This conference was full of energy, joy, challenge and interest. I definitely came away with more questions than answers and that is definitely a good thing! Thanks for having me and I look forward to the next!

Check list for Pride Events. Stay safe, have fun, stay together, fight f*cism. #FromTheArchives #Pride #Protest #LGBTQIA autisticltd.co.uk/2024/06/01/c...

Another zine for you all - based on the works of Judith Butler. 🌈🎓

You've got this. Whether a PhD student, college student, school student or other. 💪

I had lots of fun making this "What a Bunch of Cock" zine. There is a need to support adults with learning disabilities in social care to engage in safe, consensual and joyful sex. So many adults with LD are treated like children and sex is only ever seen as "risky" @georgiarivers.bsky.social

I’m excited to be presenting at the @yellowladybugs.bsky.social 2026 Conference with @drruthmoyse.bsky.social & Elaine McGoldrick. We'll be chatting about: Let's Change the Environment! Designing Schools Around Autistic Experiences (Not The Other Way Round!) Tickets and info: www.ylbconference.com

Immigration make Britain brilliant

For those who couldnt make it this is my offering for the event m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmyr...

Tickets are now live for our verbatim intergenerational trans play at Southampton Mayflower in September 🏳️‍⚧️ @beyondreflectuk.bsky.social @theatreforlife.bsky.social www.mayflower.org.uk/whats-on/i-w...

Sharing this trans study from a friend 🏳️‍⚧️

This was such an brilliant and wholesome event last year and I look forward to this year. There is still time to apply to speak, share, lead a workshop or do something completely different. Applicants do not need to be working in academia.

Im super looking forward to this Tomorrow 9.45 am - 2 pm BST

Only a few days left to vote! It had been heartening to get some votes and hear what the work I do means to others.

I've been nominated for the Positive Role Model Award for Disability in the National Diversity Awards. I've proudly served my community for 15 years through advocacy, campaigning, youth work, sports, and research. Votes, appreciated. www.nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/awards-2026/...

The "to do" list this month: Find your people and keep them close - no matter how far between you. Instead of trying to force connections closer to me geographically, I commit to those greater connections elsewhere. Colleagues up north, over the pond, down under and all the places in between.

A lovely day spent with other PhD researchers at the @scdtp.bsky.social Queer Methodologies workshop. I have thoroughly enjoyed this thought-provoking day and look forward to asking more difficult questions tomorrow, laughing and enjoying the company and knowledge of others. Blog to follow...

I'm excited to be joining SWAN for a webinar on Improving Healthcare Access for LGBTQIA+ Autistic People. 11th June 7-8.30pm SWAN webinars are for autistic women and non-binary adults who live, work or study in Scotland www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/improving-...

I've been nominated for the Positive Role Model Award for Disability in the #NationalDiversityAwards. I'm proud to have served my community for 15 years through advocacy, campaigning, youth work, inclusive sports, and research. Feel free to vote www.nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/awards-2026/...

I've been thinking about crip time and leaning into joy. How I can access and maintain that access to joy whilst studying, side questing, parenting and living with chronic illness. It ain't easy, and it wasn’t built to be...

I'm pleased to be talking at the PARC Critical Autism Studies Conference. Online 12th May 9.45am-2pm. I'm talking at 10:00am. I'll share our research progress and insights on facilitating PAR with trans Autistic people. #AutResearch www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/parc-criti...

New paper just published! "What I Would Like to change" About Cancer Care. In this paper Rosie and I share recommendations for improving primary cancer care for disabled people. Article is free to access and will require a log in. www.jcn.co.uk/journals/iss...

Well done folx, we made it.

I am sitting here reading the feedback from voters, in (good) tears. There has been a monumental shift in research, policy and funding which has negatively affected neurodivergent lives, including my own. This feedback is really appreciated right now, ♥️ still open for votes if you like x

It's coming to the end of #AutismAwarenessMonth and I haven't engage this year. Frankly, I'm tired. I'm tired of policy that negatively impact Autistic people. Policy which continues to keep us "in our place".

Sam the water bottle says: "Remember to drink... not you PDAer*" #FromTheArchive #Hydration *PDA is pathological demand avoidance / persistent drive for autonomy and is a Autistic profile.

I've been nominated for the Positive Role Model Award for Disability in the #NationalDiversityAwards. I'm proud to serve my community through cancer care, substance use and mental health research; in education, youth work, and sports www.nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/awards-2026/...

