SENDspace

SEND advocate and campaigner. SEND parent. Interested in education and ASD.

[Beth 💙 @Beth_Tastic]

Accurate 👌

[Moses @Mozes60]

Real ADHD: I know exactly what I need to do. I have known for six days. I have thought about it approximately 400 times. I have not done it once.

I am not avoiding it. I am waiting for a version of myself that can start it. She hasn't shown up yet.

[𖤐 violetta ☾ @s1nkyourteeth]

hey does anyone else also thinks its eerily coincidental that the moment women with autism and adhd start to get recognised and diagnosed we suddenly see a wave of people pushing this ‘over-diagnosis’ rhetoric

[Autism and Friends @autismtalknd]

No ‘snowflakes’: mental health review says today’s youth have it harder and harms are real
https://t.co/MxafPXd4hy

[Emily♡ @ItsEmilyKaty]

Of course news publications are reporting that there is a ‘risk of over diagnosis of autism and ADHD’ off the back of the government’s review even though that is not AT ALL what the review actually states. In actual fact, it found that the prevalence is ‘broadly stable’.

[Ben Scott (Loathebuster) #LoveNotHate 🫶🏼❤️💛💚💙 @BenjscottScott2]

We autistic and ADHD adults exist too.

Support cannot stop when someone leaves school or turn into a maze of waiting lists.

Neurodevelopmental conditions do not magically disappear on our 18th birthdays.

#DisabilityJustice

[BendyGirl @BendyGirl]

I would really like to know where these 'rushing to diagnose ADHD' parents live because in my area kids are routinely waiting 3+ years from time of referral to their first appointment.

[Special Needs Jungle @SpcialNdsJungle]

On SNJ Today: Our joint Save Our Children's Rights campaign has had an open letter to Andy Burnham and Lucy Powell printed in The Guardian. We know people with lived experience don't want to lose SEND rights. We need the Government to listen https://t.co/qiGnAgdTh3

[tess dots @tessdots]

as soon as it became something that could affect women and girls i knew we were on borrowed time

[SENDspace @DspaceSen]

And…..Social media can intensify these pressures , and can be a channel for bullying, contributing to greater distress and poorer mental health - particularly for those already living with anxiety, depression or eating disorders

[SENDspace @DspaceSen]

Why is no one picking up this finding in the #mentalhealthreport .

We find that education has become a more significant contributor to distress than for previous generations, but not that it is the principal cause of the rise.

[Paul Ridley @PaulRidley5]

Legal rights must be retained for children with special educational needs https://t.co/25GzRF6Xzk

[Beth 💙 @Beth_Tastic]

https://t.co/CEassVD74Z

Attendance awards are discriminatory and NOT inclusive! It’s 2026 what is it we are missing about this?? #SEND #ChronicIllness #health #edutwitter #discrimination

[🇵🇸 Claudia Boleyn MA🌹Lesbian🌹she/her @ClaudiaBoleyn]

It’s not being over diagnosed, people who have suffered their whole lives and felt broken and inhuman and unable to function properly have finally been given the answers they deserved as children. ESPECIALLY women. My life is a disappointing mess because I was never seen.

[Beth 💙 @Beth_Tastic]

https://t.co/SDFf7vQYvz

Attendance awards have no place in an inclusive school. They are discriminatory, unfair, harmful and promote a culture of exclusion.

[Beth 💙 @Beth_Tastic]

Schools should promote inclusion, not shame, stigma and exclusion. Reasonable adjustments are a legal duty, not a privilege. #SEND #DisabilityRights #EqualityAct2010

[Beth 💙 @Beth_Tastic]

https://t.co/Xm4iwENGnq

Attendance awards that penalise children for disability-related absences are discriminatory. Disabled children should NEVER be made to feel they’ve let their classmates down because of illness, disability or unmet needs.

[Children's Commissioner for England @ChildrensComm]

I was pleased to have contributed to the independent review from Prof Peter Fonagy which highlights an urgent truth: our children are distressed.

A million children should not be waiting for help with mental health or an assessment for autism or ADHD.

https://t.co/B2uMqjE3eS

[michelle maher @mmaher70]

DWP silent after Tory member of PIP review publishes report demanding child disability benefits are slashed
Gov figures show, 'Deep Material Poverty Rate: 19% of children in disabled families experience deep material poverty—more than double the 8% rate for non-disabled families' !
#Labour @stephenctimms
https://t.co/F95ZT0OH55
https://t.co/m2vKHz1mls via @johnpringdns

[Sir Norman of Nowhere. 🏴‍☠️ @Normanjam67]

I'm nearly sixty and have been recently diagnosed with both ADHD and autism.
I have self-medicated my entire life since passing puberty at 14, leading to a lifetime of addiction.
How different my life would have been if I was diagnosed as a child like my son has been.