Helena Myllymäki Jonsson @phdhelena.bsky.social PhD student at Linkoping University | Conversation Analyst #EMCA |Neurodiversity| School-age educare | Extended Education | #AcademicSky
Tally L. Tafla @tallytafla.bsky.social Post doc researcher @ University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil.
Visiting researcher @ University of Edinburgh, Scotland
The M-WAY Study @mwaystudy.bsky.social Researching environmental factors that influence the Mental health and Wellbeing of Autistic Young people (M-WAY). Based at UCL
Brunel Psychology @brunelpsy.bsky.social We are a vibrant research-intensive Division with expertise in cognitive and clinical neuroscience, culture and evolution, developmental, and social psychology based in Brunel University of London 🎓🧠🧬🧪
LINK TREE: https://linktr.ee/brunelpsyc
Dr Myrofora (Myrto) Kakoulidou @myrtokakoulidou.bsky.social Research Fellow, UCL Research Department of Primary Care & Population Health
Deputy Director of UCL's GRRAND
Interested in neurodiversity, mental health, education & participatory research. Views my own.
Personal website: https://www.myrtokakoulidou.com/
Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social Autism researcher at EXPLORA Gent (previously King's College London). Self + social cognition. Columnist Psyche en Brein, co-editor-in-chief InMind Nederland.
🏳️🌈 https://annabelnijhof.com/
London Autism Group Charity @lagcharity.bsky.social A unique Charity serving the Autistic Community of London and surrounding Counties in the UK.
We are led by Autistic people and kind, compassionate allies.
https://www.londonautismgroupcharity.org/
Kabie @kabie.bsky.social Autistic activist, parent to ND family. Chair of @arghscotland.bsky.social
They/Them
Scottish Ethnic Minority Autistics @semascot.bsky.social We strive to improve understanding of being autistic from the various communities of the Global Majority.
www.sema.scot
Emily Katy @itsemilykaty.bsky.social AuDHD blogger 🌻, author of GIRL UNMASKED: HOW UNCOVERING MY AUTISM SAVED MY LIFE (The Sunday Times Bestseller) 📚 & Trustee of Autistic Girls Network 🦋
https://linktr.ee/itsemilykaty
Ilse Noens @ilsenoens.bsky.social Professor at KULeuven, chair of Leuven Autism Research (LAuRes) and the Academic Collaborative Centre for Autism (ACCA). Passionate about participatory and neurodiversity-affirmative research, care, and education.
Laura Fox @laurajfox.bsky.social Lecturer in Psychology in Education @york.ac.uk @uoyeducation.bsky.social
Autism, Neurodiversity, Friendships, Inclusive Research Methods, Mental Health
Currently co-producing inclusive data collection with learning-disabled people
Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre @olgatennisonautism.bsky.social Australia's first autism research centre, located at La Trobe University, Melbourne/Naarm. Leading neuro-inclusive research.
Monique Botha @drmbothapsych.bsky.social Autistic and ADHD researcher focusing on minority stress, meta-science, and dehumanization of neurodivergent people in science and research. Big believer in #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
Holly Hodges @holly-hodges.bsky.social PhD student @ University of Cambridge researching autistic peoples' mental health | she/her
Harriet Axbey @draxbey.bsky.social Author, researcher, neurospicy DnD player. She/her 🏳️🌈
Rachael Davis @drrachaeldavis.bsky.social Developmental psychologist & senior lecturer.
Mostly talking about neurodivergence, education, cognition, bilingualism.
Editor @journalautism.bsky.social
AT-Autism @at-autism.bsky.social Neuro-affirmative, non-profit autism NGO & network. Partnership of autistic and non-autistic experts. UK/international. CPD training/clinical/consultancy/events/prog evaluation- Synergy & SPELL: Proud members of @autismeurope.bsky.social
Lorcan Kenny @lorcankenny.bsky.social Disability policy researcher with background in autism and health. My own views
Melissa Thye @melissathye.bsky.social Postdoc at the University of Edinburgh | semantic and social cognition • narrative comprehension • naturalistic neuroimaging • neurodiversity- M Michelle Dodd @michelledodd.bsky.social Formerly @autisticcat2, spending my last few weeks in Edinburgh, soon to be PhD student, still angry about Brexit!
