Added signatutre and sharing widely :)
Important work.

Correction! The end of the 3rd aim, on the third post in this thread should read:

'promote Belonging and Connection'

Full credit for this ABC to Joe Powell, @allwalespeople1st.bsky.social, who said it all first.

#Acceptance #Belonging #Connection

Training on this new 3rd Edition of the SPELL framework is provided by @at-autism.bsky.social and #LSBU

For further information, and to book a place:
www.atautism.org/spell-framew...

The SPELL framework has 3 aims:
1️⃣To increase opportunities and purpose with & for autistic people
2️⃣To promote respect for autistic people through Acceptance
3️⃣To recognise & remove barriers to wellbeing and quality of life for autistic people; promote Belonging and Acceptance

It has been successfully applied by practitioners in these settings:
✳️community and inpatient mental health
✳️schools and colleges
✳️health and justice
✳️sports and fitness

Practitioners frequently cite the helpfulness of the framework in building a relationship and rapport with autistic people.

...Seeking to put ourselves in the shoes of others. All of us together. This impactful film will form an important part of a collective mission for change. No child should be asked to choose between education - and their mental health”

Please share & support if you can.

#attendance

/ends

In support of Jo and Natalie's project, which explores the pressure on a young mother caused by fines and threats of prosecution when her daughter stops attending school, I said:

“The way forward is to work collaboratively, listening, sharing perspectives and understanding...

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Background reading: This is where you can find the individual narratives of the participants in the study, based on experiences and events at school they found to be significant, as well as the meanings they ascribed to them.

centaur.reading.ac.uk/97405/

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This resonated deeply with me and my 2020 participatory research into why a growing number of autistic girls start - and then stop - attending mainstream secondary schools. Quotes from the conclusions of this research are shared by Jo and Natalie in the graphic below.

#missing #attendance

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#AutismArtOfThePossible

#AutismArtOfThePossible
From my perspective, a really fabulous conference with so many good speakers and vital topics.
Do get in contact with @at-autism.bsky.social and team if you need further information, ideas and signposting.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... is one link to Kasibba's story. It's daunting to read, and what a total mess, eh? So many people describing Kasibba in dreadful and frankly racist ways, before people rethought autism, learned new perspectives, and made a huge difference/