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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The survey is closed ✅ A huge thank you to everyone who took part and shared it. That reach is down to the people who passed it on. I know it wasn't an easy survey. Sharing personal health experiences takes a toll. Those voices will be heard. Watch this space. needsproject.co.uk

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Last day. Our survey on emergency department experience closes tonight. Any adult in the UK who has ever needed emergency care, whether or not they attended. Around 15 minutes, anonymous. edsurvey.link

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Our survey closes tomorrow, so this is the last time I will ask. Any UK adult who has ever needed emergency care, whether or not they attended. 15 mins, anonymous. Recorded straight off a night shift, with a thank you to everyone who has shared it. edsurvey.link

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Our survey on emergency department experience closes tomorrow. Any adult in the UK who has ever needed emergency care, whether or not they attended. Any visit, any year. Around 15 minutes, anonymous. edsurvey.link

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Our survey on emergency department experience closes on Friday 25 September. Whatever is in it on Friday is the dataset. Any UK adult who has ever needed emergency care, whether or not they attended. 15 mins, anonymous. edsurvey.link

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Can you help with our survey? Our national survey closes this Friday (25 September)! Any UK adult who has ever needed emergency care. 15 mins, anonymous. Take part and find out more: edsurvey.link #NHS #AandE #EmergencyDepartment #PatientExperience #HealthResearch

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Have you been to A&E? Can you help with our survey? Our national survey closes this Friday, 25 September. Any UK adult who has ever needed emergency care. 15 mins, anonymous. Take part and find out more: edsurvey.link #NHS #AandE #EmergencyDepartment #PatientExperience #HealthResearch

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We have less than two weeks left in our national survey on emergency department experiences. If you are Autistic or ADHD and have been to A&E, we would still love to hear your views and about your experience. Take part: edsurvey.link #AutRes #ADHDRes #Autism #ADHD #Neurodivergent

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Less than two weeks left on our national survey of emergency department experience. It asks what goes wrong in A&E and what works well. Anonymous, takes around 15 mins, closes 25 September. edsurvey.link #NHS #AandE #Emergency #Heathcare #Research #PatientExperience #HealthResearch

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Royal College of Emergency Medicine @rcem.ac.uk · 04/09/2026

"in Scotland, for every 72 patients that wait for 12 hours within the Emergency Department waiting to come into hospital; one of them is going to die" Jayne McLaren, RCEM's Vice Chair of Scotland was recently on BBC News (Scotland) to discuss the current state of Scottish hospitals.

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Dread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

When I was a kid, other kids, teachers & other kid's parents identified that I was "weird." But kids are weird & I was maybe just a bit weirder than most. As an adult, a few neurodivergent people suggested to me that I might be neurodivergent or explicitly that I might have ADHD. I laughed it off. 🧵

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Larre Bildeston @larreau.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

As explained in this article, Uta Frith doesn’t accept the concept of Autistic masking because the exhaustion which follows can be explained by many different things. Again, the way society accepts exhaustion as normal is partly why neurodivergent people are dismissed as fakers.

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A journal editorial asked whether autism has lost its meaning. A documentary asked whether ADHD is real. My new blog post is about what that does to the people who then say nothing. blogs.city.ac.uk/needs/autism...

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Autism and ADHD Under Attack: What It Costs to Be Doubted in Public

What this summer's arguments about autism and ADHD do to diagnosis, stigma and whether people tell anyone.

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Sharing this again because the question keeps getting answers. How did you decide it was bad enough to go to A&E? Nothing official records that part. Our national survey does. Any UK adult, 15 mins, anonymous. edsurvey.link

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I’m pleased to see so many posts condemning the Channel 4 ADHD “documentary”, that attacked ADHD & people’s need for support, whilst there no fair representation. I won’t add to that excellent work but I want boost the ADHD UK call to complain to Ofcom. adhduk.co.uk/challenging-...

