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Amzi 🄄 🌓 on X: "Cool video from 2010, literally from Nancy Pelosi's YouTube channel. Walz citing his 25 year military experience to speak in support of repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell, which banned openly gay people from serving in the military. Walz helped lead fight against DADT! https://t.co/Z4kdMu41nH" / X
Amzi 🄄 🌓 on X: "Cool video from 2010, literally from Nancy Pelosi's YouTube channel. Walz citing his 25 year military experience to speak in support of repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell, which banned openly gay people from serving in the military. Walz helped lead fight against DADT! https://t.co/Z4kdMu41nH" / X
Walz citing his 25 year military experience to speak in support of repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell, which banned openly gay people from serving in the military. Walz helped lead fight against DADT! — Amzi 🄄 🌓 (@AmziQureshi)
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Amzi 🄄 🌓 on X: "Cool video from 2010, literally from Nancy Pelosi's YouTube channel. Walz citing his 25 year military experience to speak in support of repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell, which banned openly gay people from serving in the military. Walz helped lead fight against DADT! https://t.co/Z4kdMu41nH" / X
Cops 'Help' Naked, Possibly-Suicidal Schizophrenic Man By Tasing Him To Death
Cops 'Help' Naked, Possibly-Suicidal Schizophrenic Man By Tasing Him To Death
ā€œExcited deliriumā€ makes an appearance in another case where medical help for a mentally ill person was sought, but instead, police arrived and delivered someone to an early grave. (h/t…
Ā·techdirt.comĀ·
Cops 'Help' Naked, Possibly-Suicidal Schizophrenic Man By Tasing Him To Death
AMERICAN SIKH
AMERICAN SIKH
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AMERICAN SIKH
Marginalised or missed? The curious case of influential autistic self-advocates in England: introducing the 3i instrument - Interest Groups & Advocacy
Marginalised or missed? The curious case of influential autistic self-advocates in England: introducing the 3i instrument - Interest Groups & Advocacy
This article argues that the social policy influence of marginalised groups is at risk of being underestimated, in the scholarship, policy communities and wider society. It proposes the 3i instrument: a new, triangulated approach to measuring influence with a broader set of indicators than usually attempted. These indicators, which are designed to include influence in its early stages, are explored through a case study of autistic self-advocates in England. Surprisingly, the results show not just that autistic self-advocates but, through them, the wider autistic community, have more policy influence than they or others expect, but that influence is also being missed in its later stages, indicating that researcher bias may also be a complicating factor. While a single case of ā€˜missed’ influence is not sufficient to generalise to other contexts and groups, this research opens the door to a wider methodological discussion and reflexivity on the part of researchers.
Despite having a low opinion of their own influence, and despite being socially constructed as disempowered, autistic people, through skilful self-advocates, actually exert influence at all stages of the policy process and represent the primary form of expertise taken into account by policymakers.
The belief that you can have influence, even when society tells you that you cannot, is a powerful factor in motivating people from marginalised groups to lobby for their needs and rights (Dempsey and Foreman 1997).
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Marginalised or missed? The curious case of influential autistic self-advocates in England: introducing the 3i instrument - Interest Groups & Advocacy
Meshell Ndegeocello Could Have Had Stardom but Chose Music Instead
Meshell Ndegeocello Could Have Had Stardom but Chose Music Instead
The bassist, singer and composer’s 1993 debut jolted the industry — then she decided to change. Now she is releasing a powerful album inspired by James Baldwin.
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Meshell Ndegeocello Could Have Had Stardom but Chose Music Instead
Study: Why Autistic People Love Board Games
Study: Why Autistic People Love Board Games
Hello and welcome to this week’s wholesome NONPOLITICAL video in which I talk about anything other than the literal most important topics currently being discussed elsewhere. You know what I love? …
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Study: Why Autistic People Love Board Games
Imagine if... Creating A Future For Us All - Sir Ken Robinson
Imagine if... Creating A Future For Us All - Sir Ken Robinson
[vc_row][vc_column width=ā€1/1″][vc_custom_heading text_font=ā€font-201687″ text_weight=ā€300″ uncode_shortcode_id=ā€405820″]Imagine if… Creating A Future For Us All[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_font=ā€font-205248″ text_size=ā€h4″ text_weight=ā€300″ uncode_shortcode_id=ā€197155″]A call to action that […]
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Imagine if... Creating A Future For Us All - Sir Ken Robinson
Autistic Burnout - How to Recognise and Understand it
Autistic Burnout - How to Recognise and Understand it
How to recognise and understand Autistic Burnout in children and adults as an Autistic person, professional, parent or carer.
You crash and you keep crashing.
Ā·theautisticadvocate.comĀ·
Autistic Burnout - How to Recognise and Understand it
Autistic Burnout, Bodymind and Soul
Autistic Burnout, Bodymind and Soul
I have realised what is missing from all the literature I have read about autistic burnout is how burnout affects our soul.
