@Action4ASD

campaigning for suitable education for autistic and SEND children as well as better services for autistic and disabled children and families.

 West Midlands, England
action-for-asd.webnode.com/
Joined April 2016
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Did you know that @BorisJohnson's government have quietly changed the elegibility for Warm Home Discount? Disabled people will now NOT be allowed to claim it, despite being the section of people who have the highest energy usage. They're actively punishing us for being disabled.
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Thank you for reporting it. It’s important that things like this are explained
StarlightMcKenzie@StarlightMcKenz13 Apr 2022
Replying to @Action4ASD
Yes. That is why I reported it. The fact that it took some investigation to work out it was parody demonstrates how dangerous it is.. I, like many believed it was a genuine comment because we know those comments are acceptable to some.
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Well I don’t know whether to take comfort from the parody of it. Sadly this belief is probably in the mind of some and would certainly have been a held belief by some professionals 30 years ago . We do have to wonder whether this was in the mind of some
StarlightMcKenzie@StarlightMcKenz13 Apr 2022
Replying to @Action4ASD
It's a parody account. That doesn't make it okay. It is still not okay. But take some comfort that it was a very bad horrible joke rather than an innate belief. I reported it anyway because these kinds of jokes still incite hate but it is still not what the author things (I hope)
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WHAT ? What century are we in ? Did I just go back in time and read this ?
StarlightMcKenzie@StarlightMcKenz11 Apr 2022
Did they say this out loud?
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The children "are put in a system which prioritises curriculum and test results over flourishing...These aren’t healthy conditions for young people to grow up in." @naomicfisher is expected to 'fix' children broken by the education system. progressiveeducation.org/the…

The Side Effects of School: A Crisis in Mental Health Can’t Be Solved Through Therapy, by Dr Naomi...

We’re facing a crisis in young people’s mental health.  Every day I get emails from several parents, asking if I can help their children.  They tell me how distressed their children are, how they are...

progressiveeducation.org
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NEW POST: #SENDReview Chapter 2: Catriona Moore looks at proposals and questions about national standards, changes to EHCPs and more. She asks how the DfE will ensure public bodies obey new laws any more than they do now? specialneedsjungle.com/sendr…

#SENDReview Chapter 2 under the microscope: National standards, EHCP changes, and limiting choice —...

NEW POST: Catriona Moore looks at the #SENDReview Chapter 2: National standards, EHCPs changes, and limiting choice

specialneedsjungle.com
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Action for ASD retweeted
Square Peg
@teamsquarepeg11 Apr 2022
“Every day I get emails from several parents, asking if I can help their children. They tell me how distressed their children are, how they are harming themselves and how they don’t know how to help.” progressiveeducation.org/the…

The Side Effects of School: A Crisis in Mental Health Can’t Be Solved Through Therapy, by Dr Naomi...

We’re facing a crisis in young people’s mental health.  Every day I get emails from several parents, asking if I can help their children.  They tell me how distressed their children are, how they are...

progressiveeducation.org
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No mp should be in any role they do not have first hand lived experience of , it takes someone that's lived our lives to understand them.
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Action for ASD retweeted
IPSEA
@IPSEAcharity12 Apr 2022
All children of compulsory school age are legally entitled to receive a suitable full-time education. Schools cannot place children on a part-time timetable, save in exceptional circumstances to meet a pupil’s individual needs. Read more about this here: ipsea.org.uk/informal-exclus…

Informal exclusions

Any exclusion of a pupil, even for short periods of time, must be formally recorded

ipsea.org.uk
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Action for ASD retweeted
Matthew Keer@CaptainK772 Apr 2022
Thread shot, article chaser
Chaminda Jayanetti@cjayanetti2 Apr 2022
NEW: Children are having to wait years for an autism appointment amid the crisis in NHS mental health services - with a five year wait in one case Parents are left stranded as their children descend into crisis and hospitalisation By me, for the Observer theguardian.com/society/2022…

Autistic children wait up to five years for an NHS appointment

Figures obtained by the Observer show scale of mental health care crisis as families tell of huge impact of delays

theguardian.com
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This is something I can get behind and local authorities should ask to be briefed regularly.
Colette Lloyd@ColetteLloyd18 Mar 2022
Excited to attend this! What would your actions be for the Down Syndrome Clinical Excellence Network? A group of speech and language therapists with a special interest in #DownSyndrome @Wouldntchangea1 @dontscreenusout @DSAInfo @RCSLT @PositiveaboutDS @LejeuneFor @DownsOxford
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For parents and young people living in Newham, it isn't news that the Borough has inadequate child disability healthcare, low quality EHC Plans, 2 year waiting lists for ASC assessments, weak leadership. Another Written Statement of Action needed in SEND: reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provid…
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independent.co.uk/voices/spe…

Local councils are wrong to blame parents of kids with special needs | James Moore

The report commissioned by the Local Government Association is a deeply cynical attempt to point an accusing finger at ‘pushy’ middle-class parents

independent.co.uk
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My 16 yr old daughter has moderate #learningdisabilities. In the night she built her dressing table by herself (I had been putting off for wks). She followed the awful instructions perfectly. I only saw it built when I went to give her her meds this morning! I am so proud of her!
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One of the often cited purposes of education is to prepare children for the outside world. Many teachers have never worked in the outside world.
Helen W@2tubies13 Mar 2022
There are teachers who suggest that no one should have a perspective on education unless they have taught in a classroom themselves. Curious to know if those teachers also believe that they shouldn’t have perspectives on parenting unless they are parents themselves.
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Update from court We’re all crying happy tears The judge says William should be given a chance
Jayne McCubbin@JayneMcCubbinTV8 Mar 2022
In court with Ami Verden for @BBCNews The mother hoping to convince a judge it is in her sons best interests to have a potentially life saving kidney transplant His hospital argued it is not I can’t imagine what she’s going through She just wants William to have a chance
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Action for ASD retweeted
Emma McNally@EmmaJMcNally7 Mar 2022
We’re posting quotes daily at 2pm from the #tourettes community, help us be heard by retweeting daily #TourettesWeMatter @SarahSharpCBiT @TICYorkshire @TTAGpatients @tourettescot @PCamhs @Action4ASD @SEND_Action @ocdaction @AshCurryOcd @speedomick @LpoolSENDCRISIS @letuslearntoo
Tourettes Action@tourettesaction7 Mar 2022
We want everyone to be able to access a timely diagnosis and treatment regardless of where they live in the U.K. We are calling on the Government to ensure this happens. Help us be heard #TourettesWeMatter
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Fantastic response
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If you pass your GCSEs with too little cognitive flexibility to imagine what reasons there might be for ‘can’t’ then that is a more valid reason to be denied a Uni place imo.
Tom Harwood
@tomhfh23 Feb 2022
If you can't *pass* an English or Maths GCSE, then the taxpayers shouldn't stump up for your uni bills. Totally reasonable. If anything, the bar should be raised higher.
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