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Tom Purser

@tom_purser

CEO @theACEcharity. Liverpool FC, music, politics, social care.

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It’s #TrusteesWeek and we’re thrilled to welcome the newest member of our Board – Professor Jason Arday. Last year Jason became the youngest black person to be appointed to a professorship at the @Cambridge_Uni As Professor of Sociology of Education his research focuses on the…

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Tom Purser Reposted

Autism charities have made a joint call for urgent action to end the avoidable and devastating crisis affecting tens of thousands of people waiting for a diagnosis. 1/4

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The failure to meet NHS Long Term Plan commitments isn’t the only area of concern for #autistic people highlighted in today’s @CareQualityComm #StateOfCare report. Delays in diagnosis, local authority and mental health care failures, lower life expectancy, inadequate staff…

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A thread of pure joy

This is my son Ethan. Ethan is 14 and he has autism. Today his mum and sister had an appointment at Addenbrookes Hospital so it fell upon me to take Ethan out for the day. If you're interested this is a thread about how we got on. Word of warning, there aren't any pictures. 1/13

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Tom Purser Reposted

New research has revealed that ‘Suicide or deliberate self-inflicted harm’ is the most common category of death in autistic children without a learning disability - accounting for 35% of deaths. Read more: bit.ly/4d9roVp #Autistic #Autism #AutismAwareness

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Tom Purser Reposted

The events of last night's @BBCPanorama were awful but are sadly no longer shocking because they are simply the latest in a long line of similar scandalous events. Autistic young people should be able to go to a school where they can be safe, valued and happy. This is a central…

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Tom Purser Reposted

Huge thanks to our Ambassador @RavWilding for supporting us on @BBCOne #BridgeofLies. Big shout out to @jollyolly @chizzyakudolu @jaydeadams who supported their chosen charities @Autism @BrainTumourSupp @BOTCharity You can watch now on @BBCiPlayer: bbc.in/4bXhDcz

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Tom Purser Reposted

Our new study on anxiety and depression in autistic young people has begun! We're looking for autistic young people and their parents to talk to us about mental health. If interested, please contact me to hear more.

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A fantastic piece of work which crucially progresses one of the few pieces of autism-specific support and intervention around suicide. Well done to all the team and @Sarah_NottsUni

New paper! “Feasibility and acceptability of autism adapted safety plans: an external pilot randomised controlled trial” available free: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @eClinicalMed @AASPstudy @NIHRresearch 1/5



Grateful to @vsmacdonald for her sensitive and intelligent reporting on @Channel4News and our call for urgent action on autism and suicide

Our CEO @tom_purser joined @myjonathanlee on @Channel4News to discuss our open letter to the @GOVUK calling for urgent action to tackle the increased risk of suicide autistic people face. Find our more: bit.ly/44pqy3J



My thanks to @myjonathanlee for supporting our campaign and signing our letter. His strength and determination in an unimaginably difficult week has been inspiring.

Today, following the inquest of Caitlyn Scott-Lee we joined @Autism @PAPYRUS_Charity @tellmi_helps @samaritans & @YoungMindsUK to write an open letter to @Gov to highlight the increased risk of suicide that autistic people face and call for urgent action: bit.ly/44pqy3J

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Tom Purser Reposted

Proud to be able to contribute to this crucial cause. 🧡💙


The action seen so far to prevent the deaths by suicide of autistic people is simply not good enough. We at @theACEcharity are committed to making change happen and have been joined by partners and friends in telling the Government what autistic people need.

Today, following the inquest of Caitlyn Scott-Lee we joined @Autism @PAPYRUS_Charity @tellmi_helps @samaritans & @YoungMindsUK to write an open letter to @Gov to highlight the increased risk of suicide that autistic people face and call for urgent action: bit.ly/44pqy3J

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Tom Purser Reposted

Reform of welfare is impossible unless understanding of autism is at its heart. More than 8 in 10 autistic people experience mental health problems. Support must be prioritised instead of already-vulnerable people pressured more by a system which has already failed to help them…


A real privilege to have taken up this opportunity. @theACEcharity has big plans to prevent the avoidable deaths, tackle stigma and break down the barriers to autistic people leading the best lives they can.

We're pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Purser as CEO. Find our more: autismcentreofexcellence.org/news

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Tom Purser Reposted

Read this 👇

Massive thanks to Anoushka for updating her @ProBonoEcon analysis of the wasted cost of Tribunals in light of yesterday's stats. It's up to £87 million: or closer to a whopping £100 million when you take into account withdrawn cases.



An important campaign from the @Autism_Alliance Imagine a world where all autistic people can get the support they need to live good lives. It’s not impossible and Government needs to take radical steps to make social care more available

Autistic adults are at breaking point, denied the social care they need because of long term Government underfunding. The @Autism_Alliance is campaigning for change – for autistic adults, and for everyone. Support the call: buff.ly/3MYTesw #BreakingPointCampaign

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Tom Purser Reposted

Are you a #BlackAutistic Woman? Research Study seeking participants 18 plus and over E: shereen.everett.19@ac.uk @ucl #ethnicity #culture

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Why do we still have to see constant headlines like this?

TW: The image below references abuse of autistic people and may cause distress. Behind every one of these headlines is an autistic person or someone with a learning disability who was failed by the system, locked up somewhere that couldn’t help them. (1/2)

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Do you get outraged when you see stories about autistic people being locked up in hospitals for years? Do you ask yourself 'how can this happen, how is this legal'? This👇is how it happens, and why it's currently legal - and what you can do to help change this

Last year, Govt published its draft Mental Health Bill. It included vital changes to the Mental Health Act, including changing the definition of “mental disorder,” so autistic people can’t be detained under s.3 without having a mental health condition. (🧵) 1/4

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