Me: I’m vegetarian Them: Cool Me: I’m English Them: Cool Me: I’m right-handed Them: Cool Me: I’m autistic Them: DON’T LABEL YOURSELF!! You are MORE than your autism!!!

This by Sonny Hallett is another great read. The language we use is very important, as it is never just the “words”. Rather the words we use drive mindsets and influence cultures, impacting environment and influencing society. #Neurodiversity #HumanRights

A parent asks for help in community, then their 18 yr old with an eating disorder is forcibly taken to be detained. Please support Megan getting the right type of support in what ever way you can. change.org/p/megan-will-d… #MegansVoice #ARFID #Autistic #HumanRights

If I read the phrase "affirming towards medical transition" one more time in my fucking life I will scream. AFFIRMING THERAPY AFFIRMS WHEREVER A CLIENT IS AT. IT DOES NOT AFFIRM THEM *TOWARDS* ANYTHING.

Excited for this

Oh no, a huge loss

This is really important. The distancing is a big part of the problem. It also serves to further isolate both practitioners and their clients, compounding the harm.

I highly recommend Sonny. They will be a brilliant supervisor. If you are looking for supervision, especially if you are ND, look no further:

The first letter in full, from the Internet Archive - Gertrude I hope you got to read so much more weird fiction in your life and, just maybe, you found out if tigers made good pets

We are discussing emotional regulation and self-esteem in our community forum as part of our Discovery Programme for Autistic Adults. Resharing this fabulous blog Loops of Concern by Sonny Hallett that may be of interest to people medium.com/@sonnyhallett/…

Just launched my January 29th Introduction to Harm in Therapy workshop, aimed at therapists working with/wanting to learn more about Harm in Therapy. There are a limited no. of free tickets for low income & 'pay it forward' tickets, as well as general sale eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introduct…

📷Exciting opportunity join me and our team at Thriving Autistic ! 📷 📷Paid Role: Animator / Video Creator (Neurodivergent Affirming Content) Please apply before Friday 25th Oct 2024 📷Apply here: thrivingautistic.org/roles/ Please share!

Can't believe this is already a year ago today. I still stand strongly by everything I said, and I still have big feelings about all of it

Just browsing news sites, looking for the best doom to scroll ratio 🥲

V excited to work with Erin Stevens same handle elsewhere on this. Queer autistic clients can face lots of specific difficulties in therapy & many of us have stories of harmful therapy experiences. This is also a population who are v likely to seek/be recommended therapy. Looking fwd to this workshop

The recording of the Harm in Therapy for Queer Autistic Therapists workshop with me and Sonny Hallett Sonny Hallett, which was sold out for live attendance, is now available for purchase! Access here: erinstevens.co.uk/workshop-recor…