@suereviews
Prof of Developmental Psychology at Uni of Edinburgh Dean of Equity Inclusion & Community for my faculty Editor of @journalautism.bsky.social Creator of #AutRes and Edinburgh! feeds Founder of SuperTroop "a loose canon" Queer, cis, she/her
The House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee just published their report on AI, copyright & the creative industries, and their conclusions could not be clearer.
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The image is a recruitment flyer for a research study - the wording states: Participants Needed. Are you a parent or caregiver of an autistic child aged 8-18? Do you have views about their screen use? Complete a short survey to help us understand more about the role of media in their lives. It will take less than 20 minutes and your answers will be anonymous. You can also provide your email address to be entered into a competition to win one of ten Amazon vouchers (closing date 30th April). There is a QR code to follow, and the researcher's email address is also given.
My friend is currently recruiting for her PhD - if you are a parent / guardian / caregiver of an autistic young person (aged 8-18) and have views on their screen use, please consider taking part in this short survey.
#PhDSky #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #Parenting #AutisticChild #ScreenUse #Autism
Happy Weird Pride Day 2026 to all the fellow weirdos who celebrate!
tomorrow is weird pride (3/4)
i will celebrate by monologuing about my plants and awkwardly turning down invites (of any kind)
i will also be checking out what my colleagues and friends are sharing!
Iranian authorities and Red Crescent Society officials report that more than 100 people, most of them girls, were killed at a primary school during joint U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
Let’s be clear: Slaughtering children in a school is an atrocity and a war crime.
www.ft.com/content/055d...
Well, colour me shocked.
300.
This is an action aimed at 300 people.
This just highlights how vulnerable the transgender community really is—and how monstrous these policies attacking them really are.
It’s exactly how the Nazis targeted Jews. Exactly.
Weird Pride is a practice of becoming. A refusal to shrink. A quiet, feral devotion to staying alive as ourselves in a world that keeps trying to make us something else
Co-Authored with @neurohubcommunity.org for @weirdpride.bsky.social
autisticrealms.com/weird-pride-...
#neuroqueer #liminalspaces
Author @suereviews.bsky.social recently joined @coolcatteacher.bsky.social on Cool Cat Teacher Talk to discuss the neurodiversity paradigm, the double empathy problem, and practical classroom strategies from her new co-authored book 'It Takes All Kinds of Minds.'
Listen here: spr.ly/6003hl7ZN
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
I'm not a historian. But I can think of no precedent in modern Britain for what is being done to trans people. The media, public institutions, Government and (too often) the judiciary are combining to attack or exclude a marginalized group and its allies - with really no significant demurral.
Humiliated in the media, denied healthcare, attacked by the human rights watchdog, shut out by the Supreme Court, bullied by social services and the police, disadvantaged in the jobs market, death figures covered up by the State, harassment de facto legalised, and attackers deified by Ministers.
I joined @coolcatteacher.bsky.social on Cool Cat Teacher Talk to discuss neurodiversity in the classroom — the double empathy problem, monotropism, and why designing for the edges benefits every student. Listen here: www.coolcatteacher.com/neurodiverse...
Promotional graphic for Re-Storying Autism on-demand video course and workbook, featuring the blue book with rainbow infinity symbol, a five-star Kelly Mahler recommendation, and the quote: “Helps build environments where Autistic people can live with more felt safety, dignity, and self-trust.” Out 16 Feb 2026.
@neurohubcommunity.org and I are excited to announce that Re-Storying Autism has officially been published!
Available on Kindle, PDF, Paperback, and On-Demand Video.
Find out more here: neurohub.page/re-storyinga...
#ReStoryingAutism #Autistic #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance
One in five kids. One in three teachers w/ the wrong assumption.
This week on Cool Cat Teacher Talk, @suereviews.bsky.social and @socialcipher.bsky.social gave amazing insight — the double empathy problem, the quiet room that works because it exists, and the power of one student finding their voice.
Screenshot of a pair of Bluesky posts. The top one says “we need to come up with a new name for the elite because they sure as hell aren’t”. The lower post has an image of a bird and says “I see that you’ve been promoted to chief executive shitfuck”
Love it when you get a pair of posts that go together like this.
A flyer advertising the National Autistic Society Annual Professionals' Conference. The conference is on 12 March 2026 and the title is Rethinking support through neuroinclusive practice. There's a picture of Sue Fletcher-Watson, a smiling white woman with red curly hair, with a caption that says "I'm speaking at the National Autistic Society Annual Professional's Conference 2026". At the bottom of the screen is a link to buy tickets, which is also linked in the bluesky post itself.
I am looking forward to speaking at the National Autistic Society Annual Professionals’ Conference – which is live online on 12th March 2026
The theme of the conference is rethinking support through neuroinclusive practice
Tickets and information available at www.autism.org.uk/conference
What's happening in the US right now can, and if these people are elected will, happen here.
Very interesting.
Introductory graphic with a multi-coloured swirl in the centre. The SMRC's logo is in the top left hand corner of the graphic. There is a black arrow on the bottom right hand corner.
Graphic 2 of 3. There is a multi-coloured swirl in the centre, and there is a description of what the SMRC does overlaid on top of the swirl.
Graphic 3 of 3. There is a QR code for viewers to join the centre's mailing list and the centre's website centred on the graphic.
Welcome to the Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre (SMRC) BlueSky account! Led by @katiecebula.bsky.social, and in productive partnership with the charity Mindroom, the SMRC creates new knowledge about neurodiversity, learning, and development. Follow us for research updates and events!
The Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre at The University of Edinburgh is now on LinkedIn. If you are interested in neurodiversity research come follow our account!
@suereviews.bsky.social
@cjcrompton.bsky.social
@safriedman.bsky.social
Imagine the possibilities of disability-led infrastructure!
This is cool! National Autistic Taskforce offering small funding awards to autistic people based in the UK, for work supporting autistic people to live their best lives.
Closing date is 28th Feb.
nationalautistictaskforce.org.uk/nat-founders...
ALL YOUR PINK PLASTIC LAWN FLAMINGOS ARE BELONG TO US.
Starmer, sprinting, arms above his head like flailing Kermit, bouncing off unions and schoolchildren and trans people and refugee like an old Transit with the handbrake off.
Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
Graphic with text at the top stating Autism Books by Autistic Authors. Published December 2025. In the centre is a collage of book covers, tilted on an angle. Each book is listed in detail in the subsequent graphics and text. At the bottom is the text The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @AutisticBooks. In the bottom corner is a small logo with colourful books and a small plant either side.
It was a quiet month, but these are the books about autism or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors that were published in December 2025!
Here's to hoping 2026 is much better for everyone on a personal and global level.
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#Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky
Watch and Learn Together Party with @stimpunks.org
This week, we are watching:
@suereviews.bsky.social - Neurodiversity: Liberation and Inclusion for all Autistics
from @autismeurope.bsky.social
youtu.be/fy-NVjsuh3w?...
Great presentation from @suereviews.bsky.social So many autistic children in my city have had very little education provision, and yet, sometimes when I tell people, the reaction is "that's sad" or "that's frustrating", like it's unfortunate but what can you do?