Mark Sheldon

Making sense of behaviour in education, social care & healthcare.
Practical, ethical strategies that reduce distress, build confidence.
Without blame or labels

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🇺🇸 USA - Moving beyond punishment to cultivate lasting behaviour change. A shift in thinking, not just technique. https://t.co/Gr6HQiDuwf

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Dysregulated."
This language helps adults & children build awareness of their nervous system around triggers & internal emotional states.

Dysregulation is a typical part of development while young people are still learning to express their emotions in healthy ways.

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🇳🇬 Nigeria - Principal's disciplinary intervention strategies and students' academic behaviour. https://t.co/DGEsoYiQKk

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🇺🇸 USA - Psychological distress among Florida adolescents: the impact of school violence victimisation and sexual minority status. https://t.co/5XvE1mVhcU

[Rightful Lives @RightfulLives]

TODAY IT IS 15 YEARS SINCE WINTERBOURNE VIEW:
WHY ARE THE NUMBERS STILL RISING?

Today, May 31st, we mark the 15th anniversary of the Winterbourne View scandal. At the time, the world promised "never again." Yet, as someone who survived three years of detention in similar settings, Rightful Lives admin, Alexis Quinn, is here to tell you that for many, "never again" was a hollow promise.

The data from 2026 is staggering:
🚨 A 152% increase in the detention of autistic people since 2015.
🚨 A "Stuck" Population: Those with learning disabilities are still being detained for 10, 15, or 20 years.
🚨 Ongoing Abuse: From Edenfield to St Andrew's and the horrors exposed in the Patient 11 podcast, the culture of locked wards remains broken.

The Legislative Stalling Point: While the new Mental Health Act has received Royal Assent, the Government is hiding behind a "switch on" clause. They refuse to enact these life-saving changes until "sufficient" community support is in place—yet they have provided no roadmap, no funding, and no definition of what "sufficient" actually looks like.

The Risk of Inaction: Without a community roadmap, we aren't "transforming care"; we are just shifting the trauma. We are seeing a rise in "trans-institutionalisation," where autistic people are pushed into forensic pathways, the criminal justice system, or left homeless in unregulated, restrictive settings.
It is too much to ask for a home, not a hospital?

At Rightful Lives, we are demanding an urgent, funded roadmap for community support. No more "learning lessons." We need action.

Watch our video to hear why we cannot wait any longer.

#Winterbourne15 #RightfulLives #MentalHealthReform #AutismAdvocacy #HomesNotHospitals #Patient11 #HumanRights

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@sarasiobhan Shocking times 🤦‍♂️

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🇵🇭 Philippines - The relationship between classroom management techniques and teachers' happiness index. An unusual but telling angle. https://t.co/KkWwzyKkea

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🇺🇸 USA - Schools supposed to limit using restraint and seclusion — but parents say practice is wildly misused. Important investigative piece from Connecticut. https://t.co/2IkffHnYSQ

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🇵🇭 Philippines - Between Support and Struggle: Special education teachers' perceptions on the implementation of behaviour intervention plans. https://t.co/px256kWWQF

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Always good to get a positivity boost Steve thanks - hope is good with you 🙌
Have a great weekend everyone 👋

[Steve Hardy🏳️‍🌈 @SteveHardyLDN]

Positive Vibes #FF @marybusk @Mark_Sheldon @Amy_ability @GiselleatFoNS @TuffreyWijne @RCNi_Christine @RightfulLives @stcscott1 @AliciaWood__ @BaronessHollins @Andylowarousal @anca_ld_nurse @UKHarpists @HoldsworthFiona @JnlAMHID @LisaMcintyrejo1 @linzisueboo

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🇬🇧 UK - Family Court Statistics Quarterly: October to December 2025 (https://t.co/rnocogR7A8). The numbers behind the decisions. https://t.co/TevrfD3otI

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🇳🇿 New Zealand - Restrictive practices in Aotearoa: current prevalence and barriers to least restrictive practice (thesis). https://t.co/p5QK60f8li

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Neuroscience shows us that co-regulation is established through connection & connection is established through felt safety. It’s not just emotional,it’s biological.
In a nutshell,”regulation is relational,” & you need to build the relational bridge to make it possible.

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🇬🇧 UK - Analysing staff perspectives on parent/carer partnerships in an English trauma-informed school. https://t.co/TeV73Xnnb8

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🇳🇵 Nepal - Exploring behaviour management practices in early childhood education classrooms. Useful perspective from a context where corporal punishment is still common. https://t.co/QGHThvLsBs

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Fidget Spinners DON’T Improve Focus? 🤔 https://t.co/NTWnT5JTSO via @YouTube

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🇬🇧 UK (Wales) - Annual Report: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) in Wales 2024-2025. https://t.co/PdaMoTLt61

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🇮🇪 Ireland - Prisoner dies in padded cell in Dublin. Another reminder that restraint stories are often about systems, scrutiny, and what happened before the final incident. https://t.co/kdapS3NijP

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Being trauma-informed is a start. But understanding trauma doesn't automatically change what you do in the moment. What actually shifts practice? https://t.co/3L4UVriaWl

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🏴 Scotland - Calum's Law passes at Scottish Parliament — first UK nation to pass law on restraint and seclusion in schools. A landmark moment. https://t.co/aLAmCR7L99