Dion Winton-Polak
@dionwintonpolak.bsky.social
Mentor for neurodivergent students / previously editing as The Fine-toothed Comb / AuDHD father, husband and geek. He/Him. A work in progress.
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I wrote about systemic medical bias, chocolate medals and Eamonn Holmes
Diagnosed but not believed: Autistic women and the medical gaze
A GP I met for the first time three minutes ago is glancing over my electronic health record, trying to match it with the woman before him…
medium.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I wrote about systemic medical bias, chocolate medals and Eamonn Holmes
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
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"The key to Wolfblood's success is the series placing character dynamics at the forefront. Together, the packs combat danger while also maneuvering through platonic adoration, unrequited crushes, first loves, and true love."
Nice to know the pack are still finding new audiences!
Nice to know the pack are still finding new audiences!
This Free-to-Stream 5-Season Sci-Fi Series Is an Underrated Replacement for ‘The Vampire Diaries’
With engaging characters, unique werewolf mythology, and relatable themes, this is the perfect binge-watch for fans of The Vampire Diaries.
collider.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"The key to Wolfblood's success is the series placing character dynamics at the forefront. Together, the packs combat danger while also maneuvering through platonic adoration, unrequited crushes, first loves, and true love."
Nice to know the pack are still finding new audiences!
Nice to know the pack are still finding new audiences!
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I want this moment for us
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I want this moment for us
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We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?
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Alison Holt, contemporary textile artist who creates machine and hand embroidered artworks #WomensArt
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Alison Holt, contemporary textile artist who creates machine and hand embroidered artworks #WomensArt
Palate cleanser.
Take a minute.
this is mesmerizing
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Palate cleanser.
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Contemporary landscape painter Sarah Jane Brown captures the dramatic beauty of her home on the Pembrokeshire Coast, West Wales #womensart
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Contemporary landscape painter Sarah Jane Brown captures the dramatic beauty of her home on the Pembrokeshire Coast, West Wales #womensart
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Northodox have a sale on now for all of their books, including my fantasy murder mystery The Executioner's Blade. Go grab a copy before it goes out of print in January!
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Northodox have a sale on now for all of their books, including my fantasy murder mystery The Executioner's Blade. Go grab a copy before it goes out of print in January!
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
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Hello there... Early evening. My little buddy, Felix The Fox, waking up after a nice siesta. He was giving me his best Clint Eastwood impression, with his 'squinting eyes'. "Go ahead, make my day". Very handsome!!
🦊📸🇨🇦
#Fox #Mammals #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks #Canada
🦊📸🇨🇦
#Fox #Mammals #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks #Canada
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Hello there... Early evening. My little buddy, Felix The Fox, waking up after a nice siesta. He was giving me his best Clint Eastwood impression, with his 'squinting eyes'. "Go ahead, make my day". Very handsome!!
🦊📸🇨🇦
#Fox #Mammals #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks #Canada
🦊📸🇨🇦
#Fox #Mammals #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks #Canada
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Marine creatures rose to the surface all at once. The reason for their ascent was unknown. Yet KOKEDAMACHAN and the others rose alongside them, wanting to see what lay beyond.
#Illustration
#LineArt
#CommentPls
#Illustration
#LineArt
#CommentPls
November 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Marine creatures rose to the surface all at once. The reason for their ascent was unknown. Yet KOKEDAMACHAN and the others rose alongside them, wanting to see what lay beyond.
#Illustration
#LineArt
#CommentPls
#Illustration
#LineArt
#CommentPls
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I wish more people understood that most of the topics being argued about in autism awareness spaces are actually philosophical and not scientific.
What's autism?
What it says in the DSM? That would be scientific...
What's autism?
What it says in the DSM? That would be scientific...
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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It is that time of the year when we launch the T-Towel.
And here it is.
This beauty is now on the website’s store.
Enjoy!
markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/
And here it is.
This beauty is now on the website’s store.
Enjoy!
markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/
![T Towel design in red and white. Reads “Please Mind the Farage” with a picture of a waste bin seeping farage (liquid waste) and beneath the image printed in red, “farage (noun) [fa-rij] The liquid found at the bottom of a waste bin or container"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2dsjjyd6tv34uyxd75o44o4p/bafkreier3jfqiupxmlfwchsgac3sbfwx6x5gtr7so3oecezmkf3otmm3ey@jpeg)
November 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It is that time of the year when we launch the T-Towel.
