TheNeurodivergentBee

Student. Autistic. ADHD. SpLDs. Disabled. FND. Can speak for myself. Views my own. LGBTQIA+. She/Her - Founder of @NDStudentsN. Taking up space.

[TheNeurodivergentBee @NeuroBee]

Normal is in the eye of the oppressor. #JustSaying #Normal #neurodivergence #AutismAcceptance #Autistic #ADHD

[Swansea University @SwanseaUni]

👏Good news - @DrAimeeGrant has been named Campaigner of the Year by @sensecharity in recognition of her work investigating autistic people’s experiences during pregnancy.
➡️https://t.co/FeaJDtRb1D

[TheNeurodivergentBee @NeuroBee]

@AnnMemmott Funny how that’s the defence they’re using, when he basically said the fact that his son is autistic was a reason to mourn. You can’t wish us out of existence one moment and then claim to be one of us the next.
I’m genuinely incensed by this.

[TheNeurodivergentBee @NeuroBee]

@AnnMemmott That’s akin to that absolute berk Paddy McGuinness asking if his kids are capable of feeling love. 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️

[TheNeurodivergentBee @NeuroBee]

@AnnMemmott Depends. I have an extremely high pain threshold… Until I’m pushed too far or already overwhelmed. Then I go from coping to screaming very quickly.

[TheNeurodivergentBee @NeuroBee]

@AnnMemmott @ItsEmilyKaty As someone diagnosed with debilitating OCD, I get so annoyed by the responses when people find out. They either call me a liar because my house isn’t a clinical museum of cleanliness or say “we’re all a little OCD”… I wish I knew what a “little” OCD looks like!

[TheNeurodivergentBee @NeuroBee]

@helenjwc @C_Hendrick @3dancingfeet You’d think an academic could muster up the energy to check their information before they spout off.

[TheNeurodivergentBee @NeuroBee]

@C_Hendrick @helenjwc @3dancingfeet Except that getting children excited about discovering their own reading so they can improve their skills is absolutely the current teaching method. Of course they need the basics to be taught but after that, it’s literally a case of empowering them to pick up a book.

[TheNeurodivergentBee @NeuroBee]

If you’re a #neurodivergent #student in #HigherEducation then please consider filling in this survey! We’re attempting to collate the first person narratives of ND students in HE!

https://t.co/RzXGMhfsZm

[TheNeurodivergentBee @NeuroBee]

@Greg38589422 @AnnMemmott Oh aye. Then stick a recording device in their face and ask them to prove they’re in pain.

[CRAE @CRAE_IOE]

... it is possible that what are currently known as autism, ADHD, Tourettes, dyslexia, hearing voices, bipolar disorder, Down syndrome, and dementia, may be recognised as components on a broader continuum of sensory, affectual, and cognitive processing."

[CRAE @CRAE_IOE]

This #WorldDyslexiaAwarenessDay has us chatting about the commonalities that neurodivergent folk experience. And to quote Rosqvist et. al's Neurodiversity Studies (2020) p.2 ...

"By de-pathologising neurodivergence and the identities of neurodivergent people...

[TheNeurodivergentBee @NeuroBee]

@KatyElphinstone Depends on the situation.

[TheNeurodivergentBee @NeuroBee]

@KatyElphinstone Not any more. I did when I was younger.

[Aimee @aimee_speaks]

As my submission date is close, I'm re-sharing my recently updated Linktree.

If anyone knows any roles (remote/Scotland) related to:
- autism, neurodiversity or disability research
- making research (culture) more accessible
- museums

Please let me know!
https://t.co/vsHRhWrtp8

[TheNeurodivergentBee @NeuroBee]

Can’t understand why I’m being asked if my son is a rapist on an ADHD assessment form… Is this the fucking view people have of people like us? That we’re rapists, arsonists and animal killers?!

I honestly feel sick.

[Brian Irvine @BigBadBee]

A fantastic panel to wrap up #NDinHE2
⁦@RuthKnightPhD⁩ ⁦@Brett_Heasman⁩ ⁦@DrLornaHam⁩ ⁦@SpectrumFirst⁩ & Vicky Hughes

[Amy Pearson @DrAmyPearson]

📣a friend of mine is looking for participants for a study on social anxiety:

https://t.co/PuabrWYHiE