Edwin Dalmaijer @dalmaijer.bsky.social Cognitive neuroscientist with many interests, including why our stomachs churn when we feel disgust. I also write books on programming; teach Python, statistics, and machine learning; and develop open-source software.
https://www.dalmaijer.org
David Gray-Hammond (NeuroHub Community) @neurohubcommunity.org (He/They)
CEO of NeuroHub Community, a social enterprise focused on community building and support for Neurodivergent people designed and delivered by Neurodivergent people.
Find out more here https://neurohub-david.start.page
Sofia @thendeducator.bsky.social Audhder 🏴🍉
♾️Founder @semascot.bsky.social -working towards better life outcomes for racialised autistics.
♾️Director at @LimitlessLearners.bsky.social ➡️ 👀🔎Fellow ND educators to join the directory to support ND learners.
♾️Secondary Maths
Yellow Ladybugs @yellowladybugs.bsky.social An autistic led charity changing the world. We focus on the hidden and unmet needs of #autistic girls, women and gender diverse folk. #actuallyautistic
AutAngel CIC @autangel.bsky.social We are a community interest company run by and for autistic people. We contribute to culture change that enables autistic people to thrive. https://www.autangel.org.uk/
Aisling Walsh @aislingwalsh.bsky.social Writer & Researcher
Sociology post-doc at University of Galway
Fiction Reader at Anomaly Litmag
I write about movies and neurodivergence at: https://autcasts.substack.com
Proud #NeuroQueer (She/Her)
Dr Keren MacLennan @kerenmaclennan.bsky.social 👩🔬 Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bath
📚 Researching sensory experiences and inclusive spaces for Autistic and Neurodivergent people (she/her)
Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social Arts, ageing, social care, dementia, methods, policy, values, evaluation | Researcher @ University of Bristol | ConnectED project | Hoppiness. She/her.
GW4 Alliance @gw4alliance.bsky.social An alliance of four of the most research-intensive and innovative universities in the UK: Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter. Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do: gw4.ac.uk
Sign up to our newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/4tbuar5f
Dr Ashleigh Johnstone @ajohnstone.bsky.social SciComm & Public Engagement ✍🏻 | CogPsych 🧠 | Academia & Industry 🔁 | Teaching in HE 👩🏻🏫
Psychology Senior Lecturer at Arden University. Views are my own.
ashleighjohnstone.com
Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social Prof of Ed Psych & Learning Sciences at UNC-CH | Scholar, speaker, consultant studying how people learn in the digital world | APA & AERA Fellow | Journal & Handbook Editor | Book Author | Views are my own. https://linktr.ee/jeffgreene
Autistica @autistica.org.uk The UK's leading autism research and campaigning charity. We fund research and shape policy to create the changes autistic people want to see in the world.
Black In Neuro @blackinneuro.bsky.social A grassroots movement turned non-profit organization with a mission to diversify the neurosciences by building a community that celebrates and empowers Black scholars and professionals in neuroscience-related fields.
linktr.ee/BlackInNeuro
Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social Monotropic semi speaking adult writing about neurodivergent play & adventures. MTB, digital a11y, AAC user, podcast host & lion tamer (he/him)
George Watts @autgeek.bsky.social Autistic self-advocate, PhD student, parent to autistic kids. Happily obsessed with all things autistic. They/she.
Warda Farah @wardasworld.bsky.social Interested in all things Race, Disability & Language
I write what I like, whenever I feel like it...
COFOUNDER ROUNDED
farahconsulting.my.canva.site
https://vizzy.com/@wardafarah
Holly the OT @hollytheot.bsky.social Children & Young People’s Occupational Therapist. Professional Marmite. #AuDHD. #SEND parent. MSc student. Neurodivergent realist.
Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social #SaveOurChildrensRights Parent-led special educational needs and disability #SEND website. UK-based, strategic advocacy, resources, and information to help improve the lives of children & young people with disabilities and their families. Volunteers.
Jo Billington @drjobillington.bsky.social Autism researcher/lecturer at Uni of Reading. Co-founder of the Wellbeing Hub: https://bit.ly/4ewJP6t
Personal account
Interested in:
#AutRes
School experiences of autistic children
Qual methods
Equity & social justice
Autistic flourishing & thriving
Elly Chapple Founder #FlipTheNarrative©💜 @ellychapple.bsky.social The Human First Catalyst
TEDx Speaker | Author of Diagnosis: Human
Creating psychological safety & restoring human being #FlipTheNarrative ©
http://youtu.be/DXBdiGUQ8Lw
www.ellychapple.com
https://amzn.eu/d/dksiD2E - #DiagnosisHuman
The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @autisticbooks.bsky.social Books about autism, written by Autistic people. Community resource website cataloguing as many of these as possible (2300+ so far).
Autistic curator (@lillyjade.bsky.social she/her).
https://linktr.ee/autisticbooks
*Taking a social media break*
Not Fine in School @notfineinschool.bsky.social Peer empowerment shared via NFIS Social Media & website. PhD research & raising awareness of family experiences resolving School Attendance Barriers.
https://notfineinschool.co.uk/home
Dr Naomi Fisher @drnaomifisher.bsky.social Clinical psychologist, author of Changing Our Minds, When the Naughty Step Makes Things Worse and the Teenager's Guide to Burnout.
Substack: Think Again naomicfisher.substack.com. Website: www.naomifisher.co.uk.
Eliza Fricker (Missing the Mark) @elizafricker.bsky.social Sunday Times Bestseller. Illustrator + author + education + autism + childhood + learning + activist + art. Represented by BKS Agency
@autisticgirlsnet.bsky.social @autisticgirlsnet.bsky.social
Neurodivergent SLT Network @ndsltuk.bsky.social A network for supporting ND speech and language therapists and promoting ND allies in the workplace. Http://linktr.ee/ndsltuk
Pete Wharmby @petewharmby.com Author, keynote speaker, geek, autistic and ADHD.
www.petewharmby.com
Kieran Rose (The Autistic Advocate) @kieranrose.bsky.social Autistic, parent, author, consultant, trainer, speaker, and academic researcher, specialising in #AutisticMasking, Identity Development, Stigma & #AutisticBurnout
www.theautisticadvocate.com
Jess @ GROVE @gr0ve.bsky.social GROVE is an Autistic / ADHD led service for neurodivergent children & young people: www.gr0ve.org
Jess (she/her) | AuDHD | Autism MA student | GROVE’s Founder
Sonny Hallett @scrappapertiger.bsky.social Therapist, supervisor, trainer & consultant. Autistic, trans, mixed race. Woodland creature. They/them
https://linktr.ee/scrappapertiger
Lisa Chapman @commonsenseslt.bsky.social Profoundly curious, ever-learning & generally happy to be on my journey. Family first. Lead SLT in a CAMHS service, Sensory Integration Practitioner & former teacher.
Monotropism.org @monotropism.org Monotropism is a theory of Autism developed by Autistic people, initially by Dinah Murray and Wenn Lawson.
Read about explanations and applications of the theory, its history, and what’s happening now on our website.
https://monotropism.org/
AMASE @amase.org.uk Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh - helping autistic people to help each other.
#ActuallyAutistic #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Scotland
https://amase.org.uk
Joanna Grace PhD @jo3grace.bsky.social Seeking to contribute to a world where people are understood in spite of difference, Doctoral researcher, The Sensory Projects, TEDx, Trainer, Author. Autistic.
Dr Dawn Cavanagh @dawnc05.bsky.social LD Researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Lives in Wales.
Stolen Lives. https://stolenlives.blog
Son with learning disability, autism, ADHD and epilepsy.
Autistic herself.
