Roanna
@roannabrewer.bsky.social
AuDHD anglo iranian mother to 2 looking for accountability
SEND National Crisis Co-ordinator
Self employed bean counter
SENDIST, coffee, and nature enthusiast.
SEND National Crisis Co-ordinator
Self employed bean counter
SENDIST, coffee, and nature enthusiast.
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Despite her belated diagnosis, Walker has already begun to find autistic community. “She’s been in touch with a group of fellow late-diagnosed women. And a boy who’s nearly 12,” Wilkins said.
thedailytism.com/better-late-...
thedailytism.com/better-late-...
Better late than never, concludes woman’s autism report
A woman approaching her 98th birthday has received a late late diagnosis of autism, reports have confirmed. Julie Walker, 97, from Goole - who received the full copy of her assessment report last Thur...
thedailytism.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Despite her belated diagnosis, Walker has already begun to find autistic community. “She’s been in touch with a group of fellow late-diagnosed women. And a boy who’s nearly 12,” Wilkins said.
thedailytism.com/better-late-...
thedailytism.com/better-late-...
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Parents deserve to be informed, included, and empowered to help eliminate harmful practices in schools. Yet, many are left out of critical decisions, and children are misunderstood instead of supported. It's time for change. #AgainstRestraint #DyingForAnEducation
November 26, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Parents deserve to be informed, included, and empowered to help eliminate harmful practices in schools. Yet, many are left out of critical decisions, and children are misunderstood instead of supported. It's time for change. #AgainstRestraint #DyingForAnEducation
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This is heartbreaking but sadly not shocking. The systemic abuse in 'calming rooms' across England has gone unchecked for far too long. #AgainstRestraint
CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room
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 1:14 AM
This is heartbreaking but sadly not shocking. The systemic abuse in 'calming rooms' across England has gone unchecked for far too long. #AgainstRestraint
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"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." – Frederick Douglass
A powerful reminder of why nurturing, protecting, and empowering children is not just important—it’s essential for a better future. 🌟
A powerful reminder of why nurturing, protecting, and empowering children is not just important—it’s essential for a better future. 🌟
November 27, 2024 at 3:30 AM
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." – Frederick Douglass
A powerful reminder of why nurturing, protecting, and empowering children is not just important—it’s essential for a better future. 🌟
A powerful reminder of why nurturing, protecting, and empowering children is not just important—it’s essential for a better future. 🌟
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"Autistic culture is a world of infinite diversity beyond the neuronormative imagination..... Cultural metamorphosis requires radically reframing everything we understand about cultural adaptivity in terms of co-creating ecologies of care."
autcollab.org/2024/11/26/a...
Autistic human animals – a factor in cultural metamorphosis
Autistic culture is a world of infinite diversity beyond the neuronormative imagination. Every Autistic relationship is unique, and many of us are traumatised. We need appropriate tools to invest i…
autcollab.org
November 27, 2024 at 6:28 AM
"Autistic culture is a world of infinite diversity beyond the neuronormative imagination..... Cultural metamorphosis requires radically reframing everything we understand about cultural adaptivity in terms of co-creating ecologies of care."
autcollab.org/2024/11/26/a...
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Content warning. Heartbreaking.
But, the reason so many of us do what we do.
This isn't acceptable any more, as a system, is it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But, the reason so many of us do what we do.
This isn't acceptable any more, as a system, is it.
www.bbc.co.uk/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.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Content warning. Heartbreaking.
But, the reason so many of us do what we do.
This isn't acceptable any more, as a system, is it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But, the reason so many of us do what we do.
This isn't acceptable any more, as a system, is it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#FF @aimautistic.bsky.social @konstantineinca.bsky.social @shawnweneta.bsky.social @tracydh.bsky.social @elijahmanley.bsky.social @roannabrewer.bsky.social @ellenychang.bsky.social @dorfmandoron.bsky.social @kcherryaudhd.bsky.social @guygrandjean.bsky.social @drprestongreen.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 4:12 AM
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Free downloads to support autistic adhd pda /neurodivergent young people and their families
www.autisticrealms.com/resources
www.autisticrealms.com/resources
Resources | Autistic Realms
Autistic parent and teacher advocating for a better understanding of neurodivergence in education and mental health. Articles, infographics, advice and resources.
www.autisticrealms.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Free downloads to support autistic adhd pda /neurodivergent young people and their families
www.autisticrealms.com/resources
www.autisticrealms.com/resources
Trying to help a homeless autistic teen this week. She's so ashamed of her situation. She is wheezing away in sheltered accomodation bc her PTSD and social anxiety won't let her get in the car with me to go to hospital. It's not her fault and yet she carries all the internalised shame
November 21, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Trying to help a homeless autistic teen this week. She's so ashamed of her situation. She is wheezing away in sheltered accomodation bc her PTSD and social anxiety won't let her get in the car with me to go to hospital. It's not her fault and yet she carries all the internalised shame
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Good start to the day when you see an email from an #send case officer to a parent containing;
1. a refusal to consult with parent's preferred school (unlawful); and
2. reference to an Act that does not exist.
