New Hannah Gadsby for us all. #woof music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Day twenty-three of #ArtAdventCalendar Here is a coloured pencil drawing of a mountain hare in the snow.

For #FrogFriday here's one from back in 2021, an Eastern Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis debilis) from southern Texas. One of the smaller 'true toads' in the U.S. and toadally lovely. #herps #frogs #NaturePhotography 🌿

#TigerBeetles — the #Christmas lights of the #insect world! #biodiversity (Fig. 1 from Duran et al. 2020) doi.org/10.3390/genes1…

Spring survivor #ArtAdventCalendar #Photography An overwintered Mourning Cloak butterfly warms up in the early spring sunshine

Here is your Wednesday Weevil, waving. It's a broad-nosed weevil, (unsure of the species), that I spotted on a dirt road in the mountains of Colombia in '23. I initially moved to pick it up because I thought it was a small piece of trash, like a bit of shiny candy wrapper. 🐙🌿📷 #BugSky

📈💚 New poll shows @scottishgreens.org on course to double MSPs The IPSOS Mori poll shows a record Green result and puts us within touching distance of Labour in 2nd place. People want bold solutions to the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency. It is only Greens who are offering them.

Very true in my experience, the system that’s supposed to be there to help you inflicts the most horrible experiences by not believing you, manipulations, incompetence, gaslighting, and threats of lawyers. The power they hold makes everything worse. Good to know it’s recognised somewhere at least.

Would recommend signing up to mailing list for these seminars, this one was excellent.

Bird on a wire (mountain bluebird) #Bird #Nature #Wildlife #ArtAdventCalendar

Brutal. “Streeting, whose Wikipedia page falsely asserts he was born “in 1983” instead of “yesterday”, has recently decided to go after the ADHDers with the same punk-rock disregard for scientific rigour and empirical evidence he applies to attacking trans and disabled people.”

In the devastated city of El Fasher, satellites have spotted a network of newly dug incineration and burial pits thought to be for the disposal of large numbers of bodies. 150,000 residents remain unaccounted for since the city fell to the RSF.

“Yet ADHD is significantly underdiagnosed in the UK, with only one in nine ADHD adults receiving a diagnosis. Autistic adults face similarly large gaps in identification and access to support.“

Deaf people who use British Sign Language face “entrenched” and “systemic” exclusion from health and social care services across Britain, according to a new report by government advisers. #BSL #Deaf #Deafblind www.disabilitynewsservice.com/deaf-people-...

Did you know that disabled people are far more likely to experience domestic abuse or be trapped in violent relationships? There’s an imbalance of power when you’re depending on others for activities of daily living. Disability also keeps you below the poverty line.

And what autistic adults are receiving a formal diagnosis without first self-diagnosing? It's not like we go to the doctor and they notice traits and refer us for a neuropsych eval. The only difference between me with my official dx and a self-dx autistic is that I found an assessor and had money.

onlooker: [insufferable whining] but Aslynn! Self diagnosis is baaaad 😠 👏🏻 tell 👏🏻 me 👏🏻 why when adults w/ autism self-identify, risk of suicide goes down, psychotherapy becomes more effective, people find community, insight, coping skills, forgiveness for themselves & their families because… 🧵

Blackbird with a gobstopper! 😁 Taken last weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦 #birds 🪶 You can buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here; www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊❤️

Nice morning here. 8.15 and 8.30. #sunrise #Scotland #SkySky

Does anyone know an Autistic artist/craftsperson that does simple wood working or burning or something similar? I need 2 tiny signs for my office doors, in/out of office, flip the sign I have a logo and stuff but I honestly don’t care if it uses my logos/fonts/whatevs Thank you internet pals!

Freya Emerson, 30, and her long-term hyperfixation, dinosaurs, 225 million, have reportedly been growing apart lately, with Emerson unexpectedly developing feelings for Greek mythology.

The title of our paper is drawn from a participant’s words. It is a stark reminder of how social environments shape our inner worlds. And yet, these voices are also deeply hopeful. They show us not only what is missing but what could be.... link.springer.com/article/10.1...

“The disabled people’s organisation Action on Disability has previously shown that the average AtW support hours of disabled people it had been working with plunged from 22.5 a week to just four in the last two-and-a-half years.”

