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I'm writing this one at the moment. I want to equip people with a knowledge of the foundations of our approaches to supporting autistic people so they can challenge effectively when support is based on foundations that mean what is built will eventually topple, and

submitted 39 days ago • 2 comments

New blog post, this time over at @stimpunks.org One Size Fits All? A story about the education system. Read more: stimpunks.org/2025/01/27/o... #ActuallyAutistic

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Reading is so wild. Like, I’m simultaneously deciphering marks on a page and picturing the narrative those marks are conveying. I’m both in my body and also in the middle of the story. When I really think about it, I’m just so amazed that my brain can do all of that. Anyway! Carry on.

submitted 44 days ago • 25 comments

Wonderful feedback from our Neuro-Affirming Discovery Programme for Autistic Adults. Kindly funded by @dcediy and @Rethink_Ireland Find out more: www.thrivingautistic.org

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

It's heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere

submitted 53 days ago • 19 comments

We have been able to offer a fully funded 6 week Discovery Programme for Autistic Adults over the past few months thanks to @Rethink_Ireland and @dcediy Delighted to share wonderful feedback from those who took part and to know how positive and transformative this is. www.thrivingautistic.org

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

"There’s no KPI for being with. No measure for being alongside. No time for being curious. No space for being human." Essential new year reading from @bryonyshannon.bsky.social rewritingsocialcare.blog/2025/01/04/d...

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

“Interviewees described feeling paralyzed and stuck at their current employment status because of previous traumatic experiences both within the workplace and around employment processes. They felt misunderstood, judged, and powerless within systems surrounding employment.” #AutRes

submitted 68 days ago • 9 comments

"Why is it that actively training autistic and wider-neurodivergent children & young people to people-please in exchange for conditional inclusion (but not necessarily acceptance) is still considered 'best practice' by professionals and parents?" Alternatives here: therapistndc.org/toxic-social...

submitted 78 days ago • 22 comments

As we get to the end of another year, just remember you don't have to size up your whole life right now, or compare your accomplishments, or decide exactly who you are. Just keep growing at your own pace. And take a little nap. ❤️

submitted 72 days ago • 18 comments

And during #Perimenopause I gave up caring what other people thought. #FawnReflex see our new paper. tinyurl.com/AutMenopause the transition may lead to flourishing.

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

I wrote about the reaction to the shooting of a CEO. "It seems to me that when you create a world where human life has been made as cheap as possible, you will eventually find you live in a world where your human life is deemed by others to be cheap, too." www.the-reframe.com/peaceful-sol...

submitted 91 days ago • 65 comments

So excited our review is now published open acccess - How auditory processing contributes to the Autistic profile! And on my birthday no less! This review looks at 2 main aspects around auditory processing for Autistic people, as reported in the literature. doi.org/10.1002/aur....

submitted 109 days ago • 4 comments

Two words for certain types of people, should you need them: microlipet: one who gets all worked up over nothing. struthonian: the person who buries their head in the sand and says ‘Problem? What problem?’.

submitted 96 days ago • 100 comments

There is an enormous divide between evaluators of autism and what autistic self-advocates, and even autistic researchers of autism, have been saying for a long time. Example: I got evaluations from CA, MD, and KY this weekend. They all recommend working on eye contact and no stimming. #autism

submitted 97 days ago • 2 comments

“Growing up, being Autistic itself didn’t create challenges for me—but being Autistic in a world that is not Autistic friendly—in an ableist world—created a number of challenges for me” —Dr. Morénike Giwa Onaiwu From the upcoming documentary: The Divergent Gift; Unboxing Autism

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

Hurrah! Honoured to be able to support @gr0ve.bsky.social and share this new blog I wrote about Autistic Young People and Friendships Link here to read: www.gr0ve.org/useful-resou...

submitted 99 days ago • 0 comments

What are better ways to provide behavior support services? What resources are available for people in crisis? Learn more about both in our new toolkit:

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A wonderful new article by @cjcrompton.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social @aalcorn.bsky.social @katiecebula.bsky.social "Neurodiversity Can Explain Differences in How People Experience Everyday Life". We love this, thank you! kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

submitted 101 days ago • 2 comments

I don't know who needs to hear this, but don't force neurodivergent or disabled or mentally unwell or chronically ill people to have their cameras on in online meetings. And let people type questions in the chat- not just speak them out loud. This is very basic inclusion! #Neurodiversity #AuDHD

submitted 101 days ago • 9 comments

Have you had “the talk” with your neurodivergent & disabled kids? The talk about how to stay alive when encountering police? Learn about having the “Just take it” talk. With music from: Meshell Ndegeocello, Swamburger & Scarlet Monk, Mr. Lif & Stu Bangas, Ezra Furman, RATM stimpunks.org/policing/

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

I have lots of downloads and resources to support young people who are experiencing Autistic Burnout. Ideal for families and professionals! www.autisticrealms.com/shop

submitted 114 days ago • 7 comments

We have free downloadable resources to support Autistic Adults advocate for their healthcare and workplace needs. To find out more please have a look at our resources and share: www.thrivingautistic.org/workplace-di...

submitted 108 days ago • 2 comments

Today's blog is about the pros and cons of running a private practice for those trying to determine if the jump is right for them: resiliencymentalhealth.com/2024/11/21/p...

submitted 108 days ago • 2 comments

I need to tattoo this one on my heart.

submitted 109 days ago • 3 comments

“Our team of qualified specialists needs several sessions with patients, as well as statements from family and friends, which is incredibly time-consuming. Becky and Olivia, on the other hand, can spot it in seconds.” thedailytism.com/nhs-to-outso...

submitted 108 days ago • 7 comments

ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/97... Useful new research on the experiences of late diagnosed autistic people, and social trauma. Lots on how much rethinking people have to do, about social situations that were a nightmare in the past.

submitted 108 days ago • 10 comments

"But I don't need to know how your brain works". A common comment, when autistic people talk about the need to explain that we're autistic. Mmm. Let's explain a bit of everyday life. Thread. I am invited into a meeting with e.g. 7 people whose brains function in 'typical' ways/

submitted 108 days ago • 6 comments

"you don't look autistic" "Well, I'm wearing comfortable clothes, have my ear plugs and a bag of fiddle toys, I'm walking on tiptoes whilst looking around in a stressed hypervigilant manner, flinching at loud noises. So, in a way, I kinda do look a bit autistic. Just not in the way you meant."

submitted 111 days ago • 11 comments

Has anyone made a starter pack of neurodiversity-affirming therapists? We are hoping to start our own pack, but we would love to see what is out there already and connect. Open-Source Directory of Neurodivergent Neuro-Affirming Therapists. Free listings! Click link neurodivergentpractitioners.org

submitted 108 days ago • 19 comments

Coming in February: Hacking College: Why the Major Doesn't Matter--and What Really Does by Scott Carlson and Ned Laff www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/... @chronicle.com @hopkinspress.bsky.social #HigherEd

submitted 109 days ago • 1 comment