Jay Rattray
@msjayteer.bsky.social
Autistic, ADHDer, chronic pain, write-off.
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Jay Rattray
@msjayteer.bsky.social
· Jun 30
For those who don’t know. If you apply for PIP you contact the DWP by phone and are sent a paper form to complete.
You’re then sent for assessment where an ‘independent assessor’ who is a medical professional (usually a physio or nurse) will ask questions based on the areas that PIP is awarded.
You’re then sent for assessment where an ‘independent assessor’ who is a medical professional (usually a physio or nurse) will ask questions based on the areas that PIP is awarded.
Scotland had Morocco and Brazil in their France 98 group.
Please tell me Norway can’t get that last place.
Please tell me Norway can’t get that last place.
December 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Scotland had Morocco and Brazil in their France 98 group.
Please tell me Norway can’t get that last place.
Please tell me Norway can’t get that last place.
I’m assuming this makes the SNP fascist given they are carrying out the policy that Streeting is only proposing.
/muttering “what new hell” and searching ”Streeting“ to see what the new fascist chasing bullshit is.
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I’m assuming this makes the SNP fascist given they are carrying out the policy that Streeting is only proposing.
“We should move away from a diagnostic approach” is a quote from a Scottish government minister.
I'm old enough to remember having a reasonable expectation that a Labour government would be better than a Tory one.
A Health Secretary who repeatedly implies that chronically under-diagnosed things like ADHD are somehow over-diagnosed, bans trans healthcare & promotes NHS privatisation is not it.
A Health Secretary who repeatedly implies that chronically under-diagnosed things like ADHD are somehow over-diagnosed, bans trans healthcare & promotes NHS privatisation is not it.
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“We should move away from a diagnostic approach” is a quote from a Scottish government minister.
He didn’t mention autism.
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting: "autism and ADHD are overdiagnosed"
every single psych professional in the UK fighting an uphill battle due to the extreme UNDERdiagnosing of autism and ADHD over that last three fucking decades causing some CMHT units having a six year first appointment waitlist:
every single psych professional in the UK fighting an uphill battle due to the extreme UNDERdiagnosing of autism and ADHD over that last three fucking decades causing some CMHT units having a six year first appointment waitlist:
December 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
He didn’t mention autism.
The thing that really pisses me off about Streeting or Tom Arthur whining about ADHD diagnosis is the current overload on the system is solely down to the actions of the NHS and successive governments.
What did they think would happen after ignoring the diagnosis until 2000?
What did they think would happen after ignoring the diagnosis until 2000?
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The thing that really pisses me off about Streeting or Tom Arthur whining about ADHD diagnosis is the current overload on the system is solely down to the actions of the NHS and successive governments.
What did they think would happen after ignoring the diagnosis until 2000?
What did they think would happen after ignoring the diagnosis until 2000?
This is to push people into killing themselves.
FYI, it’s already the policy of the Scottish government.
FYI, it’s already the policy of the Scottish government.
December 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This is to push people into killing themselves.
FYI, it’s already the policy of the Scottish government.
FYI, it’s already the policy of the Scottish government.
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Do you have ANY conception of how difficult it already is for disabled people to get accommodations? Do you think its as easy as rolling up to profs/unis and saying hey, I have x disability and they roll out the red carpet? Disabled students have to do so much work to "earn" accommodations.
December 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Do you have ANY conception of how difficult it already is for disabled people to get accommodations? Do you think its as easy as rolling up to profs/unis and saying hey, I have x disability and they roll out the red carpet? Disabled students have to do so much work to "earn" accommodations.
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This is also an amazing mindset to have especially in the case for undiagnosed/those who cannot afford a diagnosis. Just offer the accomodations equally, if requested or make your tests in a way that they do not need to request in the first place. The need is there.
My feeling is everyone should be given accommodations. I can't think of any accommodations I could give a disabled student that give a non-disabled student an unfair advantage. I give them all extra time and extra help if/when they need it. No one magically gets an A with extra support 🙄
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This is also an amazing mindset to have especially in the case for undiagnosed/those who cannot afford a diagnosis. Just offer the accomodations equally, if requested or make your tests in a way that they do not need to request in the first place. The need is there.
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So here’s the thing: I, a certified Disabled™️ Person, do not actually care if anyone fakes for an extra 20 minutes on the test. I care deeply about how the fear of that very thing puts up flaming hoops disabled people have to jump through.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
So here’s the thing: I, a certified Disabled™️ Person, do not actually care if anyone fakes for an extra 20 minutes on the test. I care deeply about how the fear of that very thing puts up flaming hoops disabled people have to jump through.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
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We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
I wasn’t really impressed by Amber’s jive. I just kept thinking that Alexandra Burke’s to the same song was better.
And not just the celebrity, Nikita is noticeably not as sharp as Gorka. #Strictly
And not just the celebrity, Nikita is noticeably not as sharp as Gorka. #Strictly
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I wasn’t really impressed by Amber’s jive. I just kept thinking that Alexandra Burke’s to the same song was better.
And not just the celebrity, Nikita is noticeably not as sharp as Gorka. #Strictly
And not just the celebrity, Nikita is noticeably not as sharp as Gorka. #Strictly
This. I hate Ted Lasso. They’re not a way to make me watch it that will change that.
Also. Doesn’t make the people who love it wrong either.
Also. Doesn’t make the people who love it wrong either.
"If they paid attention everyone would like this" isn't really how art works! It's OK to like something because you like it, not because it's objectively good.
