Talking language + Autistic experience in last night’s session. Want more? 4pm today, Newport City Campus — MA SEN/ALN (Autism). #Autism #Neurodiversity Siarad am iaith + profiadau Awtistig neithiwr. 4pm heddiw, Campws Dinas Casnewydd — MA SEN/ALN (Autism). #Awtistiaeth #Niwdroamrywiaeth

​​Step away from the screens. ​Go see the beautiful night sky. Let the vastness ground you so you are truly ready for what tomorrow brings. ​#Perspective #Recharge #ReadyForTomorrow

Bore da pawb! Stay safe out there ❄️

​There's something beautifully symbolic about this lone daisy in November sleet. It speaks to persistence, quiet strength, and blooming even when conditions aren't ideal. A little dishevelled but present!

A vibrant spectrum moment on the way to Newport City Campus. Teaching the Autism modules is my purpose. Absolutely love my job! 🌈 #AutisticLecturer

What a beautiful day...and breathe.

A list of annual children's & YA book festivals and events for schools, teachers and parents to look out for. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions... #kidlit #ukedchat

The first sign of domestic abuse - emotional or physical - leave. Get out as fast as you can & never look back. If you have to think twice if u "deserved" that - you didn't. You never deserve abuse. Don't save the relationship for the kids either - you're not doing them a favour. Plan & escape.

This book will literally change your perspective on disability.

#OliversCampaign Why is @NHSEngland delaying the 2023 LeDeR report on avoidable death of people with learning disabilities & autistic people? Previous reports showed 1200 deaths per year Is this linked to the Assisted Dying Bill, which raises serious concerns for these communities

Fully funded PhDs in Aural Diversity at University of Salford: laura.salford.ac.uk Aural Diversity explores how hearing, listening & responses to sound vary across individuals and groups. £20,780 stipend, no tuition fees, research funding. Apply by 28 Feb for Oct 2025 entry. @salforduni.bsky.social

Postgraduate Open Evening at 4pm today - Newport City Campus (UK). Join the Professional Learning in Education team to find out more. www.southwales.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Interested in studying the MA SEN/ALN (Autism) course that I lead? Join us on the 5th Feb to find out more. www.southwales.ac.uk/events/event...

Check out our critical neurodiversity studies conference call for abstracts and save the date! ndhumanities.com/2024/12/17/c...

The Collaborative Research Network for Equity and Inclusion presents: Impact in Learning: Parental Engagement Audience: Educators in Wales When:  Wednesday 29th January 2025 Time: 15:45 – 17:15 Speaker:  Roy Broadfield Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b27487...

Disabled people in the UK face £583 extra costs per month on average, even after benefits are taken into account. One in five disabled people face extra costs of over £1,000 per month. Disabled people are exceptionally likely to live in poverty. #Dispatches

How I Communicate explores the communication of minimally/non-speaking autistic young people aged 13 - 21. We need: ✅ Parents/carers of minimally/non-speaking autistic people 13 - 21 who ✅ Attend a UK education setting to ✅Take part in an online focus group Info below 👇 #Autismresearch Please share!

What is "Executive Function" anyway? www.theautisticcoach.com/autism-blog/...

A passport to play for people with profound disabilities youtu.be/x1eIxwQ_CFs?... #PMLD #PIMD #play

Sunrise reflected in a mirror. #CodiadYrHaul

"Valuing people for their skills can mean overlooking their inherent value as a person—one who has every right to exist regardless of their abilities. [Yet] over-valuing certain abilities means looking down on ppl who don’t share them." @ferrousmu.bsky.social: thinkingautismguide.com/2023/02/we-n...

Since reading NeuroTribes, we think of psychologically and sensory safe spaces suited to zone work as “Cavendish bubbles” and “Cavendish space”, after Henry Cavendish, the wizard of Clapham Common and discoverer of hydrogen.

CN: Eating disorders Many factors are likely to contribute to the development of an eating disorder. But research shows neurodivergent people are disproportionately affected. Autism researchers discuss many possible reasons why, @theconversation.bsky.social: theconversation.com/autistic-peo...

Very good new and much needed article "Is neurodiversity a Global Northern White paradigm?" by Vishnu KK Nair, Warda Farah, and Mildred Boveda. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Hi everyone. Sorry to start your day with bad news. It's my very sad duty to inform you all that @stevesilberman.bsky.social , my wonderful husband and best friend, passed away last night. I'll have more info later. For now, please take a moment to remember his kindness, humor, wisdom, and love.