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Complain to Ofcom - ADHD UK

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Most people remember the waiting more clearly than the treatment. How long it went on, whether anyone told you what was happening, whether you knew where to sit. Our national survey is asking about that. Any UK adult. 15 mins, anonymous. edsurvey.link

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Deciding whether to go to A&E is its own ordeal. Is it bad enough, can it wait, am I being silly. Our national survey asks about that, and about what happened once you got there. Any UK adult who has ever needed emergency care. 15 mins, anonymous. edsurvey.link

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Record numbers are using A&E, but the data doesn't show what it's actually like to go. Our survey is still open. Anonymous, ~15 mins, 18+, UK, for anyone who's been to A&E. Good or bad, every experience helps. edsurvey.link Shared it before? Thank you. Please help it reach further 🙏

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The #NHS counts everyone who arrives at A&E. It does not count the people who needed care and stayed home. New blog on the NEEDs Project, and how to take part if you are 18+, in the UK and have ever needed #emergency #care, attended or not: Read: blogs.city.ac.uk/needs/the-vi...

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The Visits That Never Happened: Why This A&E Research Includes Not Going to A&E | NEEDs Project

Emergency departments record how many people arrive, how they arrived, how long they waited and what happened to them. These figures are published and heavily scrutinised against targets. They do not…

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I still need people who AREN’T autistic or ADHD for my PhD research. A national survey on what A&E is actually like, around 15 minutes, anonymous, helps improve NHS emergency care for everyone. Link in bio or edsurvey.link #NHSResearch #UKSurvey #EmergencyDepartment #AandE #UKHospitals

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SEDSConnective @sedsconnective.org · 26/06/2026

✳️Do you have a formal dx of Autism/ADHD ? ✳️A formal dx of hEDS, HSD (GJH) OR ✳️Told it is likely you have hypermobility by a professional health medical practitioner? ✳️In mainstream education secondary school for at least 1 year? ✳️No learning disability ✳️18-25 of age now ⬇️links in comments

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

We need neurotypical adults (18+, UK) for our emergency care survey. To compare experiences, we need responses from people of all neurotypes. Neurotypical respondents are underrepresented. Anonymous, ~15-20 mins. Accessible alternatives available. 🔗 EDSurvey.link

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

On 26 June, I'll be in conversation with GRRAND and @AutismCentral (NHS) talking about autistic people's experiences of emergency departments and what families need to know. Free to attend 👇 www.autismcentral.nhs.uk/events/autis... #AutismCentral #Autism #NHS #InclusiveHealthcare

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Back in Liverpool for UKIO 2026! #UKIO2026

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Excited to be presenting in a session about #PersonCentredCare at #UKIO2026 next week! I’ll be talking about my PhD project. I’ll focus on what radiographers should know and how they can make a difference. See you in Liverpool! #Radiography #Neurodivergent #Autism #ADHD

Screenshot of a UKIO 2026 conference programme entry. The header shows the UK Imaging and Oncology Congress 2026 branding with the dates 8 to 10 June 2026 at the ACC Liverpool and the congress theme “Putting humanity at the centre of healthcare - in the age of the machine,” alongside logos for the British Institute of Radiology, the College of Radiographers and IPEM. The session listing reads: K5 Students - Seeing the patient, not just the scan: person-centred care in imaging and oncology services. Date and time: Wednesday 10th June, 9:50am to 10:50am, Room 3A. Chair: Alice Denslow, Diagnostic Radiographer, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Two speaker entries are listed. The first is Connor Parish, Radiotherapy Planning Radiographer at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, presenting on health inequalities and considerations for person-centred care. The second is Ben Potts, Diagnostic Radiographer at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and Doctoral Researcher at City St George’s, University of London, presenting on neurodivergent experiences of emergency department care and the role of the radiographer.

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Help improve A&E services for #autistic & #ADHD adults! We are looking for people (18+) from across the UK who have needed #emergency #medical #care or been a patient at A&E to complete our anonymous survey. The survey takes 15-20 minutes. Accessible alternatives also available. 🔗 edsurvey.link

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CRRA3G @crra3g.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Please see Ben’s recruitment post below. All UK adults that have used a hospital emergency department are eligible. Please consider taking part. #AutRes #Autism #ADHD #NHS #AandE #emergency #healthcare #research #MedRes #phd #EM

