Bylines Scotland Radio – Autism awareness Bylines Scotland Radio's Ronnie Barbour talks to GP Sarah (pseudonym) about the issues facing parents who have children with autism

This week on Bylines Scotland...

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When will change come?

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1/Call to action: we has been made aware that the EIS, Scotlands largest teaching union, has sent a letter to teachers across the country encouraging them to write to their MSPs in opposition to the Restraint and Seclusion in schools ( Scotland) Bill 2025 known as Calum’s law.

Still time 🕰️

Another short clip of @bethmorrison.bsky.social talking to Natalie in depth about UNCRC, Calum’s law and her campaign to protect Scotlands most vulnerable children in education.

Please read and share. 25% is an outrageous number.

1) Today, Jenny Gilruth stated that ‘her team’ had tried to organise a meeting with us several times.

We sent an email on 27th June.

A ‘special advisor’ emailed us 25th July.

This person stated they were not acting on behalf of ‘either John Swinney or Jenny Gilruth’

(See post for emails)

Don’t match 🤔

Charity warns treatment of society’s most vulnerable youngsters is national scandal Hundreds of disabled and non-verbal children have been sent home with injuries in the last year in what a charity is calling a national child abuse scandal.

The PABSS Report 2025

Marion Scott from The Sunday Post exposes the national human rights scandal of very small disabled children subjected to restraint and seclusion in schools.

www.sundaypost.com/fp/charity-w...

It’s a word salad document. It’s utterly undeliverable. It uses big words, jargon the usual bullshit bingo. If this is the guidance once it’s watered down to practice expect a shit show. A nicely worded, unaccountable, unacceptable shit show.

This is great survey. Thanks lease share and complete it. We need this data to be collated. Thankyou

Agreed, and with 40% plus with ASN in mainstream why is this not obvious?

“Have attended many training sessions on neurodivergence but this is first session where parents’ perspectives were at the forefront.”
This is exactly why Neurodivergence Connect exists — Every teacher should hear this. #NeurodivergenceConnect #ASN #CPD #AutismAwareness

Neurodivergence Connect is built on one core belief: parents are experts in their child’s needs. Not part-time experts. Not emotional side-notes. Experts. Our research shows why their knowledge must be central in education. A short thread 🧵

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Please give them a follow. We are honoured to be participating in this. Teachers and parents together learning from each other. Let the change required begin.

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Hey 👋 We’re Neurodivergence Connect Scotland
We’re something a bit different. Not a service. Not a campaign group. Not just another training session

We’re a conversation that’s been missing for too long 💬

Why schools can’t rely on external CPD To ensure the best professional development for teachers now and in the future, it needs to come from within the profession and should not be dictated by government, writes Sam Gibbs

‘We need to stop assuming that the most worthwhile professional learning always comes from outside the school’: @samgibbs.bsky.social‬ on why more teacher CPD should be delivered by teachers

If it’s relevant please complete below survey on the Autism toolkit survey. Takes 10 minutes. Easy to complete.

IJB Template Letter : EmpowerED EmpowerED Campaign : A chance to make a difference. As you may be aware, the IJB recently made cuts to adult diagnosis pathways for ADHD And Autism across Aberdeenshire. A temporary budget was put in...

Cuts to adult diagnostic pathways are discriminatory. I’ve created a template and am urging anyone locally to write, using the template or your own lived experience/thoughts, to the decision makers ahead of the crucial decision that will be made on May 28th.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The figures are shocking

foi of CAHMs referrals in Glasgow two images of data sheets

📌 13,016 referrals from GPs for secondary school pupils
📌 8,714 referrals for primary school pupils
➡️ That’s over 21,700 referrals in just over 4 years

❌ But 8,056 referrals were rejected – that’s nearly 40% of all GP referrals for children and young people

We sincerely hope that parents are around the table. “ nothing about us without us” after all we have to live with the damage caused to our children and young people with disabilities and additional support needs who’ve not just been failed, they’ve been harmed.

Parental involvement is key!

Natalie speaks to Lisa Lloyd about life , her new book “ raising the SENbetweeners”. Full podcast available in bio 🔗

One of Scotland's leading experts discusses the connections between school experiences, patterns of offending, and the country's prison population.

heraldscotland.com/news/2504486...

@jamesmcenaney.bsky.social

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It was a pleasure chatting with Ronnie

It was an absolute privilege and Joy to speak to Ronnie Barbour. Please give it a listen on world Autism acceptance day.

#CalumsLaw YouTube video by No problems here

@empoweredscotland.bsky.social asked me to take part in a podcast about our journey to call for #CalumsLaw

Huge thanks to Natalie Blue for having me and listening to me talk about this looong campaign. I am a woman of few words- NOT 🫣

Here it is, please share.

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