Derry man. #Autistic. PhD student @qubschooloflaw focusing on #CriminalLaw, #Autism, & #Neurodiversity. Former Barrister. RTs/👍s ≠ endorsement/legal advice 🌹
Derry, Northern Ireland
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I have written an article for @TheVulnAccused blog comparing and exploring three cases involving autistic defendants wherein communication issues relating to #alexithymia and #echolalia arose when determining guilt.
#Autism #Neurodiversity #CriminalLaw
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I woke up in agony.
I got into my wheelchair.
I worked despite a progressive disability.
I pay taxes too.
You drank overpriced coffee.
You blame other people for your coffee.
I'm fighting to survive.
You're punching down.
Who's the parasite? – at Golan, Northern Ireland
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If my parents had listened to the people who said "don't give him a label", I'd never have gotten access to life changing medication and supports, and I'd have flamed out of school.
Because of that Label, I got stellar exam results, went on to Study Law at University, before moving into a successful career.
All of that happened, because of that "label"
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So sad to hear this news this morning. John was a warm and decent man. A dogged campaigner. He stayed the course and did his brother, Michael, proud.
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Heartbreaking news this morning.
John never relented in the struggle for truth and justice.
An inspiration to the people of Ireland with a message of hope for our world.
My sympathy and thoughts today with John’s family and friends ❤️
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For people like this, it's not about saving money, it's ideological. Anyone in receipt of any sort of benefit, according to this type of person, must survive on gruel and water, and are not ever allowed to have anything remotely close to a luxury, ever.
"Every week, a lady on benefits has been known to spend £80 a week on cigarettes."
📞 Mike thinks the government should clamp down on people claiming welfare by going door-to-door to check they aren't wasting money.
@ClaudiaHearne0 | @Kunlebarker | @theJeremyVine | #JeremyVine
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I wish the media and politicians would spend as much time and energy talking about the harm untreated ADHD causes to a person, but no, we're too busy debating the merits of some people qualifying for a third off rail travel.
People are literally dying because they are being left on waiting lists for treatment, and THIS is what we choose to focus on?! – at Winsford, England
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Sorry did she just say she doesn’t understand why people with ADHD use trains?! 😂 I get bored of saying it but the idiocy is astonishing. *I also agree with the offer and to get it you must demonstrate a level of neurodivergence that impacts your ability to travel not just an ADHD diagnosis. Hence the need for a companion.
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Kemi Badenoch tells @IainDale that people with ADHD shouldn’t get discounted train tickets because “I don’t even think going on trains is something they’d find useful.” Sorry what? The Leader of the Opposition thinks people with ADHD shouldn’t be using trains?
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Kemi Badenoch said people with ADHD need help with their ADHD, not discounts on train tickets. She did not say they should not use trains.
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The angry mob attacking James Acaster is proving exactly what we highly masked autistic people have been saying for years. People love the quirkiness, creativity, and quick learning but the second you are a slight inconvenience the fucking pitchforks come out. Its exhausting.
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Ireland is the birthplace of Halloween, a celebration tracing back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.
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Labour wants to give 16 and 17-year-olds the vote, but how can young people make an informed choice if the Online Safety Act censors the climate debates that shape their future?
If they are mature enough to vote, they are mature enough to read about government policy.
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Denise Kiley KC, Chair of the Bar Council has condemned remarks made by David Davis MP during the House of Commons debate on the Legacy Bill.
You can read the statement in full from the Bar Council via the link below to the Bar of NI website:
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@FacultyScot @thebarcouncil @TheBarofIreland
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Community note: Sky News has been repeatedly told that claimants do not choose what the DWP records as their primary affecting condition, and most claimants have multiple conditions, and PIP is not based on what conditions or diagnoses a claimant has.
Young people close to a third of anxiety disorder PIP claimants, data suggests trib.al/t2nktKd
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Please stop describing ADHD as a superpower, please I beg you.
It is not a superpower. Calling it a superpower massively obscures the
, at times, absolutely debilitating daily affects the condition has on many, many people, myself included.
Calling it a superpower does not help anyone. – at Winsford, England
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PIP is underclaimed because the DWP systematically denies it to people who need it, which is why 80% of rejections are overturned on appeal. Let’s talk about the £30 billion or more every year in unclaimed tax through rich people tax dodging before we target vulnerable people eh
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No wonder, as the media has been pumping out bullshit stories about Autism and ADHD for over a year now. – at Winsford, England
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PIP exists to help with the extra costs of disability.
So why do people keep treating it as a reward for doing nothing?
A disabled person can work and still face additional disability costs.
Why is that so difficult for society to understand?
#DisabilityJustice
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'Disabled people's rights are under threat'. says actor Ruth Madeley.
Madeley stars in Being Heumann, a new film telling the story of disability rights activist Judy Heumann, who led more than 100 young people in a landmark protest at San Francisco’s Federal Building, demanding equal rights for disabled people.