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dianaheyes.bsky.social @dianaheyes.bsky.social · Jun 1

Last day of leave before I start my new job. I've been doing a lot of slow stitching, and took my doggo camping for the first time ❤️.

dianaheyes.bsky.social @dianaheyes.bsky.social · May 19

I just had to share this fabulous treasure I picked up at the beach yesterday ❤️ #driftwood #treasure

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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · May 18

I'm not always a fan of the NAS and its behaviourist belief-systems (understatement), but sometimes it does useful research e.g. on transport.
nas.chorus-mk.thirdlight.com/file/24/DYmk... This is about the challenges of getting from A to B, whilst autistic.
"Just use the bus/train" isn't so easy.

A snip from the linked paper. Figure 1 from page 15, showing the huge range of difficulties that some autistic people may have when using different transport systems.

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dianaheyes.bsky.social @dianaheyes.bsky.social · May 12

Happy international nurses day to all the fabulous nurses and future nurses out there ❤️. @daniellemansley.bsky.social @chrishutchrnld.bsky.social @chris-dlamini.bsky.social @joe-dubghlas.bsky.social

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Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social · May 5

👉 You’ll leave with deepened insight, practical tools, a renewed commitment to challenge systems that retraumatise—and help build ones that heal.
What to expect;
🎤 Lived-experience voices- names TBC soon!
📚 Research-informed practice
🤝 Cross-sector dialogue
⚡️ Embodied, compassionate wisdom

Group for Research in Relationships And NeuroDiversity - GRRAND @grrand-team.bsky.social · May 5

SAVE THE DATE
2nd of December 2025
🧠💥 This is more than just a conference.
It's a call to reimagine trauma-informed and experience sensitive care through the lens of neurodivergence, and equity.

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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · Apr 28

www.nature.com/articles/d41... Research is supposed to hold high standards, ensuring information in them is original, accurate, ethical, and from the actual authors.
Seems a lot of Journals have systems so poor that they allow AI to write stuff, then someone edits it out after publication (!).

Science sleuths flag hundreds of papers that use AI without disclosing it

Telltale signs of chatbot use are scattered through the scholarly literature — and, in some cases, have disappeared without a trace.

www.nature.com

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dianaheyes.bsky.social @dianaheyes.bsky.social · Apr 28

@daniellemansley.bsky.social and the gang

Paul Newton @pnewt.bsky.social · Apr 28

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

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dianaheyes.bsky.social @dianaheyes.bsky.social · Apr 18

There seem to be more goldfinches around this year! #Morecambe #goldfinches

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Sue Bridges 🦋 @suebridges.bsky.social · Apr 13

There are no #LearningDisability #Nurses left.

Imagine

There are worse #healthinequalities for people with a learning disability

Imagine

Save our valued profession now. Your action will take two minutes but will last a lifetime.

Thank you

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Petition: Fund a full bursary and maintenance fund to train Learning Disability Nurses

At a time when the demand across health and social care is so high, numbers entering the LD nursing profession are too low. To halt this decline, support the profession with a full bursary and mainten...

petition.parliament.uk

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dianaheyes.bsky.social @dianaheyes.bsky.social · Apr 12

Lecturer role at The University of central Lancashire. @mrssj.bsky.social @chrishutchrnld.bsky.social @chris-dlamini.bsky.social @jbeebee.bsky.social @joe-dubghlas.bsky.social
www.lancashire.ac.uk/jobs/lecture...

Lecturer in Nursing Learning Disabilities - 1235-24-R2

Thinking of the next step in your career? Take a look at our exciting new role, Lecturer in Nursing Learning Disabilities based at our Preston Campus. Find out…

www.lancashire.ac.uk

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Steve Hardy @stevehardyldn.bsky.social · Mar 20

Access denied: MPs call for overhaul of laws, strategy and attitudes to get transport working for disabled people

Access denied: MPs call for overhaul of laws, strategy and attitudes to get transport working for disabled people - Committees - UK Parliament

A new Transport Committee report uncovers the harsh daily reality experienced by disabled people when using transport services, and calls for an overhaul of the regulatory system that should ensure th...

committees.parliament.uk

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dianaheyes.bsky.social @dianaheyes.bsky.social · Mar 20

