Too little energy yet to process the experience of AEC Congress. To see so many familiar faces to turn up to my presentation and take the trouble to reach out after is truly appreciated. It’s the kindness and generosity of others that makes the post-conference exhaustion worthwhile!

💜🌟🌈 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

Once again: Taking Tylenol during pregnancy does NOT cause autism. Or ADHD. Research says so. Now let’s pivot more of those research dollars away from causation and into figuring out how to improve neurodivergent quality of life FFS. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #neurodiversity

If you’re autistic/adhd you’re more likely to process monotropically. #Monotropism impacts every aspect of who a person is, how they interact &respond to people & the world around them. It impacts how people manage energy levels & regulate. Find out more: www.autisticrealms.com/post/monotro...

If you’re autistic adhd you’re more likely to be monotropic. This may impact communication & add to the Double empathy problem. Getting to know people, sharing interests, creating togetherness can help make sense of things & bring shared joy

How do the insider perspectives of autistic professionals enrich our communites? Find out on Tue, 12 March, with Mary Doherty. #CRAEwebinar booking: bit.ly/tripleempathy

This book launch is fabulous and will be available on YouTube. I'm looking forward to re-reading Robert's book after this illuminating talk. Highly recommended!

Thank you to yhe kind person who encouraged me to put together a final hour proposal for this conference. For anyone else interested, the conference was recommended as a fun, welcoming, accessible and creative space with a distinct "beyourselfness" atmosphere.

What does an autistic child's love looks like? One of many reasons to heed autistic wisdom is that "So many parents grieve, thinking there is no love," when the problem is they don't know how to recognize autistic love. By @annmemmott.bsky.social, at TPGA.

Really delighted to be sharing this work from the LEANS project And if you’re impressed by first author Reesha Zahir please also share her new coproduced study of sleep and mood in autistic teens. Find out more and sign up here: mentalhealthscot.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #AutRes

I'm glad that I've moved over here and I'm not in a space where I can spend much time immersing myself in the culture / etiquette/ hidden curriculum if that makes sense? Is it OK / appropriate to ask for top tips for blueskying? What wonders do other people have about engaging here?

Thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to the publication of a co-authored (with CJ Griffen and Bobbi White) autoethnographic account of masking in academia.

Interesting observation. I'm using a rhizomatic approach currently in autism research and this helps with considering this relationship.

I've also just found this wonderful-looking FREE eBook: A Neurodiversity and Gentle Parenting Journey...in Color by Morénike Giwa Onaiwu and Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network Available in English and Spanish. awnnetwork.org/ebook-bipoc-...

Thanks for sharing this helpful summary of recent research -Thinking Person's Guide. This research highlights the significance of neurodiversity in Autistic identity formation and wellbeing.

Big thank you to the best brother anyone could wish for. Sorted me out with a bsky code. GRMA Barry!