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The single source of universal trauma for #Autism is school.

@AdamHighcliffe “Right from the start, from the time that someone came up with the word ‘autism’, the condition has been judged from the outside, by its appearances, and not from the inside according to how it is experienced”. Donna Williams (1996:14).

@grahamchatterl2 @cierzo1 I’m troubled too Graham. I don’t want my d having to jump someone else’s hurdles to prove she can’t leave the house (and worse) gatekeeping at its most harmful

Let’s not forget that the revised Mental Health Act should make it harder for autistic people to be detained under s3. Frith’s words will just make it easier for some psychiatrists to justify removing a person’s autism diagnosis. Vested interests are crawling out of the woodwork.

The continued use of restrictive practices as disciplinary sanctions on SEND children is unacceptable. The burden of communicating an unmet need, distress, or a system failing to listen is placed on the child. We must move from control to care. #HarrysLaw

#FF Colleagues, leaders, and advocates who continue to bring care and commitment to their work in service of children and families. @YEP4Rights @ICARSBecky @IAmSophiaNelson @AndyDRC @WillDobud @SenSaraGelser @JudgeWren @MRFIVEINC @JayRuderman @RachaelGass @NDRNadvocates @1SirCrypto @EleshaJD @itscarolinecole @JimGamble_INEQE @TommyJamesLaw @SerenaFreeHer1 @judgedillard @tinkerbellbites @jabetts123 @EDalmayne @KieranRose7 @HeidiStevens13 @PeterStefanovi2 @iElijahManley @RiseNowUS @BruceLesley

co concurring physical conditions eg hyper mobility syndrome or EDS that often walk hand in hand with Autism/ADHD indicates that Autism etc is not a stand alone condition that some researchers can dismiss because they have researched in a silo of their own making. See Firth.

Update: @tombennett71 did another "safe, calm environment" tweet

Ex-Southern Health CEO. More circulating of white, male, self-congratulatory bods while people continue to die preventable deaths.

If I monitored my child’s toilet breaks at home, I’d have SS around 😬

An important question often asked by @NotFineinSchool families has been raised today: “Hi all, is it normal for school and the LA to push home education? Can we be forced to home educate even if that’s not what we want?” ‘Can’t meet need.’ ‘This isn’t the right school for your child.’ ‘Deregister to apply for an EHC needs assessment.’ Families pushed into non elective home education at an unprecedented scale currently. Many do and find respite and relief. But many don’t. Off-rolling is often silent with families consequently facing home visits from safeguarding, education welfare teams families end up laughing out of the door in understandable frustration. The lens of scrutiny is only going to escalate for families whose children are not in school. We must think and do very very carefully. These children have often lost all trust in adults from statutory services and their families have too. The moral injury and impact ripples across lifetimes.

Ann Memmott’s view on Uta Frith’s Tes story.

On SNJ Today: The Schools White Paper's SEND consultation is being legally challenged by a parent carer, who claims the plans are an “irrational & unfair” fundamental change significantly weakening children's legal rights. @catrionamoore13 explains: specialneedsjungle.com/legal-challeng…

It is deeply fulfilling to know that ICARS written testimony has helped inform changes in legislative language, and that lawmakers recognize the input and knowledge of ICARS as protections for children are shaped in the United States. #AgainstRestraint

@milton_damian Funny you should mention fitting people into systems... This is what the SEND paper says about the higher Specialist Support Packages...

🧮Schools white paper: in words & numbers🧮 58 mentions of AI, 1 mention of SEND Rights. 66 mentions of Behaviour, 3 mentions of Unmet Needs. 99 mentions of Curriculum, 3 mentions of Stress. Lots on attaining, achieving, standards, but little on wellbeing, poverty, Covid. 🧐🤔

Incredible commentary here from Wilshaw, barking out bot mots on inclusion and a ‘scandal’ that he basically presided over as HMCI Like Caligula pointing out all the newly-dropped horseshit on the floor of the Roman Senate and wondering why independent.co.uk/voices/ofsted-…

An update from SNJ's Renata on the Government's SEND proposals. Watch this space for more news and how you can help #saveourchildrensrights

My children were failed by mainstream schools, it wasn’t just training or lack of resource - It was the inflexibility of the National curriculum, the overwhelming environment and the lack of nurturing & understanding. No amount of training can change this #EHCP #SEND @UKLabour

@StephenMorganMP You are utterly destroying the pittance they have

Labour has a vision for a country where every child can achieve and thrive. Children with SEND deserve a system that lifts them up, and that puts no limit on what they can go on to achieve👇🏻 stephenmorgan.org.uk/send-support

🚨We spoke to @BigIssue about the Government's Schools White Paper 🗣️"We do not trust that these reforms are anything other than a cost-cutting exercise. “The current issue with the SEND system isn’t the law; it’s a lack of accountability." bigissue.com/news/social-ju…