'Our brains are beautiful, it's just the world that creates disability for us'
One autistic person's view.

A wonderful introduction to the basics of Tai Chi Shibashi Qigong from my dear friend Sally Haynes-Preece 🇺🇦🌍🇪🇺☯️
We trained together as Qigong session leaders and I highly recommend this Cop

An unexpected gift gave me joy yesterday - free tickets to see Carmen performed by the Ukranian Opera. My first experience of opera was a delight of music, colour, energy and also solidarity when the Ukranian anthem was sung at the end. 🎁

Ribbons of character - who will choose them, I wonder? 🤔

One of my faves. Bought with birthday money in WHSmith in Carlisle. 😍

'Schools are brutal places. They have become more brutal, both mentally and also now physically. In their current form, they are no place for an autistic young person.'

An autistic former teacher writes for The Herald about their experiences.

heraldscotland.com/opinion/242339…

Unlocking potential - the power of ribbons is astounding.🤩

Uplifting and empowering conversations - a ribbon reminder. 🎀

With or without diagnosis staying healthy and happy while everything is building up can be hard for everyone.

Join Naomi Fisher and myself next week for
The Burnout Antidote: Helping Your Teen Navigate Academic Pressure.

eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-burnout-…

How we've grown over the last 6 years! The Scarf now measures 470 m and this section (the 349th), started by a ribbon from COPEScotland celebrates the evolution of 2 projects connecting people from far and wide.

With Buddhi starting CHATTY CAFE 24 - a sibling section for the CHATTER & NATTER section of 2018 , both instigated by Jim from Zephs Cafe

Fresh starts and new ways of doing things.

Please, PLEASE share. I’m trying to build up enough income to leave teaching. This & counselling plus tutoring might just make it a reality! Can Twitter/X still work its magic do you think? Al Kingsley Sharifah Lee FCCT #AntiRacist #TVTTagTeam 🦩 Steve Waters FCCT Emma Turner FCCT Prof Michael Green FCCT Dan Morrow

BABBLING ON
Another completed section of the Scarf, packed full of people's words. A common theme right now is the number of people who have valuable skills and talents that are not being used to benefit the whole world because they're too caught up with the struggle to survive.

#FlipTheNarrative 🔥

When my son was four, we were sent a gift subscription to an educational software package called something like Education City. It has questions which children were meant to answer. I opened it up and showed it to him. He enjoyed numbers and patterns so I opened the maths…

What you produce in people Manjit is priceless and so unassuming and adding the presence of Clare completes a circle of mindfulness.
Community Harmony Scarf

A real feel good hormone hit when I spend time with my community family Jim Zephs Cafe community sibling Clare Community Harmony Scarf and cooking for my biological and adopted children, perfect. Thank you 😍 What makes you smile? 😊 #Buddhi #endorphins #serotonin #oxytocin #dopamine

We do it because we love the scheme and what it does for the community and for those who just need conversation and a bit of kindness.Peter Higgins (conkers) Community Harmony Scarf Buddhi Ashma Ghani Liam D Powell Neetu Squire Leicestershire Cares #TogetherWeCan

Please share with anyone you think might be interested. I have availability online for schools nationwide and also some space for local West Midlands/Worcestershire/Warwickshire/Gloucestershire schools. Also accepting individual clients.