Prof Ben Paechter
@benpaechter.bsky.social
Part of wonderfully neurodiverse family. Trying to do my bit to promote inclusion and integrity. Professor of Artificial Intelligence at ENU. Personal A/C. likes/RTs≠Endorsement. #unfeartie
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Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI www.science.org/content/arti...
Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI
New study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs
www.science.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI www.science.org/content/arti...
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School anxiety ‘a big factor’ in ASN pupils’ absence, finds @childreninscotland.bsky.social report www.tes.com/magazine/new...
School anxiety ‘a big factor’ in ASN pupils’ absence
Children with additional support needs who are not attending school often lack ‘appropriate support and positive relationships with trusted adults’, says report
www.tes.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
School anxiety ‘a big factor’ in ASN pupils’ absence, finds @childreninscotland.bsky.social report www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Really pleased to see this paper being cited. I think it's an important paper (but, of course, I'd say that) and it would be good to see it having even more impact.
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August 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Really pleased to see this paper being cited. I think it's an important paper (but, of course, I'd say that) and it would be good to see it having even more impact.
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Does your #charity want free help with statistics?
If so, the Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social could help
“Our volunteer statisticians have been linked with over 200 organisations, helping them fulfil their charitable aims and objectives.”
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#stats
If so, the Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social could help
“Our volunteer statisticians have been linked with over 200 organisations, helping them fulfil their charitable aims and objectives.”
rss.org.uk/membership/v...
#stats
June 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Does your #charity want free help with statistics?
If so, the Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social could help
“Our volunteer statisticians have been linked with over 200 organisations, helping them fulfil their charitable aims and objectives.”
rss.org.uk/membership/v...
#stats
If so, the Royal Statistical Society @royalstatsoc.bsky.social could help
“Our volunteer statisticians have been linked with over 200 organisations, helping them fulfil their charitable aims and objectives.”
rss.org.uk/membership/v...
#stats
Teacher complaints system needs overhaul - report www.bbc.com/news/article...
School teacher misconduct investigations need revamp - report
An independent review says the way misconduct allegations against teachers in Scotland are investigated needs addressed.
www.bbc.com
May 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Teacher complaints system needs overhaul - report www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Professional Standards Authority have published their long-waited review of the @GTCS fitness to teach process. It is an excellent review containing a comprehensive list of recommended improvements. www.professionalstandards.org.uk/news-and-upd...
PSA makes recommendations on the General Teaching Council for Scotland’s Fitness to Teach process
PSA publishes its recommendations to GTC Scotland after completing a review of aspects of its fitness to teach function.
www.professionalstandards.org.uk
May 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Professional Standards Authority have published their long-waited review of the @GTCS fitness to teach process. It is an excellent review containing a comprehensive list of recommended improvements. www.professionalstandards.org.uk/news-and-upd...
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📢 ICARS Announcement: Welcoming Emma Dalmayne to the Team! @aimautistic.bsky.social
Since 2020, Emma has been a key ally in our fight to end restraint & seclusion. A fierce advocate for autistic rights, she has exposed harm, amplified neurodivergent voices & pushed for systemic change. 🧵
Since 2020, Emma has been a key ally in our fight to end restraint & seclusion. A fierce advocate for autistic rights, she has exposed harm, amplified neurodivergent voices & pushed for systemic change. 🧵
February 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
📢 ICARS Announcement: Welcoming Emma Dalmayne to the Team! @aimautistic.bsky.social
Since 2020, Emma has been a key ally in our fight to end restraint & seclusion. A fierce advocate for autistic rights, she has exposed harm, amplified neurodivergent voices & pushed for systemic change. 🧵
Since 2020, Emma has been a key ally in our fight to end restraint & seclusion. A fierce advocate for autistic rights, she has exposed harm, amplified neurodivergent voices & pushed for systemic change. 🧵
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Just a reminder if you’re on benefits:
- You are not a burden.
- You matter and give as much as anyone else.
- Political rhetoric is designed to make us feel that needing benefits is shameful—but it’s not.
We all need support at times. You are valued, respected, and wanted.💜
- You are not a burden.
- You matter and give as much as anyone else.
- Political rhetoric is designed to make us feel that needing benefits is shameful—but it’s not.
We all need support at times. You are valued, respected, and wanted.💜
November 24, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Just a reminder if you’re on benefits:
- You are not a burden.
- You matter and give as much as anyone else.
- Political rhetoric is designed to make us feel that needing benefits is shameful—but it’s not.
We all need support at times. You are valued, respected, and wanted.💜
- You are not a burden.
- You matter and give as much as anyone else.
- Political rhetoric is designed to make us feel that needing benefits is shameful—but it’s not.
