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Dr Andra

@dadeolus.bsky.social
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Educator, disability advocate, parent, nerd, and ADHDer.

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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If I express a dissenting opinion in an online space where no men are allowed I get disagreement, but still treated with respect. As soon as men can access a space, I’m treated like my experience couldn’t possibly be true and if I don’t capitulate, they work themselves up to direct insults. Always.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Senior leadership team teachers, do you actually have any clue how many tasks you’ve given to teachers, the deadlines or how long each takes? I would genuinely be surprised if more than a handful of you actually have any idea.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I stayed off Reddit for a few days. I was busy and a break is always good for mental health. First thing I see on the TeachingUK subreddit when I log back on was some very ableist teachers complaining about having to make accommodations
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Are artists even involved in making media anymore? It all seems to be about making something to appeal to what market research says a certain demographic will like so as to be extract as much money as possible from as many of that demographic as possible. It’s simple, I’ll spend money on good art.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Segregation by gender has always been about the inherent belief that people born with a penis are dangerous and people born without need to be protected. The real issue is right there, but we’d rather hurt trans women than look directly at the problem.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More disappointment in #ControlResonant. More souls like bosses and a completely unnavigable zone. Why isn’t there a proper fast travel system? I came very close to just putting down the game and never playing again. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I can’t get this across to people I work with, and wonder how much more plain I can make it. If something is important, schedule a meeting. If you don’t, I won’t remember anything you ask me to do, I won’t be able to answer your questions, and I’ll forget to do what you interrupted me doing.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I loved the first #control. Bought #controlresonant and am rather pissed off. Lore and gameplay still good, but an early boss that I lost to 10 times then had to use assist mode to get past. This is a souls like and I hate them you fucking liars. Got my money under false pretences.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Me: If ADHDers get diagnosed, treated, and employers are forced to not be discriminatory, it’s a net saving and improvement to all of society. Conservatives: Fuck that. I’d rather they died, were homeless, or in prison. Even if it cost way more money. They didn’t say that, but it boils down to it.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Me: “It’s not every interaction with men, but every negative interaction I’ve had on the internet has been with a man.” Them: “Choose better men.” Me: “I’ve never once chosen a man, I’ve only ever been attracted to women. Also, this is in exclusively non-romantic interactions that I didn’t choose.”
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I cancelled my top level game pass subscription when #XBox jacked up the price massively. Now I am unlikely to buy another game on the system at all. They are so desperate to squeeze every penny out of customers, that they have lost all future money I would have spent.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In Forza Horizon 6 #fh6 festival playlist I am 1 point from the summer season reward. The only way to get that last point is to pay XBox for game pass to get online play. I paid full price for the game. Clearly ‘pay to win’, how is this acceptable?!
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I was asking myself why so many managers in schools think being mean is the way to improve teacher performance. Then I looked at their teaching.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When fighting for your rights, it’s important to know what they actually are. Toilet access in schools for example. If it were your human right to go whenever you like, the teacher would have the same right. So during a dangerous practical, or even if you’re alone in the room with your bully.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Farage is using rich people’s money to “ensure” he wins the next election. More money than used in total in the last election. This is not democracy. This is not for the working class.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
We get #sky TV for free because they were so shit at installing our broadband, and will for a while. We have not used it. The interface is 90% stuff we don’t subscribe to, but we can’t tell what we can and can’t watch. When it’s no longer free, we won’t be paying for it. Utter fucking shit.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I love gaming. But why do so many “gamers” advocate so strongly for forcing others to not just play competitively, but in the way they think is acceptable to compete? e.g. #elitedangerous open only powerplay and CG advocates. Just compete in hauling rather than insist you get to blow others up.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
11 year old trans girl being forced to use the same toilets as 16 year old cis boy who has been raised as a radicalisation concern due to his views on trans people and his claim that “hate is not harmful.”. Keeping Children Safe In Education #KCSIE my eye.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Boss has asked for editing rights to my witness statement for a tribunal. The guidance says categorically that my institution cannot change what I write. I said it would be a long year.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Got an email from the head of attendance, copying in my line manager, berating me for not giving 10 merits per lesson. We were never told it was compulsory. I had less than 10 students in class that day. Some had misbehaved.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
PGCE students, ECTs etc. do not go to teaching subreddits for teaching advice. Most advice I see there goes against the SEN code of practice, the equality act and the teaching standards. The advice may help you survive in the short termas a teacher, but it won’t help you thrive.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
SEN attendance and exam results have increased year on year with me as SENCO. SLT thanked everyone but me. Behaviour, attendance, pastoral, information folders and subject teachers. Not the SEN team or me…
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Told my line manager that there was no legal reason to turn down a mainstream EHCP consultation. She has made me turn it down anyway because she believes we “can’t meet need”. It’s discrimination, plain and simple.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Member of SLT was rude to me in front of the whole school. She will likely seek me out to say “Sorry, but…”. I 100% know that she will not understand that this is not an apology or that her behaviour was not acceptable.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
First day of school, child attends! They are going to assembly! They are willing to go in if they can sit at the back! I’m told “we’re not doing that anymore, they have to sit with their form.” FFS. Will they be there next week? Tomorrow? Such a simple adjustment, refused.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
