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Estimates for autism prevalence and the unemployment/economic inactivity rate for the 16-24 age group, demonstrates that the prevalence and unemployment rate are highest in this age bracket. Here is data on UK Autistic employment/economic inactivity committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide... #NEET
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Estimates for autism prevalence and the unemployment/economic inactivity rate for the 16-24 age group, demonstrates that the prevalence and unemployment rate are highest in this age bracket. Here is data on UK Autistic employment/economic inactivity committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide... #NEET
The consensus across all UK research is that the transition from education to employment for autistic young people is the most challenging transition point, resulting in a significantly increased likelihood of becoming NEET
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November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The consensus across all UK research is that the transition from education to employment for autistic young people is the most challenging transition point, resulting in a significantly increased likelihood of becoming NEET
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Growing call to recognise civilians on Remembrance Day, amidst record conflict deaths worldwide www.ppu.org.uk/news/growing...
Growing call to recognise civilians on Remembrance Day, amidst record conflict deaths worldwide
Joint press release by Every Casualty Counts and Peace Pledge UnionAs global civilian deaths in conflict reach record levels, campaigners and public figures are calling for Remembrance Day to properly...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Growing call to recognise civilians on Remembrance Day, amidst record conflict deaths worldwide www.ppu.org.uk/news/growing...
The Sub-Text of “Maintaining Disruption-Free Lessons”
Why “disruption-free” classrooms must also make room for #neurodiverse ways of learning thechronicallycurious.substack.com/p/the-sub-te...
Why “disruption-free” classrooms must also make room for #neurodiverse ways of learning thechronicallycurious.substack.com/p/the-sub-te...
The Sub-Text of “Maintaining Disruption-Free Lessons”
Why “disruption-free” classrooms must also make room for neurodiverse ways of learning
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October 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The Sub-Text of “Maintaining Disruption-Free Lessons”
Why “disruption-free” classrooms must also make room for #neurodiverse ways of learning thechronicallycurious.substack.com/p/the-sub-te...
Why “disruption-free” classrooms must also make room for #neurodiverse ways of learning thechronicallycurious.substack.com/p/the-sub-te...
How monotropic are you?! dlcincluded.github.io/MQ/ #Monotropism
MQ Assessment
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October 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
How monotropic are you?! dlcincluded.github.io/MQ/ #Monotropism
I am more #Monotropic than about 63% of autistic people and about 97% of allistic people, interesting insights at monotropism.org
October 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I am more #Monotropic than about 63% of autistic people and about 97% of allistic people, interesting insights at monotropism.org
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Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet
Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet
From Venice to the Iguazu Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devices
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October 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet
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The mass Dept of Education layoffs mean students with disabilities won't "get the services and support they need and have a right to under federal law. With no one working to enforce these laws, disabled students’ rights are at risk." TY @autisticadvocacy.org:
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ASAN Condemns Mass Layoffs of Special Education Programs Workers at the US Dept. of Education - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
On October 10th, the Trump administration announced that over 400 people at the US Department of Education would lose their jobs. These layoffs gutted the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), ...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The mass Dept of Education layoffs mean students with disabilities won't "get the services and support they need and have a right to under federal law. With no one working to enforce these laws, disabled students’ rights are at risk." TY @autisticadvocacy.org:
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/10/asan...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/10/asan...
