Mum finds this whole "ADHD is exaggerated" thing amusing because as a teacher, she experienced the same with dyslexia in the '90s and '00s.

HOW DOES IT STILL THROW OFF SO MUCH LIGHT WHEN IT IS OVER 90% COVERED

An autistic man on a day out at a theme park spent the entire time working out how and when to scream while on a rollercoaster, sources have revealed.

Autistic man on rollercoaster desperately working out right time to scream

An autistic man on a day out at a theme park spent the entire time working out how and when to scream while on a rollercoaster, sources have revealed. Graeme Hart, 38, came to the realisation that…

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It's time again! Cis allies: if you can, please consider being chaff for us. Toilet hobbycops think like 10% of people are trans, and to overturn our segregation we need respectable cis people causing trouble on our behalf. Please wear a trans flag pin. Get in good trouble, as John Lewis put it.

Weird Alex@jackalpants.bsky.social · last yr.

THE CHAFF PROJECT Hi! Are you cis in the UK and you'd like to support trans rights? Great! How: buy a trans flag pin and wear it in public. Why: chaff is an overwhelming amount of false positives so that when a missile gets close to the plane, it hits the chaff and not the plane.

The total number of school pupils is predicted to fall by nearly nine per cent in the next five years, new government projections show, a sharper drop than predicted last year schoolsweek.co.uk/pupil-number...

Sharper decline in pupil numbers predicted this year by DfE

The Department for Education has predicted a sharper decline in pupil numbers this year compared with last year.

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I want to see THS THDPSSSSPS

Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele@drdragases.bsky.social · last mo.

I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS

An autistic person reportedly spends their work breaks continuing to think about work, albeit in front of a larger screen.

Autistic person’s break time just ruminating about work with the TV on

An autistic person reportedly spends their work breaks continuing to think about work, albeit in front of a larger screen. Avery Mann, 49, values the moments they get to decompress from their…

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Megan Aldrich, 30, works full time in an attempt to avoid starving to death, but is forced to choose between showing up to work and being the sort of person who doesn’t cry in the shower.

Autistic woman can have work or dignity but not both

An autistic woman whose government is desperate for her to experience the "dignity of work" cannot experience "dignity" and "work" at the same time, it has been claimed. Megan Aldrich, 30, works full…

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THE BIG GREEN BOOKS 500 CLUB. We're looking for our 5th school to send £500 of books to! If you're a teacher/in a PTA etc & want to nominate your school, DO IT! Thanks so much to all the members of the Club. Your donations are making a huge difference! www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...

Big Green Books@biggreenbooks.bsky.social · last yr.

"THE BIG GREEN BOOKS 500 CLUB" It's a thing where i'm trying to start regularly sending £500 of books to a school who needs them. It costs just £1 a week. I know it'll take time, but we're getting there! Here's the plan. biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo... Please share (and join!) Thanks.

Freya Emerson, 39, who is rumoured to have a kink for conditional formatting, was keen to state that while the content of the spreadsheet was not, in itself, sexual, it would definitely send nerds worldwide into a horny administrative frenzy.

A freak in the sheets! Autistic woman unveils sexy new Excel masterpiece

An autistic woman has created a spreadsheet she kind of low-key wants to fuck, eyewitnesses have reported.  Freya Emerson, 39, who is rumoured to have a kink for conditional formatting, was keen to…

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Made another Cryptic Crossword. This one doesn't have a theme. crosshare.org/crosswords/k...

Double Contraction (UK Cryptic 4)

Tiny creatures baa: "meow!" ("Go west, silly, then south") (7); Showing all different sides with Pacino in scene (7); Dominate in back street settlement (5); Lorry spanning unknown length holds your a...

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What an end to the Six Nations today has turned out to be.

I'm #hiring, for a Content Lead for @hamiltonbrookes.bsky.social Seeking someone with a mix of #education, #editorial, and #productmanagement experience, able to work regularly in #Oxford. Pls Share www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

📅 The Only Date That Matters 🗓 Saturday 18 April 2026 📍 City of Derby Academy Because nothing says romance quite like a perfectly solved equation 😉 completemaths.com/community/ma... #Mathsconf40 #MathsLove

I’m thrilled to be part of the fantastic #BrewEd X @WomenEd event at WX Wakefield on Saturday 7th March. Tickets are here: www.wxwakefield.co.uk/Whats-On/Details?event=BrewedxWomened Don't miss this fabulous line-up!

So tomorrow we start our 9th #FebMusicChallenge can't wait to see what songs you pick this year #FebMusicChallenge26

An autistic woman who loves her bed with the ardour usually reserved for a new romantic partner has accidentally broken the concept of time, scientists have revealed.

Reverse lie-in? Autistic woman goes to bed so early it’s still last week

An autistic woman who loves her bed with the ardour usually reserved for a new romantic partner has accidentally broken the concept of time, scientists have revealed. Siobhan Moorton, 35, has always…

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SCHOOLS! Here are fifteen books. I'm giving them away. If you're a UK school and would like them, let me know. I'll pick one of you this evening. You can share it too, if you like. Ta.

Our reporters took to the streets to ask strangers why they seem to gawp at you whenever you leave the house – and found that it’s because you’re fundamentally bad at being a person and it’s abundantly and offensively obvious to everyone around you.

Confirmed: strangers staring at you because they hate you

An exclusive investigation by The Daily Tism has confirmed that people stare at you in public because they hate you for specific and entirely valid reasons. Our reporters took to the streets to ask…

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If you’re looking for the #EduSky #Edujobs bulletin, it’s now moved to LinkedIn and you can pick up a 3-page jobs list from there. www.linkedin.com/posts/pennyr...

Edujobs Bulletin 18th Jan 2026 | Dr Penny Rabiger

Some of you might know my #Edujobs Bulletin which for the last decade or so I have been posting on Twitter/X and more recently also on BlueSky, every Sunday 8:30am - 9:30am. I have decided to instead...

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How do we master our times tables? Let's find out! #TDaPE

AI tips #tdape

Super practical session on activities to develop number sense using representations. Love the emphasis on what numbers look and feel like. #TDaPE

#TDaPE conference and @mrlockyer.bsky.social teaching us about how to be an enterprising teacher... I'm enjoying these tiles!

At the #TDaPE conference in London today and we're kicking off by thinking about how AI could be used to mark writing using stylus.

Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is. It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime. This is not patriotism. It's subservience.

Yes, east Norfolk has snow. Yes, there's more forecast.

I've just opened my surprise book from @biggreenbooks.bsky.social - no spoilers for my book buddy @stevenkeevil.bsky.social but it's a new to me author which is exciting!

Oh that’s very sad, and especially given the festive timing and his iconic song www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...

Singer Chris Rea dies age 74

Rea was known for a string of hits including Driving Home For Christmas.

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There is so much, much more to read in kids’ books than Walliams or Rowling. It’s an embarrassingly rich world. Check out @louiestowell.bsky.social or @nadiashireen.bsky.social or any number of glorious, funny, heartfelt titles. You’ve got such treats in store without spending blood money.