Sue Fletcher-Watson

@suereviews.bsky.social

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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

This image is a recruitment advertisement for a survey study about autism, gender identity, and masking. It contains images of the trans pride flag, rainbow infinity symbol and a QR code. The text on the advertisement states ‘participate in our survey and tell us about your experience of hiding your identity. To access the survey or learn more about the study please use the QR code below or follow this link. The main researcher for this project is Mark Somerville, a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. The link provided on the image is in the main post.
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”
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.
A yellow flyer advertising a book, from the publisher Routledge (part of Taylor & Francis Group). On the left, there is a discount code to save 20% at routledge.com. The code is 25SME4. The code is valid until 31st January 2026. The front cover of the book is also shown, covered with a bright pattern of coloured tiles. The book is called It Takes All Kinds Of Minds: fostering neurodivergent thriving at school. Edited by Rachael Davis, Claire O'Neill and Sue Fletcher-Watson.
Pink and blue striped morning sky behind silhouetted leafless trees.
This image shows a bottle of pills labelled “hard pills to swallow”. Then the pills are poured into a palm and labelled. One says “neurotypical is an essential concept to tackle inequality” and the other says “objections to the category neurotypical apply to diagnostic labels too”
This meme introduces four ideas in sequence that get more and more mind-blowing. Each idea is illustrated with a more and more brightly lit and explosive brain. Idea 1 is neurodivergent people have characteristic strengths and talents Idea 2 is the very fact of neurodiversity and the differences between us is a source of strength and talent Idea 3 is our notion of strengths and talents is inherently capitalist and needs expanding Idea 4 is the concept of strengths and talents is completely irrelevant to valuing and respecting all humans equally
In this meme Batman is slapping his sidekick Robin’s face. Robin is saying “but I only wanted to explain neurodiversity” and Batman is saying “stop colonising!”
This meme shows a man turning away from the girl he is holding hands with to stare at a different girl walking down the street. The first girl looks at him crossly. In this version the man is labelled “neurodiversity paradigm”. The girl he is holding hands with is labelled “doctors” and the girl he is staring at admiringly is labelled “evidence based practice”
This meme shows a man asking a question while gesturing at a butterfly. In the original image he is asking “is this a pigeon?” In this version of the meme the man represents society. The butterfly represents valuing everyone equally. And the man is asking “is this denying support?”
A meme showing two pictures of Winnie The Pooh (a children’s book character who is a bear). In the top image he is looking disapproving and wearing a red T-shirt. The text next to him says “welcome to our neurodiverse student hub”. In the below image he is wearing a bow tie and dinner jacket and looking impressed. The text next to him says “welcome to our neurodiverse school”
A green and white poster advertising a conference talk. There is also a headshot of a smiling white woman with curly red and dyed-blonde hair. The text on the flyer says: 14th Autism Europe international Congress. Topic: "Neurodiversity: Liberation and Inclusion for all Autistics". Sue Fletcher-Watson, Thursday September 11th, 14.30-15.30. Shelbourne Hall, Hall 2. For more information visit autismcongress2025.org
Two adorable small kittens curled up asleep together on a kitchen chair. They are both tabby cats with dark brown and grey stripes.
A study advert flyer showing a picture of a detective in a lab coat inspecting a piece of DNA. The text says: Genetic treatment of depression, what's your view? Participate in a focus group at the University of Edinburgh. The flyer has contact details and a link to an expression of interest form, which is linked in the tweet.
A grinning white woman with red hair in front of a banner display of text and images with the word ALWAYS in rainbow colours along the bottom. The rest of the text of the display is too small to be readable.
A flyer for the Autism Europe congress 2025, sponsored by As I Am, Ireland's autism charity. The flyer has a picture of Sue, a white woman with curly red hair and glasses, and the text says "I am an invited speaker at A E Congress 25". The flyer also says Register Now!
A brightly coloured flyer advertising a webinar entitled Innovative Respite Care: Insights and Opportunities with SuperTroop
A red stove top pan full of bubbling beef stew with browned cheese cobbler (biscuits in the USA) and lots of fresh parsley. It looks delicious.
A screen shot of the Autism Research feed homepage
A screenshot of a list of Bluesky Feeds
A screenshot of a Bluesky feed with the Autism Research feed highlighted at the top. A large hashtag icon is also highlighted in the top right corner.
A screen shot of the autism research feed on Bluesky with some text highlighted to show why the posts shown were included in the feed.
A white person’s hand holding a paperback book. The book title is Empire of Normality and the subtitle (partly out of shot) is Neurodiversity and Capitalism. The author is Robert Chapman. The cover image is the silhouette of a human head filled with a dense wallpaper-like pattern of diverse, small tropical birds.
close up of a cockatoo (a white bid with a yellow crest) peering into the camera
Photo of a torn poster stuck to a bus stop wall. The poster is red and white with an picture in the centre which is hard to see because of the tears. The text is in aggressive all caps and says: “are you a communist? Then get organised”
Screenshot of a Spotify page showing a record cover image (black and white photo of a suburban house). The album title is The Dreamless Sleep Of The 1990s by Broken Records.
Cloud of words in various colors and sizes. Some of the largest words include autistic people children social autism research language preterm study data support asd studies nonautistic health infants adults parents participants evidence
A yellow recruitment flyer with lots of text, a QR code and contact details for the researcher. all the information on the flyer can be found at the website linked in the post.
An amusingly short stretch of cycle path linking two roads. it is about 4 metres long with bollards at either end. This is the very last bit of cycle path in the city of Edinburgh which was ridden by Sue on her bike, during September, as a charity fundraising challenge.
A selfie of Sue in an Edinburgh street, with the wind blowing her curly red hair wildly across her face.
Pic of an elderly ginger tabby cat with a white bib. Fast asleep on a doormat. Loaf-shaped.
Photo of a book cover. The text says: GOOD OMENS in vertical text with author names at the top and bottom. They are Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. In the centre is a panel showing a floating Adam (the Antichrist) being observed by images of the four horsepersons of the apocalypse. Demon Crowley and angel Aziraphale are holding hands and looking on at the bottom of the page.
An image of Elton John, surrounded by an explosion of pink feathers. And someone (David Furnish?) in black looking comparatively very plain. They are sitting side by side in a car. The image is a meme with labels on each side: Next to flamboyant Elton it says “Weird Pride Day” Next to plain David it says “Autism Awareness Day”
A map of Edinburgh with six routes marked on it in bright colours. They show the parts of the map that Sue has already ridden.
A map of the cycle paths in Edinburgh with five marked routes in different bright colours.
Screen shot from a Strava page showing a map and ride statistics: 39.17km, elevation 255m, ride time 2.44, average speed 14.3km/h
Screenshot from a Strava cycle ride post. The heading says Supertroop September Ride 1. Stats are: 33.62km, 205m elevation, 2hr 10minutes. The map shows an orange loop with frequent diversions and small loops.
Close up of a map showing a short stretch of purple-marked cycle path with lots of tiny “spines” of cycle path branching off it. They have all been highlighted in orange.