Looking forward to reading this! I wish more people knew about autistic communication & how misunderstanding it can affect QoL🫥 ‘A certain magic’ – autistic adults’ experiences of interacting with other autistic people and its relation to Quality of Life' journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

‘A certain magic’ – autistic adults’ experiences of interacting with other autistic people and its relation to Quality of Life: A systematic review and thematic meta-synthesis New & open access from @AutGeek & colleagues journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Belated, but I'm talking at #NDAS24 on whether the neurotype of person you're talking to impacts how well observers can identify *your* neurotype (spoiler: it does!), along with whether observer neurotype and stimulus type has impacts (spoiler: it's complicated). Come say hi!

We’re very grateful to @ScottishAutism RS Macdonald Trust @SWANAutism, ARGH AMASE, @BordersTSI and @SOSEnterprise for all of their support to get to this stage where we’re able to host our first informal event! More information available here: facebook.com/avatarborders

One of the most important things I've learnt, and a theme that intersects almost all of my research, is that the ability to have and experience pride, in the face of how the neuromajority world talks about us, is in fact, the roots of an important resistence 💪

The first ever Scottish Borders Autistic Pride Picnic is happening this Sunday, if you're in the area do come and say hi, all welcome!

AVATAR Borders is a new charity which has been supported by Scottish Autism. They are hosting an Autistic Pride Picnic this Sunday (23rd June) between 12pm-3pm, at Shedden Park in Kelso. Please see the tweet below for more info and join the celebrations! 🎉

🚀 Looking forward to running this #Course next week, and there are still spots available!🎉 Whether you want to learn something new or sharpen your skills, this course is for you! #RegisterNow to secure your spot. Can't wait to see you there! 😊

We're not certain exactly where in the park we will be on Sunday. We're hoping to find a spot that works for as many as possible e.g. within sight of the play park but not too close if it's very busy. The best way to find us is to look out for our banner which looks like this.

I wish people would learn to apply the same meaning rules and logic to the word neurodiversity as they do with biodiversity. Would you call hippos or marmosets biodiverse creatures? No? Then stop calling autism and ADHD neurodiverse conditions 😤

New preprint! ▶️ osf.io/pt942 How successfully do observers guess the diagnostic status of people having conversations? Well… it depends on observer neurotype, if the conversations are same- or cross-neurotype, and if you’re judging from photos vs videos. 🧵

Some of the love #Eccentrics Assemble show has brought into my life this Edinburgh Festival Fringe FreeFringeFest It's ALL about the shows, not the success. That's a side effect of the fun & community. George Watts lovely to catch up. ♥️♥️♥️

Some big news! Now that everything is squared away I'm delighted to announce that I'll be joining Durham Psychology for the remainder of my Fellowship and then as a lecturer long-term .

I don't think we talk enough about the risks of getting older as an ADHDer... Yes, I just got the zoomies and injured myself again. Where's my series of lectures on ADHD aging sponsored by Voltarol?

Autistically Scott , George Watts and I just had the pleasure of spending time with our Young Leaders. What absolutely amazing Autistic young people! Feeing full of joy and hope now.