For those who don’t know much about PIP, the eligibility criteria are extremely high & difficult to meet.
It is also, crucially, not an out-of-work benefit but a way of meeting some of the myriad additional costs disabled ppl face incur due to our inaccessible & hostile society

This was a bit of an eye opener, but certainly chimes with what many of us are experiencing….

There are several questions to be answered. I am not sure who has sufficient clout to ask them and where…

A great #NATPMentalhealth event today with our esteemed partners the Anna Freud . Our very own Dr Ruth Moyes chairs the final panel with Co - lead Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou . Chris Atkins, Venessa Bobb-Swaby, Alexis Quinn, Ann Memmott, Hasan Wasir and Andrew Carpenter

Yesterday was a great day at the Anna Freud Centre in London, with the fabulous team led by Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou Ruth Moyse and so many amazing people from AT-Autism Anna Freud #NHS settings etc. Celebrating a whole year of #NATPMentalHealth training, for & with autistic people.

Appalling ignorance of #PBS professionals. What harmful and unfounded narratives to spew about #Autistic people. Dehumanising!

lisa chapman Department for Education Alexis Quinn Unbroken AT-Autism @DrRuthMoyse Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou ICARS (Int. Coal. Against Restraint and Seclusion) Beth Morrison Gareth D Morewood StudioIII Using pretty words does not change how a child experiences & remembers adults forcing them to endure more pain/overwhelm /powerlessness in moments of crisis.