ABA Harms. More evidence: "ABA therapy was associated with a greater use of acute mental health services; autistic youth in the ABA group had an overall risk that was 30% higher for mental health hospitalizations" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Autonomous Press changed their shipping system and now my book Neuroqueer Heresies ships from my hometown, which means that now when people order their copies direct from the publisher I can autograph them. #books #booksky #neurodiversity #neuroqueer autonomous-press.myshopify.com/products/neu...

📣New research Q: What do neurodivergent people think about words like "neurodiversity". A: it's complicated; they use it, but it has limitations and could stigmatise. Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... (1 of 2)

Morning! The Ocelot Consulting Blog of the Week looks at the problem of in-person events and which voices get left out of discussions because of them. Full blog here - www.ocelotconsulting.co.uk/blog

Morning! The Ocelot Consulting Blog of the Week looks at the problem of in-person events and which voices get left out of discussions because of them. Full blog here - www.ocelotconsulting.co.uk/blog

Two weeks ago we attended this incredible event, really excited about the projects building that were started over Tea and Biscuits

Happy Halloween! Better late than never, here is this week's blog. I have had a couple of tricky weeks and not the trick or treat kind! This blog talks about what a lifesaver flexible working has been. Read the full blog here: www.ocelotconsulting.co.uk/blog

Friday rolls round again and the new Ocelot Blog is up! Today we're discussing 5 key tips for overcoming the Autumn blues as a Neurodivergent person. www.ocelotconsulting.co.uk/blog

Friday's blog comes round quicker every week! This week focuses on the need for high quality, Neurodivergent-affirming resources to combat misinformation, with a side serving of my first specialist interest the Wizard of Oz. www.ocelotconsulting.co.uk/blog

After a wonderful "Can These Bones Live?" conference Ocelot Consulting has a Special Edition Blog about the Power of Tea and Biscuits! You can read the full blog at www.ocelotconsulting.co.uk/blog

Friday rolls round again and the new Ocelot Blog is up! Today we're discussing 5 key tips for overcoming the Autumn blues as a Neurodivergent person. www.ocelotconsulting.co.uk/blog

Friday morning and a new blog! This week I'm talking about the disconnect between what support universities offer and the experiences of Neurodivergent students. I suggest ways to make accessibility for Neurodivergent students a part of university culture. www.ocelotconsulting.co.uk/blog

🗞️ NEWS 🗞️ Dr. Krysia Waldock and I have chapters to release from the two co-edited collections. Here is our next premiere of the 'talking heads' videos. These books focus on neurodivergence and education, in all its renditions (i.e., in life too).

There's still time to book for our book launch for Applications and Practices for Empowering Neurodivergent Learners In person and online spaces avaliable! Free food if you're in person

It is Friday and that means a new blog! Today I'm talking about Tylenol, Autism and how to fight the spectre of eugenics. Writing this made me so proud to be part of a Neurodivergent community - we are stronger than the misinformation and fearmongering. www.ocelotconsulting.co.uk/blog

Books about autism or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors — published September 2025! 🧵 #AutismBooks #AutisticAuthor #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky

Thank you to El Dewar for this lovely review of my book University: The Autistic Guide! www.ocelotconsulting.co.uk/blog For those heading off to university, you can buy my book here: pavpub.com/health-and-s... #Autism #University #FreshersWeek #Freshers

Please welcome Ocelot Consulting! This new consultancy is Neurodivergent-led & Neurodivergent-affirming, focusing on blending lived experience of Neurodivergence(s) with academic knowledge & theory. Services range from custom-made resources to guest speaking & training. www.ocelotconsulting.co.uk

@tomshakespeare.bsky.social #keynote "If we really thought disabled people were people, we would organise the world very differently." #TCC2025

Update. The PCSE form for GPs to update a patient’s NHS gender marker have been suspended. There’s a notice on the site about the Sullivan Review, and the form link defaults to “This page is currently unavailable”. @foxdie.bsky.social Of course, in doing so they’ve deleted the adoption form too. 1/

Just listened to @naomijacobs.bsky.social on how we do research & which stories gets heard at #SocRelResponse2025 it reminded me again that we need to tell all disabled & Neurodivergent stories. We need to tell angry stories, sad stories, stories that don't fit the "good" disabled person narrative.

