Happy holidays! May these holidays be a restful one!

I’m sharing the grateful—and a little bittersweet—news that I’ve concluded my role as a Psychologist at The Redpath Centre.

For parents/caregivers of autistic children, the March Break Reimbursement Fund is available to Ontario families, info available here: www.autismontario.com/marchbreak

Saw this info for an autistic adults cooking class in Toronto via the Autism Ontario newsletter! More info & to register: www.autismontario.com/civicrm/eve...

Lately, I've been exploring what the topic of boundaries means to clients across cultures, especially given my own complex relationship with the topic myself. Passing along this helpful resource: ↓

Passing along a study opportunity - 📣 Seeking professionals who support or assess people with cognitive disabilities for a short Delphi study!

I am excited to share the news that I will joining CAMH’s Adult Neurodevelopmental Services as a Psychologist!

I’m sharing the bittersweet but proud news that I’ve completed my postdoctoral fellowship at the Azrieli ANC. During this time, I had the privilege to explore questions around masking/camouflaging in assessment, as well as the co-design of group programming with autistic adults.

Hello world!

Want to help with autism research? The Social Experiences of Loneliness of Autistic Adults (SELA) Project at the AJ Drexel Autism Institute is forming a Community Council of autistic adults (ages 18–35) to help guide a 5-year study on loneliness and social connection. Info in flyer and alt-text.

I Love Hue The game has spreads of colors across hue steps and then mixes them all up. The game is to get them all back in order in the least steps possible.

All about apps: what are your current (ad-free) puzzle and/or soothing art or flow apps?

The experiences of autistic people with intersecting marginalized identities—especially Black autistic adults—"remain underexplored in research, contributing to a limited understanding of stigma’s impact across diverse communities." @desirjones.bsky.social et al: www.liebertpub.com/doi/epub/10....

#CRAEresearchSummaries Disclosing an autism diagnosis improves ratings of candidate performance in employment interviews

Save money. Get a library card. That little piece of plastic in your wallet is more powerful than you think! Already have a library card? Share this with someone you care about. 📚❤️ oaklandlibrary.org/blogs/post/s...

Neurodiversity is looking for a new editor! The deadline for expressions of interest is 5 October 2025. Full details are here journals.sagepub.com...

Things today's White House autism announcement did not do: -Discuss strategies to increase supports and services for autistic people/families -Highlight why autistic people and families deserve respect, not pity or fear -Endorse one speck of autism research that is not dangerous pseudoscience

#Autism #researchers, members of International Society for Autism Research, Autism Science Foundation, APA, NIH and all NGOs for the study of #autism #research, please check out this excellent clinical position at Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University. #autism #clinical #positions

Contextual factors influencing neuro-affirming practice: Identifying what helps or hinders implementation in health and social care

Scientist confession: I actually deeply love reviewing papers 👀

The CogSci Society invites you to compete in this year's #CogSciMindChallenge 🎬 Your Mission: create a captivating 5-minute video that answers the question: "How do different minds learn language, if at all?” Deadline for submission: October 17 📅 cognitivesciencesociety.org/cogsci-mind-...

“It Doesn’t Really Work for Me”: Participants reported that standard sleep interventions often feel ineffective, reporting that conventional advice or CBT-I may lack relevance to autistic needs Mmm yep that checks out #AutRes

Excited to share visualizations of our newest paper (with Adeline Lacroix and @mengchuanlai.bsky.social) compiling recommendations for physicians & clinicians supporting autistic adults in their care. 1 of 7

A super quick read with five action oriented points !! Ps, possible CPD/mainpro+ credits for physicians as well. Perfect for physicians supporting autistic individuals in their practice

Excited to share this @cmaj.ca "Practice: Five Ways to Support..." KT piece led by two brilliant @camhnews.bsky.social post-docs @drlouisalyman.bsky.social & Adeline Lacroix on how providers can support #autistic individuals receiving health care. www.cmaj.ca/content/197/...

Sunrise in the Ortiz Mountains Cerrillos, New Mexico 7/3/25

Are you a clinician supporting neurodivergent clients and/or clients with mental health needs? We want to hear your thoughts! Link below.

It was a pleasure to present at the final Grand Rounds before the summer today with Drs. Desarkar and Fernandes!

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

Recruitment in progress ! #autism

Please share! Did your organisation support people with #LearningDisabilities to get set up with free tablets through the #DigitalLifelineFund in 2021? We want to hear from you! #LearningDisabilityWeek #AcademicSky #AutRes #Survey #SocialResearch #DigitalInclusion #DigitalLifeline

Recruitment in progress ! All reshares appreciated ! #tourettessyndrome

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

Took a day off to recover from an allergic reaction to a 🐝 sting & ended up baking a cake, arranging flowers & enjoying a slower pace of life 🌸 sallysbakingaddiction.com/triple-choco... #hbdtothehubs #baking #flowers #anemones

Happy pride! May we still find joy, pride and love in difficult times, May we still find rest to empower much needed advocacy and action, May we still build spaces and communities safe for us to thrive.

One shall not forget.

Recruitment ongoing !! Super appreciate everyone who has reshared! #depression

Autism researchers in the U.S., remember there are funding options beyond the U.S. government or autism organizations many neurodiversity advocates critique: Organization for Autism Research, disciplinary funding bodies, global funders, and collaborating with international colleagues among them.

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH !!!

There is research to show that making eye contact disrupts the cognitive resources used for complex tasks. This isn't autism research, but I think there's a good theory in here as to why autistic people find eye contact uncomfortable: it really is an overload. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Recruitment in progress, please reshare ! #socialanxiety

"All participants self-reported identifying as autistic & 453 (66%) reported professional Dx of ASD ***There were NO significant differences*** between those with & without a formal diagnosis in regard to the number of trauma types participants directly experienced or were exposed to." #AutRes

www.nature.com/articles/s41... Useful new research showing that autistic people do indeed struggle with temperature changes and sudden loud noises. Very relevant to buildings, workplaces, and home design for autistic people.

Recruitment in progress ! Please reshare ! #learningdisability

"I was told by clinicians that I’m ‘too empathetic’ to be autistic. That invalidating, alienating experience shaped my research: I want to better understand why nonautistic people assume there’s an empathy deficit.” -Sarah Foster news.utdallas.edu/health-medic... #autism #neurodiversity

I love this approach to autism research. The research is carried out by an autistic person and looks at the wider context of both autistic and non autistic communication. This allows us to find better ways to understand each other, rather than presenting autistic people as the sole source of

Recruitment in progress ! #tourettesyndrome

🌟 MacART was thrilled to contribute to 12 presentations to the 2025 International Society for #Autism Research (INSAR) meeting in Seattle, Washington! 📖 Read about our members' presentations here: macautism.ca/macart-at-th... #INSAR2025 #AutismResearch #Research #AutismINSAR