coming to Netflix very very very soon. 🥰🔥❤️

So incredibly proud of this show and the whole team.

Today, autistic author and Speech and Language Therapist, Caolán McCarthy shares advice he’d give to anyone working with autistic people.

You can hear more from Caolán here: buzzsprout.com/1184276/134930…

🔊NEW PAPER (OPEN ACCESS)🔊
We investigated the acceptability of virtual consultations for routine psychiatry appointments for people w/ intellectual disabilities.
Plz RT!😃
Professor Rohit Shankar Dr Lucy Teece CFT Research CIDER Research SAPPHIRE research BJPsych Journals
Link: doi.org/10.1192/bjo.20…

#AutismAwarenessMonth

When I tell people I’m Autistic they say, “You don’t look Autistic!” Or “you would never know!”

They are trying to assure me that I fit in but I only fit in because I mask.

Before you say this stop & think: what does an Autistic person look like?

Fab resources - FREE - EPS: City of Edinburgh Council Dundee Uni TEPs Gillian Horribine Tracey Colville SalfordFASD FASD Hub Scotland AdoptionUK Scotland AdoptionCake NAITScotland National FASD

The FIRST hospital in the world to offer #WelcoMeApp to patients to support arrivals and improve #CustomerService for #disabled people. An amazing opportunity to prove whats possible with #Tech4Good in #NHS #HealthCare .

If you still want to respond to the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill consultation - you have a few days to send your response

At EDACresearch.co.uk we are trying to make research accessible by supporting publications with plain speaking summaries and interviews! Here is our peer researcher ellen interviewing Michelle on her recent review of the ARFID literature! youtu.be/FBzSRnUvN10?si…

Upcoming autism event I’m part of this month.

Inclusive Language in Scientific Publishing
From The Lancet & Cell Press with Mary Doherty & Axelle Ahanhanzo

Register: elsevier.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Free & online April 17th 9am Eastern Time (US)

#autism #scientificLanguage

Getting myself back in a work routine helps my AudHD Brain transition from holidays more easily.
Today some important CPD on ND affirming goals - this is an area I find particularly challenging when working with EHPCs
#RCSLT #Neurodiversity Neurodivergent SLT Network

Identification and support of autistic individuals within the UK Criminal Justice System: a practical approach based upon professional consensus with input from lived experience | BMC Medicine | Full Text bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…