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Climate Crisis: UK warned to prepare for 2°C warming by 2050
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Climate Crisis: UK warned to prepare for 2°C warming by 2050
Our warming planet means that we are already seeing extreme events in the UK such as 40-degree heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and flooding.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Climate Crisis: UK warned to prepare for 2°C warming by 2050
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Many people quietly struggle with reading, light sensitivity, or depth perception and have no idea why? We do…it could very well be Visual Stress. Testing for Visual Stress can uncover visual processing issues that impact learning, focus, and comfort in everyday life irlen.com/get-tested/
Self Tests - Irlen
Irlen Syndrome Self-Test Most people don’t realize the symptoms they experience aren’t normal. Our self-test is designed to distinguish between physical and visual symptoms that will respond to color,...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Many people quietly struggle with reading, light sensitivity, or depth perception and have no idea why? We do…it could very well be Visual Stress. Testing for Visual Stress can uncover visual processing issues that impact learning, focus, and comfort in everyday life irlen.com/get-tested/
The Slow Poisoning of the Sea: Ocean Acidification will Redefine the Future of Life on Earth
Beyond Warming - Acidifying Oceans: The Irreversible Crisis Beneath the Climate Debate www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Beyond Warming - Acidifying Oceans: The Irreversible Crisis Beneath the Climate Debate www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ocean acidification is latest manifestation of global warming
Carbon dioxide pollution adds to threat to world's oceans and marine species
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October 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The Slow Poisoning of the Sea: Ocean Acidification will Redefine the Future of Life on Earth
Beyond Warming - Acidifying Oceans: The Irreversible Crisis Beneath the Climate Debate www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Beyond Warming - Acidifying Oceans: The Irreversible Crisis Beneath the Climate Debate www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Slow Poisoning of the Sea: Ocean Acidification will Redefine the Future of Life on Earth
Acidifying Oceans: The Irreversible Crisis Beneath the Climate Debate open.substack.com/pub/thechron... Beyond Warming
Acidifying Oceans: The Irreversible Crisis Beneath the Climate Debate open.substack.com/pub/thechron... Beyond Warming
The Silent Crisis Beneath the Waves: Why Ocean Acidification May Be More Dangerous Than Climate Change
The Ocean Is Losing Its Breath - The Hidden Catastrophe We’re Not Talking About
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October 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Slow Poisoning of the Sea: Ocean Acidification will Redefine the Future of Life on Earth
Acidifying Oceans: The Irreversible Crisis Beneath the Climate Debate open.substack.com/pub/thechron... Beyond Warming
Acidifying Oceans: The Irreversible Crisis Beneath the Climate Debate open.substack.com/pub/thechron... Beyond Warming
The Uncanny Valley Effect of those starring eyes on my Tiny Tears doll made me actively dislike her, drawing on her face, in my attempts to transfer her into something I could understand or manage substack.com/home/post/p-...
October 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The Uncanny Valley Effect of those starring eyes on my Tiny Tears doll made me actively dislike her, drawing on her face, in my attempts to transfer her into something I could understand or manage substack.com/home/post/p-...
I never played Sindy's, I tidied them. Order, not make-believe, was my favourite form of play. Looking back through the lens of late-diagnosed autism I can see that my love of structure wasn’t a lack of creativity, it was how my autistic brain made sense of the world
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I never played Sindy's, I tidied them
Order - not make-believe - was my favourite form of play
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October 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I never played Sindy's, I tidied them. Order, not make-believe, was my favourite form of play. Looking back through the lens of late-diagnosed autism I can see that my love of structure wasn’t a lack of creativity, it was how my autistic brain made sense of the world
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Jamie Oliver and the British Dyslexia Association have launched the UK’s first-ever voice petition. Available exclusively on Spotify they are coming together to demand urgent change to the #SEND system. #DyslexiaRevolution Share your voice and be heard - record it here: dyslexiavoicepetition.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Jamie Oliver and the British Dyslexia Association have launched the UK’s first-ever voice petition. Available exclusively on Spotify they are coming together to demand urgent change to the #SEND system. #DyslexiaRevolution Share your voice and be heard - record it here: dyslexiavoicepetition.com
Control vs Compassion: Rethinking Behaviour Policies for Autistic Pupils. Let’s build schools where autistic pupils aren’t just managed - they’re understood, supported, and empowered open.substack.com/pub/thechron...
Control vs Compassion: Rethinking Behaviour Policies for Autistic Pupils
Let’s build schools where autistic pupils aren’t just managed - they’re understood, supported, and empowered.
