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Absolutely shocking! nimbyism in its true form, and boasting about it shows complete discrimination!

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So why are parents so upset and angry about the Department for Education attendance campaign? It’s because it reveals how the DfE thinks about parents of children who are struggling to attend school, and shows how very little they understand of the causes of school attendance

🧵 Clips below: Cllr Hammersley: "Is it something in the water?" "Why are there so many people jumping out with these needs? Where were they when I was at school?" "Why do so many people have this badge of SEND and special needs?" "To stop this spend fix the problem at source"

If you're considering whether PDA feels right for you or your child, or you know somebody who has questions, you're welcome to share this introductory online event. Tickets booked through Eventbrite ow.ly/qe3k50Qxnic #PDA

It's Children's Mental Health week 2024. The theme is Your Voice Matters. I’d like to highlight the many ways in which children express their voice. For they don’t always talk or communicate in the ways that we expect. They often express their voice through their behaviour.

Perhaps one of the most unhelpful ideas I’ve heard in behaviour is this. If we make kids unhappy enough, they’ll behave in the way that we want them to. Of course, people rarely say it quite like that. They say things like ‘make home less fun so they choose school’ or ‘we have

This is a gentle reminder that our free enquiry line is always there for you when you need it. The team is entirely staffed by trained individuals with a personal connection to PDA, and can be reached through our website: pdasociety.org.uk/contact-us/enq… #PDA

Happy Autism Day! 🎈 I hope that today (and every other day) you can accept your entire self and see that you matter and that you’re important, valid as you are, and equal to everyone else. Remember: any challenges you may face do not negate your worth, importance or validity.

Autism LITERALLY shapes everything about how I interact with the world. How I interpret things. How I move through life. You cannot separate my autism from me. It shapes who I am. So yes, it does define me. That can be a beautiful thing. #WorldAutismAwarenessDay

Over the last year we've been conducting new research in partnership with PDA people and their families. Today we have released some of our initial findings alongside what this means for our community: pdasociety.org.uk #PDADay2024 #PDA

Imagine you start a new job and they send a strict dress code, down to the colour of your socks and style of your shoe. They also send you a list of equipment which they say you must have every day. Some of it seems a bit strange - two green pens?- but off you go dutifully to

Is it just me, I’m trying to watch the The RHS Chelsea flower show on BBC One and I can’t even listen to the presenters through background noise of the people talking - so frustrating. Not Autistic friendly 😞 I can’t even visit there due to the crowds. #autistic #sensory

Ableism includes telling Autistic people they should change their behaviour or communication to make everyone else more comfortable.

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