Latest blog post, talking about ableism in relation to autism - www.puritybelle.com/2025/11/ever... #autistic #autism #ableism

I spent Friday at the fabulous conference organised by @ausometraining.bsky.social. It was wonderful to hear from all the speakers.I had to leave early because my spoons were running out but it was such a lovely affirming counterpoint to a lot of negativity and hate that’s in the air at the moment

Check out ASAN's Executive Director Colin Killick's NPR interview about RFK Jr.'s recent comments: "In our entire community across the entire spectrum of levels of support need or types of impairment, that our lives are worthwhile and worth living." www.npr.org/2025/04/20/n...

Autistic people and experts voice alarm at RFK’s ‘terrible’ approach to condition

“Stimming had a SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE impact on autistic adults’ self-rated self-efficacy” “Results CONTRADICT the negative view often expressed suggesting that stimming should be eradicated” “Stimming has a POSITIVE effect and SUPPORTS autistic individuals’ ability to COPE with difficulties” 🫠

Excerpt from my latest newsletter installment. Discussion the risk that RFK Jr. Presents to Autistic people. www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/rfk-jr-is-... #Politics #GlobalPolitics #ActuallyAutistic #autism #neurodiversity

While RFK Jr. Made his remarks saying autistic life is a tragedy that destroys families, I sat right in front of him and made it a point to let him know he was wrong. My latest for @msnbc.com www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

#AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwareness #autismacceptanceeveryday

Latest blog post - this was a college assignment and although I would have liked to reword to a more blog friendly format, i don’t have time at the mo so just sharing as is. #autisticsupports #autism #autismstudies www.puritybelle.com/2025/04/auti...

I’m very excited about the launch of ‘Wired our Own Way’ tomorrow evening in Hodges Figgis. I’m very honoured to have an essay in this wonderful collection of Irish autistic voices. #wiredourownway #booklaunch #irishbooks #autistic

I was thrilled to have my essay selected for this anthology of Irish #autistic voices. Available to pre-order here - www.dubraybooks.ie/product/wire... #writing

Looking forward to doing this talk as part of the Cultural Autism Studies at Yale project. I’ll be talking about communication barriers and connections, cultural norms and why autistic people can struggle socially.

An old post and it was written as an academic essay with a specific word count, which limited a bit more nuanced discussion. But still relevant and hopefully when I have more time, I can expand a bit more. #autism

A really hard read. All of it but particularly quotes and statements that show the deep prejudice against autistic people. Beautifully articulated by Monique Botha. www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

New to here and still getting used to it but satisfaction of getting rid of that other app was immense. Might as well share a blog post. A long bout of autistic burnout completely floored me, I talk about it here - www.puritybelle.com/2024/09/auti...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Useful BBC article about #AutisticElders