We all need support at times. You are valued, respected, and wanted.💜
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Kintsugi is a Japanese art of repairing broken pottery and other ceramics using lacquer and powdered gold, silver, or platinum. Kintsugi translates to "joining with gold". Instead of hiding cracks, kintsugi highlights them with gold to tell the story of the object, finding beauty in damage.
November 23, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Kintsugi is a Japanese art of repairing broken pottery and other ceramics using lacquer and powdered gold, silver, or platinum. Kintsugi translates to "joining with gold". Instead of hiding cracks, kintsugi highlights them with gold to tell the story of the object, finding beauty in damage.
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What is neurodiversity? What does it mean for how we each go about our daily activities?
We've written an article for young people, but hopefully a useful primer for all :)
By @aalcorn.bsky.social, @katiecebula.bsky.social, @suereviews.bsky.social and me.
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
We've written an article for young people, but hopefully a useful primer for all :)
By @aalcorn.bsky.social, @katiecebula.bsky.social, @suereviews.bsky.social and me.
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Neurodiversity Can Explain Differences in How People Experience Everyday Life
Neurodiversity means that all people’s brains process information differently from each other. In other words, people think and learn in a variety of ways. Being neurodivergent means that the way a pe...
kids.frontiersin.org
November 18, 2024 at 2:38 PM
What is neurodiversity? What does it mean for how we each go about our daily activities?
We've written an article for young people, but hopefully a useful primer for all :)
By @aalcorn.bsky.social, @katiecebula.bsky.social, @suereviews.bsky.social and me.
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
We've written an article for young people, but hopefully a useful primer for all :)
By @aalcorn.bsky.social, @katiecebula.bsky.social, @suereviews.bsky.social and me.
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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Open access Research 101 training is now available. It was created with Autistic adults. Ideally, researchers would use this training for their Autistic collaborators who want more information about research. salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
Research 101: Collaborating in Participatory Autism Research
Research 101 is a training course designed by and for autistic people. The purpose of the course is to educate autistic people who are not academics or professional researchers, so they can be more in...
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Open access Research 101 training is now available. It was created with Autistic adults. Ideally, researchers would use this training for their Autistic collaborators who want more information about research. salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
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"Open access Research 101 training is now available. It was created with Autistic adults. Ideally, researchers would use this training for their Autistic collaborators who want more information about research."
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
"Open access Research 101 training is now available. It was created with Autistic adults. Ideally, researchers would use this training for their Autistic collaborators who want more information about research."
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
Research 101: Collaborating in Participatory Autism Research
Research 101 is a training course designed by and for autistic people. The purpose of the course is to educate autistic people who are not academics or professional researchers, so they can be more in...
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk
November 28, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Shared via @proudmum95.bsky.social
"Open access Research 101 training is now available. It was created with Autistic adults. Ideally, researchers would use this training for their Autistic collaborators who want more information about research."
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
"Open access Research 101 training is now available. It was created with Autistic adults. Ideally, researchers would use this training for their Autistic collaborators who want more information about research."
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
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Couldn't be bothered reading our whole Poverty in Scotland report? Shame on you but we have saved you from yourself.
We've done a short explainer of the key parts of the report "our love letter to the social security system".
Check out the cool new charts too...
www.jrf.org.uk/social-secur...
We've done a short explainer of the key parts of the report "our love letter to the social security system".
Check out the cool new charts too...
www.jrf.org.uk/social-secur...
How a transformed social security system can change lives
A short explainer of this year’s Poverty in Scotland report that shows that social security can both embed and alleviate poverty.
www.jrf.org.uk
November 27, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Couldn't be bothered reading our whole Poverty in Scotland report? Shame on you but we have saved you from yourself.
We've done a short explainer of the key parts of the report "our love letter to the social security system".
Check out the cool new charts too...
www.jrf.org.uk/social-secur...
We've done a short explainer of the key parts of the report "our love letter to the social security system".
Check out the cool new charts too...
www.jrf.org.uk/social-secur...
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Thank you Neurowild!!!
November 27, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Thank you Neurowild!!!
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Another sickening glimpse of autistic children being abused and ‘tortured’ in a place supposed to care for them. www.bbc.com/news/article...
CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room
Police have said staff will not face action over abuse of autistic children shown in videos leaked to the BBC.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Another sickening glimpse of autistic children being abused and ‘tortured’ in a place supposed to care for them. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Our team is collecting data on autistic wellbeing, masking and social media- if you are #autistic pls consider taking part
redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=9...
redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=9...
Exploring potential benefits of social media in an autistic adult population.
redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk
November 26, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Our team is collecting data on autistic wellbeing, masking and social media- if you are #autistic pls consider taking part
redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=9...
redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=9...
