Almost a year & almost £3000 raised. This ebooklet is still available. To get it donate to a charity supporting aid in Gaza & send proof of donation to ndebooklet@outlook.com. @commonsenseslt.bsky.social @elainemcgreevy.bsky.social & many more. Minimum donation £8 pls. Thank you

Kim Mears@kimmears.bsky.social · 2y ago

In July last year a wonderful group of people came together to create an ebooklet on neurodiversity to raise money for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Since then we have raised over £2000. Now more than ever the people of Gaza need our help. To get a copy see below. @commonsenseslt.bsky.social

So often we link wellness to adjectives of positivity. Yet, in a neo-liberal, competitive, capitalist society, ‘good’ on its own is actually rarely enough. We are constantly looking for ‘better’ and then ‘best’. a-labour-of-moles.blogspot.com/2025/06/expl...

Exploring wellbeing through the grammar of being well

So often we link wellness to adjectives of positivity. The smiley-face emojis, the sun on the cloud-to-rainbow chart, the inspirational goal...

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Thanks so much. We have raised nearly £3000 so please keep donating. 💜

The face of 'emotional wellbeing' and the reality of 'being' well. If the perception and expression of emotions is fluid, what does that mean for wellbeing support? a-labour-of-moles.blogspot.com/2025/04/well...

The face of 'emotional wellbeing' and the reality of 'being' well.

That a smile means 'happy' and a down-turned mouth means feeling 'upset' would seem on the face of things to be undeniable and objective tru...

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Such a helpful model for thinking about energy, wellbeing & regulation. Will be incorporating this into our neuro-affirming practice CPD for schools 🤩 #EdPsychs #neuro-affirming

Lisa Chapman@commonsenseslt.bsky.social · last yr.

After years of trauma for my Autistic teen at physical schools, mainstream & specialist, & for us as a family, we have all benefited from education from home. Recently, he put into words why this was important & shared the idea of his ‘fuel bubble’. a-labour-of-moles.blogspot.com/2025/03/my-f...

After years of trauma for my Autistic teen at physical schools, mainstream & specialist, & for us as a family, we have all benefited from education from home. Recently, he put into words why this was important & shared the idea of his ‘fuel bubble’. a-labour-of-moles.blogspot.com/2025/03/my-f...

My Fuel Bubble

After years of traumatic experiences for my Autistic teen at physical schools, mainstream and specialist, and for us as a family, we have ...

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a-labour-of-moles.blogspot.com/2025/03/defi... Every individual within a community matters to the 'being' of that community. A community that others and excludes one of its members, is not a community at all.

Defining the meaning of community, or when no one should be cast adrift!

Organisations that profess to represent a given community must at all costs work to include all voices within that community. Mattering is a...

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My son is so proud of the first 3d print of his latest blender project. 💕 as am I. What a cool ear phone stand.

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Petition: Cancel Trump’s state visit

Stop Trump Coalition

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Meantime, for those quite convinced that Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is nothing to do with Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), this, from PBS UK, who are promoting ABA and claiming that it's much better than it was. Mmm. Those following my page(s) get to see the reality of 'Brand New ABA'.

Thank you so much to Harriet Richardson, Tigger Pritchard, Julia Tuttle @yesthattoo.bsky.social @endeverstar.bsky.social @commonsenseslt.bsky.social @elainemcgreevy.bsky.social @jo3grace.bsky.social and all the other fabulous people who helped me.

With all things 'change' atm in the world, there are changes we can make, that support our fellow humans, showing we care & value humanity. This ebooklet, coedited with @kimmears.bsky.social, shares grassroots ideas on change, written with l🍉ve. Details below theautisticadvocate.com/ways-of-bein...

“Ways of Being, Knowing and Doing: An Anthology for Neurodivergent Practice” An e-book to raise funds in support of the Palestinian people - The Autistic Advocate

All about the “Ways of Being, Knowing and Doing: An Anthology for Neurodivergent Practice” project I was honoured to be asked by Kim Mears and Lisa Chapman to have my work featuredin a new ebook they ...

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Multi-modal communication for all, always available "Different motor plans & lang. modes come to me in a way that isn't predictable. What helps me the most is always having access to all the ways I could possibly communicate, no matter how ‘advanced’". typertremblings.wordpress.com/2025/01/30/m...