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September 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Control vs Compassion: Rethinking Behaviour Policies for Autistic Pupils. Let’s build schools where autistic pupils aren’t just managed - they’re understood, supported, and empowered open.substack.com/pub/thechron...
Trump's recent claims linking paracetamol to autism contradict scientific evidence, devalue autistic people, and fuel harmful stigma. Want to learn about autism? Listen to autistic voices. www.autism-alliance.org.uk/news/joint-s...
The Trump administration and autism: a joint statement from leading UK autism charities — Autism Alliance UK
Joint statement from: Ambitious about Autism, Autism Alliance UK, Autistica and National Autistic Society. Today, the Trump administration has issued a statement linking paracetamol use in preg...
www.autism-alliance.org.uk
September 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Trump's recent claims linking paracetamol to autism contradict scientific evidence, devalue autistic people, and fuel harmful stigma. Want to learn about autism? Listen to autistic voices. www.autism-alliance.org.uk/news/joint-s...
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"We’re facing a massive public health crisis because a disturbing number of people believe that autism is worse than illness or death. My neurology is the boogeyman behind a completely preventable plague in the making." @fodderfigure.bsky.social, at TPGA:
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I’m Autistic, And Believe Me, It’s A Lot Better Than Measles — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
Vaccines like the MMR (measles, mumps & rubella) don’t cause autism. But even if they did, is being like me really a fate worse than death?
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September 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"We’re facing a massive public health crisis because a disturbing number of people believe that autism is worse than illness or death. My neurology is the boogeyman behind a completely preventable plague in the making." @fodderfigure.bsky.social, at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/im-a...
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/im-a...
A poem I wrote about Drip Day
July 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A poem I wrote about Drip Day
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While bad actors catastrophize about the increase in autism diagnoses, it "is actually a long-needed correction of a longstanding bias, which had overlooked many in need of support." And do we really want to go back to blaming autism on "refrigerator mothers"?
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Why the antagonism over the rise in autism diagnoses? It’s actually good news | Gina Rippon
A ninefold increase is the result of huge advances in our understanding – and brings the hope of fulfilling lives to many more people, says author Gina Rippon
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July 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
While bad actors catastrophize about the increase in autism diagnoses, it "is actually a long-needed correction of a longstanding bias, which had overlooked many in need of support." And do we really want to go back to blaming autism on "refrigerator mothers"?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Encapsulating understanding of autism in one article comes from the unhelpful polarizing ambitions to 'eliminate' the 'autism epidemic' pathologizing neurodivergent people as a problem to be eradicated, perpetuating dangerous stereotypes & stigma thechronicallycurious.substack.com/p/beyond-def...
Beyond Deficits; beyond the Medical Map: What's Missing from the Autism Research Landscape
Voices Unheard: A Critical Analysis of Autism Field 'Mapping'
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June 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Encapsulating understanding of autism in one article comes from the unhelpful polarizing ambitions to 'eliminate' the 'autism epidemic' pathologizing neurodivergent people as a problem to be eradicated, perpetuating dangerous stereotypes & stigma thechronicallycurious.substack.com/p/beyond-def...
The Silent Spectrum: Gen X's Undiagnosed Autism Journey How a Generation of Neurodivergent Adults Grew Up Without Names or Definitions for Their Differences in the 1970s and 1980s substack.com/@thechronica... #Autism #Neurodivergent #Neurodivergence #GenX
The Silent Spectrum: Gen X's Undiagnosed Autism Journey
How a Generation of Neurodivergent Adults Grew Up Without Names or Definitions for Their Differences in the 1970s and 1980s
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May 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Silent Spectrum: Gen X's Undiagnosed Autism Journey How a Generation of Neurodivergent Adults Grew Up Without Names or Definitions for Their Differences in the 1970s and 1980s substack.com/@thechronica... #Autism #Neurodivergent #Neurodivergence #GenX