Our new paper Autism In Adulthood found much consensus against normalization & for well-being, societal reform & supportive environments in autism community: findings were robust to closeness to autistics w/ intellectual disabilities & nonspeaking autistics. liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/au…

Please take part and share if you are able

Reasonable adjustments are so important for creating an environment to thrive in for people with autism - so many great tips and ideas here from Autistic Girls Network If you’re employed in a school give this a read! autisticgirlsnetwork.org/reasonable-adj… #teachersoftwitter #twittereps #educhat

“I have seen men survive diseases that women do not because of the care that women caregivers provide to their male partner when they are sick-I have only seen that happen once or twice for a female patient being taken care of by a man when she is sick.” My jaw is on the floor.

The video from my talk at Learning Disabilities & Autism at Manchester Met's seminar series, "Friendships, fear, and (double) empathy: an ethnography of social care services for autistic people with high support needs" is now up! 🎥Check it out at heasutherland.com/talk/friendshi…

New follow-up school-based practitioner paper to our Avoiding Ableist Language: Suggestions for Autism Researchers paper. We explain and examine ableism in schools using applied examples and provide suggestions to help school professionals better adopt an anti-ableist stance. 👇

So excited that this paper is now out, inviting school-based practitioners to reflect on ableist langauge in schools. You can download the accept version for free here: osf.io/preprints/osf/…

We are looking for #ActuallyAutistic people who experience long-term pain to take part in an online interview about their experiences of seeking primary healthcare in the UK For more info or to take part, visit tinyurl.com/autismpaineoi or scan the QR code RTs appreciated!

A great opportunity to do a PhD with a great team!

📢ICYMI: a recording is available of a CRAE presentation by Emine Gurbuz (she/her) on her The British Academy -funded community-based participatory research on UK autistic university students' support needs. 👇 Recruitment is ongoing - e-mail [email protected] to participate. 🙏

🚨Emine Gurbuz (she/her), Beatriz Lopez, Lauren Marsh & I are recruiting UK autistic undergraduate & taught master's students to participate in a study about their support needs at uni. See Emine's talk below for more info; email her if you wish to participate: [email protected]

🥳 New paper introducing neurodiversity research...for kids! With Dr Catherine Crompton Katie Cebula Sue Fletcher-Watson Frontiers for Young Minds is an open scientific journal where kids review alongside adults, making ideas accessible. Great classroom resource! kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Hearing Loss is a major risk factor for dementia. Most people are unaware of this fact. And more importantly that this risk can be reduced. 🧵👇 /1

Elinor is looking for #ActuallyAutistic undergraduate or taught masters university students to participate in a study about family support at uni. Please share and participate it you can.

Really disappointed with the new labour government. Schools are already on their knees, having made budget cut after budget cut, year after year. This will have, and is having, a direct impact on the quality children’s education #InvestInEducation #ValueEducation

Hiring Neurodivergents a 🧵. Only 28% of UK employers train all interviewers on the LEGAL obligations and objective interview practice. I'm looking at stuff ahead of the end of the PhD. and alot are missing the mark. So here is a guide into making your hiring practices

If you are #ActuallyAutistic, aged 40 or over, and live in the UK, Germany or Luxembourg, please consider taking part in hannah.viner's study about how we should measure autistic adults' quality of life. Shares and retweets much appreciated

Excited to share our recent publication in PLOS One exploring how autistic adults experience nonverbal communication. Co-authored with Steven Kapp, Holly Radford, and Dr. Ashley de Marchena. So grateful for this amazing team! journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

Happy our paper on autistic adults’ experiences of nonverbal communication is out (free): journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… Led by my PhD student Holly Radford and Bronte Weissman and senior authored by Ashley deMarchena. Read more: neurosciencenews.com/asd-nonverbal-…