life update I am still in hospital, under a section 3, and filing lawsuits bc of multiple human rights violations. with 50+ pages of poetry written in the last month The attached gif is me in my head every time they fuck me over and break the law again 🎵just another naaaaail in the coffin…..🎵

a bunch of 100 dollar bills are falling from the sky

ALT: a bunch of 100 dollar bills are falling from the sky

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Sweet irony.. from a zine I made at my last hospital w/o Oxe (‘A Patient’s Guide to 1-1 Staff and Where to Find Them) - think my artistic rendition is pretty spot on. (This Oxevision is turned off… because of the argument I had with SABP ages ago…) @stopoxevision.bsky.social #madsky

On my way to an inpatient mental health ward this evening. In general hospital waiting. Nervous but trying to keep it together. Card of the day is very apt. #madsky

“Oh no you fucking don’t. Seriously, you tosspot, you’re not one of us and we wouldn’t want you even if you were. Step one foot on our lovely spectrum and we’ll yeet you directly into the sun.” thedailytism.com/autistics-to...

Autistics to Boris Johnson: don’t even fucking think about it

Autistic people have issued a statement explaining to Boris Johnson that autism does not cause you to become a compulsively lying, law-breaking, nation-wrecking cunt. The statement encourages Johnson ...

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As part of #16DaysofActivism, human rights partner @leadevine27.bsky.social explains her work and how gender-based violence is a key part in the lives of women whose deaths are investigated at inquests where she represents. www.leighday.co.uk/news/blog/el...

Supporting families with inquests following domestic abuse

Leanne Devine explains how violence towards women is a key part in the lives of women whose deaths are investigated at inquests.

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One thousand hundred million percent all of this

Frances Ryan@francesryan.bsky.social · 2y ago

Meet the “sickfluencers”: disabled people turn to TikTok for help accessing disability benefits - and the media says they’re scroungers gaming the system. My col. on Fraser Nelson’s stitch up job, and the paranoia those with the least might get an advantage. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Wow, this is a pretty stunning exercise in mental gymnastics. It’s amazing how much work people will do to justify the things that they don’t want to change. The conclusion comes first - the narrative follows. The system always resists change. For things to be better we have to start somewhere.

Prof Ryan@sarasiobhan.bsky.social · 2y ago

Had this misfortune to read this pile of shite this morning. The arrogance and ignorance of some medical professionals never fails to disappoint, sadly. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

‘You get more autistic in hospital’ is something I’m finding very true so far. I’m stuck in A&E and it feels like my circuits are fried. I’ve not been this sensory-sensitive in a very long time. I think it’s because it’s so constant and out of control, and you just spend so much time waiting.

#3GoodThings A&E waiting for MH IP bed edition 1. I’m being taken seriously and not accused or insinuated of attention seeking or a PD (yet) 2. I have lush sleepy lotion and shower gel with me and it’s v soothing 3. The hospital shop has Ben&jerrys ice cream #madsky

Back under CMHT for the first time in 4 years. Terrified of them but too unwell to self-manage. Should be admitted to a crisis bed tomorrow. Wish me luck 🤞

Really saddened to hear about Hannah Aitken’s death. From the info provided I’m pretty certain it’s what my sister used in the same way. Yet another PFD for the same substance, yet more reluctance from public bodies to do anything about it, just as we experienced. And yet another autistic girl lost.

Happy birthday to me! Spending the day by the log fire and going out to unlimited kbbq in the evening. I've been in Tuscany all week (I found Florence overrated but more rural Italy incredible) so it's great to be home. Brought home some lovely olive oil and balsamic vinegar! Bliss.

Rowan Rose (she/they)@rowan-rose.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today is my solar return and I have opened my gift to myself. This is a branch flute, made custom to order with honeysuckle and moonstone, in key of Am. It is native-style but made from a small POC-owned business in these lands, out of English twisted honeysuckle. I'm in love! #WitchSky #PaganSky

Autism can absolutely affect your vulnerability and leave you displaced, which can both be a contributing factor to criminality. Lack of social understanding can also contribute to sexual offences (and definitely to being caught where others wouldn't be.) It doesn't make it acceptable.

Dan Sohege@danielsohege.bsky.social · 2y ago

People need to stop using being autistic as an excuse for being an arsehole. It just embeds misleading stereotypes. Yes, being autistic can mean you find social interactions difficult, I know I can. It doesn't mean you default to walking around with a sock on your c**k. www.lbc.co.uk/news/gregg-w...

Disabled friends who are dismayed by the passing of the assisted suicide bill: I am with you. Your life is important and valuable. Your life matters. You deserve the help and support that is right for your needs. Benefits aren’t shameful. You are not a burden on society. You are loved. 💗

I don't feel we've heard enough from #disabled people and those who will bear the brunt of the impact of this bill, which IMO has not had anywhere near enough scrutiny. I've also rarely heard from those who have lived good #EOLC but still want change. I have so many thoughts, for another time.

