Mr D Brian

@dbrian2.bsky.social

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UK primary teacher. Interested in fairness/outcomes for all children.

Chris Bagley and Bea Herbert's States of Mind front cover.
Sami Timimi criticising the educational and mental health services.
Sami Timimi criticising the education system.
Chris Coghlan writing to Bridget Phillipson detailing LA SEND failures.
Describes psychiatric diagnoses as clusters of behaviour.
Oh, some crap in The Times about autistic children not going to school because they think the world isn't made for them.
Extract from report detailing parents' experiences in Brighton and Hove in 2023.
Parent of autistic teen explaining SEND failures lEading to them becomimg NEET.
Extract from a Mad in the UK blog about neurodiversity. Think one of the authors is Lucy Johnston (PTMF).
Article from Ian Birrell: Lack of Autistic care is ruining lives.
Naomj Fisher's views re autonomy + relationships.
SBC on suicidality in autistic people.
Times investigation into children SEND whk took their own lives.
There are no different styles. Dehaene notes that while individual differences are real, these differences exist on top of a common architecture. All human brains function and learn in the same way with some exceptions for developmental disorders (e.g. dyslexia, dyscalculia, and other developmental syndromes like autism and schizophrenia)."
If we got rid of diagnostic categories, abelism would remain.
Extract from Sami Timimi's book stating that parents of autistic children need to stop walking on eggshells and take control.
Times piece stating autism/adhd are "predictable conditions".
The Ofsted report appears unfortunately to be a political whitewash trying to gloss over obvious failings in local authorities or not looking for them in order for the government not to be seen to be presiding over national failure of SEND children and families. Nearly 500 parental responses were submitted to the mASCot survey and they were all pretty devastating, but shockingly (or not) this was not represented in the Ofsted report. The report congratulates the LA on opening a new provision for 30 autistic children without learning disabilities ‘The Hive’ when five years ago they closed an Ofsted rated “good” school for this group of children “Patcham House” saying there was no demand for it! During the intervening 5 years those children who would have been at Patcham house have been suffering in unsuitable schools, often pushed out and left unable to attend with no alternative education put in place, their parents have had to give up jobs to take care of them, pick up the pieces of their mental health and also provide an education as there is also an illegally set threshold to even achieve meagre tuition at home. My child was denied this for 2 years over what was essentially a paperwork error on the LAs part. Absolute shambles and no accountability and apology to these families. My child has received NO secondary school education from the LA except what was put online during covid. They are expected to take GCSEs next year. I am almost speechless at what a mess it’s been.
Excerpt showing high proportion of autistic children in inpatient units.
Martyn Oliver expresses concerns over the merging of behaviour and attendance.
Awais Aftab's criticism of Sami Timimi from a comment below the Sluggish blog.
Picture of toad covered in ice cream
Teacher tapp data showing MWB use in primary vs secondary (by subject)
Literacy hour structure
Extract from Searching for Normal
Gina Rippon The Lost Girls of Autism
Extract from paper comparing DSM5 with Sukhareva
John Pring's book, The Department: How a Violent Government Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds and Hid the Evidence
Autism and burnout + ptsd
Book Cover: Caro Giles - Unschooled
Extract from Caro Giles' book, Unschooled, describing a trip to gain mental health support for her child.
Daily Mail article suggesting that social media influencers will look grotesque in the future.
Advice given to parents to take charge and say "no".
Understanding Parent Blame edited by Luke Clements and Ana Laura Aiello
Coming of Age by Lucy Foulkes
Baron Cohen pointing out suicide risk amongst autistic people.
Barney Angliss writing about inclusion in the SEND Huh book.
Peps's tweet: "Similarly, students with autism often receive disproportionate resources based on their diagnosis, even if their specific needs don't warrant this additional support."
Bridget Phillipson wants children to be taught grit to tackle the MH crisis.
Extract from Maureen Oswin's The Empty Hours stating that autistic children often don't receive suitable educational placements.
List of adjustments from Luke Beardon's Reasonable Adjustments for Autistic Children.
Improving Mental Health Therapies for Autistic Children and Young People
Extract from the Anna Freud Centre's book detailing high percentage of autistic children in inpatient CAMHS.
Report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists stating that 10% of adults admitted to psychiatric hospitals are autistic.
Excerpt from the Anna Freud Centre's book on autistic CYP and mental health stating high prevalence of autistic children in inpatient CAMHS.
Section on autism and burnout from the Royal College of Psychiatrists report on autism and mental health.
Extract from a parent survey report by Brighton and Hove charity, Mascot, detailing autistic children's experiences in the education system.
Extract from Anna Freud Centre's Improving MH Therapies for Autistic CYP detailing over-representation of autistic kids in CAMHS.
Picture of a golden retriever looking out of a window.
He was a sweet and gentle person. He didn't deserve to die. He wasn't harming anyone. (Mark Wood's sister)