Just beautiful ❤️

Dave Bryant 🇪🇸 @davebspain.bsky.social · Mar 20

A European Goldfinch sitting right at the top of a pine tree, to catch the warm sun rays after days of rain. #birds

A colourful bird is perched at the top of a pine tree. A white belly, brown back and a distinctive red face with a yellow patch on its wing.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Mar 20

The Last of Us's Bella Ramsey describes their recent autism diagnosis as “freeing… It enables me to walk through the world with more grace towards myself about not being able to do the easy everyday tasks that everyone else seems to be able to do.”

www.vogue.co.uk/article/bell... #neurodiversity

“There’s No Reason For People Not To Know”: Bella Ramsey Opens Up About Their Liberating Autism Diagnosis & The Epic New Season Of ‘The Last Of Us’

“The label of being autistic has been so helpful to me because that’s helped me to understand myself, but gender and sexuality-wise, labels do not feel comfy for me in any capacity, because I feel lik...

www.vogue.co.uk

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dianaheyes.bsky.social @dianaheyes.bsky.social · Mar 19

My doggo, enjoying the sunshine 🙂

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Carina Steendam @akkerroos.bsky.social · Mar 2

For anyone needing pubmed, here is the european mirrorpage
europepmc.org

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · Mar 2

It seems PubMed has disappeared. This is the digital equivalent of burning a library.

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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · Feb 24

Fabulous new research re autism and learning (intellectual) disability.
It's about assent/consent, and how to get it right for everyone.
www.liebertpub.com/doi/epub/10....
Lots of thought, good checklists and ideas.
This is so important, isn't it.

Guidelines for the Creation of Accessible Consent Materials and Procedures: Lessons from Research with Autistic People and People with Intellectual Disability

www.liebertpub.com

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dianaheyes.bsky.social @dianaheyes.bsky.social · Feb 17

Job!
www.uclan.ac.uk/jobs/lecture...

Lecturer in Nursing Learning Disabilities - 1235-24-R

Thinking of the next step in your career? Take a look at our exciting new role, Lecturer in Nursing Learning Disabilities based at our Preston Campus. Find out…

www.uclan.ac.uk

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Steve Hardy @stevehardyldn.bsky.social · Feb 14

New campaign to halt preventable deaths from constipation #LearningDisabilities

New campaign to halt preventable deaths from constipation

A new campaign has been launched to highlight the dangers of poor constipation care for people with a learning disability and autistic people.

www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk

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dianaheyes.bsky.social @dianaheyes.bsky.social · Feb 6

There's still time to apply. We have the best students 😁.https://www.uclan.ac.uk/jobs/lecturer-in-nursing-learning-disabilities?fbclid=IwY2xjawIR-cpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdafzGTgFkvZN0nZBivymvm672Xv03rlg8cLhCI1FRQCQKB6vgpECKskLw_aem_WukVocKoJ6H5eqSaK9nrWQ #learningdisabilitynursing #ldnursecareers

dianaheyes.bsky.social @dianaheyes.bsky.social · Feb 2

Always the student! #growthmindset #alwayslearning #postgradstudy

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Jonathan Beebee @jbeebee.bsky.social · Jan 24

Interesting piece from Emmie Parish, student editor of Nursing Times and soon to be RNLD www.nursingtimes.net/students/wha...

‘What does the future look like for me?’

Three years ago the thought of applying for a job felt like such a long way off, and I thought I...

www.nursingtimes.net

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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · Jan 20

Our gentle reminder that there's ~ 2 million autistic ppl in the UK. Research shows we are less likely to commit crime than other ppl, on average.
Having an autism diagnosis is irrelevant to whether they are a criminal. It's like saying, "They have size 8 feet - let's fear all ppl with size 8 feet"

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Photosymbols @photosymbols.bsky.social · Jan 14

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dianaheyes.bsky.social @dianaheyes.bsky.social · Jan 9

Look! Job opportunity at UCLaN
www.uclan.ac.uk/jobs/lecture...

Lecturer in Nursing Learning Disabilities - 1235-24

Thinking of the next step in your career? Take a look at our exciting new role, Lecturer in Nursing Learning Disabilities based at our Preston Campus. Find out…

www.uclan.ac.uk

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