🗞️ NEW PAPER 🗞️ Experiences of #ActuallyAutistic adults previously diagnosed with BPD/EUPD "misdiagnosis carried stigma, introduced diagnostic overshadowing, & led to harmful experiences... they felt powerless to challenge it" Read free: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… BSMS

David Gray-Hammond 👀

This is an amazing website from @Autistic Realms - packed with accessible and practical resources on monotropism.

1/6 Being #Autistic-#ADHD in a body-mind of hypersensitivity & hyper empathy means my differences are foremost an embodied experience.  Basically, my body has no mute button with regards to #interoceptive awareness & processing sensory environments. 👇

Such an important paper from colleagues at BSMS Bruce BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles & Seb Shaw (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 Receiving an autism diagnosis was life-changing, deeply validating, allowed them to be their true authentic selves, improved mental health Accurate diagnosis matters #AutismNotPD

A study compiling the experiences of some autistic adults previously diagnosed with Eupd/bpd was recently published journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Missed & misdiagnosis of autistic people is worryingly common. Important new research exploring prior BPD/EUPD dx from Seb Shaw (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles Bruce Also, watch out for an upcoming paper from Seb Shaw (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 & me exploring another, different reason for missed diagnosis

"Carers UK estimates 600 people a day quit jobs to care for loved ones and calls for review of benefits system". This is the reality for so many parents we hear from on our helpline. i.mtr.cool/qthxwbmawn

I would strongly recommend this research for all mental health teams. Example: Autistic women who are traumatised generally do not have a 'personality disorder'. The contrast in outcomes, from having a correct diagnosis of autism, versus the incorrect 'BPD/EUPD', is stark.

In this 3-part series of blogs, as Neurodiverse Connection UK Development Lead I examine the complex entanglement of #Neurodivergence & #trauma, & the implications this has for the concept of “#recovery”. In this 1st part, I explore how natural rhythms, such as the seasons, cont 👇 1/8

The PDA Space Portal is a monthly membership that hosts live webinar & prerecorded webinars. Tomorrow we’ve got Dr Joanne Riordan covering Executive Functioning in a PDA affirming way. thepdaspace.com/workshops-and-…

Fellow Neurodiverse Connection UK Development Lead Grace Lee @somegalart examines how Neurodivergent minds can be vulnerable to #exploitation and #radicalisation by by far-right narratives and deliberate #misinformation As an appendix I considered what can be done to find a way forward 👇

We want to extend a big thanks to everyone who joined us for the Teacher Training session last night We hope you found the session valuable and left feeling inspired and empowered. Here are the details for our next training session: panspandasuk.org/events/ #TeacherTraining

Our adult #Autism Discovery Programme has started! Next week we will be exploring Internalised Ableism and how this affects us as late identified #autistic adults. Join our next cohort which is kindly fully funded by Rethink Ireland Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, Youth thrivingautistic.org

Delighted and honoured to be supporting this Discovery programme for autistic adults with Thriving Autistic Fully funded by Rethink Ireland Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, Youth Details below to join our waiting list and find out more

♾🦓 We designed the neurodivergent connective tissue umbrella. This might still evolve. All rights reserved SEDSConnective. #Connective #Hypermobility #Neurodivergence 'If you can't connect the issues think connective tissues' Unknown author

Pls keep donating. Thank you to all who have donated. Over £2000 now.

Still processing this affirming & pioneering #NDinHE2 York St John University Spectrum First conference which I facilitated a creative workshop on Embodied Education at yesterday. An exemplary model of #neuroinclusive #conference design, participation, #co-production & #collaboration