Not been on here for a while and I’m still avoiding Twitter. But I’m not loving the current debate that’s blown up and hurting autistic people, which in turn impacts on all neurodivergence. 😥

Really proud of what we’ve managed to include in the recent issue of @bps-dartp.bsky.social PTR 31(2) - 7 articles, 6 book reviews (feat. @drdebskingston.bsky.social) and conference abstracts. Here are some highlights… @drlisacherry.bsky.social @dryvonnewaft.bsky.social

At the EMDR conference. Darren MacGarvey had kicked off the start of day in spectacular fashion. It’s going to be hard for others to follow. #emdrukconf

Adapting EMDR for Neurodivergent Clients – Now with 6 EMDR UK credits! 🎓 Live online workshop with Dr. Deborah Kingston & Jonathan Hutchins on May 12, 2025. Learn to adapt EMDR for neurodivergent clients. 📅 Register now: dr-jonathan-hutchins.cademy.io/emdr-with-ne... #Neurodivergence #EMDRUK

We are looking for autistic children & young people aged 11-18 to participate in a survey about improving the accessibility of CAMHS in the UK. Views can be shared by writing, recording a voice note, or drawing & labelling a picture. Link in QR code below or here: ljmu.questionpro.eu/ImprovingAcc...

#WhatsOnLincs #LincsConnect Fancy joining us for #NordicWalking today? Meeting at the Methodist Church car park as usual 😁 Beginners welcome www.lincsconnect.co.uk/event/nordic...

Nordic Walking In Lincolnshire

Nordic Walking In Lincolnshire Timetable. Join us for a 3-4 miles Nordic Walking sessions around local Lincoln landmarks. Beginners welcome

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Plans Change: Resting, but Not Really I was set for live supervision at Glasgow Wellbeing Rooms, but a shower slip ripped my hamstring. As a neurodivergent person, “just rest” is hard. I'm prepping for May’s EMDR training. How do you handle downtime? #Neurodivergence #EMDR

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The Army’s handling of 19-year-old Gunner Jaysley Beck’s sexual assault complaint played “more than a minimal” role in her death, a coroner has ruled. Beck took her life after harassment by her line manager and fears for her safety.

Jaysley Beck: Army's handling of sexual assault complaint 'played part in death', coroner says

The Army's handling of a soldier's sexual assault complaint played "more than a minimal" role in her death, a coroner has said.

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Time to stop calling it a negotiation. This is two autocrats, looking to leverage as much as they can from a sovereign country, lying about Ukraine, posturing without Ukraine. Europe has to step up fast. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Trump blames Ukraine over war with Russia, saying it could have made a deal

President hits back at Ukraine’s complaint that it has been left out of US-Russia talks, saying it had years to make a deal ‘without the loss of much land’

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This is yet another example of people with mental health problems not getting the support they need. www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/11/mental-health-patients-delayed-discharge-costs-nhs-71m-pounds

Mental health patients with nowhere to go cost NHS £71m in England, report finds

Accommodation shortages caused 109,000 days of delayed discharge in 2023-24, says National Housing Federation

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How to use LincsConnect in Lincolnshire

LincsConnect is here to help local Lincolnshire businesses, charities and organisations to connect, network and advertise

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Just leaving this here 💙 Today is #TimeToTalk Day, take action and share this post to remind others that it's okay to reach out for help 💭

Another night of Russian war crimes against Ukraine - civilians, including 4 children, slaughtered as they slept. This isn’t “liberation”, it’s sickening from Putin. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Ukraine war briefing: Russian barrage hits Ukrainian residential and energy sites, killing at least 15

Apartment block in Poltava hit in drone and missile attacks as Zelenskyy repeats plea for more air defences. What we know on day 1,075

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Excellent news, in what was one of the worst NHS and state cover-ups we’ve ever seen. About time. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Payouts for victims of UK infected blood scandal to be extended to families

Parents, children and siblings will be able to claim under new laws to be passed by March

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There is a new, standard-sized paperback edition coming out in October for ADHD Awareness Month, so if standard-sized paperbacks float your boat, you can order it from your favourite library, bookshop, or wherever else (the audiobook remains the same 6ft1in size) uk.bookshop.org/p/books/it-s...

It's Not A Bloody Trend: Understanding Life as an ADHD Adult a book by Kat Brown.

'A sledgehammer of a book putting to bed all the cynicism and misinformation around a condition that affects so many hidden, brilliant people' Professor Tanya Byron'Laugh out loud funny and deeply val...

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Does anyone have CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System survey state level data for 2021 they are willing to share? Got taken down and we were counting on it for an important research project. 😔

The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more. I'm trying to save them. You can find the deleted docs at CDCGuidelines.com - I'll be adding more over the weekend.

Download CDC Guidelines Removed By The Trump Admin

The Trump administration is scrubbing the CDC’s website of documents on reproductive rights issues, sexual health, intimate partner violence, and more.

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💥 Mind, the leading mental health charity, has quit X. It's here as @mindcharity.bsky.social. It had over 500,000 followers on the other place.

I don't know who needs to hear this today but self-care isn't selfish.