👋 😐 Autistic social scientist here, sharing my writeup that gets into the weeds a bit on some of the rhetoric that puts #autistic lives at risk. It's long, lots of subheadings. Scroll THOSE to get to topics of interest. Be safe, friends. You're not alone in this mess. #AuDHD #AutisticLife #AutRes

What is #RejectionSensitiveDysphoria or #EmotionalDysregulation and what's it really like for folks with #ADHD or #Autism? It ain't fun. More here - autisticphd.com/theblog/what... #Autistic #AuDHD

#Autistic Rachael the Beloved and I LOVE being at the beach. Those who know us know that it's sacred ground to us both. Here we are at the lakeshore of Gichigami, or Lake Superior, our first year after moving away from the ocean 10 years ago. What do YOU look for in such a place as this?

It's so sad to see my friend Em's artwork in my feed posted by other people. Can you maybe NOT steal from #Autistic artists please? Em (d/b/a NeuroWild) is a Newcastle, AU based artist, speechie, and #AuDHD mom whose graphics are her intellectual property. #ArtTheft

💔 I'm a Veteran for Peace who enlisted in 1994 when #DADT was so new the homosexuality question was still on my enlistment form AND asked by the MEPS anyway. I'm a queer, nonbinary, disabled vet grieving SO many losses. This isn't The Worst Thing, but it's an injustice in an infinite line of them.

😍 We went to the zoo and I walked the most steps that I've walked in a year (confirmed truth). Watching the prairie dogs is my favorite and feeding the goats is Rachael's. We both love the llamas 🤗 #Accessibility details in comments #DisabledLife #AutisticLife #Grateful

✊ Disabled people don't owe anyone a performance of their pain, and our joys and freedoms are #DisabilityRights period. See also: #DisabilityJustice #DisabledLife #Ableism #DisabilityPrideMonth #InvisibleDisability #DisabilityPride

Crip Time is often assumed to refer to us always being late. But Crip Time acknowledges {our finitude + the sacredness of our time} #CripTime respects the reality that disabled folks are more likely contemplating that part. #DisabledLife #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityPride #DisabilityCulture

This is from the vault, from 2020, when my head was much rounder, so much that my brain no longer recognizes myself even knowing that it's me (ref: prosopagnosia). 👋😆 But I genuinely LOVE imagining what Morgan the Dog is thinking, as depicted here. 🤔 I wonder if other people do this??

Thanks for sharing this sensory memory hack article 🫶 The full text includes various sensory accommodations also.

#NewArticle Everything can seem out of control and threatening right now in the world near and far. And I am reminded of something that can actually help #Autistic #AuDHD folks with #EmotionalRegulation, hence this sensory memory hack! Full-text: autisticphd.com/theblog/emot...

✌😊 Ever wondered if "able-bodied" really means non-disabled? Or when it’s ok to use #crip? This article breaks down some key #disability terms, how each reflects identity and power and privilege. autisticphd.com/theblog/disa... #DisabilityJustice #InclusiveLanguage #DEIA

So THIS superstar (Seimith) 🏆 was in my high school Support Math back in 2004–05. Today I got to chat w/ a whole grown-up 35 yo. Same kindness that autistic-me remembers 🫶 My heart is full. I'm so grateful. Seimith, I'm wishing you ALL the good things👋😊💕 #AuDHD #AutisticProfessor #AutisticTeacher

What’s Threatening Higher Education Isn’t ONLY Students Using AI What I’ve always loved about teaching has been supporting students. Right now, everything seems aligned against all of the good things. Saying I’m "sad" doesn’t come close. #Autistic #AuDHD autisticphd.com/theblog/stud...

#NewPost Academia is breaking apart, and I KNOW many who care. 💔 My latest reflections on the runaway freight train re: students using ChatGPT, impending US policy changes, loss of research funding everywhere, etc. #Accessibility #AutisticProfessor #AutisticPhD autisticphd.com/theblog/stud...

✌️🫤 Shout out to the dangerous, subversive intellectuals and educators near and far 🫶

👋😊 Faculty: What if students could choose how much feedback they get: detailed, brief, or none? Here, I share one of my BEST #TeachingTips. Bonus points for student agency and universal accessibility, probably SAVING YOU TIME + respecting students' boundaries. autisticphd.com/theblog/enha...

Perhaps Home Depot causes autism. If we're going to get silly with our spurious correlations, then maybe we need to also take a closer look at Home Depot as the cause of autism in the US. ✌️😁📈 #AutisticPhD #AutisticResearcher #Autism #AutRes

#NewArticle #StoryTime I would not be here today if not for Rachael's support. "Every recipe is adaptable," and #Accessibility is even necessary for nutrition, friends. Learn more about my beloved and how she makes things like bread without bread! 🤷‍♂️ #Celiac #POTS autisticphd.com/theblog/favc...

#NewArticle How Autism Levels Disregard Medical Complexity (and how I'm not your enemy) ✌️ 🤕 autisticphd.com/theblog/what...

#NewArticle Here I consider how “autism epidemic” scare is being used to push certain agendas and launch a national autism registry. As an #Autistic social scientist, I reflect on a rhetorical pattern that I observe and how it exposes this manipulation. #AutRes autisticphd.com/theblog/auti...

Got Big Feelings missing #PAA2025. Recent, acute #disability has knocked me out. 🤔 Empty DHS booth pic is chilling. Pics of Advocacy Day on the Hill are hopeful. 🤷 I'm at home sorting medical appts, wishing I was in DC as my calendar says, talking population health and demography. Solidarity.

