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Redefining Healthcare: From Needs to Dreams
The post emphasizes the need for personalized, communal healthcare shaped by individual and cultural differences. It critiques capitalism and colonialism, advocating for community-based healing centered on love, interconnectedness, and nature. The author envisions a liberated approach to care that fosters collaboration, resource sharing, and emotional support, inspired by previous radical works.
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Neurodivergent or neurodiverse? Why getting it right really matters
It might seem nit-picky when people talk about the importance of using ‘Neurodivergent’ and ‘Neurodiverse’ correctly. However, there is a social and political reason why it is important for us to get the distinction between these two words correct, especially for academics and neurodivergent (ND) organisations. Neurodiversity – includes everyone, including neurotypical / neuromajoritives. Neurodivergence…
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Personal Independence Payments: Consultation
A Green Paper has been written to make changes to the Personal Independence Payments (PIP) in the UK. Currently, these payments can be applied for by Disabled and neurodivergent people – including those with mental health conditions. The money awarded can be spent by this person however they see fit. The payments are given monthly…
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Government Consultation on Relationship, Sex and Health Education in UK schools
The UK Government is consulting on new guidance for Relationship, Sex and Health Education in schools, proposing a ban on the teaching of gender identity to prevent questioning of gender. Schools are urged to teach about protected characteristics, including gender reassignment, but not gender identity. The deadline for responses is 11th July. Shadow Education Secretary…
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Check list for UK Pride events
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Allies and safe spaces
Allyship is an ongoing commitment toward understanding and supporting those with different identities and experiences. Performative actions are not enough; true allyship requires genuine effort and involvement. Organizations often claim to support marginalized groups without truly understanding their experiences. Creating truly safe and inclusive spaces requires genuine effort and a willingness to actively fight for…
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Activism and academia – where can we make the most difference?
I had a really enlightening conversation with two other Autistic researchers a few days ago. Although the conversation was around autoethnography (in which the stories of the researchers is the data collected). The conversation also reminded me that research doesn’t have to be written, quiet, or clean. It can be creative, loud, and messy. Research…
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It’s not ok to not be ok
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Advocacy, growth, and unlearning
Online advocacy, information sharing, and experience sharing is hard. It comes with good and bad. Thankfully for many of us, the good outweighs the bad. I’ve written somethings in pretty poor taste over the years, there’s been confusion around my use of the words ‘young lady’ (meaning a girl of 10) which went very badly.…
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What I Would Like to Say – at the APPGC
To say my experience yesterday was phenomenal may be an understatement. Myself and colleagues from Help and Care, Macmillan Cancer Support , and the NHS went to the Houses of Parliament. We spoke at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer about the findings from our What I Would Like to Say project. We talked…