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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 13h

Politicians push the idea than clinical anxious “mild”.

Anxiety is NOT mild.

The pain & self harm are REAL.

The isolation & loneliness are REAL.

The impacts on physical health are REAL.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 12d

“I am begging the autism research and clinical community: Please put more efforts into autism-specific medical accommodations and training so that people like my [high-support adult autistic] son can get the medical care they need.”

www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/cli... #autism #neurodiversity

Clinicians must put more effort into autism-specific medical care

Without it, autistic adults with high support needs like my son are missing out on treatments that could reduce their suffering and improve their quality of life.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 13d

New developments in autism research

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Autism should not be seen as single condition with one cause, say scientists

Those diagnosed as small children typically have distinct genetic profile from those diagnosed later, study finds

www.theguardian.com

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 12d

In the 1930s a party openly blamed disabled people, chronically ill & mentally ill people for taking money away from working families.

The consequences are remembered in a Denkmal in Berlin.

All main parties have NOT learnt that lesson.

Remember who wore badges!

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 14d

In the 1930s a party openly blamed disabled people, chronically ill and mentally ill people for taking money away from working families.

The consequences are remembered in a Denkmal in Berlin.

HMG are not like that party, but don’t they read history?

www.pslhub.org/blogs/entry/...

Streeting orders probe of mental illness overdiagnosis

The health and social care secretary is to launch a review of the prevalence of mental illness and neurodivergence, with a particular focus on whether some conditions are being overdiagnosed, HSJ has ...

www.pslhub.org

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 12d

Tell me more about ifs etc please

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 12d

In the 1930s a party openly blamed disabled people, chronically ill & mentally ill people for taking money away from working families.

The consequences are remembered in a Denkmal in Berlin.

All main parties have NOT learnt that lesson.

Remember who wore badges!

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Jenn 🎶 🌿 🪻 🧶 🧵 ☮️ @swanljenn.bsky.social · 14d

I heard a report on #r4today about new autism research.
This is the only thing I can find: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The interview with National Autistic Society AD Tim Nicholls was ok but lacked detail. And there's nothing on their website.

Polygenic and developmental profiles of autism differ by age at diagnosis - Nature

A study of several longitudinal birth cohorts and cross-sectional cohorts finds only moderate overlap in genetic variants between autism that is diagnosed earlier and that diagnosed later, so they may represent aetiologically different conditions.

www.nature.com

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 14d

In the 1930s a party openly blamed disabled people, chronically ill and mentally ill people for taking money away from working families.

The consequences are remembered in a Denkmal in Berlin.

HMG are not like that party, but don’t they read history?

www.pslhub.org/blogs/entry/...

Streeting orders probe of mental illness overdiagnosis

The health and social care secretary is to launch a review of the prevalence of mental illness and neurodivergence, with a particular focus on whether some conditions are being overdiagnosed, HSJ has ...

www.pslhub.org

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 17d

How do the police know your autistic loved one is autistic?

A response of they should know is not the answer. Many officers will have zero experience of autism & most people don’t know their rights.

Most forces offer an autism awareness card.

Learn more in my guide

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 21d

Someone has said that autism should be split into two categories:

1. Autistic - for the non disabled autistic people

2. Autism - for the disabled autistic people

IMO it appears the self 🆔 (not self diagnosed) don’t wish to be lumped with autistic people.

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 17d

How do the police know your autistic loved one is autistic?

A response of they should know is not the answer. Many officers will have zero experience of autism & most people don’t know their rights.

Most forces offer an autism awareness card.

Learn more in my guide

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 21d

Someone has said that autism should be split into two categories:

1. Autistic - for the non disabled autistic people

2. Autism - for the disabled autistic people

IMO it appears the self 🆔 (not self diagnosed) don’t wish to be lumped with autistic people.

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 21d

What is the autistic norm?

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⭐️Angela 🐿️ McEwen⭐️ @angelamcewen.bsky.social · 21d

Is there a link to Tylenol & Autism?

Let’s ask Sweden’s top Autism Researchers.

⬇️⬇️ Click Here ⬇️⬇️

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 24d

As an unpaid carer I realised the greatest threat to my loved one was ignorance.

Ignorance of need
Ignorance of autism
Ignorance of invisible conditions
Ignorance of assumptions
Ignorance of stereotypes

Glorified & wilful ignorance by politicians & professionals.

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 27d

Society. “You don’t look autistic”

L1, “it’s invisible”

Society, “You trying to be funny?”

L1, “Nope, but your ignorance is visible”

Society, “What?”

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 27d

Society. “You don’t look autistic”

L1, “it’s invisible”

Society, “You trying to be funny?”

L1, “Nope, but your ignorance is visible”

Society, “What?”

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 27d

Society. “You don’t look autistic”

L1, “it’s invisible”

Society, “You are a faker”

L1, “Yes, my impersonation of a neurotypical is poor”

Society, “What?”

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · Sep 14

Autism

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · Sep 15

This is important .

Understand the consequences for everyone when the Police withdraw.

apple.news/AMBblhorPRfe...

Public pay price for vacuum of responsibility on mental health — The Times and The Sunday Times

When the “Right Care, Right Person” (RCRP) reforms to policing were introduced in 2023, the problem they addressed was undoubtedly serious and pervasive. Since the days of Robert Peel, whose eponymou...

apple.news

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 29d

This

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · 29d

This

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · Sep 15

This is important .

Understand the consequences for everyone when the Police withdraw.

apple.news/AMBblhorPRfe...

Public pay price for vacuum of responsibility on mental health — The Times and The Sunday Times

When the “Right Care, Right Person” (RCRP) reforms to policing were introduced in 2023, the problem they addressed was undoubtedly serious and pervasive. Since the days of Robert Peel, whose eponymou...

apple.news

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · Sep 8

When we started our journey with autism, we listen to the behaviourists.

We were wrong. We knew in weeks.

All behaviourism does is create harm.

So teachers, please listen all you are doing is industrialising harm.

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