I had a lot of fun recording this. @yveshanoulle.bsky.social is a great interviewer.

Are you a Radiographer who has recently cared for an autistic adult? We want to hear what you know about autism and how you support autistic adults. 💻 Our anonymous #AutRad survey takes 20 minutes: tinyurl.com/2z36bjnx Please share with colleagues. #Radiographers #Radiotherapy #AutRes #Rad

@drdon.bsky.social 👀

PUBLIC LECTURE: My end of @leverhulme.ac.uk fellowship lecture is on the 24th of September! It will be in person at @durhampsych.bsky.social and also streamed online. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...

Just listened to part 1. This podcast episode is an absolutely brilliant take-down of the ludicrous AQ "test", which assumes autistics are all equivalent to small boys who like trains. Bravo!

@pickmypostcode.bsky.social I'm getting HTTPS protocol errors from your website today -- any idea why?

For those of you who, like me, have a mathematics or programming background: how do you interpret the choices on offer here?

Manchester Airport is a sensory nightmare for autistic people. Even with so-called assisted travel we're both close to meltdown now due to all the lights and noise and random busyness.

Actually, numbers can be irrational, perfect, etc. So maybe I can just shout "PI" or "TWENTY-EIGHT" when I'm in those moods...

Is there any connection or correlation between monotropism and alexithymia? #actuallyAutistic

I feel this article so, so, so much 👏👏👏 #gamechanger

Bravo Mike!

I have two tickets for sale: secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/3E0060659.... These are to see Fish (ex Marillion) at the Glasgow O2 on Monday 10th March. This is Fish's last ever concert, the final date of his Road To The Isles tour, before he retires for good. Should be a very emotional evening!

The view from my home office this morning #uksnow

I've been getting back into awkward scripting today. Amazing how much I've forgotten 😲 #plaintextaccounting

I can't endorse it, but I'm intrigued by this new privacy focused home assistant. www.theverge.com/2024/12/19/2...

Help me choose: Alexa or Google Home? Our primary usage will be for podcasts (I currently use Pocketcasts and keep a queue of 5-10 ready for long drives) and Spotify (mostly family playlists). We have (currently) no home automation, but we'd like to change that in 2025. So ... help me decide?

This is absolutely genius. Well done sir!

annsautism.blogspot.com/2024/12/inap... Blog's up. My view on the 'inappropriate behaviour' alleged about our lovely autistic people. On what it might actually be. On teams who seemingly just invent ways to prove their point. And, on the damage it does. With thanks to those who get it right.

Fascinating 🧵

Yes!!

Please don't share videos or images of autistic children (or adults) having meltdowns. You likely wouldn't want someone exposing your most vulnerable moments without your permission, and autistic people deserve the same respect and privacy. Spread the word. #neurodiversity #autism #autistic

‘We aren’t suggesting that good autism research can’t be done by non-autistic researchers. But autistic people should always be involved in research in a meaningful way and should be listened to at every stage’ so appreciate this discussion on such a platform! theconversation.com/why-autistic...

Fun thought: has anyone written a static website builder that uses m4 as the templating engine?

What themes do you want to see explored more at Agile Manchester (or anywhere)?

The Peak District is looking resplendent from my home office today

It concern me that teams are still imagining that five young autistic males with an intellectual disability reflect all autistic people. What on earth lies behind that assumption? Autistic people are of every gender, age, intellectual ability, ethnicity and all other factors. Please do better.

Hello, This note is to let you know that XP Manchester will no longer have a presence on meetup.com as of 1 December 2024 (due to their ridiculous price increases). Rest assured the monthly morning lean coffee sessions WILL continue.

I'm excited there are more and more techie folks landing here 🦋 Tell your friends! Why are they still on X? ICYMI, there are a few good starter packs, which I'll share below 👇

Autistic Community. go.bsky.app/GCqwXeT

Well, I'm here. So what's all the fuss about?