Jodie Clarke (previously smitten) @JodieSmitten
Autistic. ADHD. Parent to neurodivergent children. Work with neurodivergent children & their families. PGCert Autism. MA autism. Jodieclarke.co.uk South West, UK Joined April 2020-
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This has had a big response.. if you are still using this “intervention” a re-consideration as to why & how you are using it is necessary. Consider; Autism + environment = outcome, double empathy, masking/trauma, authenticity, positive self identity.
This has had a big response.. if you are still using this “intervention” a re-consideration as to why & how you are using it is necessary. Consider; Autism + environment = outcome, double empathy, masking/trauma, authenticity, positive self identity.
Do you want to step outside of the rigidity of boxes and systems? Are you fun, creative? Do you want to work with a ND affirming family We are seeking someone who cares and is curious To spend time with an older teen PDA’er who is fun loving and enjoys a laugh and banter
This is so outdated, unrealistic, harmful and stinks of false inclusion. Let’s do something for the disabled kids that really only benefits everyone else. If you want to be really and truly inclusive then start here: thenurtureprogramme.co.uk/resources a series of free downloads for kids!
This is so outdated, unrealistic, harmful and stinks of false inclusion. Let’s do something for the disabled kids that really only benefits everyone else. If you want to be really and truly inclusive then start here: thenurtureprogramme.co.uk/resources a series of free downloads for kids!
#listentononspeakers Max Whelan shared some of his experiences with us at our recent conference and how he advocates for all non-speakers to get access to AAC youtube.com/watch?v=5bnssb…
#AskingAutistics thoughts on Social behaviour maps being used in schools… encourages masking & has no interest in double empathy? @KieranRose7 @AusomeIreland @TanyaAdkin @milton_damian @helenfarah79 @aucademy @TheNurturePro @KatieAdolphus @SheffieldLuke
PIP shouldn’t even be in the same conversation as sickness and work. PIP is personal independence payment. It has nothing to do with whether you are working or not working, off sick or not. It has nothing to do with work. It is like Rishi Sunak doesn’t even know this.
I would not be able to sit through this attack on human rights dressed up as ‘training’ Fair play @GymRobcom for continuing to highlight the abuse of disabled people and put yourself through what must be v difficult
I would not be able to sit through this attack on human rights dressed up as ‘training’ Fair play @GymRobcom for continuing to highlight the abuse of disabled people and put yourself through what must be v difficult
Recommendations for best book about PDA for a 8 year old PDA’er! Must be low demand, engaging, small chucks of text and have pictures @thepdaspace @stephstwogirls @sallycatPDA @LauraKerbey
We know that the assessment process for adults can be awful, so we try to do things differently. We’re constantly striving to improve & our client feedback tells us we are on the right track. James’ wife experiences a lot of anxiety & so we wanted to make sure she felt safe
Why is homework still a thing in most schools? I regularly speak with teachers, parents & autistic pupils who, MOSTLY, "don't agree with homework". "I have had a long day. I want to relax. It gets in the way. I find it stressful" ...etc - that could also be a parental quote!
No Wellbeing Hub talk in April b/c of Easter break but bookings have just opened for May: Date: 16th May at 7-8.30pm Speaker: @nicolaleaking 🐼 Topic: Young autistic people and the importance of self-understanding It's free & all are welcome! Book here: tinyurl.com/CfA-Wellbeing-…
Wore this from @inrainbowsirl My daughter asked me why I was wearing a trans T-shirt at an Autistic conference I explained when we have a platform it is a privilege we don’t waste on ourselves- we use it to elevate the more marginalised in our community
The uniform policy of a specialist autism sch who also claim to know about PDA "We believe that our students should look smart and professional. We ask parents/carers for their complete support in helping enforce school uniform" "Correct uniform must always be worn" Thoughts?
Turns out that @KieranRose7 is much taller in real life….Impressive angling of the camera by @MRose_Marketing hiding quite how short I am! Lol So so cool to meet you both in person
Was lush to meet @AutisticallySco and get a signed copy of this fab new resource at the Minding Autistic Minds conference run by @AusomeIreland
Looking forward to today with @AusomeIreland
Excited to be in Ireland ahead of the @AusomeIreland conference. It’s going to be very weird to actually meet @KieranRose7 & @MRose_Marketing in person! Good weird obviously! 🤣😳😊
💫 New workbook for children to share their experiences of school 💫 Written with autistic children in mind but could be useful for everyone. An opportunity for children to explore their feelings and those around them to understand. Available on Amazon
Important new paper on #Autistic #women's #health. “A perfect storm”: Autistic experiences of menopause and midlife. From @MirandaJBrady, @AutisticMatters, Julie Gamble-Turner, Rachel L Moseley, @seahorse_19816, @Autism_R_and_D #AutisticElders #Autism journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…
We are excited for our event w @AutisticDoctor next Thurs 18 April at 3pm. Students & staff can join in person (Albert LT) or online (MS Teams) to learn about neuroaffirmative care & experiences of autistic healthcare practitioners. Please sign up here: forms.office.com/e/3qzypmfn3H
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32K Followers 6K Following Own views. Not professional advice. Autistic Research Consultant. #AutisticElders Personal page. Like = I read the post. R/T does not imply endorsement.Autism care and share @autcareandshare
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858 Followers 220 Following Family Law Solicitor representing the vulnerable in the continuous fight of trying to right the wrongs within Family Court ⚖️ Views in tweets are my own | ADHDAutistic Lecturer @YasmeenMultani
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2K Followers 2K Following Wombling Woke Widow now posting where the sky is blue as https://t.co/7DScbFNwTF 57 years of undiagnosed ADHD. Socialist, pacifist, INFP, lover of tea.The Autistic Lawyer @neuro_lawyer
629 Followers 3K Following AuDHD author of “Smelling the Taste of Sound”. eBook, Paperback & Audiobook. Autistic observational humour, honesty & insight set in the workplace. On Amazon.Seedlip Ben @Seedlip_Ben
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106 Followers 1K Following Football obsessive/MUFC/Average #FPL player (best 22/23 166K)/Britpop/Indie/OU Psychology graduate/An over thinking introvert. #Autismawareness #socialanxiety@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.
