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Paula McGowan OBE @oliverscampaign.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

#OliversCampaign ⚠️ This report is a harrowing read and why Baroness Hollins report into stopping seclusion of learning disabled and or autistic people is so important & relevant www.gov.uk/government/p... 'Our son was naked and in crisis on CCTV' 7 hours ago www.bbc.com/news/article...

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'Our son was naked and in crisis on CCTV'

A family whose autistic son died after being taken to a mental health unit raise concerns.

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Simon Bottery @blimeysimon.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Young people can be terrific #socialcare workers but are too often let down by lack of support and, sadly, a toxic work environment. Those are the headlines of our new report asking how the sector can recruit more younger staff. Short thread. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

A big welcome to @ferrousmu.bsky.social - author of one of our most read online pieces ever, 'Me and Monotropism: A unified theory of autism'. Published in 2018, still regularly in our top five. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

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Me and Monotropism: A unified theory of autism | BPS

Fergus Murray – science teacher, writer and 'autist' – on single attention and associated cognition in autism; a theory with a family connection…

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🩷BRANDI💚 @manicmagicalgirl.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

What is Bipolar Disorder? An educational thread🧵🪡

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 23/11/2024

Alas neither Labour UK nor Wes Streeting on here yet, but could we all agree that however MPs vote on AD next week, this is a huge opportunity for the government to announce - finally, after decades of successive governments failing dying people - proper NHS funding of palliative care?

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aslynn is just a ghoul 👻 @aslynnromano.com · 23/11/2024

“Autistic people should always be involved in research in a meaningful way and should be listened to at every stage of a project. By doing that, researchers can avoid inadvertently doing research that is either harmful to autistic people, or which misinterprets the findings." 🫠

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Why autistic people must be at the heart of autism research

A research project led entirely by autistic people aims to change the way autism research is conducted.

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Rory @roryreckons.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

ADHD people don't lack attention, they lack the ability to direct it. ADHD attention is like Cyclops without glasses often. Often having our attention stolen. Autism can cause meltdowns and shutdowns by being OVERWHELMED by the emotions of others. Being a human mood thermometer isnt fun.

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MissHalcyon @misshalcyon.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Courtesy of @autisticbooks.bsky.social, I have picked out 12 books by Autistic authors you should totally read for 2025! We've got great picks like... - Stories of Autistic Joy - Atypical Love (about ND love) - Lavender Clouds (about Autism + ADHD + mental health) - and more! bit.ly/4fGcOGE

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12 Months of Autistic Books by Autistic Authors for 2025

Want to read Autistic authors more this year? We’ve got one for every month of 2025!Reading books is a fantastic habit to have, but what about broadening your horizons to include specifically Autistic...

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Fergus Murray @oolong.co.uk · 21/11/2024

School environments are inaccessible for many autistic and neurodivergent learners (and staff) on many levels, relating to every sense. Noise. Sight. Smell. Touch. Interoception. Proprioception. Taste. Yes, even vestibular... #learningSpacesScotland #eduSky #accessibility

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aslynn is just a ghoul 👻 @aslynnromano.com · 20/11/2024

Paraphrased: Girls learn early about the importance of “fitting in” and getting along with others. This focus on social interaction may encourage them to camouflage their autism symptoms so that they don’t stand out, which can easily result in the misdiagnoses of borderline personality disorder.

psychologytoday.com

Misdiagnosed: BPD or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?

One of the most tragic outcomes in misdiagnosing ASD as BPD is the damage that can be done by inappropriate treatment protocols.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 17/11/2024

The RFK Jr. pick is demoralizing AF to autistic people (& those who care about them). “Now, autistic people will just have to hunker down & endure an administration that sees us not as people but as evidence of the evils of vaccination.” By @ericmgarcia.bsky.social: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Opinion | Trump's embrace of RFK Jr. is demoralizing for autistic people like me

Kennedy sees autistic people as problems to be solved, not as people with disabilities who deserve to be accepted.

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Trisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

An editorial in this week’s @bmj.com by Anita Charlesworth of the @healthfoundation.bsky.social. On NHS funding in the recent budget (for England, but we’ll get consequential funding for the other nations in UK). 3rd column is key. #MedSky Link here, if preferred : www.bmj.com/content/387/...

The government announced
£41bn of tax rises in the October budget, taking tax as a share of national income to a post-war
record high.' Post-pandemic, the UK is moving towards a level of taxation closer to that in other high income countries,? but it remains to be seen if this can improve the quality of public services sufficiently.
NHS England's funding will increase by an average of 3% a year in real terms between 2023-24 and 2025-26 after pension policy changes are taken into account. This is significantly higher than the 2.1% a year increases in the five years before the pandemic. In 2025-26 public service spending will be 17% higher than in 2018-19, but NHS spending is up by 30%.
Satisfaction with the NHS is at an all-time low,' however, and a stronger economy and a stronger NHS are far from guaranteed. Analysis of the autumn budget by the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that, without higher productivity and therefore economic growth, public services in the UK are likely to suffer and cuts to departmental budgets may be required in the spring spending review.'

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