Ruth Lester

Married mum of 2, working for a publisher in IT. Complete geek! Current obsession: Zentangle

[Emma Dolan @JustMissEmma]

AFTERNOON!

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

“Kind regards” - Everything's fine

“Regards” - I'm losing my patience

“Thanks” - Don't email me again

[Free2BMe - all things neurodivergent @Free2BMeND]

This is why we're supporting @YorkDRF #AccessDeniedND to legally challenge restrictions on assessments in York/N. Yorks.

The NHS is denying assessment and refusing shared care with private services while partnering with private companies such as Do-IT Profiler through the back door.

Make no mistake, they have no problem with private companies when it suits THEM. But not you, the patient.

[Ruth Lester @mctav81]

Please please support the cause!

[Hazel @AnLasair]

Assessment is a right, not a luxury

Assessment and diagnosis are not just a bit of paper, they change the way people treat you and the way you understand/treat yourself

#AccessDeniedND

https://t.co/PH5CNUsVnF
@YorkDRF

[Hazel @AnLasair]

Really important reading for anyone interested in the #AccessDeniedND campaign (and for anyone else too to be honest)

[Ruth Lester @mctav81]

Did you know the NHS is trying to take away the right to access a specialist for adhd and autism!? There is a small group of ladies desperately trying to change it. PlS share and pledge if you can! https://t.co/ieGPel2Ug6

[Parents’ Air Quality and Road Safety Group at HNPS @AirRoadsHnps]

@JoeWalkerUK @metecoban92 @mayorofhackney we don’t really want our teachers at @hnps2015 to have to do this to try and keep children safe. A bike lane, safety improvements to Downham Road and a School Street should be coming soon but when? Please can we have an update? Thank you

[Ruth Lester @mctav81]

I've voted for ADHD As Females - https://t.co/QfWvpfW5F5 in the @britpodawards Listeners' Choice Award. Vote for your fave: https://t.co/yhdISoYF2q.

[Ruth Lester @mctav81]

THANK YOU for this article https://t.co/1axyH0QNNd

[Jessie @MessieSchmit]

waiting on that @BBCPanorama social media team statement and that @RCars0n1 notesapp apology like

[Luz @luzianereed]

@BBCPanorama “Dozens patients and whistleblowers” doing this much damage to an estimate of 2.6 million people in the UK alone who have adhd.
Do society a favour and delete this biased documentary or replace with some properly done investigation and research next time.

[Ruth Lester @mctav81]

Excellent article https://t.co/Kh7UZXboUy

[LordJim @Therealkeys]

@BBCPanorama Excellent response here by a leading UK charity for ADHD. I genuinely believe the @BBCOne has broken the law.

https://t.co/LFRwVQR98k

[Playing Attention @ADHDinGames]

I can't believe it cuts from "I constantly fidget and can't sit still" to "You don't have ADHD"

Like is this a parody? Is this a joke episode and the real one comes out next week? Someone let me know please 😂 #ADHD #panorama

[Dame Sa 🐝 3.5% @LongCovidHell]

Why doesn’t the BBC spend more time investigating the long NHS waiting lists and underfunded SEND services as well as highlighting the difficulties people with ADHD face, rather than fuelling further stigma and discrimination?

Shame on you #Panorama

#ADHD #Neurodiversity #SEND

[Evan @evanwholives]

Thanks for making the lives of #Neurodivergent peoples lives so much harder after tonights #Panorama. We already have to justify ourselves on a day to day basis.

Also to add, could it not be possible that the 3 private clinics where correct and the NHS not?

[Bee Bentall 🐀 @beebentall]

So many things annoyed me about the #panorama programme on #ADHD .

"Thousands of people have ADHD"... Massive understatement, how about 3-4% of all adults according to @adhduk ?

[Ruth Lester @mctav81]

https://t.co/FCMDvmDAU2