@SheffieldLuke @JodieSmitten @KieranRose7 @AusomeIreland @TanyaAdkin @milton_damian @helenfarah79 @aucademy @KatieAdolphus Agree! I withdrew my kids from all behaviour reward, programmes etc and their mental health improved.
@JodieSmitten @CommonSenseSLT @KieranRose7 @AusomeIreland @TanyaAdkin @milton_damian @helenfarah79 @aucademy @TheNurturePro @KatieAdolphus @SheffieldLuke But chart 1 doesn’t translate what other people MIGHT be thinking, so hard to work that out & Alexithymia is a real thing. Chart 2 more helpful as a explainer of neurotypical assumptions but also a list of things to ‘fail’ at being ‘normal’ with causing MH crisis. Grade F
@JodieSmitten @CommonSenseSLT @KieranRose7 @AusomeIreland @TanyaAdkin @milton_damian @helenfarah79 @aucademy @TheNurturePro @KatieAdolphus @SheffieldLuke Oh boy that was bracing and brought up things I had fogotten! Gut feel - ableist, masking, gaslighting & trauma creating ways of feeding into school trauma and non attendance. Logical take - chart 1 COULD be okIF done in curious, exploration of m needs without bias … 1/2
10/10 BEHAVIORISM needs to be something we CALL OUT, QUERY, ARGUE AGAINST. Ask curious questions, dig beneath the veneer, excavate & expose. Ask what now? And give space for CYP voices. Intrinsic motivation is powerful. With enough room I believe CYP already have many answers
9/10 TO UNDERSTAND OTHER HUMANS, we must ourselves explore our own humanity, sit alongside & with, not opposite/ 'doing to'. Mutuality is exactly that, bringing benefit to both, to all. We always have much to learn, and much to gain by doing so. Synergy over 'positive support'
8/10 There is NO BEST WAY TO BE HUMAN, no blueprint, no book. We need to stop categorising in infinitly greater amounts of detail, stop coding, counting, measuring, quantifying. These are poor, clumsy, skewed tools to help us understand; all too easily bought & corrupted
7/10 Our CARE FRAMEWORKS are built on narrow foundations of right & wrong, missing out, discarding or worse colonising all who fall outside these parameters. We wonder at growing SEN/MH numbers, yet is it not a consequence of ever harder/ firmer rules on being human?
6/10 ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experiences are not a finite list. To understand experience we must first learn to listen as equals, in safe spaces, led by the CYP we meet, not dictated by our own agendas (time, location, workload)
5/10 TRAUMA: talk of little & big 'T', itself an ableist construct. Who again gets to judge this distinction. When every waking moment for some is a 'sensory minefield', who are we to judge lived lives in this way?
4/10 RESTRAINTS: Used to enforce sanctions, by 'trained' individuals who give themselves permission to be judge & jury, in the name of 'safety' for all, yet ignoring the unsafety of resulting trauma; all too quick to blame everything else, but themselves in this regard
3/10 SANCTIONS Meeted out to the most vulnerable. Those who have no extra energy available for the effort of 'expected'. Authenticity punished, distress punished doubly as 'challenge", no matter that we may be the challenging ones. Double standards in parallel with #DoubleEmpathy
2/10 REWARDS. These benign, saccharine frameworks = training tools to bend individuals to meet others' expectations. Worse, such goals are often seen as 'typical, appropriate'? Who gets to judge these qualities? It is those in power, a dynamic that sits uncomfortably with care
1/10 BEHAVIORISM is rife in our school & health systems. Look beyond the glossy websites, the cheerful photos, the chatty newsletters, the push & pull of rewards & sanctions nestles 'harmlessly?' 'It's what we've always done.' Yet, when we know better, surely we should do better?
@JodieSmitten @MsJoBillington @CRAE_IOE @DrGeoffBird I think there are definitely differences in sensory processing but it would be hard to know if there are separate interoceptive differences when a child's experience could be so different to what they're having it labelled as that they couldn't map words onto internal states.
@JodieSmitten @MsJoBillington @CRAE_IOE @DrGeoffBird How we learn emotional (?interoceptive) expression is related to close co-ordination of our internal experience with how that's been reflected back and verbally labelled in our environments. Many autistic people experience poor interactional fit here, and so do other groups.
@jessiehewitson @CRAE_IOE @DrGeoffBird Yes, this was a key takeaway, I think. Geoff also talked about the important role interoception plays in emotional understanding. Would def recommend watching the recording on the CRAE youtube channel when it’s uploaded next week.
@MsJoBillington @CRAE_IOE @DrGeoffBird sounds v interesting. makes me realise that the impact of alexithymia is far broader than i imagined. Didn't know you can be alexithymic and not autistic
Fascinating @CRAE_IOE talk on alexithymia from @DrGeoffBird this afternoon. Lots of food for thought and lovely to see lots of friends in the chat.
Once again for the journalists, economists and other professionals out there. Autism & ADHD are not a psychiatric conditions. Autism & ADHD are #NOT mental illnesses Autism & ADHD are life long. Autism & ADHD are not a disease.