New paper: autistic ppl found stimming to be positive when not self-injurious nor stigmatized (latter led to masking). Most felt stimming helped their friendships w/ & connections to other autistics, in part through inferring others’ emotions from stimming journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27…

From the ABC: "Australia now has a national autism strategy. Here's what's in it and why it's needed" 🔗abc.net.au/news/2025-01-1…

‘Work adjacent’: I went to Brickvention today with some colleagues and it was pretty wonderful. Amazing Lego creations. The classic Donkey Kong machine was my favourite (but it was close!).

Our new research on making #games more fun to play with people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is out! A big thanks to Assoc. Prof. Matthew Harrison Matthew Harrison 🔬+🕹+🧠 Assoc. Prof. Natasha Dwyer, my former colleagues + the amazing Kirsten Harley (R.I.P.) #MND rehab.jmir.org/2024/1/e5882

Seeking participants for my research which will form my masters dissertation with University of Portsmouth and Steven Kapp 🧠 If you meet the criteria, please click the link here to register your interest in taking part: research.sc/participant/lo… #Autism #Research Please share 😊

Exciting news! Our new book "Teachers Who Lead" is now available for pre-order! 📚🎉 Co-authored with Dr Pauline Thompson and John Hattie it's a practical guide for middle leaders and senior leaders in education. 30% off with code 35YEARS: corwin.com/books/teachers…

Good to welcome Matthew Harrison 🔬+🕹+🧠 Sarah Timperley and Jessica Riordan to Centre for Interaction, Development and Diversity University of Portsmouth to learn about the exciting findings of the University of Melbourne Neurodiversity Project. On Valentine’s Day good to show love for neurodivergent students and staff (see unimelb.edu.au/neurodiversity)!

Why including people with disabilities in the workforce and higher education benefits everyone buff.ly/41d9qgi

📢Survey for autistic uni students in UK on your support experiences & needs developed from community-based participatory research w/ autistic & non-autistic students & disability support staff. Pls share widely🙏 Scan QR code in flyer -> send drafted email to receive direct link

Autistic vs non-autistic adults did not differ "on general lie frequency, which medium they used or who they lied to"? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… but autistics reported "more guilt, feeling less confidence in their likelihood of being believed and increased difficulty when lying"

60 years ago, a group of brave civil rights organizers marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in the pursuit of justice and equality. Today we’re reminded of their courageous sacrifices, and tasked with the responsibility of doing what we can to carry forward

Overdiagnosis? Seems timely to reshare... In CAMHS, little evidence of overdiagnosis of emotional disorders, rather the opposite - many children and young people with diagnosable mental health disorders not receiving a clinical diagnosis or timely help. doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.1…

Super excited to see this: "Nintendo Joins Cross-Industry Effort 'Accessible Games Initiative' As Founding Member" 🔗nintendolife.com/news/2025/03/n…

Fr: Alex Kidman A very useful (and neat) update to Apple Maps today, adding indigenous place names and details across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand — here’s the rundown of what’s new: alexreviewstech.com/apple-maps-add…

New original research! I’m delighted to share my (open access, Autistic-led, coproduced) paper with you about auditory environments and how they influence the link between #ActuallyAutistic traits and quality of life, due to sound sensitivity. tiny.cc/SoundQoL

One way to be Autistic and Living the Dream is to have your first first-authored paper published (in the top autism journal Autism In Adulthood) on Autism Acceptance Day! Congratulations, @social_parasite, and important research on autistic adults' experiences w/ substance services.

Today I presented study by Beth Fearon from her thesis I supervised w/ Amy Pearson's support, at University of Portsmouth's Exploring Childhood and Youth: A Cross-Disciplinary Hybrid Symposium. Thread summarising, & access to, our Autism In Adulthood paper: researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/publication… 1/

POSITIVE ABOUT ADHD! Are you between 18-25 years with a diagnosis of attention-deficit & hyperactivity (ADHD)*? You're invited to participate in research developing a new questionnaire about people's positive attitudes toward their ADHD. *They ask for evidence of ADHD diagnosis