And here it is.
This beauty is now on the website’s store.
Enjoy!
markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/
And here it is.
This beauty is now on the website’s store.
Enjoy!
markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/
Watching #JackAbsoluteFliesAgain with Clo on the @nationaltheatre.org.uk streaming service. Caroline Quentin is kicking it as Mrs Malaprop. Blooming daft, but absolutely hilarious. Recommended. www.ntathome.com/jack-absolut...
Jack Absolute Flies Again: Trailer - Jack Absolute Flies Again - National Theatre at Home | Watch Theatre Online
www.ntathome.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Watching #JackAbsoluteFliesAgain with Clo on the @nationaltheatre.org.uk streaming service. Caroline Quentin is kicking it as Mrs Malaprop. Blooming daft, but absolutely hilarious. Recommended. www.ntathome.com/jack-absolut...
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Autistic liberation isn’t about being palatable.
It’s about refusing to contort ourselves into shapes that make everyone else’s life easier while destroying our own.
It’s about refusing to contort ourselves into shapes that make everyone else’s life easier while destroying our own.
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Autistic liberation isn’t about being palatable.
It’s about refusing to contort ourselves into shapes that make everyone else’s life easier while destroying our own.
It’s about refusing to contort ourselves into shapes that make everyone else’s life easier while destroying our own.
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So, to recap, just this week...
-- Trump's negotiators adopt Russia's "peace" (surrender) plan for Ukraine;
-- Farage's Reform UK colleague is sentenced to 10 years in prison for pro-Russia bribery;
-- Musk accidentally outs numerous "MAGA" accounts as Russian troll farms.
#RussiaRussiaRussia
-- Trump's negotiators adopt Russia's "peace" (surrender) plan for Ukraine;
-- Farage's Reform UK colleague is sentenced to 10 years in prison for pro-Russia bribery;
-- Musk accidentally outs numerous "MAGA" accounts as Russian troll farms.
#RussiaRussiaRussia
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
So, to recap, just this week...
-- Trump's negotiators adopt Russia's "peace" (surrender) plan for Ukraine;
-- Farage's Reform UK colleague is sentenced to 10 years in prison for pro-Russia bribery;
-- Musk accidentally outs numerous "MAGA" accounts as Russian troll farms.
#RussiaRussiaRussia
-- Trump's negotiators adopt Russia's "peace" (surrender) plan for Ukraine;
-- Farage's Reform UK colleague is sentenced to 10 years in prison for pro-Russia bribery;
-- Musk accidentally outs numerous "MAGA" accounts as Russian troll farms.
#RussiaRussiaRussia
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It’s a very happy #DoctorWhoDay from us - we’re delighted to announce we’ve successfully acquired the archive of Whoniverse legend Terrance Dicks 😲 Read more at the link:
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It’s a very happy #DoctorWhoDay from us - we’re delighted to announce we’ve successfully acquired the archive of Whoniverse legend Terrance Dicks 😲 Read more at the link:
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
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Ok palate cleanse time. In case you missed it, here's my most popular post ever
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ok palate cleanse time. In case you missed it, here's my most popular post ever
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You can buy my out-of-print portal fantasy, Pseudotooth, directly from me, all signed and doodled in. This book made at least two readers miss their stops on the train.
ko-fi.com/s/7292dd0671
ko-fi.com/s/7292dd0671
Pseudotooth paperback (signed) - Verity Holloway's Ko-fi Shop
The debut novel from Verity Holloway, Pseudotooth is an adult take on ‘portal fantasy’, boldly tackling issues of trauma responses, social difference ...
ko-fi.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
You can buy my out-of-print portal fantasy, Pseudotooth, directly from me, all signed and doodled in. This book made at least two readers miss their stops on the train.
ko-fi.com/s/7292dd0671
ko-fi.com/s/7292dd0671
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Happy Doctor Who day! To celebrate here is the greatest of Doctor Who images: Verity Lambert using a Mechanoid as a lighter.
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Happy Doctor Who day! To celebrate here is the greatest of Doctor Who images: Verity Lambert using a Mechanoid as a lighter.