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Gayle McF

@gaylemcf.bsky.social

Human, nerd, lawyer, trainer, neurodiversity normaliser. UK (Midlands).

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Dr Dean Burnett@drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 3w ago

Looking forward to the following installments in this series of documentaries, like "Clinical depression, or just lazy and dramatic?" and "Is cancer really fatal, or do people just not fight hard enough?" #ADHD #channel4 #FFS

Dr Dean Burnett@drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 3w ago

Only just found out about this For the record, you don't get multiple genetic markers and one of the most effective medications known to science with 'social constructs' Channel 4, this is, in scientific parlance, an absolute fu*king disgrace that will genuinely endanger lives #c4 #ADHD

New Channel 4 documentary, The Great ADHD Myth?, seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorder, or a social construct
Dr Dean Burnett@drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The 6 biggest questions about adult ADHD, answered by a neuroscientist www.sciencefocus.com... Dr Dean Burnett tackles some of the more common questions (and misunderstandings) of ADHD in later life, and other neurodivergent matters. #ND #ADHD #Diagnosis

The 6 biggest questions about adult ADHD, answered by a neuroscientist | BBC Science Focus Magazine

ADHD diagnosis has risen in recent years, particularly among adults. But we need to improve how we view and treat it.

sciencefocus.com

Phil Free@philfree.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“Have they thought that, instead of trying to save money, they are costing the country a lot more by not paying for support?” DWP figures ‘show self-employed disabled people have been put to the back of the Access to Work queue - @johnpring.bsky.social www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-figures-...

DWP figures ‘show self-employed disabled people have been put to the back of the Access to Work queue’

Self-employed disabled people are waiting nearly two years for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to even begin working on their Access to Work application if they are seen as a “non-priori…

disabilitynewsservice.com

Gayle McF@gaylemcf.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@robinince.bsky.social in your talk last night, you mentioned so many books and fantastic quotes, I felt the need to make a note of some of them (although missed many). Rather cryptically, I've written: Lilian Lang Poison nourishment  and can find nothing to jog my memory of what those related to

Rachit Dubey@rachitdubey.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨New preprint and our results are rather concerning.. We find the "boiling frog" equivalent of AI use. Using large-scale RCTs, we provide *casual* evidence that AI assistance reduces persistence and hurts independent performance. And these effects emerge after just 10–15 minutes of AI use! 1/

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Gayle McF@gaylemcf.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I know cookie banners are annoying and no one pays attention to them anymore. But you really should. Yes, as a user. But moreso as a publisher or developer. Please. These things are not neutral.

Heather Burns@heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 7mo ago

New from me: on the staggering hypocrisy of media outlets offering guides to privacy, countersurveillance, and safe protest, in articles which are teeming with adtech and location data trackers: data which the fascist surveillance apparatus is buying up in bulk. heatherburns.tech/2026/01/10/r...

Louise Ting@neuro-observant.bsky.social · 2y ago

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Autistic person: I’m autistic ⬇️ We are the least likely of ALL disabled groups to be employed (3 in 10 autistic people compared to 5 in 10 disabled people & 8 in 10 non-disabled people), due to - stigma - discrimination - lack of support

Danièle Cybulskie@5minmedievalist.bsky.social · 2y ago

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume? Medievalist: Although there’s a distinct lack of sources for that period, it’s safe to assume that progress was still made in many areas of life.