Online discussion panel discussion on FII hosted by Parents UK

Fabricated or Induced Illness, an expert panel discussion of research, practice, and reasons for injustice and discrimination against Autistic parents

Mon 29th April 11am

CAMHS referral rejections:
'It's not mental health, it's neurodevelopmental'
'It's not mental health, it's behavioural'
'It's not mental health, it's social care'

The exclusion of certain groups by the narrow CAMHS definition of mental health seems to me to be a rights issue 1/3

That one about the dynamic support register
emergentdivergence.com/2024/03/14/dyn…

#ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #CAMHS #NHS #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent

Autistic me: *makes a solid prediction based on previous experience and connecting dots*.

Someone: Don’t be so negative!

[My prediction comes to pass]

Someone: *either: acts like I never made a prediction; takes credit for it; or says the eventual outcome was ‘inevitable’*

✒️ NEW BLOG POST ✒️
Helen Edgar (@Autistic Realms) examines #monotropism as a lens for better understanding and supporting #Autistic , #ADHD and #AuDHD young people to avoid #burnout in our latest blog post.
ndconnection.co.uk/blog/monotropi…

Quote of the day comes from an autistic young persons EHCP under areas of need

“X can be annoying and has not made use of the facilities available in the well-being hub to support their mental health”

I wish I was lying……

#SEND #Autistic

I have huge news that I want you all to hear!

My new book 'CAMHS in Crisis: Writings on the failure of CAMHS to support Autistic people' releases on January 14th!

If you're a kindle reader, you can pre-order right now!

Please share this post! The more people that pre-order,

Richard Paternoster, a former asylum prisoner, writing about mental health stigma in 1841:

Monotropic spiral 🌀

Monotropic hyperfocus is often beautiful/ joy, but it can also bring difficulties; getting stuck in a negative loop/spiral, or not being aware of how/ when to take a step back. Give yourself space in 2024 to understand how your monotropism works for you #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD

Say it

This one is about CAMHS and the triple-empathy problem

emergentdivergence.com/2023/12/13/cam…

#ActuallyAutistic #autism #Autistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #CAMHS #NHS

May be of interest to the following people Emma Dalmayne/ Big Em/Neurodiversity Queen Bee Monique Botha is actually they/them 🤷🏻‍♀️ Damian Milton Tanya Adkin Autistic & Living the Dream

Tanya Adkin Yesterday in a meeting I stated that I wish all ND families going through these processes had a ND practitioner supporting them. Yes I do live in a fantasy land sometimes!!

Excited to be able to share this!
I will be working with Beacon NeuroConnect to deliver the wonderful #NeurodiversityAffirming #NeuroBears course.
Helping you & your family understand autism & develop a positive autistic identity! 🌈 🐻‍❄️ 🐻 🐼 💗
Nic King of Pandas BEACON FAMILY SERVICES

“Tell me you don’t understand Neurodiversity without telling me you don’t understands neurodiversity”.

📣We need legal professionals who have worked with an autistic adult in court/tribunal for our research (pls share):
bit.ly/AutismCourtInt…

Midland Circuit Leon Kazakos 🦉 North Eastern Circuit
SE Circuit Michelle Heeley KC North Eastern Circuit Leader, Jason Pitter KC JKPitter Wales&ChesterCircuit The Western Circuit Jo Martin KC

Here are the top ten articles of 2023 collated and made into an anthology eBook. With contributions from Tanya Adkin and Autistic & Living the Dream! The best part is it's free! Let Everyone know!

On another note, if anyone knows how I can distribute an EPUB version for free, please let me

This booklet explores how #monotropism (a #neurodiversity affirming theory of #autism may impact young people & ideas to provide support at home & other settings such as school to help prevent #autistic #burnout

Available here:

amazon.co.uk/Embracing-Mono…

autisticrealms.com/shop