Lily Scanlan (She/Her) @LilySLT

Autism Service Manager and Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist | Autism Diagnostic Assessor | ADHDer 🧠 | views my own. Berkshire, UK Joined November 2017

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Lily Scanlan (She/Her) @LilySLT

2 years ago

Monotropism vs hyper-focus, what’s the differences? Or is hyper-focus part of monotropism? #Autism #ADHD #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent

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Lily Scanlan (She/Her) @LilySLT

2 years ago

Who is behind the “Thinking Autism” charity? @Autism I am disappointed that at the Autism show you advertised this organisation which labels Autism as a “disease” on their website?

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Lily Scanlan (She/Her) @LilySLT

2 years ago

Does anyone else find it hard to keep on top of everything? Outside of work I have such little capacity to keep on top of basic things, eating, being social, doing side projects/hobbies, texting. It’s exhausting 🥲 feel like life is a constant checklist #ADHD #mysltday

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Lily Scanlan (She/Her) @LilySLT

3 years ago

#AskingAutistics as a newly diagnosed adult, what would have been useful in a post-diagnosis session/webinar?? Any particular topics or themes? Thank you

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Lily Scanlan (She/Her) @LilySLT

3 years ago

Today I learnt about this awful company, “Hopeful Brain”, promoting totally false and outright unethical practices - cannot believe in 2023 there are clinics stating neurodiversity is “caused by pesticides” I have no words! #autism #Neurodiversity #ADHD

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Ashley Marvell @slt_ashley

3 years ago

SLT twitter: I am working with a group of English Language students at The University of Birmingham who are doing a project about the current language and terminology used about autism and the collecting data around the language we already use as speech and language therapists…

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Lily Scanlan (She/Her) @LilySLT

3 years ago

To see such negative narratives in the media, alongside the glamorisation of ADHD on social media apps is damaging to those who live with it as it invalidates the difficulties us ADHDers face. It’s time to take #ADHD seriously #Neurodivergent

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James Sunderland @JamesSunderl

3 years ago

Pleased to speak in @UKParliament on Neurodiversity. It's vital that we reduce the waiting times for ADHD & @Autism assessments so that effective treatment can begin much earlier @ADHDFoundation @CAMHSNetwork @DHSCgovuk @BracknellForest @ElliotColburn @AutismSociety @SENDSCOPE

The Neurodiversity Charity ADHD Foundation @ADHDFoundation

3 years ago

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ellie middleton 🌻 @elliemidds

3 years ago

let’s get one thing clear: ADHD is not a trend. it’s not a “must-have” (thanks @DailyMailUK for that one) and it’s not anything that someone would fake in order to garner attention.

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Emily♡ @ItsEmilyKaty

3 years ago

Try to stop tearing yourself down for things you would never give other people a hard time for. Show yourself the same kindness you show to others.

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Lily Scanlan (She/Her) @LilySLT

3 years ago

Having a very stressful week which is making my #ADHD a billion times worse. This is a reminder if you start to feel burnt out, it’s time to take a break and put yourself first and that doesn’t make you a failure! #mysltday

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Grow and Thrive Limited @growandthriveuk

3 years ago

@LilySLT I say to our clinicians - at whatever age they read the report you want to be hundred percent confident that the client will be able to read it and not have their sense of self and soul crushed by what they read. Really putting yourself in their shoes I guess.

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Lily Scanlan (She/Her) @LilySLT

3 years ago

It’s great there is a big push in autism diagnostics for reports to be neuro-affirming, but we need all clinicians involved on the same page 📄 there is a lack of consistency, we need more standardised guidance on this to create change #autism #Neurodiversity #SLTchat

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Brenda Carty @BrendaMcConvil8

3 years ago

@LilySLT Gone are the days of neodivergant therapists been seen as needing support! Think of all you bring to the table! Your an asset as we are! Our funky brains allows to do and see things others can’t! Wear it! ❤️

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Nate Postlethwait @nate_postlethwt

3 years ago

If you’re reading this, someone wants you to know that every time you’ve felt out of place in the world was because you didn’t have the proper support in a vulnerable moment. It’s not because you don’t belong. You matter even on your hardest days. You’ve always mattered.