Neuro-affirming Scotland @AffirmingScot
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Come and visit us next week at Royal infirmary (Tues), western general hospital (weds), royal Edinburgh hospital (Thurs) and Napier Sighthill (Fri). Find out who we are and how you can make your service more accessible for people with learning disability #scotLDweek
This is a great thread for updating SLT knowledge -I would suggest even useful for therapists working in ALD services
This is a great thread for updating SLT knowledge -I would suggest even useful for therapists working in ALD services
Call for abstracts for Neurodiversity in Higher Education 2 #NDinHE2 is now open! If you'd like to submit an abstract for a talk, poster or creative workshop, please complete this form by 31st May: shorturl.at/dqsyO
Call for abstracts for Neurodiversity in Higher Education 2 #NDinHE2 is now open! If you'd like to submit an abstract for a talk, poster or creative workshop, please complete this form by 31st May: shorturl.at/dqsyO
📢Booking Now Open - Forensic Allied Health Professionals Conference 6th June 2024 via MS Teams. Click the link below to book your place 👇👇👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/forensic-all…
a great article about neurodivergent SLTs in this month’s @RCSLT bulletin by @pollydSLT. thank you for sharing your experiences and amplifying ND voices ☺️
Great news that an ADHD cross sector taskforce is being launched to boost care for patients in England We hope Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland will also act Link 👇 england.nhs.uk/2024/03/nhs-to… #ADHD #AuDHD #Healthcare #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity
Thanks @CT_WeeRoom for another great read and food for thought about ways to make meaningful change 😊
Thanks @CT_WeeRoom for another great read and food for thought about ways to make meaningful change 😊
So so happy to finally see our paper on the retirement experiences of autistic adults in @AutismAdulthood ! It was an absolute pleasure working with @jaderdavies and co -authors on this. liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/au…
GAA communication boards are now ready to order - sharing of google forms can be tricky so dm me and I’ll send on the link! Hoping @officialgaa will support this roll out to support all the clubs, coaches, parents and players that have requested we make these ❤️
How do the insider perspectives of autistic professionals enrich our communites? Find out on Tue, 12 March, with Mary Doherty. #CRAEwebinar booking: bit.ly/tripleempathy
Useful clear analysis and call for a whole system approach with adequate resourcing Benefits across learning, wellbeing, behaviour - and even long term budget sustainability
Useful clear analysis and call for a whole system approach with adequate resourcing Benefits across learning, wellbeing, behaviour - and even long term budget sustainability
📢 Join our team as a #PolicyAdviser in Scotland! Are you passionate about shaping policies that make a difference? We're looking for someone with strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of Scottish politics and policy. Apply now at rcslt.jobs.personio.com 🏴✨
According to new study only 29% of autistic people are in work in the UK. What are the recommendations 👇
According to new study only 29% of autistic people are in work in the UK. What are the recommendations 👇
Have your say! Take part in the the public consultation for the Learning Disabilities, Autism & Neurodiversity Bill which aims to better protect, respect and champion the rights of people with learning disabilities & neurodivergent people in Scotland swanscotland.org/news/have-your…
There are ways of making the recruitment process more neurodivergent friendly Sending out questions in advance, making interviews less formal, or even offering work trials instead can all make the process more inclusive of neurodiverse talent! #NeurodiversityWorks
There are ways of making the recruitment process more neurodivergent friendly Sending out questions in advance, making interviews less formal, or even offering work trials instead can all make the process more inclusive of neurodiverse talent! #NeurodiversityWorks
Thank you @AffirmingScot for today - another step towards a neuro-affirming nation! 🤗 Hoping to see the community grow and neuro-affirming practice to spread 🌱
Thank you @AffirmingScot for today - another step towards a neuro-affirming nation! 🤗 Hoping to see the community grow and neuro-affirming practice to spread 🌱
@AffirmingScot excellent afternoon in Aberdeen establishing a community of practice to bring strength, drive and action in neuro affirming change across our services
NAIT are in Aberdeen today and looking forward to our North region community of practice event, with colleagues from Highland, Grampian, Tayside, Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles.
