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1. This is an updated and more organised thread on how to support #EAL students and their families, particularly those who are #RefugeesWelcome If I have missed anything please let me know and I will add to this thread

The “Kinetic” in “Kinetic Cognitive Style” (a reframing of ADHD) is about more than hyperactivity. Kinetic captures the energy of a cognitive style driven by attention, interest, fascination, novelty, challenge, and urgency. stimpunks.org/glossary/kinet… #ADHD #KineticCognitiveStyle

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“We also found that those who considered autism to be a ‘disorder’, rather than a difference or disability, were more likely to have attempted suicide. independent.ie/irish-news/hea… Autistic doctors are a ‘hidden minority’, new study shows

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For years, I've consistently warned about the cognitive impacts of Covid, and now, an eye-opening study under review in the Lancet lends further weight to these concerns. This research unveils a startling revelation: Covid's cognitive aftermath might be akin to accelerating the

Interesting conversation this morning. I am a care leaver who left school with one GCSE. I was homeless the same week. Dumped. I have no degree, and I've spent the best part of my 20s &30s trying to level up. I've written two very successful books and dedicated my life to the

Most kids don’t misbehave. Yet I see many schools with systems and rules that see everything as misbehaviour and treat them like they do. There is a level of expectation around children’s behaviour that no adult could achieve.

I was a doctor. Then burnout and mental illness happened. Upset & ashamed, I left. It's been nearly 5 yrs. As I navigate returning to medicine, I'm reminded of 3 things about the NHS... 🧵

I came to UK aged 4 as a refugee fleeing a war zone. Lost my dad at the age of 9 to substance abuse. Raised by a single, struggling parent, was told at 12 I’d struggle because English wasn’t my 1st language. Graduated with a 2nd degree today. Your circumstances do not define you.

I am care experienced, I am open to 2 social care teams, I am disabled and a university student. All i want is a stable place to live and to continue going to university but today due to failings on every level I became street homeless. How is this corporate parenting?

Poke AuntDani (she/they) who should this young man speak to? Not near us

It’s shocking that a children’s services team that are not my local authority have done more to support me in the last 24 hours than my actual corporate parent has in 4+ months. I now have emergency hotel accommodation till Monday. I appreciate everyone who’s come together to

Who decided that screaming when you get burned on a hot stove is an acceptable reaction but walking out of the room when people are talking over each other is an unacceptable reaction? #ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #AuDHD #NeuroDivergent #Neurodiversity #ND

TW: SA, Rape Mental health patients ‘raped and sexually assaulted’ as NHS abuse scandal revealed independent.co.uk/news/health/se…

I was diagnosed with physical disabilities while in a foster home under the care of AchievingForChildren despite my diagnosis I was never placed into a foster home that was accessible, never referred to AFC’s SEND team and not put into a foster family who had training in children with

Language shapes perspectives. Embracing an asset-based approach towards multilingual learners and their families amplifies their strengths and contributions. What would you add to the list below? ⬇️ #edutwitter #multilingualism