Autistic and neurodivergent rest is different from neurotypical rest. The recommended recovery strategies for the majority of neurotypical people who are in burnout (and often also experiencing depression) are to try to engage more with others, to try and do more exercise, have a better diet, to try and join in more with the group activities and to generally be more active and engaged in society. This doesn’t work if you are autistic. Such strategies have left me with less capacity and a feeling that I am falling deeper and deeper into a void and becoming even more disembodied and disconnected, it has left me with even less energy to function and get through life. Autistic ways of recovering typically involve giving yourself time and space to be yourself, to stim more, to engage in your monotropic interests, and to create more flexibility in your life so you can embrace your own autistic way of communicating and socialising rather than trying to ā€˜fit in’ to others' expectations. Research led by neurodivergent teams is especially valuable in exploring ways to support those experiencing burnout. Research led by people who are also autistic or otherwise neurodivergent adds to the narrative of recognising and validating the inner experience of autistic people.
If you are experiencing burnout, a deeper understanding of autism and learning to embrace your own authentic autistic identity can provide ways to help give your body and mind authentic and meaningful ways to rest, recharge and recover. Learning more about theories such as monotropism (Murray, 2005), discovering more about the sensory system and how an understanding of the interoception system works is vital and can help enormously; it can bring a much-needed sense of meaning to life.
The neurodivergent community offer a safe space where the DEEP double empathy problem is dissolved and where love and friendship can flourish.
Ā·medium.comĀ·
Autistic Burnout, Bodymind and Soul
Spectrum Gaming on X: "WE USED SCHOOL RULES, A BEHAVIOUR CHART AND STICKERS ON ADULTS - HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED (Written by Hanna, Clinical Psychologist at Spectrum Gaming) This year we tried out a new activity as part of the Autism in Schools train the trainer project. 1/12 https://t.co/pBsJDJtO2R" / X
Spectrum Gaming on X: "WE USED SCHOOL RULES, A BEHAVIOUR CHART AND STICKERS ON ADULTS - HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED (Written by Hanna, Clinical Psychologist at Spectrum Gaming) This year we tried out a new activity as part of the Autism in Schools train the trainer project. 1/12 https://t.co/pBsJDJtO2R" / X
(Written by Hanna, Clinical Psychologist at Spectrum Gaming) This year we tried out a new activity as part of the Autism in Schools train the trainer project. 1/12 — Spectrum Gaming (@Spectrum0Gaming)
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Spectrum Gaming on X: "WE USED SCHOOL RULES, A BEHAVIOUR CHART AND STICKERS ON ADULTS - HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED (Written by Hanna, Clinical Psychologist at Spectrum Gaming) This year we tried out a new activity as part of the Autism in Schools train the trainer project. 1/12 https://t.co/pBsJDJtO2R" / X
Life will force you to focus.That Focus can bring out the BEST in you. ā€œForced Focusā€ is a tool of the mind and soul through God for Our I on the past to contextualize the present and conquer the future while in relentless pursuit of our .
Life will force you to focus.That Focus can bring out the BEST in you. ā€œForced Focusā€ is a tool of the mind and soul through God for Our I on the past to contextualize the present and conquer the future while in relentless pursuit of our .
— MC HAMMER e/acc (@MCHammer)
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Life will force you to focus.That Focus can bring out the BEST in you. ā€œForced Focusā€ is a tool of the mind and soul through God for Our I on the past to contextualize the present and conquer the future while in relentless pursuit of our .
Episode 83: Learning Pathways
Episode 83: Learning Pathways
Discover how Learning Pathways can guide you through your WordPress journey with clarity and purpose. In the latest episode of WordPress Briefing, host Josepha Haden Chomphosy welcomes special gues…
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Episode 83: Learning Pathways
A Brand-New Way to Learn WordPress
A Brand-New Way to Learn WordPress
Learn WordPress has been growing as a hub of educational resources for WordPress since 2020. Now, it’s undergone a transformation in content focus and design with the introduction of Learning Pathw…
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A Brand-New Way to Learn WordPress
NATP impact case studies
NATP impact case studies
Read our case studies to find out about the positive impact NATP training is having on staff working with autistic people in services.
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NATP impact case studies
#48. More Play, Less Therapy
#48. More Play, Less Therapy
Schools produce anxiety and depression, and then they hire therapists to reduce it.
If schools would stop stressing kids out as they do, and stop preventing them from being kids, our kids wouldn’t need so much therapy!
Would it be too cynical for me to suggest that one reason we look to drugs, therapy, and SEL programs rather than play to solve kids’ problems is because many adults make money from drugs, therapy, and SEL courses, but nobody makes money from play?
What we need is LESS school, not more, and we need to restore long recesses and other opportunities for play and fun in school. Kids need more time to play and just be kids, both in and out of school. Mother Nature designed kids to play, explore, and socialize freely with other kids, without adult intervention, because that is how kids develop the skills, confidence, and attitudes that are necessary for mental health and overall wellbeing, as I and colleagues described, with multiple lines of evidence, in this article published in the Journal of Pediatrics.
Ā·petergray.substack.comĀ·
#48. More Play, Less Therapy
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Welcome to Riverfield Country Day School where we offer a unique education community for families with children ages two months through 12th grade. Founded in 1984, Riverfield'sĀ 120-acre campus is a place where students spend time in nature
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Spensley Street Primary School | Clifton Hill, Melbourne
Spensley Street Primary School | Clifton Hill, Melbourne
Spensley Street Primary School empowers and supports students to be knowledgeable and caring young people who become successful lifelong learners.
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Spensley Street Primary School | Clifton Hill, Melbourne