Isn't it time we looked for a solutions focused approach together to providing an education for human beings in the 21st Century?

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Young people, school attendance and mental health - Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Emotionally based School non-attendance (EBSNA) or Barriers to Attendance? A 🧵

I understand the wish of the government to encourage children into school and that being the driving..

This group of young people are really struggling at school. They were less likely to:

- Have a friend at school

- Feel safe at school

- Be themselves at school

- Enjoy learning at school...

Existential threat.

Over half of 17-25 yr olds reported being worried about climate change...

Older teens and adults aged 17-25 were 3 times more likely to be unable to take part in activities such as sports, days out or socialising with friends....

So what can we do about it? I have rounded up some of the best thinking so far in the area and am adding some of my own experience to the mix.

Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA)/ Barriers to School Attendance differentjoy.com/EBSNA

In the 17-25yr aged cohorts, twice as many young women as men were struggling with their mental health. Given how many girls and women are missed, misdiagnosed and misunderstood, that cannot be a surprise...

Autistica Sarah Cassidy Unfortunately I missed this. Is there a replay, or will it be shared anywhere?

We are older, we should be wiser.

Isn't it time we looked beyond the person who is struggling and towards the environment they are in?

Isn't it time we ditched the blame heaped on young people, parents, teachers and schools...?

Poverty bites.

More than 1 in 4 children between 7 and 16 with a probable mental heath disorder had parents who couldn't afford for them to take part in any activities outside school....

I also understand that that campaign was never meant to apply to children with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities). But given the waiting lists for diagnosis, and the fact that CAMHS services up and down the country are swamped by the level of need, there will be ..

...lots of young people with SEND and without diagnosis and the understanding of WHY they may be struggling.They can't begin to understand who they are. They are feeling broken. They can't begin to ask for the help that would make all the difference...

force behind it's latest ill-conceived campaign to encourage school attendance. The problem is that it assumes that parents are keeping children away from school, that they can't be bothered to send them in and that if someone seems 'fine in school' then that is what they are...

For some young people, even if they are having difficulties with their mental health, being in school can be a welcome distraction and a chance to be with their friends. This is clearly not the case for everyone...

AutMenopause @Autistic Realms ChristineJenkinsAutisticResearcher Rose Matthews Miranda Brady Julie Turner-Cobb Autism Journal That is an excellent piece of work! Thank you for adding considerably to what we know (and identifying the vast void of what we still don’t know) on menopause and autistic women.

Potentially life-saving knowledge here given the overlaps between late diagnosis and burnout

The problem is that the rates of probable mental difficulty in the current population is incredibly high (1 in 5 children aged 8 to 25 according to NHS England). This is not a cold. This is not a sniffle...

Sarah Cassidy Thank you 🙏🏼 so much for this work. It is vital. What a well deserved award! 🥇

Sarah-Jane Critchley - Joyfully Autistic Coaching AutMenopause @Autistic Realms ChristineJenkinsAutisticResearcher Miranda Brady Julie Turner-Cobb Autism Journal Finding the original research papers (by Rachel Moseley, Julie Gamble-Turner and colleagues) that this study built on was such a momentous moment for me. I felt validated and knew that I wasn’t alone in my struggles.
We hope our latest research will be just as helpful to others.

Natasha Hodgson 🤣🤣🤣 too busy enjoying mental replays of your ‘glitzy finale’? And if not, why not?