‘Overdiagnosis’: The media’s vilification of different minds - @bethanreesnd.bsky.social

Dyma flog sydd yn trafod penawdau diweddar sy'n honni bod yna 'orddiagnosis' o niwroamrywiaeth:

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After pretty awful headlines, wrong assumptions & making #neurodivergent people and those living with #mentalhealth conditions feel like they don't matter, I needed to write this blog. Thank you so much #InclusiveJournalismCymru for letting me share this.

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1/4 🚨 As Baroness Hollins said in the Parliament debate on the Mental Health Act Bill, there are still over 2,000 people with a learning disability and/or autism in mental health hospitals.

#HomesNotHospitals #MentalHealthActReform

Can’t believe I’ve been @ldwales.bsky.social for a month already! I’ve been lucky enough to go out with the amazing team and see the incredible work they do 🥰 thank you all for making me feel so welcome!

Disability benefit cuts will cause widespread hardship, no questions asked

Quick thread 🧵 on the impact of cuts on why the govt needs to properly consult - or see the full post at:

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News. Welfare cuts will hit over three million families and push 250,000 people into poverty, government analysis shows.

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People with a learning disability advised: Don’t forget to book your annual health check

A recent report from Cerebra highlighted how disabled children and their families are being failed across all 3 nations due to the lack of good quality continence services. Find out more about what this means here: www.ldw.org.uk/inaccessible...

1/ 📣Nearly, 200,000 people with a learning disability rely on PIP to support them with the unavoidable price of being disabled. These aren’t optional costs, and they won’t simply disappear because of cuts to PIP.

If you've been affected or likely to be affected by the #DisabilityBenefits cuts proposed by @ukparliament.parliament.uk on Tuesday, the consultation on the Green Paper are open until 30 June (likely to be extended due to lack of easy read option).

1/3 We know people with a learning disability are worried about what changes to disability benefits could mean for them.
 
Ismail Kaji, Parliamentary & Government Officer at Mencap, spoke to Andy Bell on 5 News.

UK Government’s £5bn benefits ‘crackdown’ will leave many disabled people in Wales considerably worse off without fundamentally tackling the systemic barriers to employment and independent living.

Once again disabled people have been cruelly let down. 1/2

Also great to see @senedd.wales #PetitionsCommittee discussing @ldwales.bsky.social #StolenLives petition to stop the detention of learning disabled and autistic children, young people & adults in hospitals. As a society, we should be providing care, not locking people away. #HomesNotHositals

Great to see the #AutismAct2009 being discussed @ukparliament.parliament.uk today. Thank you so much @tim-nicholls.bsky.social @autismallianceuk.bsky.social @autistica.org.uk @ambitiousautism.bsky.social for sharing just some of the challenges faced by #autistic people like me in society today 🙏

The Chancellor’s latest announcement on welfare cuts feels like a gut punch.

Cutting benefits without addressing the root causes behind the increase in claimants - poor mental health, poor work conditions, and poverty - is short-sighted and dangerous.

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Hi there, I'm Beth - a #neurodivergent creative writer & speaker from #Cardiff. I've spoken openly about my #mentalhealthmisdiagnosis since 2017 & more recently, my experiences as a late-diagnosed #autistic woman with #ADHD.

Talks about: #neurodiversityatwork, #femaleneurodivergence, #misdiagnosis