Melea Press (she/her)
@meleapress.bsky.social
Double Activist: (1) to improve lives for neurodiverse families (2) to increase impact from academic research. Using my privilege to bring Unheard Voices into the light.
#GhostParent #Impact #Autism #PDA #Academia #DoBetter #UndauntedTogether
#GhostParent #Impact #Autism #PDA #Academia #DoBetter #UndauntedTogether
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I was commissioned to make a zine for the No Kings 2 protest on Saturday Oct 18th!
If you wonder “what can I do?” this zine is for you. It’s packed with things that you can do from wearing a “no ICE” pin to organizing a visibility brigade with your friends.
drive.google.com/file/d/1TJnH...
If you wonder “what can I do?” this zine is for you. It’s packed with things that you can do from wearing a “no ICE” pin to organizing a visibility brigade with your friends.
drive.google.com/file/d/1TJnH...
October 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I was commissioned to make a zine for the No Kings 2 protest on Saturday Oct 18th!
If you wonder “what can I do?” this zine is for you. It’s packed with things that you can do from wearing a “no ICE” pin to organizing a visibility brigade with your friends.
drive.google.com/file/d/1TJnH...
If you wonder “what can I do?” this zine is for you. It’s packed with things that you can do from wearing a “no ICE” pin to organizing a visibility brigade with your friends.
drive.google.com/file/d/1TJnH...
When your friend gives you the gift of a snuggle visit! So much awwwww!!!!
August 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
When your friend gives you the gift of a snuggle visit! So much awwwww!!!!
Glasgow penguins with sunflower tree
August 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Glasgow penguins with sunflower tree
Lost frog in the sunshine
May 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Lost frog in the sunshine
Sometimes you need to say it as it is.
May 14, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Sometimes you need to say it as it is.
Meta-Glasgow. A sticker of a photo of some people hoisting a traffic cone onto THE statue.
May 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Meta-Glasgow. A sticker of a photo of some people hoisting a traffic cone onto THE statue.
Beautiful day in Glasgow!
May 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Beautiful day in Glasgow!
Some days require asking…
May 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Some days require asking…
Helllllooooooo!!
April 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Helllllooooooo!!
We need to preserve academic integrity, which, as it turns out, it closely linked with judicial integrity and due process. If it can happen to one person, it can happen to anyone.
April 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We need to preserve academic integrity, which, as it turns out, it closely linked with judicial integrity and due process. If it can happen to one person, it can happen to anyone.
Our local signs have transformed!
April 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Our local signs have transformed!
Food for thought about identities that don’t fit in the box.
April 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Food for thought about identities that don’t fit in the box.
When you are constantly under scrutiny, even small mistakes are blown up into catastrophes and life feels (and is) unsafe. The cascade of stress and mental health decline is inevitable. We must acknowledge the privilege of having space to try things out.
Your periodic reminder that one way to think about privilege is: who's allowed to make mistakes?
April 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
When you are constantly under scrutiny, even small mistakes are blown up into catastrophes and life feels (and is) unsafe. The cascade of stress and mental health decline is inevitable. We must acknowledge the privilege of having space to try things out.
Potato painted like a superhero, perched on a metal fence.
April 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Potato painted like a superhero, perched on a metal fence.
Small gummy candy pizza in a small pizza box with a clear window that shows the candy pizza.
April 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Small gummy candy pizza in a small pizza box with a clear window that shows the candy pizza.
Close up of part of graffiti art. A red background w a light blue square. In the center is a small red square. Black lines outline a square in the middle and draw many connecting lines to the small square inside.
April 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Close up of part of graffiti art. A red background w a light blue square. In the center is a small red square. Black lines outline a square in the middle and draw many connecting lines to the small square inside.
How do you think the mental health crisis in young people would be affected if adults listened closely to children about their desires, fears, and support needs - and acted?!
#safety #GhostParents #autistic #PDA
#safety #GhostParents #autistic #PDA
April 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
How do you think the mental health crisis in young people would be affected if adults listened closely to children about their desires, fears, and support needs - and acted?!
#safety #GhostParents #autistic #PDA
#safety #GhostParents #autistic #PDA
Tiny penguins in a small cave holding anti-tariff signs
April 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Tiny penguins in a small cave holding anti-tariff signs
There are 1000s of parents in the UK right now being blamed, shamed, and gaslighted because they are trying to save their likely neurodivergent children from trauma and burnout from school. Some parents face fines and threats of jail, others are just ignored. No one blames the schooling system.
April 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
There are 1000s of parents in the UK right now being blamed, shamed, and gaslighted because they are trying to save their likely neurodivergent children from trauma and burnout from school. Some parents face fines and threats of jail, others are just ignored. No one blames the schooling system.
It was not without some irony that I delivered a Psychological Safety workshop last week. I am American, living in the UK. I don't know how anyone can feel safe right now. ...and, I see the value of being present with our colleagues, friends, and family. #Safety #Neuroconvergence #EQ
March 31, 2025 at 8:56 AM
It was not without some irony that I delivered a Psychological Safety workshop last week. I am American, living in the UK. I don't know how anyone can feel safe right now. ...and, I see the value of being present with our colleagues, friends, and family. #Safety #Neuroconvergence #EQ
Rescinding Scientific Integrity Policies because they do not align with political goals is dangerous for everyone -- for every citizen across the globe whose life has been touched by academic 'evidence-based' research (i.e., everyone). This is a disgrace.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-080: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Rescission of the Final Scientific Integrity Policy of the National Institutes of Health NOT-OD-25-080. OD
grants.nih.gov
March 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Rescinding Scientific Integrity Policies because they do not align with political goals is dangerous for everyone -- for every citizen across the globe whose life has been touched by academic 'evidence-based' research (i.e., everyone). This is a disgrace.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
Today I got to lead a psychological safety workshop for over 100 people. It’s a wonderful way to demonstrate that everyone has unique needs. This is #neuroconvergence.
March 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Today I got to lead a psychological safety workshop for over 100 people. It’s a wonderful way to demonstrate that everyone has unique needs. This is #neuroconvergence.
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Really interesting read. 👇
"Children will learn when they want to learn, but if you keep penalising them, and their parents who are doing their best, we’re not going to get anywhere. I feel passionately about it because I’ve had personal experience.”
"Children will learn when they want to learn, but if you keep penalising them, and their parents who are doing their best, we’re not going to get anywhere. I feel passionately about it because I’ve had personal experience.”
Anna Maxwell Martin calls for end to ‘cruel, idiotic’ fines for school absence
Exclusive: actor says experience of school refusal showed her more compassion is needed, not exclusions
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Really interesting read. 👇
"Children will learn when they want to learn, but if you keep penalising them, and their parents who are doing their best, we’re not going to get anywhere. I feel passionately about it because I’ve had personal experience.”
"Children will learn when they want to learn, but if you keep penalising them, and their parents who are doing their best, we’re not going to get anywhere. I feel passionately about it because I’ve had personal experience.”
Academic research is only as good as its impact in the world.
#AcademicResearch #impact #Activism #AcademicActivism
#AcademicResearch #impact #Activism #AcademicActivism
March 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Academic research is only as good as its impact in the world.
#AcademicResearch #impact #Activism #AcademicActivism
#AcademicResearch #impact #Activism #AcademicActivism
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