There are sensible ways for Police to make enquiries of six young women and any plans they were discussing. Raiding a place of peaceful worship in this manner is not one of them. This is just dreadful as a violation of a place of faith., in my view.

Off to London today for the SocRel Religion, Disability and Neurodivergence event. If you see me there come say hi.

Disabled people are not acceptable casualties. Not during natural disasters. Not during a pandemic. Not during climate collapse. Not for profit. Not for optics. Not at protests. Not at school. Not for election goals. Not for personal comfort. There is no justice without disability justice.

omg a student somehow accidentally wrote an email addressed to a faculty-wide NYU listserv and my inbox is now a master class on who understands the difference between a listserv and an email chain

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁 We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

Jean-Marie Le Pen, may his name be obliterated and thrown to the trash bin of history, has left this world. good riddance. He famously viewed Auschwitz as a "small detail of history". It's fair to say that he will be an even smaller one. A petty wanna-be Nazi who disgraces France.

In 2025, I’d like to invite people to purposefully read more dense and/or complex prose. There is nothing wrong with reading slow or reading something multiple times. There’s no shame in looking up the definition of words or writing out plot events to analyze their importance.

Meta AI profile = bad. I get it They don't care about good or bad. They care about popular. Don't HATE FOLLOW it. Don't interact. Stop going there for screenshots of how awful it is. Don't let them think it's popular Stop playing Zuckerberg's game

Who has developed or analysed trauma theory from any kind of radical left perspective (as opposed to Gabor Maté type stuff)?

We believe the best way to experience our music in a live setting. Therefore: where would you want to see us in 2025? Video by Ria of @karnsteinband.bsky.social of us performing Burn The Boats at The Star Inn, Ashford

@doodlechronicle.bsky.social is here! Very exciting! Hey Doods *waves enthusiastically*

I am disabled by my body. I am not only disabled by society. Even if we fixed all of the societal ableism, my body would still disable me, and I think sometimes disability activism forgets this part.

Day 20: I’d like to meet more neurodivergent neurodiversity researchers (including specific neurodivergences such as ADHD) based in South Wales. So if you are one or know of one, please let me know. #ResearchAdvent

This looks amazing, time to sit down and write.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... New research showing how far we have to go, in the media. They looked at UK newspapers to see how often they mention e.g. autistic girl, boy, mum, dad etc. No. of times the Press mentioned autistic grandmothers? None. #AutisticElders @cosmichael.bsky.social

Officially looking for a new job if anyone is in the market for a RA specialising in Neurodivergence.

If you haven’t had your flu and Covid shots this Fall, this is a very good time to get them before holiday gatherings!

To everyone I owe emails or messages on here to, I'm currently dealing with a family emergency, I promise I haven't forgotten you!

Today’s poem is called ‘Meeting Deadlines’.

December has been a bloody long decade hasn't it?

Holiday special! Now through January 2nd, get the audio version of my book Neuroqueer Heresies for 70% off! #neuroqueer #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #autism #autistic #queer #books #audiobooks #booksky www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions declared in front of the National Assembly that they will go on an indefinite general strike until President Yoon Suk Yeol resigns. Talk about union power.

If anyone is a night owl and needs an accountability buddy, sign up! The homie @grodriguezlemus.bsky.social has built a group of at space for people to come together to write!

💜🌟🌈 My neuro-affirming starter pack includes a collection of wonderful individuals and organizations dedicated to supporting autistic individuals and effecting positive change. Please follow and share. 💜🌟🌈 go.bsky.app/9N5UEUC

New figures from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation: - 7 million families are going without essentials, including 5.4 million without enough food. - 86% of those on Universal Credit, and 93% of those with UC deductions, are affected. Overgenerous benefits, #Dispatches?

Really looking forward to reading this. @ninadanon.bsky.social might be of interest to your work?

The #buyastrangerabook day magic keeps on coming! @maxtundra.com is offering to buy someone the book of their choice up to £20! Any book. Not just what's on my website. So, if there's a particular book you'd like, let us know. UK only.

Telling autistic kids that they play 'wrong' is just so cruel and unnecessary.

They will probably never see this but to the person who let me have the priority seat on a packed train thank you. I have been dreading this journey with my wonky hip. They probably don't realize how much this has made my day.