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@liveotherwise.bsky.social

πŸ“Writer. πŸ–ŒοΈArtist. πŸ“·Photographer. Oliver McGowan co-trainer (they/them) will talk: home ed, autism/adhd, books, gaming, tech, sustainability, craft, blogging, indie music. Blog somewhere at https://liveotherwise.co.uk

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liveotherwise One community, thousands of brands, and a whole lot of second-hand style. Ready to get started? Here’s how it works.

So, how many renters are sitting here wondering if they're going to get served section 21 in the next month or so?

Pretty sure we will.

Help me declutter in advance? www.vinted.co.uk/member/15346...

30.10.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Expert organisations with β€œchallenging” and β€œcomplex” service users: Representation in English and Welsh autism charity reports and accounts The language and imagery used in Autism charities’ communications influences societal understanding of, and attitudes towards, Autistic people. This, in turn, shapes perceptions of whether and how the...

All the biggest autism charities in England and Wales use forms of ABA e.g. PBS on autistic people in their care.
Their income is more than Β£325 million a year between them, nearly all of it from Government sources.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... & background research by me on the others.

26.10.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Reading Reflex | Vinted Reading Reflex - Full method for teaching reading. Used copy, has a name in front cover. Bundle discounts of up to 30% are on and lots to choose from. I post frequently and can often get things desp...

Listed a bunch more stuff on vinted, including books, toys, clothes and educational bits. Like this. Feel free to take a look! Bundle discounts of up to 30% on, and I post quickly.

www.vinted.co.uk/items/734625...

18.10.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of vinted profile: books listed include Disney Princess, anxiety practical about panic, my age of anxiety and blame my brain.

Picture of vinted profile: books listed include Disney Princess, anxiety practical about panic, my age of anxiety and blame my brain.

Today's vinted uploads are from the self help/ psychology section of my book shelf.

www.vinted.co.uk/member/15346...

30.09.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
In response to: 15.9.25 Can I explain what to do...
What steps do you follow when faced with an emergency?
Step 1. Check for danger.
Step 2. Approach with stealth.
Step 3. Call 999.
Step 4. Stay with the person until ambulance arrives.
Step 5. The person will be took away by the ambulance.
Step 6. The rest is up to the doctors and nurses.
Step 7. Say 'Ta da!' like, really loudly so that creatures inside of a wormhole can hear you.

In response to: 15.9.25 Can I explain what to do... What steps do you follow when faced with an emergency? Step 1. Check for danger. Step 2. Approach with stealth. Step 3. Call 999. Step 4. Stay with the person until ambulance arrives. Step 5. The person will be took away by the ambulance. Step 6. The rest is up to the doctors and nurses. Step 7. Say 'Ta da!' like, really loudly so that creatures inside of a wormhole can hear you.

Posted on my child's online school portal, I give you: how to respond to a health emergency. Don't forget to read to step 7, the key one there.

28.09.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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28.09.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out this 2 bedroom retirement property for sale on Rightmove 2 bedroom retirement property for sale in Ashdown Court, Cromer, NR27 for Β£160,000. Marketed by William H. Brown, Cromer

Can I please ask for shares on this?

My mother’s lovely retirement cottage on the North Norfolk coast at Cromer has just been reduced to Β£160k.

It’s full of happy memories, has good storage for this type of property & guest bedrooms available to rent.

www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

26.09.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

That's rough. Social media was a big source of stability for me for ages and I'm struggling without a replacement :(

28.09.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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3 pairs acupressure magnetic insoles 3 pairs acupressure magnetic insoles - I didn't get on with these at all, so have 3 pairs brand new in packaging. They are upgraded with extra magnets and antibacterial coating and extra shock absorpt...

Today's thing i bought, hated and need to get rid of. Acupressure insoles with magnets.

They were ludicrously expensive, have listed for Β£20 for 3 pairs, grab yourself a bargain.

