“I think gay people are very lucky, because we are not conventional, we are a group slightly apart. It gives us an edge. We’re good artists, we’re good musicians. And I like being gay. I wouldn’t want to be straight for anything.” - Miriam Margolyes, British Vogue 2023.
This puts our young people into a double minority, with double the chance of ‘minority stress’. Some of this stress can be alleviated by support, the importance of a simple acceptance of their identity can’t be overestimated. ❤️ Source – StudyFinds #AutisticGirls#PrideMonth
@SarahMarieOB This is a cool toy perfect for a two year old and very visually stimulating…spin round in a downwards spiral as you put them on! would recommend! ☺️
What does the ✨dream school✨ for good #mentalhealth look like? 🏫
At our @EmergingMindsUK workshop, we asked young people, parents, educators, practitioners & researchers.
Now @LeanneWallker has created this INCREDIBLE illustration of the ideas! Please share widely 🔁
Took Eric to Sainsbury’s to pick a birthday cake…he chose the one with the tiara and loved every second of wearing it🤘🏻 There’s no such thing as a ‘girls’ cake in his little world and that’s how it should be! He makes me so proud just being whoever he wants to be❤️
“I found myself in a therapist’s office for the first time when I was 15 years old. I was showing up to therapy because I was desperate. Because, quite frankly, I didn’t know how to continue living without it.” https://t.co/wxbbkEBpfX
It’s Friday 🎉 so here’s some cute photos of Denny. Yesterday he tried a mini caterpillar cake, he loved it so much he ate it straight off the table. There were a few misses where he just ate the table instead😂