I absolutely love MyNoise so I’m delighted to see its creator has started a vlog. youtu.be/5sfR4XUc4eY?...

A reminder: Please don't force autistic kids (or adults) to sit still or use “whole body listening” (what Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social calls “Whole Body Oppression”) or shame them for stimming when they need to move to listen or self-regulate. thinkingautismguide.com/2022/01/auti...

I wholeheartedly agree with Kieran Rose’s views in this post. We need to make schools and society at large genuinely inclusive; things like SEND (while currently necessary) are as he says “a workaround”). theautisticadvocate.com/there-is-no-...

I don’t find using Still Face Experiments to explain the importance of parental bonding is that helpful when applied to neurodivergent people, and here are some thoughts on why. youtu.be/uyrEcgjdwLA?...

Really to happy to hear from the publisher today that our book on inclusive, neurodiversity-affirmative education is a "hot new release" in education, according to Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/new-relea... Flyer attached for a discount if you buy direct from the publisher - valid through January.

I use the term “Occupational Phenomenology” sometimes, and here is what I mean by it. youtu.be/jKemKys2v6A?...

I’m trying to branch out into YouTube (and possibly even Instagram) to get involved in mingling with the neurodivergent / research community. Definitely feel BlueSky is more limited than Twitter used to be, but here’s a link to my channel. Comment, like, share, collaborate. youtu.be/lL-jks3JtoQ?...

Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prize

Mean girl finds a new target

Is anybody doing something like #ottalk on BlueSky? #occupationaltherapy Or am I just deluded to think this site can be like Twitter when it was good?

From my work desk, January 2023. Includes work by @mohospark.bsky.social and rebelsatwork.com

we wanna grow our youtube channel +make it England's National Autism Peer Education space where everyone can access psychologically informed information about #autism, #autistic people, autistic #mentalhealth, autistic joy and more Join our kind and vibrant community www.youtube.com/@AutismCentr...

I’m wondering if I’ve - or perhaps WE have - reached the point where it doesn’t make much sense to be on Bluesky. Feels a bit like continuing to contribute to an email group long after Y2K.

Is dying an occupation? (I think so.) #occupationaltherapy

Incredible work to pull all of this together from Helen - Autistic Realms. Will be showing this to everyone who comes into the clinic.

Oooh this looks good! “Key concepts in the development of a neurodiversity-affirming practice” by autism research specialist Dr. Damian Milton, on 16th December 13:00-14:00 GMT. This event is free! events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e80ea6...

This Bluesky account grew out of a Twitter account with the same name which I started in April 2022. Original purpose was to discuss Occupational Therapy but being identified as autistic sidelined that. Will focus more on OT but keep promoting neuroaffirming content too. Please like/repost/follow!

'Neurodiversity-affirming autism assessment and support: a scoping review' includes monotropism in its table of important neurodiversity-affirming theoretical concepts, along with the social model of disability, double empathy, stimming, stigma and camouflaging. helda.helsinki.fi/items/4e1849...

Misusing language about neurodivergence has happened in the past. To keep doing it is linguistically oppressive in action just as it is with race, gender or religion.

Two Public Health Nurses - with decades of experience - approached me to try and find ways to support autistic children in schools accept / enjoy hearing tests. We had really productive conversations before being told by management to drop it.

Unless an organisation has a way to allow bottom up innovation, it will flounder. In the HSE I found change was only mandated in top down ways (only my experience, may not be universal).

Looks good. I think Occupational Therapists should attend things like this. Will there be any there?

Fab guide by @autisticrealms.bsky.social to correct terminology here: autisticrealms.com/neurodiversi...

I am the newly appointed Chair of this #NHS commissioned programme, run by #AnnaFreud. Working with hundreds of peers to coproduce and codeliver trully neurodiversity informed, evidence based and psychologically informed education and peer support. #autism

I have two say two jobs in the public sector almost broke me, and almost completely depleted my self esteem as an OT and even person! Terrible managerial failings. But now I’m in a new job and doing better so I want to get back into the groove of promoting OT.

Resharing my starter pack of neuro-affirming Autistic advocates, orgs and charities if you are looking for a good list of people to follow go.bsky.app/9N5UEUC

Lava lamp / Bloom (Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers app) combo.

This is what we’re up against

Sometimes if you’re autistic your strengths and abilities can be used to condemn you; to a pattern of being misunderstood or not having your needs met because people decide you’re “high functioning”. #occupationaltherapy #autism

Supporting pupils through Autistic Burnout (Neuro-Affirming Teacher Guide). Free Training from myself and Viv Dawes ABN https://autisticrealms.com/supporting-pupils-through-autistic-burnout-teacher-guide/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

To be political for a minute, having worked in it for 6 years, I’d like to see the HSE be completely restructured and nationalised. It’s not fit for purpose, which is why I left it. This issue could be the one that determines if we have a United Ireland.

Really enjoyed listening to this, if you’re a student you might find it helpful. Or if you just like writing! youtu.be/jztZpqnDw8A?...

I’m really interested in how Brian Eno talks about surrender and control, but I wonder neurodivergent people’s experiences of these things needs a different kind of analysis. (I say this as an AuDHD person who immerses himself in Eno’s ambient spaces regularly.) youtu.be/uYyl37CKuCY?...

Really interesting analysis here.

So, to no surprise, 'brand new ABA' is still barely considering whether its goals are relevant to autistic people. Sigh.

This is what ordering a coffee from Costa (or similar) feels like for me. youtube.com/shorts/CLeBN...

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

I walk around with Reflection, an app by Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers, in my noise cancelling headphones. After years of use I find it familiar and grounding. The sound bank it draws on is not as beautiful as some of Eno’s other work (Thursday Afternoon, or Lux), but it works well. Good at home too.

Explore what neuro-affirming practice REALLY means. Beyond behaviourism & neurodiversity-lite. https://autisticrealms.com/protecting-the-meaning-of-neuro-affirming-practice/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Two years ago today, I was honoured to receive my MBE for services to neurodivergent people and those with joint hypermobility conditions and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. This moment was not just personal but a milestone for our community. Since then,

Great way to put it!

Looks good!

Here is an absolutely SUPERB talk by Sandra Thom-Jones on “Cross Neurotype Communication in the Workplace”. youtu.be/3qjG-4-aWOU?...

Here are some light boxes in action.

I’ve been in touch with a company that specialises in acoustics and they have been pitching a quiet room they’ve devised for classrooms to me. But what I’m more interested in is optimising all environments to be inclusive. This is a 🧵-

Neuroaffirmative practice isn’t about being kind or nice, it’s about being accurate.

The ADOS-2 autism assessment tool is fundamentally flawed, and when they complete the revised version (ADOS-3 or whatever it will be called) that will be fundamentally flawed too, because behaviourism (in this case observed behaviours) is not the lens to understand autism through. Phenomenology is.

Our #projectEPIC on #EpistemicInjustice in healthcare is 2 years old, our blog reached 103k views and our open access book had 15k downloads… curious? Here’s our website! epistemicinjusticeinhealthcare.org @jelliedsours.bsky.social @histloneliness.bsky.social @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social #philsky