‘Doctors see my autism diagnosis & then just stop listening to me. They just say it’s stress or part of my autism.’ New research shows real examples & multiple barriers to accessible healthcare, with awful linked adverse outcomes 👇 Kamila Hawthorne Ian Higginson Lade Smith CBE

Autistic Doctors International Conor Davidson Amrit Sachar 🇵🇸 #StopTheGenocide 🌈 Rajesh Mohan Andrew Carpenter 💙 (NHS London) RCEMLearning NAITScotland AT-Autism @thinkingautism Autistic Girls Network @AU_Scot National Autistic Society National Autistic Society Scotland Neurodivergent Dr @bernaharbor This is something SEDSConnective have felt very strongly about for many years. We are so thrilled it is receiving the attention our community deserves

2 new articles out on pregnancy & birth outcomes, experiences & tools to support people with hypermobile #EhlersDanlosSyndrome & #HypermobilitySpecrumDisorders 1 mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/2… 2 mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/2… Dr Sally Pezaro PhD FRCM MSc SFHEA PgCAPHE RM @LMBell_ Emma Reinhold hEDStogether Paul Magee

Rachael In Community rehab, our interventions included psychologically-focussed input, because without a holistic approach then a purely physical Rx would fail, or be less effective.

A health social care Education conference and all round issues for autistic and those who are autistic with learning disabilities is being held today in London. Our Chair Jane Green MBE is speaking

Fantastic news … spreading much needed awareness.

Our Chair & Founder (looking fab) speaking today Open Forum Events 'Supporting People with a Learning Disability & Autistic People Conference' on #Autism #Physical #Health #Emotional #Wellbeing & #SymptomaticHypermobility shorturl.at/ceFIO We can't wait to hear about it

For all #teachers #SENCOs #parents and all …. Lots of info re #EBSA … a great listen. Thank you @JGjanegreen

theguardian.com/society/2023/d… Royal College of Occupational Therapists Guardian news is there is a reason you have not mentioned #OccupationalTherapy? Experts for over 120 years in using therapeutic activity. This profession exists, has the skill set & the evidence base!!! Poor reporting, poor gov strategising.

So #education journalists #journoPress media picking up on school attendance issues. Please feel free to ask us as user led ND expert charity. We have 6 more Gov/public policy tank forums conferences in next 2 months and there is reason this follows on from last year’s ones

Occupational therapy mentioned frequently...mainly how young people weren't getting access to therapy & brief reference to apprenticeships becoming available with Theresa from Coventry Uni OT being interviewed. Please BBC The One Show do one show all about Occupational Therapy Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Encouraging news indeed to help both the mental and physical health aspects experienced by so many with neurodivergence. Fabulous way to end the week.

On #AutismAwarenessDay-Pleased to share have been accepted to present our findings from my MSc dissertation researching the daily experiences of autistic people with hEDS BPS DHP Annual Conference 2024. I was diagnosed with #EDS Feb ‘20 and diagnosed #autistic May ‘22.

Delighted the co-occurring physical health challenges in neurodivergent children and young people peer reviewed paper and only published last year now has 10 citations and over 20000 views. Bethany Donaghy (she/her) Dr. David Moore and myself. Link here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

So proud of brain-body research led by Dr Lisa Quadt and I BSMS demonstrating link #neurodivergence #fatigue #inflammation bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/7/e… see video and news below. Thanks @hugocritchley Prof Kevin Davies and @Immunopsyc Children of the 90s Medical Research Council MQ

Do you have lived experience of a psychotic illness/psychosis in bipolar & some mental health research and/or clinical experience? An opportunity to join the Lived Experience Advisory Panel for the new UKRI Brain and Genomics Hub. Pls share + RT bipolaruk.org/lived-experien…

More information about Sleeping Better 👇

We are also supporting a study of a new medication 💊 for psychosis called FOCUS. You would be welcome to support this study as well 👇

I’m doing a show tonight if you’re not busy xx