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@draevans.bsky.social
An unpaid carer. Autism, dyslexia. Former soldier. I rant at the machine. No DMs 🏴 Author of “A practical guide to autism”. Available from Pavilion. https://amzn.eu/d/evXQGOv Science & evidence first!
The Autism Act requires a strategy. The current on is expiring . As welfare, over diagnosis and other attacks on disabled people continues I don’t expect s new strategy despite the law. Here’s why policybrief.org/briefs/autis...
Autism risks becoming invisible in England’s policy agenda - Policy Brief
Failing the Autism Act
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A few years ago this was published. Given the current direction of travel it has never been more needed: amzn.eu/d/03qeseMn
A Practical Guide to Autism: Support for Parents and Carers
Buy A Practical Guide to Autism: Support for Parents and Carers by Andy Evans (ISBN: 9781803883915) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Please read LeDeR 24 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/fewer-p...
Fewer people with a learning disability dying from avoidable causes, but still almost twice as high as the general population | King's College London
New report from King's College London, University of Lancashire and Kingston University London, has found that the proportion of avoidable deaths among adults with a learning disability fell from 46.3...
kcl.ac.uk
A few years ago this was published. Given the current direction of travel it has never been more needed: amzn.eu/d/03qeseMn
A Practical Guide to Autism: Support for Parents and Carers
Buy A Practical Guide to Autism: Support for Parents and Carers by Andy Evans (ISBN: 9781803883915) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
amzn.eu
Today is Father’s Day in the UK. Some dads won’t get a card, or a silly gift, they will carry on as normal doing their 24/7/365 job as an unpaid carer. Hats of to each and every one of them!
Masked and Misunderstood, the Hidden Cost of Being “Quirky” https://www.byteseu.com/2075577/ Autistic women represent a diagnostically complex and historically overlooked subgroup within autism research. High rates of camouflaging, internalized symptom expression, and gender‑based social …
Masked and Misunderstood, the Hidden Cost of Being “Quirky” - Bytes Europe
Autistic women represent a diagnostically complex and historically overlooked subgroup within autism research. High rates of camouflaging, internalized
byteseu.com
Some people believe autism & ADHD is made up. Some people believe both are caused by vaccines. Often these people are the same people. So if autism is made up how is it caused by vaccines?
This is really great news from @DWP . I hope it is extended to all job coaches, auditors & security staff. www.gov.uk/government/n...
DWP puts disabled people first: Thousands of health staff complete landmark autism and learning disabilities training
Training tackles harmful assumptions about disability and ensures staff make practical, meaningful adjustments for the people they serve.
gov.uk
Autism is complicated, nuanced & subtle. Many people currently claim it as part of their identity. Often identity is more important than autism. Also emphasis on identity diverts attention from autistic people. Please read & understand what is at stake. apple.news/AlUsMuuJBSVK...
Commentary | ‘Autism is not a vibe’: the cost of making a condition an identity — The Australian
Social media has turned mental health awareness into a disturbing trend where ‘a touch of the tism’ becomes self-diagnosis.
apple.news
Some people believe autism & ADHD is made up. Some people believe both are caused by vaccines. Often these people are the same people. So if autism is made up how is it caused by vaccines?
Autism is complicated, nuanced & subtle. Many people currently claim it as part of their identity. Often identity is more important than autism. Also emphasis on identity diverts attention from autistic people. Please read & understand what is at stake. apple.news/AlUsMuuJBSVK...
Commentary | ‘Autism is not a vibe’: the cost of making a condition an identity — The Australian
Social media has turned mental health awareness into a disturbing trend where ‘a touch of the tism’ becomes self-diagnosis.
apple.news
Neurodivergence -another meaningless word? Guaranteed those with opinions will disagree. But having read the paper it does offer an alternative view that explores the concept. www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Autism and ADHD: does the global rise in diagnosed neurodivergence reflect increased awareness of undiagnosed cases?
Diagnoses of autism and other neurodivergence are rising. Jessica Eccles and Elizabeth Weir say that the trend is real—and that claims of “overdiagnosis” and insistence on exact case numbers are unhel...
bmj.com
If autism is glamorous why hasn’t @voguemagazine picked up the trend? www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...?
Autism has become 'glamorised' and diagnosis 'desirable', expert warns
Dame Uta Frith, who pioneered research that underpins autism, warned the expansion of the label to include people who suffer from conditions such as anxiety has brought the framework to 'collapse'.
dailymail.co.uk
ADHD and sleep www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
Frontiers | ADHD as a circadian rhythm disorder: evidence and implications for chronotherapy
Accumulating evidence indicates that circadian rhythm dysfunction is a clinically significant and highly prevalent phenotype in a substantial subgroup of ind...
frontiersin.org
Nothing tells me how ignorant some people are than when they wish to enforce a regulation undermines the safety of an autistic child. some www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...
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Today an anorexic autistic child tried to harm herself again. The police have saved her again from jumping off a bridge. Her single is facing a wall of indifference from MH services. Why is this so bloody hard?
Ignore the headline- understand the consequences for autistic people www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
Masking as an Evolutionary Advantage
Autistic masking may be an evolved survival response to social risk: useful for belonging, but costly when sustained over a lifetime.
psychologytoday.com
The Impact of Inclusive Education Practices on Students With ASD'S Outcomes: Report From the ELENA French Cohort Study - Rattaz et al - Autism Research - 2026 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Words matter with autism, anxiety & ADHD. When some one is in the pit of despair they don’t need: A clever anecdote A story that shows your suffering A “there there” to patronise A “it’s not that bad” to trivialise the pain Remember it is not your hole, so listen
As a sandwich unpaid carer empathy is important. But so is knowing when to be practical. Empathy empowers but also creates the need for respite. Learn a little about empathy & the consequences. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thre...
Don't Drown in Empathy
Discover why understanding others’ perspectives—without absorbing their pain—can transform your relationships, boost resilience, and prevent burnout.
psychologytoday.com
If you believe self-diagnosis gets you PIP you have been duped. PIP requires overlapping & overwhelming evidence. PIP is applications & assessments contain overlapping & open ended questions designed to spot fibs. PIP fraud is statistically ZERO.
Words matter with autism, anxiety & ADHD. When some one is in the pit of despair they don’t need: A clever anecdote A story that shows your suffering A “there there” to patronise A “it’s not that bad” to trivialise the pain Remember it is not your hole, so listen
You have two types of Political Party in the UK. "Lets tax the rich and make things better for everyone." Or "Lets blame Immigrants, Disabled People and Pensioners so we can get in a party who will make the billionaires even richer and things worse for everyone else."