#NewArticle Disclosing disability comes with newer risks and fewer protections, as those once in place are being removed for the sake of corporate “efficiency"... (US-context) autisticphd.com/theblog/disc...

Do you have #prosopagnosia or so-called #FaceBlindness? It is a central part of my everyday life, and this feature-length article is here to help, complete with links to free, validated online tests you can take for yourself. #Autistic #AuDHD urlqk.com/faces

#NewArticle Struggling to fall asleep? Of COURSE you are. You can try this *dual-tasking strategy* to interrupt thought loops. While certainly understandable these days, thought loops can keep you from sleep that you need. #ADHD #AuDHD #ADHDBrain #AutisticBrain autisticphd.com/theblog/neur...

#NewArticle If you’ve ever looked at your career footprints and thought, “Hold up. How did I end up here?”—you’re not alone. A lot of us, especially #autistic and #ADHD folks, tend to accumulate a colorful, possibly chaotic résumé or CV. autisticphd.com/theblog/auti... #AuDHD #AutisticStudent

So are we to gamify proposals, i.e. "Studying white men" and "controlling for home ownership" or some such (since any mention of race, women, SES, leads to END on decision tree)? Clarifying, because #autistic: I don't think that would work. This is a full stop on social science research.

Here's to the outcasts, the estranged, those not with family as they once were, and those for whom family has never been safe. I'm holding space for the ancestors, the loved ones whose presence we miss but whose legacy, wisdom, and echoes remain. This holiday, I wish you peace, light, and comfort 🕊️✨

As a #disabled #autistic who's happily married, and who has counseled others who aren't, I'm often asked for The Secret. Here, I try to spell it out a bit. We're often told that we are #RelationshipGoals 🤷 and I share hoping this helps some. ✌️😊 autisticphd.com/theblog/happ...

What do a 🐬 dolphin outline and a PhD prospectus have in common? Everything! #AutisticPhD #AuDHD #ADHDLife #ExecutiveFunction #ExecutiveDysfunction #BottomUpThinking #AutismSupport #SPEDTeacher #AutisticCommunity #AutisticLearning #AutisticCommunication autisticphd.com/theblog/what...

Who's going to #PAA2025? What are you sharing? Me: The Empowerment Nexus: Education, Technology, and Safety among Ethiopian Women. Higher education levels and mobile phone ownership were significantly associated with reduced interpersonal violence #Autistic #demography #socsky

Goal: To get BACK to the car without stress or getting lost. Strategy: Starting at the car, take photos. As you move away, take pics. Later, retrace paths using pics in reverse. If you still get lost? Show pics to helpful someone. #ADHDlife #ADHDbrain #ADHDLifeHacks #Neurodivergent #ADHD

👋😁 I am on pause. I have an appointment in 3 hours. So. This is what I'm doing. #TimeBlindness #HyperFocus #AutisticPhD #ADHDLife #AutisticLife #Neurodivergent

Forgetting to rinse out the conditioner? Yeah that stops today. Of all the problems in this world, I think we can sort this one. #ADHDLife #ADHD #ADHDBrain #Neurodivergent autisticphd.com/theblog/the-...

👋😊 Are you feeling 💯 unable to focus? Try humming 🤷 For real. Humming activates the vagus nerve, which calms the body, lowers HR, reduces cortisol, and promotes relaxation. Humming also provides a bit of sensory input, good for #EmotionalRegulation amidst the brainstorms #AuDHD #autistic #ADHD

Being #autistic and #ADHD, for me, is living in a whole brainstorm. These are a few of my strategies. I hope you find yours. You deserve them. 👋😊 Managing the Sensory Extra: 1. Set sensory boundaries 🎧 2. Simplify your tools. 📝 3. Find your people. 🫶 #neurodivergent autisticphd.com/theblog/redu...

👋😁 btw I'm a #disabled #autistic #GenX #queer #FirstGen data nerd, and long-time #educator who researches wellbeing inequalities and population health outcomes. I heart #Stata so much they gave me ALL their merch at my last conference. I've got three current projects which I'll mention in comments.

Your email will never, and I do mean this, find me well. Acceptable email: - Succinct, polite, and directive ("Please do this") - Honest and to the point ("I wonder") 🤔 Mostly my #autistic self wants you to know that your hopes about your emails finding me? They don't land as you might expect.

"I wish I had crab legs." Me: 🤔 "To eat!" Me: Look. You can say MORE or we can do this 🤷 #autistic #neurodivergent And did you really mean to say what you just said?

I'm a #disabled, #autistic #GenX #queer nerd hoping to find my people on here maybe? 🤔 is anybody gonna see this? Can we find one another on here? If you know me, send help. I'm very obviously lost. Please and thank you. If you do NOT yet know me, please introduce yourself! 🫶 Let's do this, yeah?

I wrote this letter to my students. It's incomplete, as I can talk about grades for days, but these are starting thoughts. Feel free to share this with your students (or professors). 🫶 #AutisticProfessor #AutisticPhD #AutisticTeacher #AutisticStudent autisticphd.com/theblog/dear...

What do a 🐬 dolphin outline and a PhD prospectus have in common? Everything! #AutisticPhD #AuDHD #ADHDLife #ExecutiveFunction #ExecutiveDysfunction #BottomUpThinking #AutismSupport #SPEDTeacher #AutisticCommunity #AutisticLearning #AutisticCommunication autisticphd.com/theblog/what...

This video brings me joy because it reminds me of when I got to meet one free range llama named Bandit. 💕 I hope this reminds you of something awesome you got to do maybe. (Yeah this is autistic-me trying to share joy 🤷) #AutisticLife #AutisticCommunity #AutisticBrain #FindYourPeople