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Help us improve care in #UK emergency departments (A&E)! The NEEDs Project is researching the experience of #emergency #healthcare. Take our anonymous survey (around 15-20 mins) or choose another way. Link: EDSurvey.link #Autistic #ADHD #Neurodivergent #NHS #Emergency #Trauma #AutRes #research

Recruitment flyer titled "Have Your Say: Adult Experiences with Emergency Departments." The survey is open to anyone aged 18 or over who lives in the UK and has needed emergency healthcare, whether or not they attended an emergency department; all neurotypes are welcome and formal diagnosis is not required. Participants can complete an anonymous online survey of approximately 15 minutes or share their experience via an image, voice note, video or discussion. Visit EDSurvey.link or scan the QR code to take part. Funded by a Research at the Frontier of Practice Doctoral Studentship awarded to Ben Potts by City St George's, University of London. Ethics reference ETH2425-1579.

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Help us improve #UK emergency departments (A&E) The NEEDs Project is researching the experience of #emergency #healthcare. Take our anonymous survey (approx 15 mins) or choose another way to take part. Link: EDSurvey.link @autisticdoc.bsky.social @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @grrand-team.bsky.social

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It's the end of autism awareness month, and I am now aware of autism.

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

What shapes whether you seek emergency care, and what happens when you do? We’re running a national #UK survey exploring the full ED experience. All neurotypes invited. Share your experience: EDSurvey.link #NHS #Neurodivergent #ADHD #Autistic #AutRes #autism #emergency #adhdresearch

Recruitment poster titled “Have Your Say: Adult Experiences with Emergency Departments.” The poster is divided into three sections. About the survey: Emergency departments are among the most complex environments in healthcare, and understanding what patients experience when they need and use these services is essential. This survey explores the full emergency care experience, with the intention of driving forward improvements in how it is delivered. Who can take part: Adults aged 18 or over who live in the UK and have needed emergency healthcare, whether or not they attended an emergency department. All neurotypes welcome; formal diagnosis is not required. How to take part: Complete an anonymous online survey taking around 15 minutes, or choose an alternative by uploading an image, voice note or video, or discussing your experience directly. To find out more and take part, visit EDSurvey.link or scan the QR code. The NEEDs Project is funded by a Research at the Frontier of Practice Doctoral Studentship awarded to Ben Potts by City St George’s, University of London. Ethics Reference: ETH2425-1579. Logos for City St George’s University of London, CRRAG and GRRAND are displayed at the foot of the poster.

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

What shapes whether you seek emergency care, and what happens when you do? We’re running a national #UK survey exploring the full ED experience. All neurotypes welcome Share your experience: EDSurvey.link #NHS #Neurodivergent #ADHD #Autistic #AutRes #autism #emergency #adhdresearch

Recruitment poster titled “Have Your Say: Adult Experiences with Emergency Departments.” About the survey: Emergency departments are among the most complex environments in healthcare, and understanding what patients experience when they need and use these services is essential. This survey explores the full emergency care experience, with the intention of driving forward improvements in how it is delivered. Who can take part: Adults aged 18 or over who live in the UK and have needed emergency healthcare, whether or not they attended an emergency department. How to take part: Complete an anonymous online survey taking around 15 minutes, or choose an alternative by uploading an image, voice note or video, or discussing your experience directly. To find out more and take part, visit EDSurvey.link. The NEEDs Project is funded by a Research at the Frontier of Practice Doctoral Studentship awarded to Ben Potts by City St George’s, University of London. Ethics Reference: ETH2425-1579.

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Emergency department care doesn’t work the same for everyone. We need your experience in our national #UK survey to understand why. Use your voice to help us improve. Link: EDSurvey.link #NHS #Neurodivergent #ADHD #Autistic #AutRes #autism #emergency #trauma #autismresearch #adhdresearch

A research recruitment poster with a teal and white colour scheme. The heading reads “Have you needed Emergency Care?” against a background photograph of healthcare workers. The poster describes a UK survey exploring how adults experience emergency care, including decisions about seeking care and experiences within the emergency department environment. The study uses a neurodiversity-informed approach and welcomes responses from people who are autistic, ADHD, dyslexic or dyspraxic, whether formally diagnosed or self-identified, as well as neurotypical people. Eligibility criteria are: aged 18 or over, living in the UK, and having needed emergency healthcare whether or not you attended an emergency department. The survey takes approximately 15 minutes and can be accessed at EDSurvey.link. A QR code is provided. Logos for City St George’s University of London, CRRAG and GRRAND appear at the bottom. Ethics reference: ETH2425-1579.

