I took Emmy out Christmas shopping yesterday & we went to a cafe. There were 4 teenage girls sitting at a table. When Emily walked past them they recoiled in horror and started laughing and making “oh my god” comments. I don’t know if Emily noticed. Maybe for her the

⁦The RCN⁩ ⁦RCN Learning Disability Nursing Forum⁩ position on health inequalities autistic people and the potential role of nurses “…and autism-related content is not specified in the ⁦Nursing and Midwifery Council⁩ Future Nurse Standards…” rcn.org.uk/About-us/Our-I…

Autism is not scary. Autism is not a mental illness Autism is not contagious Autism is not a learning disability Autism is not an excuse Autism is not caused by vaccines Autism is not a tragedy Autism is not workshy Autism is not linear Autism is not what you think

1/2 People with a learning disability must be considered when tackling the workforce crisis in the NHS. We know people with a learning disability are facing serious health inequalities, largely due to not receiving care that caters to their needs. gov.uk/government/new…

2/2 An overstretched and stressed workforce cannot deliver the care needed. The government must ensure they are hiring more learning disability nurses whilst training and supporting all healthcare professionals to improve care for people with a learning disability.

1/4 🚨 Over 2,000 people with a learning disability and/or autistic people remain stuck in mental health hospitals where they are at increased risk of abuse and neglect. This is simply not acceptable.

Eloise😊Brett Wanstead parkrun Hello Eloise 😊Wow wow congratulations and what an improvement! Do check out #NHS1000miles community 🌟 Kath Evans RGN RSCN 💙💛 Jackie Smith 💙💙💙 where is your local?

Many families of children with a learning disability are left to come to terms with their child’s needs and differences alone. This Christmas, we want to make sure no family feels isolated. brnw.ch/21wPurm

Merry Christmas all from me & my boys💙💚🩵 A Christmas very different to last year to no visits to children's ED with no bronchiolitis😊 I now sleep....more🙃

Autistic people face health inequalities, long waiting times and a lack of reasonable adjustments. It’s important that the Government prioritise autistic people in their 10-year plan for the NHS. Share your views: bit.ly/3NJzBF4

We know how important it is for you as an autistic young person to develop an understanding of your autistic experience. The Know Yourself series is a set of free resources aiming to support you and others like you to understand what being autistic means: bit.ly/3xdRC9C

Let’s be clear Daily Mail Online – autism is not a disease or illness, does not have ‘symptoms’ and cannot be ‘reversed’ or ‘cured’. To suggest otherwise is wrong and insulting to the more than 700,000 autistic people in the UK. This story is based on a case study of one child taking

Happy Birthday Gary! Throwback photo to pre kids, in New York😊

With just over 3000 #LearningDisability #Nurses working in the #NHS can you please encourage people to sign? We need the government to discuss! We need to save this valued profession and in turn save lives Paula McGowan OBE Rebecca Crossley LDEngland CiarasPinkSparklePodcast Thank you 🙏🏼

With just over 3000 #LearningDisability #Nurses working in the #NHS can you please encourage people to sign? We need to save this valued profession and in turn save lives Jo Whiley Opening Doors bemix petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7158…

There are no #LearningDisability #Nurses left. Imagine! There are worse #healthinequalities for people with a learning disability Imagine! Save our valued profession now. Your action will take two minutes but will last a lifetime. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7158… Thank you. 🙏🏼

CiarasPinkSparklePodcast Well done CiarasPinkSparklePodcast ❤️🎉 Would any of your followers like to save Learning Disability Nursing as a positive career choice by signing the petition please? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7158… Thank you ☺️

1/3. And there goes another #LearningDisabilityWeek. Unless there is significant intervention or effort by the time next years #LDWeek rolls around there will be: - Fewer registered #LearningDisabilityNurses. - Less opportunities to study and train to become an #RNLD.

The latest NHS figures show the average waiting time for an autism assessment in England is now a staggering 17 months, with over 236,000 people waiting for an assessment. We are seeing the number of people waiting for an assessment levelling out, but the average waiting time is

Turning 40 with friends & family🥰🤩😍