We're launching the Neurodivergent Peer Support Toolkit (NEST) this summer! ☀️

This is a suite of free resources co-designed with neurodivergent young people & adults to help mainstream secondary schools establish a peer support group for neurodivergent students🌈

Important conference being hosted by University of Leeds Cerebra which I absolutely will be attending!

This horrific treatment of autistic people has to stop. The lack of understanding and quite frankly the lack of humanity shown to autistic people in these institutions is intolerable. #AutismAwareness

🔊NEW REPORT🔊
Pleased to announce publication of our n-POLICE report (open access), about the experiences of Police Employees identifying as autistic +/or having ADHD, in collaboration w/ Police Autism UK
Dr Alison (Ali) Drewett SAPPHIRE research LPT Research Team NDP SIG

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Looking forward to presenting at #MWBHE24 about our successful development of a neurodevelopmental asssessment service for students here at Newcastle University, to help them access timely free diagnostic assessments & reports for #autism and #ADHD , and to share the model.

📢 WE'RE HIRING! 📢 ndconnection.co.uk/job-vacancies We are recruiting for: three Neurodivergent Lived Experience Advisors to help us deliver NHS England's Culture of Care programme, and a permanent Lived Experience Development Lead. Learn more and apply on our website. #neurodiversejobs

@SchoolMentalHealth Research has shown (Connelly et al 2023) pupils who have school attendance difficulties are 92.1% neurodivergent and 83.4% autistic. And given 80% of autistic girls remain unrecognised at 18 probably even higher. Understanding and accommodating neurodivergency is what's needed

This is so heartbreaking. School attendance doesn’t equal ‘everything’s fine’. #notfineinschool Square Peg Not Fine in School Special Needs Jungle

“It’s the system that is causing the trauma” - powerful words and a powerful film from Tizard Centre and The Challenging Behaviour Foundation highlighting parental experiences. cerebra.org.uk/research/famil…

I have just emailed my local MP Guy Opperman in support of Autistica Break the Cycle campaign. This has to stop!

Really important study. please share Sinclairslaw Law & Social Justice The Secret Barrister The Domestic Abuse Solicitor ⚖️

Attendance from Two Sides

During 12 years of headship, in two different schools, managing pupils' attendance was always a priority.

Improving attendance was often on our school development plans.

In our school prospectus, I said things like 'Every day is unmissable!'.

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Interested in doing a PhD at Newcastle University ? Why not consider applying for NineDTP funding: ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/f…

“They said I had exaggerated his medical needs, and that I had taught him to exaggerate his own medical needs and his pain.”

For a 5 News investigation Tessa Chapman met three mothers investigated for FII - Fabricated or Induced Illness - a rare form of child abuse.

#FII

Remember to watch today's Channel 5 News for coverage of our important new research report into the false accusations families of disabled children face of Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII)

Cerebra Community Engagement School of Law, Leeds Law & Social Justice Centre for Disability Studies

Harrowing stories - sadly all too common as noted in the report out today by Prof Luke Clements & colleagues, and Cerebra