Our own Emine Gurbuz (she/her) found autistic (vs non-autistic) had less expectation of being liked. Greater anticipation of rejection related to social anxiety, not autistic traits. Study suggests need to change attitudes to improve autistics' social experiences. rdcu.be/dFfZ0

I’m not against supporting Autistic People with high support needs.

My nephew has extremely high support needs.

I’m against people who hawk snake oil to vulnerable people and their families. I’m extremely against that.

So don't be on benefits, but don't have support to get into work, but actually just don't exist. That's the Tory line for disabled people.

When you think you have seen it all, along comes something like this...

Fair to say Chris Packham is not a fan of Matt Hancock.

No need for that language!!

Well, I didn't know *this* about failed nightclub bouncer Tom Bennett:

Dr Jay Watts I have a question as well - the NHS won't recognise either of my two ADHD diagnoses from specialist psychiatrists but the Psych who saw me in crisis for 45 mins over zoom and decided it was EUPD without assessment? No problem. 1/2

PIP has nothing to do with employment.

PIP is for moderate to severe disability and it is v difficult to qualify for.

It is not something one can blag. I research this.

Sunak's idea people can go off PIP with treatment is wild and dangerous. It is disability denial,no less.

What the hell does Rishi Sunak know of the 'everyday challenges and worries of life' of the average citizen - let alone the more vulnerable??

Online discussion panel discussion on FII hosted by Parents UK

Fabricated or Induced Illness, an expert panel discussion of research, practice, and reasons for injustice and discrimination against Autistic parents

Mon 29th April 11am

There is no such thing as “a sick note culture.” There is a record high NHS waiting list, crippling housing costs, widespread food poverty, stagnant wages and inadequate benefit rates, a broken social care system, dire mental health services, and closed Sure Start centres.

#Newsnight Appalled at you giving airtime to Tom Bennett OBE on special needs. Find yourself a genuine expert, such as an EP or a SaLT, who can offer solutions for these children.

Dr Jay Watts Needless to say, in 2019, Corbyn pledged the opposite. Scrap DWP assessments and let GPs do their job.

I questioned the things said by KB about behaviour at Michaela

You would think I’d gone after Nigel Farage

It’s a scary following for a school leader

#ActuallyAutistic #JusticeForFern

Remembering the time a psychologist suggested a patient couldn’t be autistic because she had… bonded with her baby…
Can anyone beat that?

A fantastic report from ITV News highlighting the new research from Chance UK on the number of primary school exclusions in England.

Their research found that 97% of those excluded at primary school had a special educational need or disability. itv.com/watch/news/con…

1/7 Time for my periodic reminder about one of the most important educational research findings of the 20th century: the Eight-Year Study.
Back in the 1930s, 30 high schools around the U.S. turned traditional practice on its head, especially for college-bound students...

STOP INTERVIEWING LIZ TRUSS. Speaking as an intergalactic space warrior with a bin for a head and a Ceefax fixation, she’s not a serious person.