@posautive.bsky.social @posautive.bsky.social
Fergus Murray @oolong.co.uk Monotropic writer, science tutor, Autistic community organiser and independent researcher. Based in Edinburgh.
they/them.
https://linktr.ee/0olong
Thriving Autistic @thrivingautistic.bsky.social Neuro-Affirmative, non-profit by & for the Autistic & Neurodivergent community dedicated to advancing the human rights of #ActuallyAutistic & otherwise #Neurodivergent people
Bérengère G. Digard @berengeredigard.bsky.social Postdoc 🧠 researcher at Edinburgh Uni Med School CCBS (with a cool side job 🎥🎬)
| Aphantasia / Hyperphantasia / Autism / Bilingualism
| Science Communication
| faceblind girl w a confusing 1st name & unbelievable middle name 🧝♀️
📍🏴 from 🇫🇷🇪🇸 | 🍉
Michelle Dawson @autismcrisis.bsky.social off-message autistic researcher
Zack Williams, MD, PhD @quantpsychiatry.bsky.social •Autistic (+ADHD, OCD, Tourettes) autism researcher and trainee psychiatrist (rising PGY-1)
•YaleCSC➡️VanderbiltMSTP➡️UCLA
•Catatonia enthusiast, patient advocate, stats guy
•MH research/methods/advocacy, autism/neurodiversity, academic medicine, dumb jokes
Morton Ann Gernsbacher @gernsbacherlab.bsky.social Vilas Research Professor & Sir Frederic Bartlett Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, researching cognitive neuroscience, human attention & communication
Autistic Science Person @autsciperson.bsky.social Autistic consultant and writer with a Masters in Neuroscience.
white, nonbinary. they/them Opinions are my own. #SayNoToABA
www.AutisticSciencePerson.com
Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social Autistic disabled researcher, carer & Mum.
#AutisticElder
Personal page, own views.
Like/repost = "I've read it"
See also LinkedIn
Encouraging moderation, a peaceful & fair society, & better research.
Tamara Kalandadze @tkalan.bsky.social Assoc. professor in neurodevelopmental differences. AE for Infant and Child Development #DevLangDis
autism I DLD I open, reproducible research I meta-research I language and communication difficulties and mental health I implementation science
Steven Kapp @drstevenkapp.bsky.social Autistic ADHDer autism, neurodiversity researcher. Disability rights advocate. Developmental psychologist; Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Portsmouth.
He/him. Views my own.
Cos Michael @cosmichael.bsky.social Autistic autism & ageing consultant.
Contact me for training & conference speaking.
Poet
#AutisticElders #ActuallyAutistic #Poetry
Desi Jones @desirjones.bsky.social Assistant Professor at UMD | autism, stigma, intersectionality, and Black neurodivergent experiences | Wellesley College Alumna | #ADHD cat mom
Amber Ruigrok @amberruigrok.bsky.social Psychology @ UoM, UK | Excited about hormones, brains, and sex/gender differences in reproductive and mental health | SciComm | EDI | Mama | Singer
Noah Sasson @noahsasson.bsky.social Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Dallas. I run the Social Cognition and Interaction in Autism lab.
Dan Poole @danpoole.bsky.social Lecturer in Psychology at University of Sheffield. Research on autism & distraction
Christina Nicolaidis, MD, MPH @cnicolaidis.bsky.social Professor at PSU and OHSU, Long COVID physician, participatory researcher, Co-Director of Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education, Editor-in-Chief of Autism in Adulthood.
Diana Tan @dianatan.bsky.social Autism researcher at Macquarie University (Australia). She/Her. Views are my own.
Kayden Stockwell @kaydenstockwell.bsky.social From undergrad at Binghamton University to PhD candidate at UVA. Interested in autism + interaction. #DisabledInSTEM. #LGBTinSTEM. Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast. He/him.
