From 12pm, I am doing a 24 hour gaming marathon to raise money for @Spectrum0Gaming! . You can tune in to watch the fun or donate to make me do a forfeit! . Watch along here:

RT @Spectrum0Gaming: The term 'situational mutism' is being used for two very different things — and some young people are getting the wron….

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Please share if you can, so we can find the right people to work alongside me and our awesome team at our amazing Self-Directed Learning Community. (We are specifically looking for a qualified specialist such as a SENCO, Teacher or Psychologist for the Lead Facilitator role).

RT @Spectrum0Gaming: Unfortunately family life was very difficult for me. I didn't just mask at school, but I had to mask at home too. I….

@Beth_Tastic @childmatters2me

@Beth_Tastic @childmatters2me Restraint doesn't just create hypervigilance, leading to more stress related behaviour in the future (and more restraint), it also causes trauma which it can take young people a significant amount of time and support to recovery from. No child deserves that.

@Beth_Tastic @childmatters2me I run a community that supports over 2,000 autistic young people. Some regular meetup attendees have 2:1 or 3:1 support due to "challenging behaviour". We have never restrained anyone because our staff are trained in alternatives such as the low arousal approach.

There is nothing more special than having a job that makes you genuinely happy, where you can work alongside the most incredible team of people ❤.

I've made a Bluesky account since lots of cool people are leaving Twitter. Link in bio.

RT @Spectrum0Gaming: Spectrum Gaming's Self Directed Learning Community in Bury, Greater Manchester is opening in a few weeks!. You can fin….

RT @Spectrum0Gaming: After months of training, it is half marathon time! . Please donate if you can and hopefully see you in a few hours 😎….

RT @Spectrum0Gaming: We have been dreaming about it for years and last week it finally happened. We have a home ❤. ⭐ On Monday last week we….

I am running a Half Marathon in 8 days to raise money for Spectrum Gaming. Please consider donating and sharing if you can, so we can make sure young people get the support they deserve. Every donation no matter the size really helps :).

RT @Spectrum0Gaming: Autistic young people regularly report receiving the wrong support when they experience difficulties with communicatio….

We are running a project called Barriers to Education - where we are rewriting the guidance for supporting young people when they struggle to attend school. And I am running a half marathon to help make it possible:.

I am hoping to run a webinar on Autism and Selective Mutism in October for SM awareness month. What time of the day would be best?.

RT @clairedotcomms: "Go back to the @educationgovuk & rip up the behaviourist approach to education. It creates a world where neurodiverse….

RT @BladeoftheS: Hero woman in Southport holds up this sign. Hope not Hate, racism is not welcome here. RT if you are that woman. https:….

I am writing an article on relational approaches for the Barriers to Education project and would love some help. What are the strongest defenses of behaviourist approaches in schools that you can think of (so I can make sure I am sharing both sides)?.