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California Crackup? Try again. California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.

This simple chart lifts the lid on the English schools sanctions crisis. As the numbers continue to soar since Covid, it's clear that the plan isn't working. Not enough has been done to support kids. And Department for Education needs to change course urgently. 🧵

Ofsted inspecting schools in the last week of the year and on sports day. What a way to answer your critics.

Keir Starmer We have every right to ask why the UK is locking up people with learning disabilities for no other reason than that they have a learning disability. itv.com/news/2025-07-1…

NDBIs (ABA-based autism interventions) reject compliance for "a mutually enjoyable context in which children and adults are both active participants"? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02… note: the ESDM manual says, "Our job is not to keep children happy; it is to teach them their objectives"

Got to keep banging the drum even though it's the same mistakes over and over. The stats on particular academies make grim reading, the treatment of SEND children is a national scandal why are we still making the same mistakes Bridget Phillipson

I’m just chuffed. JZ and my new book has arrived this morning in its hardcover materiality. Holding a product of a few years’ work never gets boring, it’s always exciting. Please repost if you can.

PUBLIC LECTURE: My end of The Leverhulme Trust fellowship lecture is on the 24th of September! It will be in person at @durhampsych and also streamed online. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for-n…

Is government ‘sitting on’ damning report into learning disabled people’s deaths? channel4.com/news/is-govern…

ABA experiences--parents, legal representatives, healthcare professionals "less often reported negative results" (48.9%, 32.1%, 48.7%) vs autistic adults (75.8%) link.springer.com/article/10.100… "the autistic voice... can differ significantly from parental & professional perspectives"

Tes magazine Compare and contrast the language Dame Lenehan uses to describe parents, “the parental lobby”, and local authorities “struggling to avoid bankruptcy”. What does this reveal about her perspective (as an advisor to local authorities and the government) on power relationships?

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While receiving placebo only, autistics show big decreases (26.7%-33.5%) in all parent-reported ABC (Aberrant Behavior Checklist) subscale scores--e.g. 30.2% decrease in ABC irritability, the primary outcome link.springer.com/article/10.100… data from a single-blind 2-week placebo lead-in

Brilliant. This is a beautiful takedown by Prof Becky Malby, of most of the myths around taking water back into public ownership, including its cost. Also demolishes the idea it’s possible for ANY regulator to effectively function within a privatised water model. Join the

New #CRAEsummary Metacognition facilitates theory of mind through optimal weighting of trait inferences Long, Catmur, Fleming & CRAE's Geoff Bird (2025) or Confidence in guessing what others are thinking is shaped by how similar we think we are to them. crae.ioe.ac.uk/metacognition-…

Really grateful to Good Morning Britain for bringing this issue to the fore. I hope RCPCH will now discuss with Professor Andy Bilson, Professor Luke Clements, Dr Fiona Gullon-Scott, Cathie Long and Emily Dugan amongst many others. Time for change 🙏💜

It's even worse than that With the addiction we still have with behaviourism, they aren't just cheated of a basic understanding, they are trained to avoid being curious about it

Being listened to by folk at CRAE: The Qualitative Open Mic - Neurodiversity Matters: Damian Milton on double empathy and autistic worlds open.spotify.com/episode/2eF5lT… Damian Milton

South Park kicked off Season 27 by putting Donald Trump in bed with Satan. Trump is going to lose his mind.😆

Gargantuan post from GeorgeJulian about the deaths and (non-death reporting) of people with learning disabilities. georgejulian.co.uk/2025/07/24/a-d…