November 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This. I hate Ted Lasso. They’re not a way to make me watch it that will change that.
Also. Doesn’t make the people who love it wrong either.
Also. Doesn’t make the people who love it wrong either.
I don’t think this is true but I think it does show that the UK government is absolutely at it by proscribing Palestine Action.
I think Sally Rooney is showing that they aren’t acting in good faith. And making them look like absolute numpties.
Not difficult, I grant you.
I think Sally Rooney is showing that they aren’t acting in good faith. And making them look like absolute numpties.
Not difficult, I grant you.
This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I don’t think this is true but I think it does show that the UK government is absolutely at it by proscribing Palestine Action.
I think Sally Rooney is showing that they aren’t acting in good faith. And making them look like absolute numpties.
Not difficult, I grant you.
I think Sally Rooney is showing that they aren’t acting in good faith. And making them look like absolute numpties.
Not difficult, I grant you.
Environmental campaigners using AI is peak NIMBY.
The only really surprising thing about this story is that anyone was prepared to go on the record about it on.ft.com/3XT9HUh
How Scottish campaigners are using AI to battle rural planning applications
Tool allows individuals to send unique, complex objections of about 4,000 words within a couple of minutes
on.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Environmental campaigners using AI is peak NIMBY.
there’s yet another grifter bringing out an anti-diagnosis book next year.
These people really don’t care if disabled people live or die. As long as they get paid.
These people really don’t care if disabled people live or die. As long as they get paid.
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
there’s yet another grifter bringing out an anti-diagnosis book next year.
These people really don’t care if disabled people live or die. As long as they get paid.
These people really don’t care if disabled people live or die. As long as they get paid.
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I hunted down the genesis of Admin Night by interviewing the author @chriscolin3000.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/donm...
New, from @pamherd.bsky.social & I:
@chriscolin3000.bsky.social invented Admin Night, a strategy to turn the drudgery of completing dreaded administrative tasks into a party.
"We’re social beings. We’re meant to update our password apps together!"
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
@chriscolin3000.bsky.social invented Admin Night, a strategy to turn the drudgery of completing dreaded administrative tasks into a party.
"We’re social beings. We’re meant to update our password apps together!"
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
Ain't No Party Like an Administrative Burden Party
You are cordially invited to Admin Night - bring your paperwork
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I hunted down the genesis of Admin Night by interviewing the author @chriscolin3000.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/donm...
Is Swinney the most useless First Minister in the Scottish Parliament’s history?
I can think of a couple I deeply loathe but I don’t think they’d be silent right now as racist incidents keep mounting up.
I really miss Sturgeon as First Minister.
I can think of a couple I deeply loathe but I don’t think they’d be silent right now as racist incidents keep mounting up.
I really miss Sturgeon as First Minister.
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Is Swinney the most useless First Minister in the Scottish Parliament’s history?
I can think of a couple I deeply loathe but I don’t think they’d be silent right now as racist incidents keep mounting up.
I really miss Sturgeon as First Minister.
I can think of a couple I deeply loathe but I don’t think they’d be silent right now as racist incidents keep mounting up.
I really miss Sturgeon as First Minister.
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I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
Or education is a devolved issue.
If Dundee implodes, which seems to be simply accepted at this point, where were those workers go? Who will employ them? This government is either too stupid to think about that or too callous to care. Possibly both.
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Or education is a devolved issue.
I’m going to post this link every single time some plank tries to claim Scotland isn’t racist.
Every single one of these weegie scum should be arrested and subjected to a hard drive check.
Gilruth, Swinney, Forbes, Sturgeon are all bloody silent. Is this the Scotland they want?
Every single one of these weegie scum should be arrested and subjected to a hard drive check.
Gilruth, Swinney, Forbes, Sturgeon are all bloody silent. Is this the Scotland they want?
today's round of online-radicalised racist rent-a-mentals www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
Mothers trying to learn English face demonstration outside school
The protest follows a campaign by YouTube influencers against schools offering migrant parents lessons to improve their language skills
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’m going to post this link every single time some plank tries to claim Scotland isn’t racist.
Every single one of these weegie scum should be arrested and subjected to a hard drive check.
Gilruth, Swinney, Forbes, Sturgeon are all bloody silent. Is this the Scotland they want?
Every single one of these weegie scum should be arrested and subjected to a hard drive check.
Gilruth, Swinney, Forbes, Sturgeon are all bloody silent. Is this the Scotland they want?
This is around 20 years disability benefits for someone.
I don't think this was actually deliberately published as ragebait, but the entitlement contained within is remarkable and a classic example of the sort of sentiment governments sometimes just have to face down inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...?
We were hit with a £148k inheritance tax bill when mum died at 97 - it's disgusting
Jill Lemon has labelled inheritance tax as 'cruel', 'horrible' and 'unfair'
inews.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
This is around 20 years disability benefits for someone.
I’m listening to a book called The Kennedy Heirs, about the children of JFK, RFK etc.
I forgot one of them was married to Andrew Cuomo so that was a jump scare.
I’m laughing at how much the Kennedys hated him.
I forgot one of them was married to Andrew Cuomo so that was a jump scare.
I’m laughing at how much the Kennedys hated him.
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I’m listening to a book called The Kennedy Heirs, about the children of JFK, RFK etc.
I forgot one of them was married to Andrew Cuomo so that was a jump scare.
I’m laughing at how much the Kennedys hated him.
I forgot one of them was married to Andrew Cuomo so that was a jump scare.
I’m laughing at how much the Kennedys hated him.