1/2 The echo of the empty room taught me a lot about the absence of connection - the ache for someone to see me, not just manage me.

Now, years later and in a different phase of my life, I wonder... "What if the biggest intervention are those rare moments of genuine connection?" ... because ...

🧵1/3 Solitary confinement/enforced isolation isn't just about being alone in a room. It's a systematic assault on the human spirit. It's about being unseen, unheard, and disbelieved #SolitaryConfinement #HumanRights

1/2 🎥 New Video Alert: Addressing the 3rd 'Bugbear' of PBS 🎥

In this instalment we can explore how relying on labels like 'challenging behaviour' can inadvertently define ppl, risking stereotypes and overlooking personhood.

Check out the 2nd video in the 5-part mini series about PBS bugbears!

In just 93 seconds, I share why rigid behaviour plans can harm relationships, the impact of this and how to co-develop support.

#SupportWithRespect #PersonCenteredCare

1/4 I’m excited to share that my book, Autistic and Expecting: Practical support for parents to be, and health and social care practitioners, has been listed on The Reading Agency’s Reading Well for Families 2025 list!

✊🏽 Reclaiming walking... it's not agitation!

In hospital, I was often chemically restrained for pacing.

Walking, pacing, and movement aren’t usuallys signs of agitation or challenging behaviour... sometimes its the most effective form of self-care.

#SensoryJustice

This is the first of a series of videos entitled, "My 5 most common bug bears about PBS... "

I cover the impact and practical solutions in 90 seconds!

#PBS #behaviourism

🧵 1/3 I wrote this poem yesterday to confront the feeling of the void (caused by repeated exposure to seclusion and long-term isolation).

After so much relational trauma it can be difficult to trust. Some ideas for how it might be nurtured 👇

1/2 When I was put in seclusion and LTS, I longed for human contact - because being safely connected to others is essential for humans mental and emotional well-being.

Isolation may feel safer and some argue it is therapeutic... but for who?

1/3 Being in Africa, under the warmth of the sun, feels like pure freedom - a reminder that life 'can be' vibrant and full of hope. Escaping the brutality of the MH system, seeking solace and healing, I found more than refuge; I found connection, belonging, and a loving community

1/4 Proud to co-deliver today with Georgia Pavlopoulos for #annafreud about ways to support (and prevent future trauma) for autistic people.

We talked about:

My daughter created this image to depict how she felt going to school as a dual heritage autistic person... and why, in the end, she refused to attend. Heartbreaking. #EBSA

Giving evidence to the JCHR today about the MH Bill. Here is hoping for positive amendments that will help the autism and learning disability communities.