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Who is to blame for SEND overspends? Local councillors & govt ministers would have you believe that it’s the fault of parents & carers, egged on by lawyers. Parents are blamed for knowing & understanding the law. #senlawconf

Edited by myself with most amazing Laura Crane Damian Milton and twitterless Russ Hurn.

On Wednesday 27 March 10-12, we will be hosting an online stakeholder webinar about the progress of The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism. If you would like to register to join, visit: orlo.uk/OliverMcGowan_… #OliversCampiagn Paula McGowan OBE

Appalling, Priory didn’t fix this low fence after previous people had managed to abscond too. Will 650k fine, that goes back to Government really make any difference? #MatthewCaseby #Priory #Woodbourne #PlaceOfSafety

Written and circulated the day after Connor died. Getting those reputation ducks in a row. #NHSPriorities

Can’t wait to get my hands on this new book. Some great researchers involved in creating and bringing this to publication.

#Oliverscampaign I am very proud to announce there will be an Oliver McGowan Award for those who go above and beyond after completing Olivers training Please retweet & share across your networks #LDAWARDS24

What a day…so grateful for the support of clerks, colleagues and especially family. Amongst many highlights was turning round after bowing to the Lord Chancellor to see an entire row of junior barristers who were my current or former pupils and juniors 😊

#Oliverscampaign Alexis Quinn Unbroken story is horrific worse still its not unique This torture & abuse happens to most autistic people & people with learning disabilities who are incarcerated in these institutions which is mostly funded by the NHS which means YOU are paying for this

Heading home. Two days of answering ‘Yeah…’ a lot. That felt fine in that space. Listening to Owen and Tom talking about family life was ❤️. #JSTLaughingBoy

This is so disgusting. How could anyone even think about doing this, let alone actually do it?

Even worse, why are we still using ‘complex needs’ to describe children and young people? People are not complex. However Tempest Photography need to undergo immediate disability training. Shocking and disrespectful. Shall we erase one or more of your much loved family?

Calls for urgent changes to mental health provision after woman dies 4th recent death #Priory #Cheadle mol.im/a/13431009

How can a child in care cost £281,000 a year? Ask wealth funds that have councils over barrel ⁦Great article ⁦George Monbiot⁩ The same, of course,happening in Child Mental Health inpatient care outsourced by NHS to #Priory #Cygnet etc #Cashcows theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The Autism: From Menstruation to Menopause team have an article out today in The Conversation, about our new 'Building Our Own House' paper in Autism Journal and the importance of including autistic people in autism research: theconversation.com/why-autistic-p…

National service would cost £2.5bn pa. Imagine what we could do with £12bn per parliament to spend on young people - lift children out of poverty, fix the broken care system, improve support for MH, invest in education, rebuild youth services. It's a long list & not a gimmick.

"This is particularly troubling as it shifts the responsibility for neglectful services onto the individual; the statement becomes ‘the patient’s emotional needs are too complex’, as opposed to recognising where the services provided are insufficient to meet a patient’s needs."

Yes, all comments could represent a neurodivergent person. Is it any wonder our neurodivergent CYP have very poor self-confidence and self-worth.

What an awful read. Hopefully the 25yr old can survive long enough to receive treatment.