Aimee Shackleton

Thrilled to announce I have been selected again this year as an Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. Looking forward to continue working with the Australian #MIEExpert team - as well as internationally. @MSAUedu @MicrosoftEDU

Great article from the @DailyMailAU, sharing Lyndal’s story. When will the media stop referring to fully grown adults as a “donor baby”? #donorconception #ivf #spermdonor #dcp

If you’re into #donorconception consider giving @DC_Aust a follow (again): new account to replace old one that was lost. It’s stuck in X purgatory for the algorithm to decide robo/real so any interactions with real accounts over the next few weeks will help. #donorconceived

I appreciate Jose's thinking when it comes to helping our students become mathematicians. He emphasizes relationships and connections, and I think that is where we have fallen short. This piece left me hopeful. edutopia.org/article/jose-v… via @borywrites @TheJoseVilson @edutopia

Sperm whale calls are far more complex than we thought – and could be an animal communication system that is the closest thing to human language discovered yet. #Echobox=1715572486" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newscientist.com/article/242994…

Aurora Australis from our balcony. A lifelong dream of mine to see the lights one day, never thought it would be from my own home. #nofilter #auroraaustralis #aurora #solarstorm #southernlights #auroraborealis

@DebbieKennett Yes it is. Members and allies of the DC community in Australia have advocated for many years for legislative reform and more and more jurisdictions are passing legislation to ensure registers will provide info where it exists so DNA tests are not the only option. We are lucky.

@aimeeshack It's sad that you should have to pay for commercial DNA tests to access knowledge that should by rights have been yours in the first place.

Interesting development, that I’m looking forward to learning more about how it might impact consumers. #donorconception #23andme #dnatest #genetictesting #donorconceived #dcp

@DebbieKennett That’s always been my recommendation too. AncestryDNA is the most successful database for Australian DCP. Our community and others are still forced to use a variety of companies to connect with all of our kin, and 23andMe is the second paid option.

@aimeeshack DCP should always test first at AncestryDNA. They have a database of 25 million or more compared to about 14 million at 23andMe, many of whom aren't opted in to relative matching.

@deadtheorist @DrGiselleNewton Turn off email notifications or use another calendar app and add outlook calendar to that app.

@DrGiselleNewton Add the email account, then, in settings, turn off emails and leave the calendar on. It will keep your calendar synced without the emails.

@DrGiselleNewton @Ant_McCosker @nicky_hudson @thisnewman @kerryndrysdale @M_Zappavigna Congratulations! Amazing news and well deserved!

If you live in Sydney and loved #Inconceivable - or haven't caught it yet bit want to know more - come to Epping @parralibrary tomorrow Thurs 3 Nov 630pm. I'll be talking about my book Brave New Humans and the film. Also it's free! #donorconception #books #documentary

One night to go! Tune in 830pm Tuesday 1 Nov on @SBS for #Inconceivable, a gobsmacking interrogation of #donorconception in Australia #auspol #media #medicine #humanrights or catch up on SBS On Demand

@sarahdingle_ @JennaPrice @SBS @DC_Aust Looking forward to this…..and an insight into an industry that still has no national database or regulation and needs to make it easier for donor conceived people to access information

“I swear, the bag of shredded paper just exploded, Mum!” 🙄 instagr.am/p/CiPN4KTPZhK/

@VikkiPetraitis As a mathematician, I approve of this post

Dymocks Sydney is awesome and they have a bajillion copies of The Unbelieved.

@HayleyESmith Yes, definitely

Hey #adopteetwitter and #donorconceivedtwitter, I’m wondering how common it is for those of us who advocate for reform to face online trolling/harassment/bullying? You don’t have to go in to details, but leave a reply if you’ve been on the receiving end.

@VikkiPetraitis So pretty! 🤩

OMG! Guess what came in the mail!

@VikkiPetraitis Just start a hashtag #SuiterOrSerialKiller

I think it's time to start a page called Suiter or Serial Killer? Women everywhere can post unsolicited messages they receive from men that are perhaps supposed to be charming but are just weird and creepy. And then we can all have a laugh. Here's one I just received.

Lily instagr.am/p/CeijqwRvZta/

Rex instagr.am/p/CeijnEYPzH1/