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Ben Symon

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Paediatric Emergency Physician. All opinions my own and not representative of any organisations I work for.

Brisbane, Queensland
Joined January 2013
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@Dale_Chu
Dale Chu
30 days
Laptops in class: learning tool or attention thief?
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@jk_rowling
J.K. Rowling
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Every useful idiot who's used their platform to glamorise and normalise child transition, especially those with a young fanbase, should be made to read this horrifying article. 'One of the biggest revelations from the recordings is how these clinicians acknowledge performing
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thefp.com
ā€˜We’re all just winging it.' In footage obtained exclusively by The Free Press, gender doctors acknowledge they perform life-altering procedures on vulnerable youth with no supportive evidence—and...
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@Bernard_Lane
Bernard Lane
1 month
ā€œWe dissenters were supposed to find a way of questioning the chemical castration of children while calling it ā€˜gender-affirming care’.ā€
@jk_rowling
J.K. Rowling
1 month
'He has a point, but he's too blunt.' From the start, a key tactic of the gender identitarians has been linguistic prescription, and it's proved shockingly successful. Trans activists' shibboleths and euphemisms have been allowed to penetrate the upper echelons of our culture
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@stimimi
sami timimi
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In this gripping conversation with child psychiatrist Dr Sami Timimi, we unpack the rise of ADHD, autism, anxiety — and the cultural story that’s quietly reshaping how parents see their kids. Are we turning childhood struggles into ā€œdisordersā€?
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podcasts.apple.com
Podcast Episode Ā· Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families Ā· 25/11/2025 Ā· 22m
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@stellaomalley3
Stella O'Malley
1 month
ā€œIt’s as if a bridge had collapsed, and then been cordoned off to prevent further harm, only for engineers to decide to reopen it and send children across it again – as though the precise nature of the disaster could only be clarified by reenacting it.ā€ https://t.co/qguDibxW13
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spiked-online.com
Suppressing troubled children's puberty compounds their distress and freezes their development.
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@cwestonclark
Carrie Clark
1 month
"Psychiatry and psychology have a history of making incorrect diagnoses and treatments that are later recognized as harmful. We know that even well-meaning clinicians, using the best available knowledge, can unintentionally develop harmful systems. This history calls for
@nickwallis
Nick Wallis
1 month
Two clinicians who blew the whistle on what was happening to children at the Tavistock have written an open letter to Wes Streeting warning him the new puberty blocker trial risks "repeating the very errors" they helped uncover. Read the letter in full: https://t.co/54gOYfngf0
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@stimimi
sami timimi
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About a quarter of ā€œhealthyā€ young adults think they have ADHD (28%), according to new research. But that number jumped to more than half (58%) after they received an ADHD awareness campaign based on popular ADHD advocacy groups’ material. worrying?
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cambridge.org
Inform and do no harm: Nocebo education reduces false self-diagnosis caused by mental health awareness - Volume 55
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@YvonneDongen
Yvonne van Dongen
1 month
Where are the medical professionals who support the ban on puberty blockers? Their silence following the govt decision is a stain on their integrity. https://t.co/m8iNwABlJG
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@Bernard_Lane
Bernard Lane
1 month
"Restrictions on puberty blockers have emerged in Great Britain, parts of Scandinavia, Queensland in Australia and some US states. But these have occurred in a context of political pressure and culture-war dynamics, rather than by any new medical evidence." A misleading claim in
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theconversation.com
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
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@MmeLockhartLDS
Mme Lockhart
2 months
ā€œAcademic accommodations for anxiety convey two harmful messages. First, they imply that the feared situation is truly dangerous. Public speaking, testing, or lunch with classmates are too risky for a student. Second, they suggest that the student can’t withstand the distress.
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@sfmcguire79
Steve McGuire
2 months
ā€œAlthough it once seemed like a good idea to give every child his or her own device, it’s clear that those policies have been a failure.ā€ šŸ’Æ School-issued laptops distract students at school and home, expose them to things they shouldn’t see, and hurt learning. 🧵
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@RachaelWongAus
Rachael Wong
4 months
šŸšØāœ‰ļø My letter to Queensland Health Minister @TimNichollsMP from @WomensForumAust calling on him to urgently intervene in the case of Dr Jillian Spencer (@Jilliantweeting). "Given everything that has unfolded both nationally and internationally regarding the scandal of
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@symon_ben
Ben Symon
4 months
And a consequence is that it not only silences @Jilliantweeting but any future clinician with concerns about any concerning practices in the future. Why speak up for safety when the consequences are so catastrophically clear.
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@symon_ben
Ben Symon
4 months
Regardless of one's views on the issue, scientific integrity relies on rich and open discourse and consideration of evidence. Silencing a physician for having an evidence based stance is deeply troubling.
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@symon_ben
Ben Symon
4 months
When @Jilliantweeting correctly noted that paediatric gender services were engaging in concerning practices that enabled state sanctioned self harm of young women, she spoke up and would not be silenced. Her termination weakens our healthcare system. @TimNichollsMP
@Jilliantweeting
Jillian Spencer
4 months
Courier Mail article regarding my employment situation: the hospital has decided to turn off my respirator. @TimNichollsMP @DavidCrisafulli @JarrodBleijieMP
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@Jilliantweeting
Jillian Spencer
4 months
Thank you @Bernard_Lane for publishing our article that was rejected by an @RANZCP journal. The article calls for the RANZCP to acknowledge the harm done to detransitioners from gender affirming care and proposes policy responses. @Mark_Butler_MP @TimNichollsMP @DavidCrisafulli
@Bernard_Lane
Bernard Lane
4 months
@Jilliantweeting @RANZCP I've just published your article on Gender Clinic News ...
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@cliffreid
Cliff Reid
4 months
Here's my full review of the cheapo Temu manikin. Spoiler: It's pretty good https://t.co/ChRemb7cqA
@cliffreid
Cliff Reid
5 months
DL practice on my new Temu airway manikin (table height not adjustable!) Take homes: 1. It’s a bargain 2. I’ve still got it šŸ˜‰ Full YouTube review coming soon
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@WomensForumAust
WomensForumAustralia
5 months
🚨 The parliamentary petition to reinstate Dr Jillian Spencer closes this Sunday, 24 August. Dr Spencer should never have been suspended from Queensland Children’s Hospital for raising concerns about the safety of puberty blockers and cross sex hormones to treat gender
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@pagd_vic
PAGD_VIC
11 months
In light of irresponsible and fear-inducing rhetoric by some politicians, journalists, and activists, it's important for young people and their families to understand that restrictions on medical interventions show no evidence of a higher risk of suicide.
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bbc.com
An independent review said the language used around the issue on social media was dangerous.
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