Dave, OTR

In no particular order... Occupational Therapist | Researcher | Amateur Photographer | Fan of Movies & Board Games | Wannabe Cook

[Dave, OTR @DaveTheOT]

An important 🧵 for all the parents / teachers / coaches / therapists with neurodivergent kids in their lives...

[Josh Weed @The_Weed]

A message I want to share with adults who work with #ADHD kids is: pushing them the way that you push neurotypical kids harms them for life.

Here’s what I mean.

When I start working clinically with an adult who has ADHD, one of the first things we do /1

[Erin Stevens same handle elsewhere @aclientfirst]

Working with autistic clients in therapy, a 🧵

I see lots of cpd on working with autistic people. Language like "complex" is commonplace. I want to say a few words about my experience as an autistic client and therapist.

[Noah Sasson @Noahsasson]

🚨MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨We're hiring a post-doc to work on a large-scale, multi-site replication study about autistic communication, rapport and double empathy! Please share the job posting below and feel free to email me if you have any questions.
https://t.co/jIjVfIsLzr

[Lars Doucet @larsiusprime]

My wife: Honey, I'm out of spoons.
Me, terminally online: I'm sorry you're feeling that way, what can I do for-
My wife: No I mean we're out of clean spoons, take some out of the dishwasher and rinse them so we can set the table.

[Dave, OTR @DaveTheOT]

Do better @snocounty. This is outrageous.

[Malcontent News @MalcontentmentT]

Despite basic errors in the police report and documented mental impairment, Snohomish County prosecutors have moved forward with felony assault charges against an 11-year old autistic child in Everett claiming she knowingly assaulted 2 deputies

https://t.co/gkeg6PLlsp

[Rico Worl @RicoWorl]

I did a thing

[Sarah Hollowell 🦝 @sarahhollowell]

in my experience, ADHD is a lot of mentally yelling at yourself to DO something to do ANYTHING while you sit with absolutely no expression on your face, scrolling through your phone or continuing to play a game or whatever as if you have no control over your body

[Disabled Academic Collective @DisabledAcadem]

The academy actively tells us to disclose to secure supports, but disclosure is such a fraught process. Especially for those who have mental health conditions. Accommodations are not a hand out. Mental health support is important for ALL students, staff, and faculty.

[Disabled Academic Collective @DisabledAcadem]

Disabled students deserve disabled mentors and advisors. It is so incredibly stressful to ask an able bodied mentor for advice when you're worried that said discussion might be grounds for dismissal from the program. 1/8

[Mary Doherty 🏳️‍🌈 @AutisticDoctor]

The reason almost every talk I give includes a slide which says “if you are an autism professional & haven’t read #Neurotribes, please do” is because if you don’t know the history, you can’t hope to understand the issues & controversies in contemporary autistic community

[Dave, OTR @DaveTheOT]

Anybody in #ot #os interested and in sleep & looking for a #postdoc I'm not affiliated in any way but the project looks pretty cool and the occupational lens could surely add something.

[Aleksandra Kaminska @alekskaminska]

Hiring a postdoc for a new research-creation project on SLEEP. Film & media scholars meet scientists, artists, critical makers, accessibility designers & more. Position open to researchers from many backgrounds. Deadline June 15. Please share widely >>> https://t.co/l5O8ChViAR

[David Radcliff @DavidRadcliff]

Note to journalists (from someone who has been both reporter & subject):

There’s a diff btwn writing “disability never stopped him from...” & “ableism never stopped him from...”

For most, in real life, ableism is the obstacle in our advancement. Disability is a feature of us.

[Hari Srinivasan @HariSri108]

I came across this quote by the Indian political activist. Arundhati Roy, and thought of how it summed up the situation of non-speaking autistics.

"There is no such thing as the voiceless. There are only the deliberately silenced or the preferably unheard. "

[Dave, OTR @DaveTheOT]

This is starting now and free... Supporting the Autistic Community with @autistichoya and @thinkingautism
https://t.co/82bWvFCcnx

[Dave, OTR @DaveTheOT]

Can I piggyback and add...Neurodivergent needs are neurotypical needs. It's just that the environments built for neurotypical ways of meeting needs can make it more difficult for neurodivergent folx to meet theirs.

[Queer Neurodivergence @QueerNeuro]

It’s officially April. You may have heard that April is considered “Autism Month” to many people.

A few gentle reminders to non-Autistic people, as we jump into this month:

[Dave, OTR @DaveTheOT]

@BillWongOT True. It would be interesting to think about other models for conferences that were more supportive of including the folks we work with. We claim "client-centeredness" as a chief value, and we could definitely embrace it more in this area.

[Dave, OTR @DaveTheOT]

Watching more #AOTAInspire21 this morning and have some thoughts. Won't share most of them because Twitter but the general takeaway is...
Start listening to #ActuallyAutistic people. #OT could be great partners and allies of neurodivergent communities, but aren't there yet. 1/

[Dave, OTR @DaveTheOT]

@BillWongOT We are practitioners of meaningful activity, because we believe meaning makes life better. The NT system prioritizes it's version of "meaningful" over others. Until that changes, I don't know how we create authentically inclusive spaces in OT.

[Dave, OTR @DaveTheOT]

@BillWongOT I haven't made it through all the posters yet but I've got yours saved in my schedule and won't miss it.