I'm shocked and deeply saddened to hear that Steve Silberman has died. He made such a difference to so many lives, and I have no doubt that his work will continue to do so even if he's no longer here to see that.

MA Education (Wales) @UniSouthWales (and 6 other Universities in Wales) Course designed for educators in full-time roles. Funded places available for those who meet the Welsh Government funding eligibility criteria. www.southwales.ac.uk/courses/ma-e...

@januszeal.bsky.social Look 👀 😁 Subtle cats, I am so wearing this dress next time I go out.

All set up for my grandson tomorrow, with all the things he is fascinated with. He loves water so much, especially pouring and only with a glass jug. "More it please" when he wants me to fill the jug up. He's far too busy pouring to do the filling.

#100DaysOfPhD "Movement moves with movements of thought, with the withness of movement-thinking-itself. Here, thought and movement have become one (Manning, 2014, p.171)

FREE COMMUNITY E-BOOKS! LOTS MORE NEW RESOURCES ADDED for families & professionals to develop an understanding of #neurodivergence #autism #pda #NeurodiversityAffirming #education #InclusionMatters www.autisticrealms.com/resources

#100DaysOfPhD Maclure (2016, p.179)..."The legitimacy of such embodied and affective practices is precisely what is withheld in hegemonic assemblages that prioritize the abstracting and generalising logics of representation."

#100DaysOfPhD Latour (2013, p.296) talking about Françoise...

#100DaysOfPhD Sensory ethnography appreciates that the ethnographer is embedded within a social, sensory, and material context, and it recognises the political and ideological agendas as well as power dynamics that are integral to the contexts and circumstances of ethnographic research (Pink, 2009).

#100DaysOfPhD "...appropriate to ask questions about whether an autistic intersubjectivity operates; one that is sensory and body based, but nevertheless profoundly experienced and emotionally felt" (Conn, 2015, p. 1202).

#100DaysOfPhD 'seeing without reading' in Macrae and Maclure (2021).

NEW paper an experience sensitive approach This approach can improve the poor experiences of autistic people accessing mental health care, something which is an urgent need given the disproportionately high incidence of mental health difficulties & suicidality. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Finally on BlueSky! I'm observing Neurodiversity Celebration Week by bringing attention to the online (can study anywhere at no extra cost) part-time (can work full-time) MSc in Psychology and Learning Disability at the University of Portsmouth 👇 www.port.ac.uk/study/course... & twitter.com/UoP_PaLD

Well, it took 2.5 years to get a diagnosis and then almost 2 years for me to finally receive written confirmation. I am one of the lucky ones as wait times have increased and stigma is more so now than ever before, with all these 'experts' in the media. Live a day in my life, 1 day.

Having work done on roof 🏡 Builder 1 knocks on door: "Is he in?" (meaning husband) Later, builder 2 knocks on door: "Is he in?" Me: "No" Builder 2: "Will he be back soon?" Me: "No, but you can talk to me" Builder 2 (laughing): "Are you the boss?" #Internationalwomensday

Good morning

It isn't a disease. It's not an accessory. It's something I am, not something I have.

"Autistic Burnout is real. It exists. And it plays a huge part in taking our lives. So please, whatever you do, take care of yourself." By Kieran Rose, at TPGA. Also, any advice for getting through to the other side of autistic burnout would be appreciated.

Hey I am doing an online book launch for Empire of Normality with the Marxism and Disability Network! Time and date: Tue, 6th Feb 6:30pm - 8:00pm, GMT See the link and/or join their mailing list to access the Zoom link soon! marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2024/01/22/f...

#ItsNotOkToBeNotOk New resources reflecting up todate research from 2023/2024 To support young #autistic people and their families experiences #AutisticBurnout and school attendance difficulties www.autisticrealms.com/post/autisti...

1/2 I'm stuck in inertia. I made a list. Yay! I forget to look at the list. I'm stuck in inertia... or I'm highly engaged, I can't stop, I get lots done, I'm tired, I'm hungry, I'm too cold, it's gone dark. Then...

If you haven't read 'Empire of Normality' then you're missing out. Only one other author can capture my attention, that's how good this book is!