My Presentation for NWACS on Spelling as Communication

Last week, I had the chance to present to the Northwest Augmentative Communication Society, as part of a panel of nonspeaking people who communicate by typing and spelling. It is my goal to bridge …

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1/9 "Never again..." Lest we forget A thread of reflection & remembering, drawing parallels that many of us see, but few in power are ready to voice publicly

In July last year a wonderful group of people came together to create an ebooklet on neurodiversity to raise money for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Since then we have raised over £2000. Now more than ever the people of Gaza need our help. To get a copy see below. @commonsenseslt.bsky.social

Always worth remembering how much harder it is to attain #WeirdPride and acceptance if you come from a position of less privilege. Partly, any deviation from the 'default human' (male, white, straight, abled, etc etc) is automatically seen as weird, among the groups with the most cultural power.

Ro Salarian@rosalarian.bsky.social · 2y ago

No matter how much I like a popular, talented male artist, I cannot help but wonder how many women of equal caliber live and die in complete obscurity, never given the same chances to be weird and experimental. Woman breaks the rules, she's Doing It Wrong, but with men, they're groundbreaking.

"To continue shielding Israel from accountability is to abandon the principles of justice & human rights. The UK must not be an ally to Israel’s atrocities, must act decisively to end its complicity, demonstrate genuine leadership in peace & justice for Palestinians" www.map.org.uk/news/archive...

18 NGOs demand UK Government ensure Gaza cessation of hostilities leads to justice and accountability

18 NGOs demand UK Government ensure Gaza cessation of hostilities leads to justice and accountability.

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1/3 Being busy or just being. Thoughts for wellbeing. Systems are always busy. Busy doing to, busy counting outcomes of what is done, busy counting those who are counting & doing. So much counting things that can be counted, but not everything that can be counted is necessarily good for wellbeing.

According to the conversations in Israeli media, one thing holding Israel back from a ceasefire was/is the concern that when western reporters and human rights groups are allowed in, the true scale of the crime will shock the global conscience in a way it hasn’t yet

1/3 Neuroaffirming ways of being - knowing your authentic self & being able to lean it to just that #monotropism “The idea of building life around a handful of things, and recognising that I do my best when I can get into long flowy attention tunnels." @jamieandlion.bsky.social 🤩 link below 3/3

We are a society swamped by misinformation. It tempts & reassures us. We see it, when we step away from its lure, into reality & see the world as it is. The social media posts of a #genocide, the destruction of climate & environment. This is the horror of 'real', not the fiction our politicians spin

There are simply two types of humans in the world. Those who believe in & represent humanity & those who don't. Underneath all the politics, rhetoric, spin it's that simple. History will judge.

New paper: autistic ppl found stimming to be positive when not self-injurious nor stigmatized (latter led to masking). Most felt stimming helped their friendships w/ & connections to other autistics, in part through inferring others’ emotions from their stimming. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Beyond self-regulation: Autistic experiences and perceptions of stimming - Isabelle F Morris, Jesica R Sykes, Emilie R Paulus, Alharith Dameh, Aysha Razzaque, Lauren Vander Esch, Jenna Gruenig, Philip...

Repetitive, self-stimulatory behaviors (“stimming”) are a hallmark characteristic of autism. Stimming is thought to aid in self-regulation, but autistic perspec...

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1/6 "Limbs, lives, loved ones missing." Had I referenced a location, an adjective linking to The Global North, I wonder how you would feel?

#FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya #Gaza #Palesrine #IsraeliWarCrimes euromedmonitor.org/en/article/6...

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya's life in danger due to torture: Immediate international intervention needed for his release

Euro-Med Monitor has received information that Dr. Abu Safiya’s health has deteriorated due to the torture he endured during his detention

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1/6 Smoke from fires, bombs & shattered buildings fills the screens that reach out to those who dare to look. Through the shared electronic connections, the screens held by human hands across the divide of nations, we see the truth.

"There’s no KPI for being with. No measure for being alongside. No time for being curious. No space for being human." Essential new year reading from @bryonyshannon.bsky.social rewritingsocialcare.blog/2025/01/04/d...

Doing and being

I feel fortunate and grateful to have had plenty of time for ‘just’ being over the last couple of weeks. Getting up when I’m ready rather than when the alarm wakes me. Enjoying time with family and…

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My name is Lisa Chapman & I’m an SLT. I’m calling for the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, abducted by Israeli forces. I’m calling for the protection of hospitals & medical workers in Gaza. End this genocide. change.org/p/release-dr... #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiyah #bskySPEECHIES

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