Sue Mesa (she/her)
@sue_mesa
Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy at York St. John. AMPS trainer. Researching school experiences of autistic young people. Views my own.
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11-10-2012 20:34:17
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Are you a parent or guardian of a child / children aged 11โ18 years old living in the UK? Weโre conducting a survey to help develop a therapy assessment for young people. More information in the survey link: yorksj.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8kโฆโฆ Please repost and share. Thank you
Calling all my fellow occupational therapists, activists, and advocates! Join me in exploring the crucial role of OT in fostering inclusivity with my book 'Occupational Therapy, Disability, Activism, and Me'.
Let's empower change together: bit.ly/3Tb8g0W
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Iโm loving Katrina Bannigan FRCOT โs โJust do itโ attitude. This really is it.
We need to stop asking for validation - and just crack on. The validation comes if our actions prove to be worth it (sometimes this takes a looong timeโฆ. Donโt freeze to wait!).
Really inspiring Elizabeth Casson lectureโฆ bravo Katrina Bannigan FRCOT. I shall spend the next few days reflecting on ways I can be brave and be part of the collective action Royal College of Occupational Therapists GCU Occupational Therapy ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
Read this study from #AIA on #autistic adolescents' identity in schools, and how it reveals evolving acceptance of #diagnosis and struggles with fitting in. Read the full study here: bit.ly/3U4XYRj
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You do need to raise your voices & show solidarity Society for the Study of Occupation: USA WFOT AOTA
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COTEC ENOTHE ISOccScience Occupational Science Europe Royal College of Occupational Therapists CAOT_ACE OT AUSTRALIA OTASA OTARG OFFICIAL Royal College of Occupational Therapists
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Petition to sign forms.gle/t2ThthAaExSiTvโฆ
Thank you #LondonBookFair ! I had a great time talking about why good representation of disability in #Kidlit is so important to children with disabilities.
Very busy sensory environment but so worth it.
#ReflectingDisability #OccupationalTherapy
A big thank you to York People First & The Parents Project Michael A Scott for coming to share your expertise related to learning difficulty self advocacy to our York St John OT and @YSJParamedic students. A really invaluable learning experience!
Brilliant to see this article: 'Autistic pupils are being denied their basic right to education' It's not skiving children & snowflake families breaking the social contract. It's the system failing to meet its obligation to educate all children. tinyurl.com/yfb6u2x8 National Autistic Society
Calling all UK occupational therapists with experience of working with autistic adults. Please complete my survey for my MSc and share far and wide! yorksj.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Aโฆ ๐โค๏ธ Royal College of Occupational Therapists RCOT Mental Health RCOT Neuro Practice RCOT Older People York St John University Sue Mesa (she/her)
1/2 'Targeted interventions enhancing Autistic identity (are) an urgent priority..peer support groups may be one useful way to improve Autistic identity. Those uncomfortable accessing group support, self-directed support programmes may be beneficial.' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/auโฆ
Launching next wk, our new podcast True Trauma Tales tells the stories of 6 people treated at Leeds Major Trauma Centre, following life changing accidents. Their stories are told together with members of the medical and support teams who cared for them feeds.captivate.fm/true-trauma-taโฆ
Autisticsโ priorities in ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
1 Mental health & wellbeing
2 Identifying & supporting autistic ppl
3 Support services across the lifespan
Lowest:
23 Genetics or biological aspects of autism
24 Treatments including ABA, PBS, & social skills training
25 Cause of autism research
'People with intellectual disability die from some illnesses that could be avoided. This is a bigger problem in people with intellectual disability than in people without intellectual disability.' Read Pauline Heslop & Emily Lauer new systematic review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/blโฆ