Earlier this week, I was blessed to attend the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership residential in Cumberland Lodge. This blog shares images from the residential, along with my thoughts, feelings, and silly scribbles. #SCDTP2026CL

Cervical Screening for Trans+ Autistic People: A Tool for Self-Advocacy has made it's way to the Peak District Zine Library. It's lovely to see our zine in the wild @georgiarivers.bsky.social We are looking for other places to house our zine, so let us know! autisticltd.co.uk/2025/06/13/c...

I can't believe the second annual symposium is nearly here. I presented last year and it was a total delight.

I did an interview for Papyrus for #AutismAcceptance month a few years back and they asked me: How has being diagnosed as autistic impacted on your life? Read more of mine, and others answers to their questions here: autisticltd.co.uk/2023/04/01/a...

I'm dipping my toe into #MadStudies with a particular interest in talking therapies for those with anxiety and depression, and OCD. Any recommendations of papers/authors/books to read? [Picture of a gorgeous old tree because why not?]

I am excited to present at the Association for Cancer Physicians conference this weekend. Rosie Tansley and I are talking on research we have done in our (disabled) community over the past three years: www.theacp.org.uk/calendar1/co...

I had a very energising first day of the @scdtp.bsky.social Cumberland Lodge residential. Creating webs of connections, spending reflective time out in nature. Talking well-being. I also got to make this beaut with the Badge Cafe before dinner and a sing-along. Perfection. #SCDTP2026CL

On my way to @scdtp.bsky.social Cumberland Lodge residential. Coffee for a cold morning before seeing everyone, meeting some of the new cohort, and reflecting on research practice and well-being. And karaoke, of course.

During an interview for #AutismAcceptance month, Chay from @transactualuk.bsky.social asked me: What assumptions do you wish people would stop making about Autistic people? Find our conversation in text and video here: autisticltd.co.uk/2024/04/12/i...

I think there is a common misconception that when people are diagnosed as Autistic or otherwise neurodivergent and/or disabled that we automatically get support. Not even close. autisticltd.co.uk/2025/02/23/c...

Good luck and thank you to all those pr*testing across the UK this weekend for trans rights. A little list that may be helpful: autisticltd.co.uk/2024/06/01/c... Stay together. Wear plain clothes. Don't talk to p*lice.

When in doubt, colour billionaires in queer colours. 🌈

Getting ready for the @scdtp.bsky.social Queer Methodologies retreat, I was too emersed reading @notrightruth.bsky.social 's A Methodology for the Marginalised that I got a paper cut. Thank goodness Little Man was there with a plaster and a kiss

Supporting Autistic people meaningfully means letting go of stereotypes, prejudice and bias. Taking the person as we see them and not relying on information that may be irrelevant to them.

There is something more empathetic and knowledgeable lived experience research and teaching. It can look different to typical ways of sharing space and knowledge. Who is involved, and who holds any 'power' in the room. #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwareness autisticltd.co.uk/2024/04/16/t...

Trans Aware Cancer Care began with the simple aim to understand what it feels like for trans+ people to access cancer services. What we uncovered became a powerful reminder that healthcare systems, no matter how well-meaning, can still push people away. 🌈🎓

I wish I could zoom in on every square. To share with you all the stories that have been shared with us. 🌈🎓 involvingpeople.org/project/tacc/

Trans+ Creative Workshops: Reflections and Poems I share my experiences of the National Lottery-Funded Trans-Generation-All creative workshops. Including poetry, artwork and what is happening next...

I'm looking forward to getting into this research zine / book from @sagebrice.bsky.social "Not Just Gay Penguins: The Important of Queer and Trans Ecologies" is based on Brice's graphic-format research article of the same name. 🎓🌈 Free to read and enjoy here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Kid's arranging his toys like I'm good on my feet... Several Disney Cars cars line the top step of our staircase. I have the opportunity to fall over or step on Chick Hicks, Frank the combine harvester, Sheriff, Lighting McQueen or Bobby.

I came to my autism realisation in my late twenties and was fortunate to access a formal diagnosis aged 30. Since then I'm becoming more comfortable and more me. #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance autisticltd.co.uk/2023/03/05/m...

#AutismAwarenessMonth Be aware. we could be anywhere Don't look behind you..... [ID: the above words in glowing white on a horror style background with three The Ring like figures.]

My wall calender "to do" list for April. Pink handwriting reads: Pacing - plug away at things slowly but consistently. These days my body takes so much longer to wake up. Whilst my days are more flexible I'm working out what that looks like.

I've got too many thoughts from today. I need to process. What I can share is our community researcher zine: A Guide for Allies to Improve Trans+ Access to Healthcare Useful for people who work in any area of health and social care! heyzine.com/flip-book/95...