About a year ago a child was brought up in a meeting. Their attendance was decreasing. I (as SENCO) asked some SEN questions. Was told “no, we don’t need you. This is an attendance issue.” Her attendance went down. I eventually was allowed to get involved. Child now has an EHCP.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Instead of endlessly arguing (with biologists) over the “definition” of “biological woman”, just use the accepted term “cis woman”. It already says what you’re trying to say.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Head of inclusion for the whole cluster of schools in training today was describing how to be more inclusive with children, parents, and staff. My boss was shaking her head, disapprovingly. It’s gonna be a long year.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The third reich started with trans people but didn’t stop there. MAGA and the like are following the same trajectory. Remember though, that Stonewall (in a very different way) started with trans people.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Bigots have been oppressing and forcing repression of trans people since written records began, then argue that it’s a new thing. It’s not, the internet just makes it harder for you to pretend trans people don’t exist.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I’m wondering, is it a universal experience that leaders in school are never interested in finding out what barriers teachers have and helping teachers deal with those? The response seems to always be threats. Action plan, capability etc. But never listen to why and what would help.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Have I understood correctly with #FH6 that despite having paid full price for the game, there are certain things I cannot access unless I pay for the utter con that is #xbox #gamepass? I cancelled that because of the exorbitant price increase and won’t be joining again. This may be my last horizon.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Privileged Perpetuators of the Patriarchy! You can’t back up your points of view with proper evidence. You refuse to be swayed with evidence. So you attack. Be honest, what are your actual aims when attacking feminists and trans people?
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I ask transphobes for evidence of their claims about sex/gender and for explanations. I add “don’t hold back, I’ve a PhD and will understand.”They post a load of nonsense without evidence and when I say “Where’s that evidence?” They say “you haven’t got a PhD!
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Boss: “where’s all the good will gone in teaching?” Me: “You are so unwilling to make my workload fit into my contracted hours that I’m working during the holiday and will still work 50+ hours a week when term starts.” Boss: “It’s a complete mystery where the good will went.”
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The accusation “terminally online” feels the same as “don’t look behind the curtain” and ignores the fact that someone could be feeling real life consequences. Y’know, offline?
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Further amusement, most of them kept trying to argue in some way. Without fail they all misread what I said, argued against points I did not make, didn’t answer any question I posed and then just stopped answering when the discussion got to a point where they would have to admit they were wrong.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
On another platform I challenged someone who posted an anti immigration racist rant to prove that their stance did not boil down to racism. Every single response was arguing for racism, but claiming that it shouldn’t be called that.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
People most likely to use the word “just” right before suggesting I do something that uses loads more mental effort are the same ones who are least likely to put any mental effort into understanding my disability.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
“Common sense” used to mean “this moron thinks they know better than me when they haven’t even applied surface level critical thinking”. Now it seems to mean “I think I know better than anyone else despite knowing nothing about this and having only thought about it at a surface level”.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
“Gender critical” people, I need you to consider whether arguing for single sex/gender spaces to exclude trans people by acting like all people born with a penis are inherently sex offenders gives you the moral high ground. In short, it does not.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
#Duolingo your new feature where it’s hard to close the app whilst I’m in a lesson… do you not see how problematic that can be? Say, in an emergency?!
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
No, privileged person, I can’t “just do X” that’s what disabled means FFS.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“If I’m not allowed to get AI to cheat and do my assignment for me, my professor is not allowed to use it to keep up with their excessive workload and keep their job. These are clearly morally the same issue!” Or that’s what the crazy person seemed to be saying to me on Reddit last night…
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
American teachers obviously back at work as my Reddit feed is full of low/no empathy nonsense, lack of accountability, parent blaming and not one example of a teacher looking at a child’s barriers in anything other than a “punish them to get past it” way. “I’ve tried everything!” but really nothing.
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Aidan Comerford @aidancomerford.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The "gender critical" movement are not appealing their loss in their fight to stop the puberty blocker trial. The "irreversible harm" James is talking about here is people being trans. That's it. Helen Joyce said it clearly, even if trans people say they are happy they consider them to be "harmed."
Tweet by James Esses

Puberty Blockers Trial Update

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that we will not be appealing in our failed judicial review to stop the puberty blockers trial.

We looked at every possible angle for appeal but do not believe the merits are there, given how extremely high thresholds involved. 

Make no mistake, the High Court judgment does not negate the irreversible harm that will be caused to children who take part in this trial. 

Thank you to everyone who supported us during this campaign and I’m sorry to not bring better news.

I will continue to do whatever I can to stop this trial taking place and will be working with colleagues on alternative strategies over the coming weeks.
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Why is it the group of people who are going through life on easy mode are most likely to complain about anything being given to anyone else that makes their lives easier?
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Well, thanks TERFs, you’ve ruined another thing I used to enjoy. The subreddit r/factorcap is now a hellhole of abuse dressed up as science and “just asking questions”. Multiple anti trans posts a day. Why are y’all bothered so much by us?!
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
#FH6 turning off accessibility features in your #eventlab race creates friction, not difficulty. It doesn’t make you “elite” if you can win at those things, it makes you an ableist asshole!
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Dr Andra @dadeolus.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Can we normalise the following: If someone expresses an opinion about 1) people who belong to group X 2) subject Y we should challenge them as to whether they know anyone in group X or have any relevant qualifications in subject Y.
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