EDs can be symptoms of #autistic & #ADHD #burnout. Please can @skinnock.bsky.social read #EdRes on #schooldistress & the negative impacts of school #attendance on NDs? Please can schools be made safe, #inclusive & #neuro-affirming?
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Alternatively, we can learn from #autistic and other #neurodivergent authored theory & #EdRes, and use #neuro-affirming approaches.
Less danger of #schooldistress, #masking and #burnout.
@autisticrealms.bsky.social & @tanyaadkin.bsky.social have a fab explainer:
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Completely agree that locating the ‘problem’ in the child does nothing to mitigate #schooldistress & inaccessibility for #neurodivergent CYP.
Learning from #autistic and other ND authored theory & #EdRes, however, promotes better understanding & #inclusion.
#monotropism
#doubleempathy
experience #schooldistress to the extent that #attendance is impossible. Further ?mistakes? include the sloppy conflation of diagnosis, ‘labels’ & EHCPs, seemingly to invalidate each and further erase cognitive outliers from the teacher gaze, thereby amplifying the #doubleempathyproblem. Finally,
Many families would say there is zero support or planning for children who can’t attend school, eg due to #schooldistress.
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Vg info & signposting on #PIP. Relatedly, those supporting a child or teen who is #notfineinschool, eg who can’t attend due to #schooldistress and unmet #SEND needs, can often claim #DLA - not means-tested. The Cerebra guide is excellent.
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Delighted to share our publication on the wider impacts of #SchoolDistress. This research sheds light on the systemic trauma parents endure, the impact of this trauma, and the urgent need for more compassionate, supportive systems #ParentBlame #MentalHealth See 👉 www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
