A conversation earlier today about graphic design made me wonder how I visualise things. If I try to conjure an image in my mind's eye, there is a picture. But it's often poorly defined. If it's a face, for instance, I don't see the details.

It's my favorite holiday, WEIRD PRIDE DAY! I'll be spending the day being weird (same thing I do every day, Pinky). Here's a nice thread of Weird Pride events. Or, you can celebrate Weird Pride Day by catching up on the Weird Luck webcomic! #weird #weirdpride weirdluck.net/weird-luck-c...

Happy Weird Pride Day to all who celebrate! I'm really happy with how it's coming together so far. I hope we'll see a good few people posting bits of writing and videos and things today, too, besides the things I've directly organised myself (with help from many others)...

I've published a new substack post on the ideological function of dismissing political opponents as 'mad' or 'insane'. open.substack.com/pub/neurodiv...

We highly encourage submissions about Mad Music and less researched types of neurodivergence for the Neurodivergent Music Studies Conference! For more info and to submit an abstract, visit: theneurodivergentmusicnetwork.weebly.com/2026-virtual... #MadStudies #Research

New study highlights the day-to-day importance of autistic flow Work by Daniella Wain and colleagues details a non-pathologising view of flow states in autistic individuals, and how they maintain wellbeing by By Emily Reynolds 03 March 2026 www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

Happy @weirdpride.day 2026! 'Weird Pride is a celebration, but it is also, always, a protest: an act of resistance and solidarity, in a world where nonconformity is too often punished'. Even in hostile ground, wildflowers can find a way to bloom. Join our community events weirdpride.day/2026-context

Thought provoking article by @autisticrealms.bsky.social ! Some aspects of it resonated deeply with my own research and creative practice. Because of all the harmful stereotypes around autistic people, there's a common belief that autistic musicians like to work in isolation. 1/

#AutRes Being Autistic made me a better floor nurse and makes me a better prescriber & diagnostician 💯 Autistic healthcare professionals could fill the staffing shortage (read: labor crisis) if we paid fair wages, had universal healthcare, and accepted more PT positions w/in healthcare settings.

I’m doing this tomorrow after some sleep, finishing my slides, maybe washing my hair, it’s going to be fun, come along I will not promise a complete overview of the lit on epistemic injustice because lol no fucking way but I can promise a useful introduction to epistemic oppression/ignorance

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS For the Neurodivergent Music Studies Conference: a two day, fully virtual conference on June 26th (synchronous) and July 1st (asynchronous). theneurodivergentmusicnetwork.weebly.com/2026-virtual... #MusicSky #AcademicSky #AutRes #Music #Research

Grateful for my 1st paper being published ‘HOSPITAL NOISES: Sonic Autobiography and the Embodied Experience of Autistic Auditory Perception – A Transdisciplinary Arts-Practice Inquiry’ - Journal of Creative Research Methods 2:1, early view April @brisunipress.bsky.social #autism #abr #PaR #academia

Yes! I’m still struggling with self-acceptance but noticing moments of sensory bliss and working to make them a regular occurrence has been a really important step for me. A3 #AutChat

Self-acceptance is for when I feel good about myself. Self-acceptance is for when I feel bad about myself. And self-acceptance is not locked behind the approval or disapproval of others. #AutChat A1

Ah, good question! I think what is helping me the most with that is my creative practice. The more I understand how my approaches to music composition are intrinsically linked to my bodymind and incorporate that into my work, the more accepting I become of it. #AutChat A3

To me self-acceptance means being comfortable with who I am. It isn't about making value judgements (good or bad), it just means accepting my bodymind as it is, in this moment. A1 #AutChat

Today is March 1st, the disability day of mourning to honor victims of filicide don’t really want to say a lot about it w/ everything but this is a bigger problem than one might expect & ASAN has tools ok that’s enough on that today for me, thank you, I love you, please be safe & kind if you can 🫶🏻

Dozens more journals added to this list today. Ideas and suggestions always welcome. #AcademicSky #Academics #PhDLife #HigherEd #Research

Our new paper on autism and hypermobility is out! Results indicate autistic people may experience more pronounced symptoms of hypermobility and more co-occurring health conditions. Full paper, open access, at the link 🔽 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#News French composer Éliane Radigue has died aged 94. A onetime collaborator of musique concrète pioneer Pierre Schaeffer, she became a major voice in electronic music, later embracing Tibetan Buddhism and, from 2004, writing only for acoustic instruments. #ClassicalMusic #ExperimentalMusic

#Neurodivergent composers: what are your preferred notation systems? Do you find graphic scores more efficient in representing your sensory experiences? #Synaesthesia #Composer #NeurodivergentMusic #ClassicalMusic #MusicSky #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

Autistic identity: A systematic review of quantitative research #CRAEresearchSummaries

The autistic joy of listening to one song over and over #autistic #autism #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #autisticjoy

In respects to auditory processing: pretty much everywhere! Education, work, social occasions... I still struggle with it sometimes, but I am much more confident with taking the time I need to process information, and not being as afraid of making mistakes. Sort of 😅 #AutChat A2

