Please excuse us whilst we go and scream into the void. 😡 warwickshireworld.com/education/ex-c…

Autistics’ priorities in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 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

Our research also found this to be a factor. More potentially undiagnosed autistic women had a BPD diagnosis than those with a diagnosed autism spectrum condition. Traits overlap and clinicians' bias can lead to incorrect labelling. Or it's co-existing but the autism ignored.

Time spent in hospital should not be more traumatic than the trauma that landed you in hospital in the first place.

I can't believe it's publication day🎉 Thanks everyone for your support around the world, we're so grateful! You can order Autistic and Black via my link in bio, or anywhere books are sold online💃🏿 And of course, I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

Saying goodbye to our absolutely fantastic #occupationaltherapy #MA students today as they complete their 8 week placement. What an absolute pleasure to have Heather and Meg as part of the team! They have produced some fantastic resources for us which we can’t wait to use :)

The 1st rule of health assessment is to listen. Listening is not about taking a history or recording the answers to predetermined questions, it's about offering a safe space, being alongside, ready to explore respectfully, reflexively & together as equals any experiences shared.

Recruiting occupational therapists! Please complete the survey through the link below if you're interested: qualtricsxmjxnvkzdbs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0k… Thank you for participating!

New Premier Inn opens its doors. Or rather its doors are open to non disabled ppl. If you are disabled there is bell ringing & waiting which is so 90s 😱 Shame on City of York Council for passing discriminatory design at planning. We need an SPD to set higher standards for developers.

Last week, we launched the NEurodivergent peer Support Toolkit (NEST)! It's a free suite of resources to help mainstream secondary schools establish & maintain peer support networks for neurodivergent students. You can find out more & download here! ⬇️ salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/research/nest-…

At last a national news article highlighting the harms of the BPD diagnosis. "Leading medics are now calling for an immediate ban on youngsters being classed as having BPD" dailymail.co.uk/health/article…

Calling Forensic OT’s B6 & above with 2+ years’ experience to participate in my research project for MSc advanced OT. In the absence of current guidance, I'm interested in your perceptions of your role in community integration. Do ask any questions &/or retweet #ForensicOT

You may have missed onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bl… about I'm Me -a creative research project co-created between York St John University and Mind the Gap, investigating learning disabled and autistic artists’ understandings of identity, representation and voice.

Looking for young people aged 11-18 who might be interested in joining a focus group about how they spend their time. Link to express an interest here: yorksj.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bx…

The autism community has lost a journalist, advocate, & friend who educated & enlightened many about the history of autism & the neurodiversity movement, incl. re: how it includes & serves the needs of ppl w/ high support needs. He had unfinished business & so much love & fight.