On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I want to thank the amazing team at Rethink Ireland for supporting our DPO Thriving Autistic & helping us to scale our capacity and sustainability. Allies are so vitally important as disabled people take up leadership

Self-Advocacy for Autistic Adults We have advocacy support services to help Autistic adults. We offer tailored support in drafting advocacy letters that articulate your needs effectively, using neuroaffirming language. Find out more: thrivingautistic.org/advocacy-suppo…

Fantastic thread on hiring neurodivergent people

Social skills groups have "null effect" despite being the most used social skills interventions for Autistic children/yp. #Ableism #Discrimination Autistic social skills are valid and effective. Focus on building acceptance of diversity in communication styles instead.

Our Discovery Programme supports the whole of the Autistic community: opportunities for employment as well as training programmes & resources for wider audiences. Our Discovery programme has kindly been funded by Rethink Ireland & @dcediy Feedback from the Discovery Team:

Finally received an offer of appointment for my child with the disability team. He’s now 17 Will age out this year On the list since he was a toddler 🙃

🌟Neuro-Affirming Neurodivergent Practitioner of the Week🌟 Silvia is a neurodiversity-affirming neurodivergent therapist and is LGBTQIA+ affirming. They are listed in our International Neurodivergent Practitioners Directory. Free listings & search neurodivergentpractitioners.org/listing/health…

It’s arrived! And so beautiful 🥰 Cannot wait to see what you all think of it! JKP Books JKP Autism you’ve done a phenomenal job for us again! Thank you 🙏🏼 Davida Hartman Jessica K. Doyle its here!!!! @Autistic Realms Elaine Mcgreevy thank you for your wonderful

(1/8) Another very helpful resource by @Autistic Realms “Once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.” [And that may even be a good thing]. (Kafka

Our new study: as ppl identified more w/ neurodivergent movement, rated terms more/less appropriate: + neuro-(diverse, divergent, minority, type) - condition, deficit, disorder, illness, syndrome - developmental (non-aut only) *+ disability (aut only)* liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/au…

Supernova Momma integrates different disciplines that support disability, trauma, child development, mental health vulnerabilities, & positive discipline, to make an accessible & relatable parenting 9 week virtual course for Neurodivergent families of color.

“We are watching a systematic starvation of 2 million people. A live-streamed genocide and the world's silence is deadly. That is why we have to keep trying everything we can, even if the odds are against us.” Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg shares moments from the Madleen.

The only argument Labour defenders have left is “1,000 people go on PIP a day – the size of Leicester!” So let’s contextualise: 💥 4,822 adults are referred to IAPT every single day 💥 13,699 to mental health services – most left waiting Want fewer PIP claims? Give help upstream

(1/3) If you're just beginning your interoception journey, these courses are a great place to begin. They offer practical guidance, foundational concepts, and plenty of interoception activities to help you get started with confidence: