My context is secondary & my specialism is inclusion for autistic & other ND YP. What huge numbers of fams are seeing is that ND YP who just about coped with primary crash out during 2ndary. Lots of #EdRes is showing us in detail what NDs struggle with in sch & good training packages exist to

My guess is that teachers are waiting for an acknowledged top-down values shift before committing to overhauling every single lesson/task. We know from eg neurodivergent-led theory & #EdRes that lots of (esp post-Gove) classroom norms create & sustain so-called ‘SEND’. Examples of values-led

Amazing that TB - unlike educators, health professionals & fams - doesn’t seem to have noticed or learnt from key ND-authored theory & #EdRes since his peak social media years.

NHS-funded Autism Central provide free training for schs to improve #inclusion for all YP ❤️

#monotropism
#doubleempathy

I just wanted to double check what/if TB learnt from ND-authored theory & #EdRes relating to #neurodiversity. Imv it’s impossible to square the circle of his classroom behaviour aims/norms with the successful/ethical #inclusion of #autistic, #ADHD & other ND YP.

No refs to eg #monotropism 🤷‍♀️

New #EdRes!

“[School] Staff call for a shift from a focus on individual resilience to system-wide, trauma-informed support structures. This systemic support is argued to be essential for both staff well-being & child trauma recovery.”

Thanks for sharing John 🙏

V interesting. TY for sharing.

Let’s start by not burning #autistic & #ADHD YP out.

Fab coproduced #EdRes by @grrand-team.bsky.social, @annafreudcharity.bsky.social & partners shows which aspects of sch attendance contribute to disproportionate #emotionalburden in #neurodivergent YP.

We can

Just seen a speaker’s photo of a #rED26 venue - crowded sports hall. Wondering how many #autistic speakers & attendees would find this event genuinely accessible. Who & whose ideas are being excluded from mainstream #EdRes discourse? What does this mean for school #inclusion?