George Julian@georgejulian.bsky.social · 2y ago

Feel conflicted re #AssistedDyingBill agree with everything @ianbirrell.bsky.social says inews.co.uk/opinion/ther... is unsafe That said I will never forget my Dad, who had exceptional #EOLC, asking me to do something to "help him leave" as he'd "had enough". It still took him another week to die.

Men are more likely to be sexually assaulted than they are to be falsely accused. And if a man tells me he has been sexually assaulted then yes; my predisposition is to believe him. This is not the ‘own’ you think it is. Take your internalised misogyny to therapy and out my comment section x

🚨Human Rights Organisation Liberty: Assisted dying Bill presents serious safeguarding risks The bill has a “principles first, details later” approach which could lead to significant risks to marginalised and vulnerable groups, Liberty claimed. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/libe...

Liberty: Assisted dying Bill presents serious safeguarding risks

The debate and expected vote on November 29 will be the first on the controversial issue in the Commons in almost a decade.

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Earlier this month, an inquest found that Wayne Bayley, a 43 yr old Black man, died from sickle cell disease complications & restraint at HMP Pentonville contributed to by neglect. Now Wayne's family have spoken out to say "nobody should be treated that way." www.itv.com/news/london/...

There’s an uncomfortably significant group of people in the UK whose opposition to racism (sometimes fierce) seems to end the moment that GRT folks are brought into the conversation.

‘Deep in my madness, witches gave me hope’: Elizabeth Sankey on motherhood, depression and witches

‘Deep in my madness, witches gave me hope’: Elizabeth Sankey on motherhood, depression and witches

While battling through the darkness of severe postpartum anxiety, Elizabeth Sankey saw a light of solidarity in the stories of witchcraft Four years ago, when my son was only one-month-old, he and I were admitted to a mother and baby unit, a psychiatric…

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NHS MH crisis care in a nutshell: Your options… - wait months or years for 6-12 sessions of CBT or maybe DBT/EMDR if you want some variety - go to a&e or safe haven if you’re about to die (and get a free PD dx included) - throw meds at it - get detained (or imprisoned - YMMV) perfect 👌

Survivors against PD #StopSIM@survivorsnotpd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Mental Health Services - ‘They get worse if they’re admitted to inpatient’ Suicidal person - ‘oh ok, do you have a community based alt that will help me not to think about dying?’ Mental Health Services -

This is praxis. So important and one of many reasons I have so much respect for @luckyerica3.bsky.social

Have just read a horrific post about the waiting times for trans men surgeries, just a reminder that those who aren't aware there is currently a class action in progress. The link is in this www.leighday.co.uk/news/news/20... #transrightsarehumanrights

Trans men “left in limbo” between gender affirming surgeries take legal action | Leigh Day

An investigation has been launched on behalf of trans men facing delays in receiving gender affirming surgeries after NHS service was decommissioned and a new provider wasn’t put in place.

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This is so true from Jay, I have more than I can possibly report if I want to look after my own health. It seems from my anecdotal evidence that so many #autistic people are now being labelled as having #EUPD and services appear to use both labels as a reason not to support people.

Dr Jay Watts@shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 2y ago

TW: Suicide I’m grateful that, thanks to the brill @georgejulian.bsky.social, Morgan’s inquest is receiving so much awareness. But I also know of multiple—and I mean multiple—inquests that have happened or are about to start this year. I truly can’t overstate the scale of this crisis. #TraumaNotPD

‘We aren’t suggesting that good autism research can’t be done by non-autistic researchers. But autistic people should always be involved in research in a meaningful way and should be listened to at every stage’ so appreciate this discussion on such a platform! theconversation.com/why-autistic...

Why autistic people must be at the heart of autism research

A research project led entirely by autistic people aims to change the way autism research is conducted.

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In 2019 I wrote this about my experience at a Sussex Partnership psychiatric hospital. I’m scared they haven’t changed: “I have never been in a place more indifferent to suffering than a psychiatric ward” recoveryinthebin.org/2019/03/18/i...

I Have Never Been In A Place More Indifferent To Suffering Than A Psychiatric Ward

I have never been in a place more indifferent to suffering than a psychiatric ward. People walking around in great distress must be so much part of the furniture that mental health nurses can walk …

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This is so important, and absolutely terrifying.

George Julian@georgejulian.bsky.social · 2y ago

There was some frightening evidence, never thought a push to get people out of institutions and prevent incarceration would so readily be weaponised against people who are ill and needing support.

Woke up thinking of Morgan’s lovely family, thinking of the brilliantly engaged jury and most of all thinking of Morgan, who deserved so much more. I honestly believe most people have no idea of the way #autistic people are ‘treated’ or the carelessness and cruelty of (some) #MentalHealth services

George Julian@georgejulian.bsky.social · 2y ago

Jury conclusion Morgan Betchley's inquest www.georgejulian.co.uk/2024/11/22/m... Morgan died as a result of her own actions. Historical evidence suggests in all probability Morgan’s intent had been to self-harm as a cry for help and that it was not her intention to end her life #OpenJustice 1/9