Aka SamBC. Writing on disability/patient issues, Quaker stuff. IT pro. He/him. Irredeemable nerd. https://teapaw.org/t.co/yvcrNXS4Se
Lancaster, UK
Joined April 2011
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Sam Barnett-Cormack retweeted
PSA from a neurodivergent neuropsychologist: just because someone isn’t restless, or hyperactive on the outside, doesn’t mean they aren’t on the inside. XO, Dr. Jen
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When the reward for growing up with so much criticism is hearing „You’re just too sensitive!
ALT Panel 1: A hand extends a single red brick toward the character. The character looks surprised and slightly sad as they reach out to take it. Text: “It’s hard for people to understand why small comments can make me so emotional,” Behind the character, there’s already a small pile of red bricks on the ground. Panel 2: The character now holds the brick close to their chest, looking down with a pained expression. The pile of red bricks behind them has grown into a large heap, stretching far into the background. Text: “because they can’t see how many times I’ve been criticized for the same thing, over and over again.”
Sam Barnett-Cormack retweeted
ADHDers interrupt each other not because we don’t care, but because our brains run fast, our thoughts vanish quick, and our excitement overflows. It’s not rudeness, it’s connection. XO, Dr. Jen
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ADHD isn’t erased by good grades. Some of us were overlooked because achievement masked the struggle. Others didn’t get good grades and still got dismissed as “lazy” or “not trying.”
Either way, the pain was real, because ADHD is about executive function, not willpower. XO, Dr. Jen
Rather disappointed that @MountainWHouse in York is inaccessible. It wouldn't sacrifice that much floorspace to add a platform lift, and I'm sure that there must be a lift they use for stock, but no way for me to go browse in menswear.
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Sam Barnett-Cormack retweeted
I’m gonna be completely real here
If you’re a man and you’re incapable of being platonic friends with any woman, regardless of attractiveness or singleness
There is something seriously wrong with you
Not the woman
YOU
I'll be on it too.
Two people can be friends even if one is attracted to the other. Attraction doesn't mean one is compelled to pursue.
You can even be platonic friends when there is mutual attraction.
Heck, a lot of great romantic relationships start as platonic friendship.
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Especially when the other wheelchair space is full of bags. The rollator is mine, and now slightly in the gangway.
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Really, really sad to hear this. Forceful and passionate and dedicated. Will be sorely missed.
Kate, Lizzie and Charlotte, three of @lisybabe’s friends, are devastated to say that Lisa passed away at home. We were informed of her death last night by the police. Lisa will be remembered for her fierce disability rights activism and love for her two cats, Betty and Biscuit.
ALT A white woman (Lisa) with a labret facial piercing is lying horizontal. A small black cat (Betty) is cradled in her arms.
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(I would note that your accessibility policy on your website is that ramps are for everyone with mobility issues. I use a walking frame. And I use your trains on other routes all the time without issues, using the ramps)
Hi, @northernassist, the guard on the 0844 from Wigan to Liverpool just tried to tell me that they aren't supposed to put the ramp down for anything but wheelchairs and that it was at my own risk and wouldn't be able to claim if something happened. What's up with that?
Sam Barnett-Cormack retweeted
just a reminder that doctors have been getting things wrong since the start of time. overwhelming evidence that we don't judge quality of life the same as our patients do, and that discrimination happens against so 'normally' it's almost invisibly;
Sam Barnett-Cormack retweeted
Society: “an ADHD diagnosis after 30 is a waste.”
Me: There is a kind of healing that can come with a deep knowing that your struggle is real. That you are believed and validated. That you are worthy enough to be seen for exactly who you are.
Your. Brain. Is. Beautiful. -Dr. Jen
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Blown away to be named Commentator of the Year Broadsheet.
The Media Freedom Awards 2024 Commentator of the Year Broadsheet is awarded to @DrFrancesRyan who the judges said was a "thought provoking and eloquent campaigner for the causes she cares about". #MFA2024
