Woman with autism left 'scarred' by secure hospital detention Lucy Bowerman says proposed changes to UK mental health law fail to adequately protect some people.

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Gig Buddies Oxfordshire are at Wood Festival this weekend. Everyone is really looking forward to it

This is so very true

@robinince.bsky.social such a lovely vibe at Wood Festival. I hope they’ve got enough copies of the book!

I’m looking for book recommendations. Futuristic sci fi that’s not dystopian and no romance. Is there such a thing? #books #scifi #recommendations #reading

At least we have this to look forward to…

Self advocacy?

Thanks. Just finished listening to the book. Emotional, honest, and in places like a mirror to my mind. Thank you for writing it

#Oliverscampaign
It appears to me that there is something very broken about LeDeR
@AliveLeder submitted their report to NHSE over five months ago BUT NHSE has NOT released it One can't help asking WHY is there something they don't want us to see
@ClaireCNWL can you help

It’s been a while since I’ve been on here but time to jump back in.

I’ll see you at The Wood Festival. Please come and see Gig Buddies/My Life My Choice on our stand.

I knew I liked Finland!

Oxfordshire: Eighteen-year wait for adult autism assessments The service responsible for assessments stopped taking on new patients at the end of November.

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This is disgraceful and must be sorted out. 18 years wait for an adult autism assessment.
#autism #mentalhealth #nhs #autistic

Same. I just don’t trust them

Lovely light flare on this picture I took in Riga yesterday

Thank you so much to @idlesband.bsky.social for helping us spread the word about #gigbuddies inclusivity and accessibility at their Birmingham show last night, especially to Dev who came and talked to people about the scheme.

Thank you for the insight

Are there any #autistic people here who have had CBT? Thoughts? #actuallyautistic #therapy #mentalhealth

My spatial awareness is terrible. But I’ve stored stuff to work abroad before and you can fit in a lot more than you think

#3goodthings
1. Clean sheets on the bed
2. Finished decorating the Christmas tree. I now have colours and sparkly things in the living room
3. Discovering a new podcast

He is helping with the decorations #blueskycats

Oh dear, GW is not helping himself is he??

#3goodthings
1. Playing a new album
2. Going to local Christmas market/lights switch on
3. Starting to put the Christmas tree up

Lovely colours. Looks very calm

I wasn’t aware of it. Not often that side of Oxford but it sounds like it’s definitely worth a rummage!

Ooh I didn’t know about all those places. But you’ve probably bought what I would have bought 😂

I am pretty jealous of that haul!

I discovered this track recently. Love it

That makes so much sense to me