Aladopt

Mum. Four children. Adoption runs rings around us. Sometimes we’re drowning.

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@KittyTrill @stuart_guest Thanks for the tip (sorry just getting used to twitter)

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Can you recommend best article, podcast or slide deck which summarises developmental trauma and impact on teens for a school to understand why parents are loved and defied at same time?

[Becky Platt @BeckyPlatt3]

Comment of the day:

Me to 5y old patient: I think we need to get a special picture of your arm so we can see your bones

5y old: we could just get an X-Ray

#paedsrocks @RLHPED

[Ben Andrews @BenAndrewsINC]

Always found it interesting how activities become therapies when disabled people attend.

Fancy a swim in warm water? Hydrotherapy 🏊‍♀️

Enjoy crafts? That’s arts therapy 🎨

Love to dance around to music and use instruments? Music therapy 🎶

Complete medicalisation 👨🏻‍⚕️

[Aladopt @aladopt]

#AUKConf @mkershaw_uk parental scaffolding teenagers to move out of avoidance, integrate experiences, make meaning and build resilience out of trauma ❤️❤️

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#aukconf be playful with teens to get oxytocin levels up and counteract the stress hormone cortisol so you and your child can self-regulate

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#aukconf learning about role of instinctive brain and the impact of trauma (stress, drugs, alcohol) in utero on developmental trauma in children and teens

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#aukconf @JoanneAlper let’s remove ‘should’ and accept we’re all doing our (flawed) best and that is good enough

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#aukconf thank you adoptee panel helping me see that friendships, trust, communication, keeping going and non-judgemental understanding always matter ... and pets 🥰

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#AUKConf @davewilliams love idea need to support young people and adopters to swim not ‘just not to drown’

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#AUKConf very excited to learn what’s going on

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@bespaceaware @sallydwrites Reassuring to hear many teens think this ... we need to stop blaming ourselves ... but how to help them value what they have?