Looking up at this mesmerizing face from about 15 feet (or 4.57 meters). A great horned owl photographed in Longmont, Colorado. #HeadShots #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #owls #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #great_horned_owl #great_horned_owls

Research Request for Participants @michelleldodd.bsky.social is looking for participants for a study on how people connect during online conversations. Find out more Fill in a short form using the link or QR code ntupsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Email [email protected]

More and more people from every corner of the country are joining the @scottishgreens.org We’re welcoming members from Shetland to Stranraer every day and we're very close to hitting record membership numbers. We’re seeing what happens when you inject hope into politics! members.greens.scot/join

Hi! I'm someone who has the audacity to be brown and autistic on the Internet, and I wrote this piece because I'm also too audacious to care about whether I make certain people uncomfortable. It's not about you! But if you THINK it's about you, then it most definitely is. Hope this helps!

Please come to our next seminar, online or in person. All welcome. 10th December 12-1pm 'Understanding Parent Blame' with Prof Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello. @learningmet.bsky.social @charhar.bsky.social @itsadele.bsky.social @suecaton.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

Just published! Autism and Physical Disability Dual Experiences, Challenges, and Inclusion Solutions Author(s): Wenn B. Lawson livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... doi.org/10.62859/c.1...

Good morning! 🪶

Autistic people aren’t “bad at following instructions” Many autistic people are actually excellent at following instructions The problem? 👉 The instructions are unclear, vague or inconsistent What’s important is: - clear steps - clear expectations - clear outcomes - clear deadlines #inclusion

Bullfrog of the day! Friday, 21 Nov 2025

Lead academic Dr. Tricia Squire explained: “If we know one thing about life, it’s that nothing changes. That’s why they say ‘this too shall not pass.’”

Hatred towards autism has allowed conspiracy theories about autism and vaccines to thrive.

I was attracted by the mixture of leaves and foam spinning in the pool, so I put on the ND filter and took couple of long exposures. There was no wind at all and the atmosphere was completed by the thick fog 🤩

I am so glad that @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social wrote this fantastic obituary with some wonderful quotes from other disabled Asian American advocates and activists. asamnews.com/2025/11/18/a...

The autistic experience of having far too many co-occurring conditions, all of which worsen with stress… Including the neverending stress of being autistic in a neurotypical society E.g. - migraines - gastrointestinal issues - chronic fatigue syndrome - anxiety disorders - sleeping problems

It all plays into the growing narrative that autism and ADHD are "over diagnosed", rather than just better recognised. It's the equivalent of saying that people were "over diagnosed" as being left handed when schools stopped penalising them for not writing with their right hand. 2/

Silver and gold. Trondheim, Norway. Oct 2025.

Struggling to deal with debt? Our money and debt advice service is free and open to single parents across all of Scotland💸 Find out more and get in touch⬇️ opfs.org.uk/support-and-... #Debt #Scotland #SingleParents #DealingWithDebt #MoneyWorries

Found this very relatable. The isolation is absolutely the worst part. The problem is as a single parent there’s no chance to lower the demands on me. I’m stuck. Even getting respite services requires lots of work. And if it turns out to be unsuccessful I’m even worse off bc of the energy expended.

This blog is based on my chapter Double Empathy and the Double Rainbow: Healthcare Inequities for Gender Diverse Autistic Adults in the Double Empathy reader. These slides were created and shared for the second PARC Double Empathy series in 2025.

This was great, very varied and thought provoking talks. Really worth signing up to the PARC mailing list as there’s going to be more.

A borb having a bad hair day for #BirdOfTheDay #ShadesOfGrey Taken with Pixel 8 Pro as I walked to the store #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #ArtYear #MobilePhotography

It’s bath time! (Song Sparrow) #birds 🌿

looking at this foggy early morning great blue heron in florida called out for playing in black and white and film effects. #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #paddling ,birds standing or walking in shallow water #birds #photography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin

Good morning! 🪶

Snails :) 🐌🐌🐌

More in my series, mushroom with a view. #FungiFriends #Nature #Scotland

Not just in Glasgow. Happens up here too. Mainstream schools are not built to have quiet spaces on hand. That’s what happens with inclusion, you put a load of kids in an environment that’s overwhelming and there is nowhere for them to escape to when they need a break.