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Company linked to cloned journals of major publishers denies cloning journals of major publishers | @RetractionWatch.com | https://buff.ly/3Z98cS1
November 27, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Company linked to cloned journals of major publishers denies cloning journals of major publishers | @RetractionWatch.com | https://buff.ly/3Z98cS1
CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room www.bbc.com/news/article...
CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room
Police have said staff will not face action over abuse of autistic children shown in videos leaked to the BBC.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:43 PM
CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anyone else getting internal server errors or similar?
November 20, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Anyone else getting internal server errors or similar?
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We've responded to @gov.scot.web.brid.gy consultation on ‘Children’s Hearing Redesign.’ Read our response: www.aberlour.org.uk/publications...
November 20, 2024 at 11:17 AM
We've responded to @gov.scot.web.brid.gy consultation on ‘Children’s Hearing Redesign.’ Read our response: www.aberlour.org.uk/publications...
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1/ 🧵 Isolation isn’t support. This powerful piece shares the lived experience of an autistic student repeatedly removed from class and isolated under the guise of "discipline." Let’s explore the important takeaways from their story. againstrestraint.com/2021/06/19/s...
Seclusion, Isolation, and a Student in the School Library
Wolfheart Sanchez recalls his experiences of being isolated and secluded as an autistic student who was ruthlessly bullied.
againstrestraint.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:10 PM
1/ 🧵 Isolation isn’t support. This powerful piece shares the lived experience of an autistic student repeatedly removed from class and isolated under the guise of "discipline." Let’s explore the important takeaways from their story. againstrestraint.com/2021/06/19/s...
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"The inquest process is inherently unjust and can become a site in which #autistic ppl, ppl with #learningdisabilities and/or mental health are further dehumanised" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#openaccess paper on reality/brutality of inquests from @sarasiobhan.bsky.social and crew
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#openaccess paper on reality/brutality of inquests from @sarasiobhan.bsky.social and crew
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Between epistemic injustice and therapeutic jurisprudence: Coronial processes involving families of autistic people, people with learning disabilities and/or mental ill health
Understanding how and why someone dies unexpectedly is key to bereaved family members. The coronial process in England investigates instances where the cause of death is unknown, violent or unnatural...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:31 AM
"The inquest process is inherently unjust and can become a site in which #autistic ppl, ppl with #learningdisabilities and/or mental health are further dehumanised" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#openaccess paper on reality/brutality of inquests from @sarasiobhan.bsky.social and crew
1/9
#openaccess paper on reality/brutality of inquests from @sarasiobhan.bsky.social and crew
1/9
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We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:
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November 18, 2024 at 2:48 PM
We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:
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#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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I speak as a family lawyer.
Working a DOLs case was vicariously traumatising.
I can’t imagine how my client suffered.
Private companies abuse vulnerable kids for profit.
I have witnessed it and it is a national scandal.
www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/resource/chi...
Working a DOLs case was vicariously traumatising.
I can’t imagine how my client suffered.
Private companies abuse vulnerable kids for profit.
I have witnessed it and it is a national scandal.
www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/resource/chi...
Children with complex needs who are deprived of liberty: Interviews with children to understand their experiences of being deprived of their liberty | Children's Commissioner for England
Thousands of children in the United Kingdom are currently deprived of their liberty. They are confined in young offender institutions, mental health
www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk
November 18, 2024 at 8:34 PM
I speak as a family lawyer.
Working a DOLs case was vicariously traumatising.
I can’t imagine how my client suffered.
Private companies abuse vulnerable kids for profit.
I have witnessed it and it is a national scandal.
www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/resource/chi...
Working a DOLs case was vicariously traumatising.
I can’t imagine how my client suffered.
Private companies abuse vulnerable kids for profit.
I have witnessed it and it is a national scandal.
www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/resource/chi...
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🚨 Beautifully clear and accessible article about what neurodiversity means from @cjcrompton.bsky.social, @suereviews.bsky.social and colleagues!
What is neurodiversity? What does it mean for how we each go about our daily activities?
We've written an article for young people, but hopefully a useful primer for all :)
By @aalcorn.bsky.social, @katiecebula.bsky.social, @suereviews.bsky.social and me.
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
We've written an article for young people, but hopefully a useful primer for all :)
By @aalcorn.bsky.social, @katiecebula.bsky.social, @suereviews.bsky.social and me.
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Neurodiversity Can Explain Differences in How People Experience Everyday Life
Neurodiversity means that all people’s brains process information differently from each other. In other words, people think and learn in a variety of ways. Being neurodivergent means that the way a pe...
kids.frontiersin.org
November 18, 2024 at 4:06 PM
🚨 Beautifully clear and accessible article about what neurodiversity means from @cjcrompton.bsky.social, @suereviews.bsky.social and colleagues!