Now we are also at Mastodon: zirk.us/@psaneurodiver… and Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id… 🌈🦾💜

Join us online or in Durham on March 9 (4.30-6pm) for the first event in our new seminar series! In this #hybrid talk, @DrRJChapman will be considering the emergence of ‘neurotypical’ as a concept and why it's been so widely adopted. Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/imhrcseminar

All persons interested in joining the PSA DEI Neurodiversity Affinity Group are kindly requested to complete the form below. Our first official meeting is coming soon!

Non-native English speakers in the academy face large hurdles to publication. Here are best practices for avoiding discrimination against EAL scholars 🧵 Kino Zhao's article: insidehighered.com/opinion/views/…

A survey of more than 500 autistic people found 80% preferred identity-first language vs 6% for person-first language. 74% opposed functioning labels vs 13% who supported them. Among people opposing functioning labels 86% supported stating the individual needs of each person 👇

On the blog today, Sarah Arnaud (Sarah Arnaud) discusses the interplay between first-person perspectives and scientific research in conceptualising #autism imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2024/04/first-…

"Going forward, we should recognise the multiple, collective origins of the neurodiversity concept rather than attributing it to any single author" Excellent and important corrective by Monique Botha is actually they/them 🤷🏻‍♀️ @DrRJChapman Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, PhD (she/they) Steven Kapp @ainokash and others: tinyurl.com/udy2stvs

.Philosophy of Science Association UPSS invites submissions (incl self-nominations) for Prize in Philosophy of Science & Race: book, article, or chapter published in last 5 yrs on topics related to scientific racism & philosophy of race/ethnicity. $500 prize Due June 15th: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

UPSS scholars in Mentoring Program who are current grad students or w/in 3 years PhD are eligible to submit an abstract for UPSS Session at upcoming Philosophy of Science Association Meeting. UPSS scholars work with their mentors to refine project. Deadline submit August 1st mms.philsci.org/ct.php?lid=279…

Fantastic commentary on Gestalt language processing, autistic people, and neurodiversity by Kathy Leadbitter and colleagues! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Science needs neurodiversity! 🌈Science Magazine more👇🏼👇🏽👇🏿👇 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

A new initiative worth following!