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

UK Hospital emergency department care doesn’t work the same for everyone. We’re studying why, and we need your experience to help change that. Take part: EDSurvey.link #NHS #Neurodivergent #ADHD #Autistic #AutRes #autism #emergency #trauma #UK #emergencymedicine

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

We are conducting a UK-wide study exploring how adults experience emergency care, including how people seek care and how it is delivered once they arrive. Share your experience: EDSurvey.link #Emergency #NHS #ED #UK #Healthcare #Autistic #ADHD #Care #Neurodivergent #AutRes #AutismResearch #Medical

Poster titled “Have you needed Emergency Care?”
“About the Survey”: The survey explores what shapes decisions about seeking care from a hospital emergency department and how people experience the environment and interactions within it. It uses a neurodiversity-informed approach and particularly welcomes responses from autistic, ADHD, dyslexic or dyspraxic adults, whether formally diagnosed or self-identified, alongside people who identify as neurotypical. The aim is to understand patterns and needs across diverse experiences and inform how emergency care services can better support a wide range of people.
“Who can take part”: You can take part if you are 18 or over, live in the UK, and have needed emergency healthcare, whether you attended an emergency department or not.
“How to take part”: The survey takes approximately 15 minutes, depending on how much you choose to share. Website link: EDSurvey.Link

City St George’s, University of London, CRRAG and GRRAND.
Ethics ref: ETH2425-1579

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

ASMIRT 2026 has been amazing and an awful lot to take in. 4 days, 3 talks, 3 social events, an interview and a podcast. The highlight was always going to be the people. Meeting so many new inspirational radiographers and finally meeting faces I'd only known online.

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

What a stunning location for #ASMIRT2026. I’m incredibly excited to listen to and connect with so many brilliant people in the radiography field. I’m presenting each day so it’ll be a busy but hugely fulfilling conference. I’m once again extremely grateful for the invitation!

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Down under! 🇦🇺 Loving Melbourne so far. As a city person it genuinely feels like a home from home. A few more days of exploring before I head to Tasmania for #ASMIRT2026. Here are some videos from the trip so far!

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

UK-wide study exploring how adults experience #emergency #healthcare. How easy was it to communicate what you needed? Did the environment help or hinder? What influenced your decision to seek care? Share your experience: EDSurvey.link #NHS #UK #Autistic #ADHD #Neurodivergent #AutRes

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Have you needed to visit a hospital emergency department? How was it to communicate what you needed? Did the environment help or hinder? What influenced your decision to seek care? Take Part: EDSurvey.link #NHS #UK #Healthcare #Autistic #ADHD #Care #AutRes #AutismResearch #ADHDresearch #ND

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Katie Munday @kmunday.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I'm looking forward to leading training with the University Hospital Southampton breast imaging team tomorrow. We shall be discussing how to support Autistic patients and patients with learning disabilities. #Cancer #Autism #LearningDisability #Accessibility #Imaging #Screening #AutResearch

My slides printed off, they have a teal and white colour scheme. Besides the slide is mine and Ge Rivers' trans Autistic cervical screening self-advocacy zine. The zine reads: Get Checked. Stay safe

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Today was my first day in around 4 years of not taking any Elvanse and god it sucked. It felt like trying to run with a backpack full of bricks. It was just a day of waiting to go back to bed. I got nothing done and didn’t enjoy doing nothing neither.

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Mary Doherty @autisticdoctor.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Absolutely thrilled that our Autistic SPACE for Inclusive Education was Neurodiversity Journal’s “most read paper of 2025”! Delighted for the team, but mostly for the next generation of autistic kids. Let’s get this into schools everywhere!

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Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

2025 has been a year of starting my PhD, giving talks, putting my values into action with participatory research, and balancing clinical and academic work. Busy, demanding but ultimately deeply rewarding. I’m so grateful to those who supported me. Wishing you all good health and happiness in 2026.

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