Will split (into pairs, not split the packets!) if anyone interested. www.vinted.co.uk/items/718919...

28.09.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm struggling to find where everyone went post twitter. I miss being able to have a conversation at any point of the day - I'm going round loads of places trying to find folks!

28.09.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Have discovered if you abandon social media networks, they remove your visibility.

I miss text based, pre algorithm twitter.

27.09.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kensington Orbit Wireless Trackball with Scroll Ring - Black-Red (K70990WW), The Kensington trackball legacy continues with the latest addition to the patented Orbit Trackball with Scroll Ring β€” the Orbit Wireless Trackball with Scroll Ring. You asked for wireless, and we deli...

My current ambidextrous trackball is failing. It's a kensington orbit, and the replacement is different. Any other comments, recommendations, input?

affiliate link to the suggested replacement mainly for information purposes amzn.to/4pHguNB

26.09.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pen sketch of suneater from my hero academia

Pen sketch of suneater from my hero academia

This is very lovely. I've also lost painting over the last couple years, but just starting to creep back into drawing, courtesy of an anime obsession sparked by 15yo

06.08.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

See also attacks on disabled people.

04.08.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is standing next to a man in a suit and tie and says not a girl Alt: Janet is standing next to a man in a suit and tie and says not a girl

Are there any business networks for non binary/ queer neurodivergent folks? So many of the coaching/ networking etc appears to be aimed at women and in the words of Janet, not a girl.

04.08.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah. Every single diagnosis, every single bit of support involves so much battling and takes so long.

02.08.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup, all sounds very familiar.

02.08.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Salt water fuel cell engine car kit Brand new and complete. Bundle discounts are on and lots to choose from. I post frequently and can often get things despatched same day.

Listed another bunch of educational kits, all new in box. There's also other bits already on there.

Bundle discounts are on and lots there . I post frequently and often get things despatched same day. If you're local, can arrange pickup to save on postage.

Eg
www.vinted.co.uk/items/679492...

02.08.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At least the GP has made enquiries without waiting for the dietician letter, but honestly, I'm just so exhausted by it all.

02.08.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is typical of the battles facing parents trying to access NHS services.

Our daughter's specialist nurse referred her to the OT service in the same building.

We received a letter from OT saying the referral had been rejected, bc she hadn't included her email address.

Make it make sense.

31.07.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

And every exchange like this costs money and takes time.

I could save the NHS so much money and effort....

02.08.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We used straw, but it was in the 70s in Yorkshire!

02.08.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Also in sunny Suffolk. Can't get a referral from dietician, you know, the expert in eating who has been supporting children for a year.

Need a paediatrician. At least GP has sent that request in!

02.08.2025 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Using the summer to deschool | Making It Up Right about now, there's a lot of families breathing easy again. The pressure is off. There's no need to make it to the school gates, in uniform, ...

If summer is reminding you of what you don't like about school and you're wondering if there's a different way to approach education, maybe pop over to my site, subscribe to newsletter, and grab a download on deschooling liveotherwise.co.uk/using-the-su...

31.07.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You'll enjoy today's NHS related *****, just posted.

31.07.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Locally, there's an ARFID support service.

The dietician thinks that my child should be seen by it.

But they can't refer, you have to have a paediatrician, so now the dietician has to ask the GP to refer to a paediatrician to refer to the ARFID service.

Make it make sense.

31.07.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

I'm going to follow up at the end of the week to check that the referral has actually been registered.

31.07.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed. How's you?

30.07.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think the referrer assumed that getting the reference number was sufficient, but given the service can't even search on reference number (seriously? Who designed your database/ interface?) it wasn't terribly useful. They are resubmitting as urgent but it'll still be months at best.

30.07.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They answered at 23 minutes.

They can't find offspring's referral, made in Nov 2023. So we've waited nearly two years, thinking we were on a waiting list, and we're not.

Said waiting list is about 18 months long, child will be nearly an adult before she sees the service in question.

29.07.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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