Really exciting day as we launch our ambitious AAC Support Programme with support from @HSELive. This will enable us to provide devices and support to up to 550 families in the year ahead - removing barriers to communication. Thank you for @AnneRabbitte for making this possible
Really exciting day as we launch our ambitious AAC Support Programme with support from @HSELive. This will enable us to provide devices and support to up to 550 families in the year ahead - removing barriers to communication. Thank you for @AnneRabbitte for making this possible
🧵//: Just to clarify, my autistic traits became more apparent once I started ADHD medication. They have always been there but they became much more obvious and intense. (i’ll post them below)
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When I was in college, I remember having days, even full weeks sometimes, where I literally couldn't get myself to leave my apartment or do anything. At the time, I had no idea what I was experiencing or way... but I remember feeling intense embarrassment about it. \1
@JodieSmitten @KieranRose7 @AusomeIreland @TanyaAdkin @milton_damian @helenfarah79 @aucademy @TheNurturePro @KatieAdolphus Not a fan - have just written about this in a book, can do an awful lot of harm suppressing natural authentic autistic children in my view.
Unpopular opinion time: Being able to make an ADHD or autism spectrum diagnosis should be a core adult psychiatry competency, and it’s not going to work if they all have to be seen in a specialist clinic to get that diagnosis…
Connor's face on my ucl desk, remind me to focus on what's trully important for so many out there and get out of my bubble[s]
This is a great thread for updating SLT knowledge -I would suggest even useful for therapists working in ALD services
Information Carrying Words (ICWs) are problematic for several reasons: Firstly, they are not applicable to languages Other Than English (LOTE). A thread🧵 #ICWs #SpeechandLanguageTherapy
Come and visit us next week at Royal infirmary (Tues), western general hospital (weds), royal Edinburgh hospital (Thurs) and Napier Sighthill (Fri). Find out who we are and how you can make your service more accessible for people with learning disability #scotLDweek
Call for abstracts for Neurodiversity in Higher Education 2 #NDinHE2 is now open! If you'd like to submit an abstract for a talk, poster or creative workshop, please complete this form by 31st May: shorturl.at/dqsyO
And - exciting news - please #savethedate for Neurodiversity in Higher Education 2 #NDinHE2 which we'll be hosting at York St John on Friday 13th September! This follows a brilliant event last year at Bristol University smhas.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/neurodiversity… Call for abstracts coming soon!!
So we either discuss just autism & use correct terminology or embrace all ND and wince repeatedly. I’m not wincing every time anymore. I just hope I don’t fall into misusing the terms myself!
In my view the most important message re language is the switch from PFL to IFL re autism. So it should be autistic person not person with autism. That concept doesn’t translate as easily to other neurodevelopmental conditions so the confusion is understandable.
Those new to the area want to be allies but get confused when criticised by ND advocates for using terminology they’ve learned from other ND advocates, which is unfair.
It’s frustrating. In medicine / healthcare misuse is relentless. The main challenge is the ADHD ND community promote what we as autistics see as (& know is) wrong terminology. Yet #NeurodiversityInMedicine is such a hot topic right now I think we might need to just embrace it
I think it’s fine for allies to use either, without being criticised. There isn’t even consensus & clear understanding within the community. Once people get the concept of “neurodivergent” it’s hard to go back to “neurodiverse” for an individual. ND is a fairly safe abbreviation
My concern is that while we know the correct terminology, confusion is rife, often fuelled by other ND advocates with differing views. The last thing we want is allies keeping silent for fear of getting it wrong, so I’ve become much more tolerant of misuse.
But variations on “neurodiverse person” or worse “person with neurodiversity” have become so common that I wonder if we’ve lost the language battle and if continuing to oppose the use of incorrect language is counterproductive.
Neurodiverse describes a population, not an individual Neurodivergent describes an individual who falls outside the neurotypical majority Neurodivergent is a neutral descriptive term. It’s not a bad word, does not imply abnormality or deviance.
And just to be clear, I mean that in terms of specific conditions, not whether or not someone has a formal diagnosis. I was just as autistic before I got an official label as after, and so many of us have difficulty accessing diagnostic services.
Best to appreciate the value in recognising that #neurodiversity is a biological fact, realise that it includes everyone, accept the common ND conditions which are usually referred to when it’s discussed and avoid attempts to define its limits.
Stretched to its limits, the argument to include all variations in brain or indeed human functioning would include every medical or psychological condition, which is clearly not what is intended by the concept.
@Ka81 I wrote a thread about this x.com/autisticdoctor…
Stretched to its limits, the argument to include all variations in brain or indeed human functioning would include every medical or psychological condition, which is clearly not what is intended by the concept.
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