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Newly Qualified Learning Disability Nurses who believe that everyone deserves to have a voice! #LDSNN Ambassadors. #SNTA19 Winners. #RCNiAwards Finalists ✌🏽💖

[#HelloMyNameIs @EveAliceEmily]

#PCPC19 WE DID IT!!!!!! So so proud to represent LD nursing, @EHU_FOHSC , @ITMatters_CIC and @MakatonCharity @JimmyJimrid @MaxineLDNurse @RMayNurseDir @BevMatthewsRN #StudentInnovationInPractice #SNTA #100yrsRNLD

[Ged Jennings @gedsworkone]

Hi chums. Help me please!
I am starting my new role looking at patients with 'behaviours of concern' in the hospital setting in 2 weeks.

What term do you use where you work? Is it challenging behaviour? Behaviour that challenges? Something else.

All help will be appreciated.

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

Neurodiverse people are failed every single day in the NHS! We are likely to die 26 years younger than our neurotypical peers as a direct result! I need senior managers to listen, hear and invest because #WhoIAmMatters!
@NHSEngland @CNOEngland @AlderHey @NHSCandM @NDNursesUK

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

The highest cause of death within the autistic community is suicide. Why is no one trying to fix this? Why does nobody care?

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

Considering the prevalence of mental health difficulties in the autistic population, the understanding of autism in the mental health field is barely none! Why? Why can we not have specialised services run by people who understand autism and how it presents?!

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

PREACH 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 I’m allergic to the term ‘ASC’ 🥴 and you will be corrected if you use it in my presence. 💁🏼‍♀️💅🏽

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

Some autistic people may feel particularly unsettled over the next few days and weeks! Lots of change is incoming.. from change of monarch, prime minister, favourite tv programme, to money, to the national anthem, other peoples emotions etc. Please be kind 🫶🏼

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

We never actually said when it was coming home or who was gonna bring it 🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏆#Lionesses #GirlPower

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

My feedback appt was 15 whole minutes ✌🏽

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

Happy #LDWeek22 everyone! I’m so very proud to be a learning disability nurse advocating for equality in healthcare for people with learning disabilities, autism or both! Please check out our postcards on a song created by the talented @DavidHarling1 🌟 https://t.co/JKdIWLEnxv

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

Can clinicians please remember that behaviour is always always always communication and the language we use matters 👇🏽

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

Lived experience is key.. the training will not be as effective without it! People make things real! Although parent and family input is also key and has its place it’s the persons perspective that is most important! People need their voices to be heard #OliversCampaign

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

Nursing is not what I do, it’s who I am! And it’s a true privilege ❤️ #InternationalNursesDay

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

Suicide is an autistic crisis - particularly in autistic women. 2/3’s have experienced suicidal ideation and 1/3 have attempted to take their life - why are we so misunderstood?! #AGNhealthdata

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

78% of autistic people report anxiety of speaking on the phone as the biggest barrier to accessing primary care - if this is the only way to access this service, it becomes inaccessible to the autistic population #agnhealthdata

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

Education and training within healthcare services both in physical and mental health settings needs to be lead by autistic people #AGNhealthdata

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

The more autistic professionals that disclose their diagnosis and casually talk to colleagues about autism, the easier it will become to overcome some challenges autistic people face in accessing healthcare #AGNhealthdata

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

Autism Acceptance Week begins today! The theme is ‘inclusion in the workplace.’ I’m proud to be autistic and work in an organisation that strives for inclusion for patients, family and staff! You can help to make a society that works for EVERYONE @AlderHey #AutismAcceptanceWeek

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

Are you a neurodiverse nurse? Or work alongside a neurodiverse nurse or even manage a neurodiverse nurse - just in case you’re not sure the answer is probably YES! Take a took at the e-learning module to learn a little more 🙌🏽 @NDNursesUK @NHSEngland

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

A group of us over at ⁦⁦@NDNursesUK⁩ are seeking to change support for neurodiverse nurses 🙌🏽 have a read to find out more and give us a follow to see our progress 💫 ⁦@RoaringNurse⁩ #LetsTalkAboutNeurodiversity https://t.co/VFfCyiB9S5

[Emily Kavanagh @emchlokav]

Walking into 2022 with an Autism diagnosis, a better understanding of myself and a continued strive for a more inclusive world 💫 #HappyNewYear2022