Spring is springing

It’s hypermobility month just in case you didn’t know! What is this? Well I believe and advocate for many years now that neurodivergence is both mind and body connected. Have a listen! I am an educationalist although my career was abruptly ended I am persevering to ensure

Curious fox checking out the stopped car …

How can the concept of #flow provide alternative insights into autistic ways of being? How can autistic flow theory inform how we build enabling environments for autistic people that allow flow to flourishing? We explore this in our 🚨new paper🎊: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jt…

Fresh peach … delicious but all the fruits have ripened at once, lots of peach eating this weekend:)

Wellness and well-being event for Bantry southernstar.ie/business/welln… via The Southern Star

Feeling grateful for summer gifts

New research published. Findings reveal institutional roadblocks to inclusive education and #ableism in special education practices that often result in a denial of educational rights for students with certain #disabilities Sage NJ Coalition for Inclusive Education National Down Syndrome Society SPANadvocacy The Centre for Inclusive Education

This lovely clip really resonated with me, how can we be rainbows to each other Dr. Maya Angelou: "Be a Rainbow in Someone Else's Cloud" youtu.be/xvx0W5o3c00?si… via YouTube

Garden has gone from a few random fruits to bursting ..first year for cape gooseberries and cucumbers, will have to look up pickling. After a few weeks of poor health the garden is the perfect convalescent space

'If you can't connect the issues think connective tissues' - unknown author We have designed the neurodivergent connective tissue umbrella. This might still evolve. All rights SEDSConnective. #Connective #Hypermobility #EDS #HSD #Neurodivergence

"Reacting, Retreating, Regulating, and Reconnecting: How Autistic Adults in the United Kingdom Use Time Alone for Well-Being" is now open access. It is based on the qualitative findings from my PhD - I hope you enjoy it! liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.10… Dr Felicity Sedgewick UWE Public Health

Many folk have understandably left this website recently. If you think your followers might appreciate science-based tweets about how contact with nature & time spent creatively improve mental health & photos I've created purposefully to alleviate stress then do please RT🌿🪶🐚

Rory's life changed in an instant after a terrible accident. He's now facing life with paraplegia. We need your help to adapt his home for his new needs. Please share & donate to support Rory's journey. gofund.me/bca89c10

Unexpectedly charming & educational visit to West Cork Heritage centre in Bandon, lovely way to end the holidays, playing school from “old times”, ⁦Pure Cork⁩

The season' has shifted slightly-might go and look for baby acorns later to cast in silver. As ever I made this photo when my brain was really tangled & sad,to distract myself & lift my mood. Taking a moment to focus on the patterns,details & colours will lift yours a little too:

Feeling frustrated, why does HSE assume parents don’t work or don’t have other children. Getting invited to parent support that is 4 full mornings, in person, surely time delivering actual intervention would be more effective. Much support info could be online or prerecorded.

Credit where credit is due, outstanding levels of care, consideration and patience Cork University Hospitals paeds recently. Attended with a small very anxious boy and left with him beaming covered in stickers. When it works it works

The continuum of support is excellent. A needs based approach used flexibly with timetables changing regularly and targeted intervention as all SET support is the ideal. The issue: People don't understand it. People don't know what it looks like when effective. #10

It’s that time of year again ..,,,