campaigning for suitable education for autistic and SEND children as well as better services for autistic and disabled children and families.
West Midlands, England
Joined April 2016
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Action for ASD retweeted
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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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…
Action for ASD retweeted
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…
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“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…
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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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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…
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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…
Action for ASD retweeted
This is something I can get behind and local authorities should ask to be briefed regularly.
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
Action for ASD retweeted
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…
Action for ASD retweeted
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!
Action for ASD retweeted
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.
Action for ASD retweeted
Update from court
We’re all crying happy tears
The judge says William should be given a chance
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
Action for ASD retweeted
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
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
Action for ASD retweeted
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.
Action for ASD retweeted
This is such an important event, especially as time has been lost with the pandemic. Students with #AdditionalNeeds can experience a nightclub/disco in a safe environment.
Book your tickets now to avoid disappointment
#SEND #Disco #LifeSkills #SocialSkills #Students
*BIG ANNOUNCEMENT*
We are hosting a #SEND Nightclub Experience at Barking Abbey School on 16th April 2022.
This is giving young people with #AdditionalLearningNeeds a safe environment to practice their #SocialSkills
To book your ticket please visit: bit.ly/3AEONfe
Action for ASD retweeted
This is problematic.
We're still very disappointed that @LiamFox failed to accept our invitations to discuss the wider consequences of the wording of his DS bill. We're not sure why it had to be pushed through so quickly. We're working with our associate charities to plan our next steps for inclusion
Action for ASD retweeted
I thought all teachers were teachers of SEND? SEND isn’t ‘other’.
Also the event hasn’t happened yet so how does @gfreeman2012 know that there won’t be discussion of SEND? I am sure all the teachers speaking have knowledge & experience of that too.
Action for ASD retweeted
New: England’s largest academy chain seeks to quell parental and student upset over “oppressive” disciplinary policies, including now-scrapped requirement for one school’s pupils to wear behaviour cards around their necks.
educationuncovered.co.uk/new…
Action for ASD retweeted
Imagine if every SEND family with no education did this?! @sendaction @send_suffolk @IPSEAcharity @SpcialNdsJungle @letuslearntoo @whazell @CaptainK77 @AspieDeLaZouch @Action4SEND @Action4ASD @Define_Fine_PS