Dr Aimee Grant @draimeegrant.bsky.social #ActuallyAutistic Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow: "Autism from Menstruation to Menopause" | Swansea Uni
Dr Jackie Ryan @proudmum95.bsky.social I am a mostly retired Autistic autism researcher. Latest project was co-design of a toolkit for staff to support Autistic autonomy. Autistic rights are human rights. Participatory autism research. #AutRes
Eleanor Palser @eleanorpalser.bsky.social Assistant Professor | Dyspraxic | Welsh | We study the mental health needs of neurodivergent people
Helen Ellis @hjellis.bsky.social Autistic adult working for the National Autistic Society (UK) - posts/reposts my own opinions, not my employers.
Unapologetically loves Rugby Union!
📚💜 Autism & Masking (2021)
📚💜 Eat, Drink, Be Autistic & Merry - still writing!
Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social Director of Sheffield Autism Research Lab. Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK.
Meng-Chuan Lai @mengchuanlai.bsky.social A clinician, researcher & lifelong learner at @CAMHnews @uoftmedicine. Rooted in Taiwan, UK & Canada. Thinking and acting globally and locally. Views are mine.
Bethlehem Tekola @bethlehem.bsky.social Qualitative Research | Research Ethics | Research involving and impacting marginalised communities and groups- A Alex Hendry @alexhendry.bsky.social Developmental psychologist focused on executive function development in the early years. Aiming towards neurodiversity-affirming research. Uni of Oxford www.startproject.info
Freya Elise @freyaelise.bsky.social Autistic researcher @ UCL
🏳️🌈
dr eloise stark @eloiseclinpsy.bsky.social clinical psychologist • oxford clinical research fellow • interested in neurodivergent flourishing and eudaimonia, trauma & attachment, therapeutic adaptations, & systemic theory/therapy • previous oxford ψ ba, dphil, postdoc, dclin • views my own
Brian Irvine @brianirvine.bsky.social Happy wanderer. Mentor. Neurodiversity researcher. Fool.
Body Eyes and Movement (BEAM) Lab @beamlab.bsky.social Body Eyes And Movement - University of Manchester lab led by Ellen Poliakoff & Emma Gowen researching perception, action, autism & Parkinson's. Account managed by Ellen.
Ruth Moyse @drruthmoyse.bsky.social Head of Training & Co-Production, AT-Autism
Visiting Fellow, ACoRNS, University of Southampton
Autistic introvert
Likes to crochet, tries to run
Rebecca Charlton @goldage.bsky.social Professor of Psychology, interested in mostly ageing and later life, including impact of adult experiences on ageing, and how autistic and other neuro-divergent people experience ageing
Michelle Failla @docfailla.bsky.social Assistant Prof studying pain, autism, & Alzheimer’s 🧠 Ohio State University College of Nursing | She/her | Opinions are my own
Josephine Barbaro @drjbarbaro.bsky.social Associate Professor of Autism. Neurodiversity Affirming Psychologist. Director of Identification & Diagnosis, La Trobe University. Vice President, ASfAR. AuDHD. Proud🌈mumma. Hobby Photographer & 🎳 bowler. On Wurundjeri Country. Views mine (she/her).
Bec Poulsen @becpoulsen.bsky.social Dr / Dj BeXta
Neuroscience Researcher by day, Dj and music producer by night. Research Fellow researching Autism, neuroscience, and auditory/sensory processing. #AutisticsinAcademia 💛
Dr Martine van Driel @martinevandriel.bsky.social Autistic Academic. Linguistics. Digital Media.
Autistic Communication.
University of Birmingham (UK)
Dr. Sarah Donald @sarah595.bsky.social Researcher interested in autism, complex support needs, language and communication.
I champion participatory, collaborative and ethical approaches to doing research better. Views my own 🙂
Robert Chapman @drrobertchapman.bsky.social Author of Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism and founding member of Books From Below
They/them.
Sarah Garfinkel @sarahgarf.bsky.social Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL, Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab. Interested in interoception, emotion, interactions between heart and brain, biological basis of empathy & Radio 4
Georgia Harper @mindtheflap.bsky.social Autistic autism policy wonk. Co-hosts a podcast about Doctor Who: Circuit Breaker. Views my own. She/Her. https://linktr.ee/mindtheflap