Dr Becky Wood
@thewoodbug
Autism, disability & educational inclusion researcher. Personal musings. @[email protected]
Our article on the experiences of autistic teachers in Poland is published open access in the International Journal of Inclusive Education. Fascinating insights from our participants on the barriers they fact and autistic-related strengths they bring 👇🇵🇱tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Delighted to guest edit a special issue for @Behavsci_MDPI on Education for Autistic Children & Young People. Particularly seeking quality articles that take a strengths-informed approached to autism & education, situated within a neurodiversity paradigm. More info below 👇
📢 Call for Papers! 🧒Submit to our Special Issue in Behavioral Sciences on Education for Autistic Children & Young People 📑Submissions focusing on secondary/high school education and alternative settings are particularly welcome. 🔗 shorturl.at/Ggu5P
(...) social and communication disconnections, the need to conceal autistic identity and difficulties navigating processes of promotion.
Having a neurodiversity& rights-informed understanding of autism, instead of a charity& social care model reduces disadvantages autistic teachers experience.Addressing inclusion holistically,schools can be more welcoming to neurodivergent staff and pupils. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
📣 New article from the Autistic School Staff Project📣 Here were explore the experiences of autistic teachers in Poland 🇵🇱 Key findings: ☹️ Sensory overload in schools ☹️ Meetings, break duty & covering for absent colleagues can be very problematic 1/2 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
📣 From the Autistic School Staff Project - experiences of autistic teachers in Poland. Open access! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
A song we adapted from "Iris" (Goo Goo Dolls) about seeing and acknowledging what's happening now, in Gaza.
Moscow are pretending they defeated fascism in their fake victory parade. It’s a lie. Russia sided with the Nazis in 1939 and now they carry on the their legacy by invading Ukraine. Share the TRUTH
Dr Rebecca Wood, Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, spoke to Teaching Scotland about what we can learn from autistic teachers and how to support neurodivergent colleagues. readymag.website/gtcscotland/Te…
Becky Wood (@thewoodbug ) is giving a free public lecture (in Edinburgh and online) on 'Creating neurodiversity-affirming environments in schools', Monday, April 28, 4 - 5pm. education-sport.ed.ac.uk/cyp-hub-stewar…
We are delighted to be chosen as the host of Scotland’s new Centre for #Teaching Excellence
UofG has been announced as the host of Scotland’s new Centre for Teaching Excellence. This will help teachers develop their practice, drawing on research undertaken by @UofGEducation on educational improvement and innovation. Read more ➡️ gla.ac/4iFh8Yl @ScotGovEdu
Fantastic speech from @PauletteHamilto who speaks with such authority from her years working in the NHS as a District Nurse Listen to the whole thing Why hasn’t an MP like Paulette been on @BBCNewsnight or @SkyNews or @TimesRadio instead of the Rantzen family? #AssistedDying
Better Off Dead? #AssistUsToLive on Friday 29th November @ClaireHanna and @columeastwood. Vote NO to #AssistedDyingBill. #Disability #Disabled #DisabledLife
June Spencer, the last original cast member of The Archers, has died aged 105. Mohit Bakaya, Controller of Radio 4 said: “June Spencer has been a longstanding presence and companion for Radio 4 listeners during her exceptional run on The Archers. Many have grown up with June as…
Lots of post-mortems today & questioning of what Biden/Harris did wrong, but this is the key chart for me, from the brilliant @jburnmurdoch. It's a uniquely terrible year for incumbents everywhere. ft.com/content/e8ac09…