Auditory processing differences. Until I realised I was autistic a few years ago, I had no idea why I was struggling with processing speech. My first memories of masking: being laughed at in school for this, and trying my best to hide it ever since (spoiler alert: not a good idea!) #AutChat A1

Highlighting the LGBT+ community's past, present, and future. Our editors have curated a collection of books on LGBTQ+ history, culture, identity, and the ongoing equality movement. spr.ly/63328h5YJn @thisiskryss.bsky.social

What is a sound or musical texture that gives you sensory joy? #FeelGoodFriday #SensoryJoy #MusicSky #NeurodivergentMusic #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic

Women working in the music industry will not be the least bit surprised to discover that a bunch of rich men talked about buying a record label because of the access it would give them to women Epstein also talked about buying model agencies and fashion houses www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A year ago I gave this talk on Musical Neuroqueering 👇🏻 I really enjoyed discussing my research, diving into the connection between #music & #neurodivergence and how we can dismantle neuronormative standards through creative practice. #NeurodivergentMusic #AcademicSky #MusicResearch

Patients were forced to go private at great personal cost because NHS assessments for ADHD have waitlists up to 8 years long. And now, despite having those diagnoses, GPs are just refusing to give people meds they need for a diagnosis they have because... fuck you, that's why. Cool!

Participants wanted! 👥 Take part in an online survey on minority stress & neurodiversity (20–40 mins), inc. focus on burden from administrative systems! Open to neurotypical & neurodivergent adults (18+), English proficient, no location limits 🌍 🔗 durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Research Reshare! Wain, D. et. al., (2026) Transitioning in and out of autistic flow: A qualitative study presenting a non-pathologising approach to neurodivergent wellbeing and conceptualising autistic ways of being in clinical and therapeutic settings. kar.kent.ac.uk/112495/ #flow #monotropism

If us atypical, divergent, mutants, People of Los, &c. had our own Renaissance, what would our music be like?

In Nazi Germany women used to receive different medals depending on how many Aryan children they had birthed.

Some of us have been writing like this for decades, before AI was but a dark glimmer in Sauron’s eye. The reason you think it is, it’s because AI has been copying the way authors write. Go forth and read critically, please.

Friends, readers, fellow bookworms, I can’t believe I have to say this but: Using em dashes in your book is not an indication of AI. Using em dashes in your book is not an indication of AI. Using em dashes in your book is not an indication of AI.

But what this would do is also massively REDUCE what #potential is seen in those diagnosed with “profoundly autism” by others most importantly #parents, #educators & #Employers 3/

It also completely ignores the #Fact that someone #Autistic can be what is considered “low functioning” and “high functioning “ in a single week, day, HOUR, even. 5/

🤯 Indoor spaces that are too bright, too loud, too crowded 🗣️ People speaking over each other 😷 Lack of protective measures for someone with a compromised immune system like me—this is particularly problematic in healthcare settings, during peak flu season! ♿ No wheelchair access #AutChat Q1

Being disabled is not a moral failing. It’s not something you can try harder your way out of. Healthy lifestyle and “wellness” won’t stop it from happening. It’s a minority group you can join at any time. We aren’t less than. We aren’t expendable. We aren’t to blame.

What is the one niche music topic you could give a 30-minute presentation on with zero prep? #Hyperfocus #MusicResearch #NeurodivergentMusic #AcademicSky

New publication on Autistic adults’ experiences of attending live music! I am really proud of this study! You can read it for free here: doi.org/10.31219/osf...

What is higher education really like for a neurodivergent performer? 🎭 From the 'easy part' of dancing to the 'hidden hurdles' of independent living with dyslexia, one student shares her honest journey to a Musical Theatre degree. 💙 www.tripleaperformer.uk/2026/02/07/m... #dyslexia #performingarts

A good post about #neurodivergence & music/clubs/parties. Cover image reads: NEURODIVERSITY, SENSITIVITY & RAVE CULTURE How sensitive and neurodivergent ravers and artists experience electronic music: challenges, belonging, and alternatives www.instagram.com/p/DTsyf_tDN1R/

Disabled people are part of the future. We must and should imagine and dream of futures where disabled people don't just exist but are everywhere, as we should be. This need to fix/cure all disability is a eugenicist dreaming, and we should want better for ourselves.

One in six children who died by suicide between 2019-25 were LGBTQ+. Of these, 46 were Trans+, a number higher than the Appleby report which said no surge took place following the Tavistock’s closure

ICE took a severely disabled mans caregiver away, and it killed him. Wael Tarabishi was dependent on his father to be his arms, his legs and his lungs. His dad went for his regular immigration check in and never came home. He’s rotting in a camp, and Wael died. The cruelty is the point:

📢New resource release! The Suicide Prevention for Autism Neuroaffirming (span.toolkit) is an evidence-based, co-produced resource portal designed to support mental health professionals working with autistic adults. www.latrobe.edu.au/news/article...

I don't know how to function in a world that is so continuously cruel. Where so many will celebrate this pointless, pointless harm. This will devastate a tiny minority. It will benefit no-one. So many across our country will comply with this violence. So many others will stand silent.