Remind me again how anyone concluded the problem with the #ehcp system is parents?
#sen
1. a refusal to consult with parent's preferred school (unlawful); and
2. reference to an Act that does not exist.
Remind me again how anyone concluded the problem with the #ehcp system is parents?
#sen
November 20, 2024 at 10:14 AM
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As school begins in England, periodic reminder that schools which choose to reward 100% attendance without equally rewarding disabled children who cannot achieve this for disability related reasons may well be breaching the Equality Act and the Human Rights Act
September 3, 2024 at 7:00 AM
As school begins in England, periodic reminder that schools which choose to reward 100% attendance without equally rewarding disabled children who cannot achieve this for disability related reasons may well be breaching the Equality Act and the Human Rights Act
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This settlement emphasises the need for decisions made by local authorities in the child protection context to respect human rights
www.39essex.com/information-...
www.39essex.com/information-...
Disabled child’s human rights breached by issuing of care proceedings
We are a leading set of barristers` chambers based in London, Manchester, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. We offer a depth of expertise in a variety of specialist legal sectors and practice areas.
www.39essex.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:40 PM
This settlement emphasises the need for decisions made by local authorities in the child protection context to respect human rights
www.39essex.com/information-...
www.39essex.com/information-...
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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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a lot of people say about disability, even the kindest people, "I look past disability and I see the real person." Let me give you a word of advice, friends... many of us want you to look directly at our disabilities. They make us the people we are.
November 18, 2024 at 3:20 AM
a lot of people say about disability, even the kindest people, "I look past disability and I see the real person." Let me give you a word of advice, friends... many of us want you to look directly at our disabilities. They make us the people we are.
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Autism affects my whole body, not just my brain.
November 18, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Autism affects my whole body, not just my brain.
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Kyle, an autistic man detained for 15 years in Carstairs without committing a crime, needs our support bluesky. His mother is fighting for his release so he can get proper care. Please sign & share the petition: ✍️ change.org/p/autistic-m... Together bluesky, can we make a difference 🙏 #ReleaseKyle
November 19, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Kyle, an autistic man detained for 15 years in Carstairs without committing a crime, needs our support bluesky. His mother is fighting for his release so he can get proper care. Please sign & share the petition: ✍️ change.org/p/autistic-m... Together bluesky, can we make a difference 🙏 #ReleaseKyle
inews.co.uk/news/inside-...
Delay tactics are the least offensive weaponry in the war on disability
Delay tactics are the least offensive weaponry in the war on disability
Inside the SEND crisis where council 'delay tactics' are denying parents support
Overstretched councils are accused of using the legal system to delay decisions on funded support for parents of children with special educational needs
inews.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 9:30 AM
inews.co.uk/news/inside-...
Delay tactics are the least offensive weaponry in the war on disability
Delay tactics are the least offensive weaponry in the war on disability
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Another great list to follow
go.bsky.app/ARPDrD4
go.bsky.app/ARPDrD4
#ActuallyAutistic People in Psychology
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
November 19, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Another great list to follow
go.bsky.app/ARPDrD4
go.bsky.app/ARPDrD4
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This webinar also features David Tobis on his new research into parent advocacy, Tammy Mayes PFAN cochair and advocate, and other great speakers
Come to PFAN's webinar
Parent Advocacy: From research to doing
on Friday 29th November 4pm-6pm Online. Speakers inc. Alasdair Smith, Director of Children’s Services at Southwark Council who initiated & oversaw implementation of Parent-to-parent peer advocacy
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/parent-adv...
Parent Advocacy: From research to doing
on Friday 29th November 4pm-6pm Online. Speakers inc. Alasdair Smith, Director of Children’s Services at Southwark Council who initiated & oversaw implementation of Parent-to-parent peer advocacy
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/parent-adv...
Parent Advocacy: From research to doing
We will be talking about all different aspects of parent advocacy, from research to support and setting it up.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 8:29 AM
This webinar also features David Tobis on his new research into parent advocacy, Tammy Mayes PFAN cochair and advocate, and other great speakers
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@tomshakespeare.bsky.social I’m glad you said that, because most people don’t know about this as a thing, but the negative impact it is having on hundreds of disabled families is horrific. Check out Clements & Aiello cerebra.org.uk/wp-content/u... & academic.oup.com/bjsw/article...
cerebra.org.uk
November 16, 2024 at 8:20 PM
@tomshakespeare.bsky.social I’m glad you said that, because most people don’t know about this as a thing, but the negative impact it is having on hundreds of disabled families is horrific. Check out Clements & Aiello cerebra.org.uk/wp-content/u... & academic.oup.com/bjsw/article...
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If you want to know about peer parent advocacy in child protection in England - what it is and what's happening in the parent advocacy movement watch the first 10 minutes of this video. vimeo.com/840158241
November 16, 2024 at 4:04 PM
If you want to know about peer parent advocacy in child protection in England - what it is and what's happening in the parent advocacy movement watch the first 10 minutes of this video. vimeo.com/840158241