Fantastic to see an up to date approach to including core learning about neurodivergent people for undergraduate health professionals in Scotland QueenMargaretUni RCOT Scottish Policy RCSLT Scotland @Ahpscot Scot Gov Health Council of Deans of Health

Moving from Disorder to Difference: A Systematic Review of Recent Language Use in Autism Research by Summer Bottini et al finds that medical language continues to dominate the autism research literature over neuro-affirming language NEW FREE to Sept 21 liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/au…

What You Are Hiding Could Be Hurting You: Autistic Masking in Relation to Mental Health, Interpersonal Trauma, Authenticity, & Self-Esteem by Evans et al highlights the relationship between autistic masking & past interpersonal trauma NEW FREE to Sept 21 liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/au…

Great opportunity with ReACH Clacks and Stirling for an occupational therapist to join the new RAPID/D2A service! apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?…

Today taking critical look at Occupational Therapy Assessments through a neuroaffirming lens. Interesting to look at the comparability between core OT and neuroaffirming values/constructs/concepts underpinning standardised tools. Lot’s opportunities to enhance this.

Journal, #Neurodiversity, officially launches today!!! Huge launch event tonight at SAGEPublications1 with over 500 attendees. Editorial by Shah & Prof Joni Holmes journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27… "Neurodiversity: Towards an interdisciplinary approach"...

Today sees the start of National Inclusion Week. Although this is an event aimed more at employers, we wanted to take the opportunity to remind you that, regardless of your gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age, beliefs or background, you are always welcome and safe with us 💙

Stop the misuse of restraint and seclusion. standing in solidarity - wearing my nature crown👑 #calumslaw

What fantastic peer support!

New from NAIT. On adult diagnosis, and the challenge of navigating between the deficit-focussed language used in current diagnostic tools (ADOS-2) and the preferences of neurodivergent people for updated, respectful and affirming language frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

This week in Working with Neurodivergent people in #OTpractice thinking about #valuesbasedpractice & values conflict between neurotypicals/neurodivergent people impacting linguistics, attitudes, decision-making & action #languagematters #itstimetodropchallengingbehaviour

Massive thanks to QueenMargaretUni ‘s #madstudies alumni for their impactful & contrasting occupational narratives of before /after receipt of autism diagnosis, +importance of reclaiming & uncovering identity highlighting how transformational diagnosis is on becoming & belonging.

Exactly. I hate it when people say “I’m sorry that you’re brother is sick.” It males me want to wallop them with something that is not spongy.

PHOTO EXHIBITION in Shoreditch, LONDON N1 Chocolate Studios, 4-7pm Wed 11 Oct 2023 Come and see the Co-PACT photos taken by people who have experienced compulsory admission to hospital under the Mental Health Act Share your reactions using #CoPact 🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/co-pact-stud…

thirdspace.scot/wp-content/upl… New guidance for GPs about supporting neurodivergent adults RCGP Scotland Royal College of Psychiatrists Autistic Doctors International NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Scot Gov Health

Our Social Model of Disability Short Course starts today. Its a free two week course that explores the origins and implications of the Social Model. bit.ly/SocialModelSho…

Congratulations Janet Harkess on your appointment! Tremendous news for SVR and we QMU Occupational Therapy along with GCU Occupational Therapy are delighted to have played a part in this 👏🏻 Leona Gray (McQuaid) - she/her

Interested in music therapy but can’t get to Edinburgh for an open day? The team will be online this Thurs (16th) at 11am. Come along & join us to find out more about the MSc Music Therapy QueenMargaretUni Be great to see you there! #musictherapy All info: qmu.ac.uk/open-days-and-…

This week is Trans Awareness Week and we wanted to take this opportunity to remind our membes that, whoever you are, you are welcome and loved ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 #IStandWithTrans

QMU Occupational Therapy The OT Show ElizabethCassonTrust QueenMargaretUni YouTube Take a look at the QMU entry for the Elisabeth Casson film competition. Congratulations to all first years for their fabulous work! QMU Occupational Therapy Society Ciara Ryan Sarah Kantartzis Catriona Dillingham Susan B Catherine McDerment Rhona Smyth 💙💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Joanna Beveridge Charlie Chung Ali Buchanan QueenMargaretUni Dr Linda Renton