Autistic Experiences of Breast Cancer research project @aebcstudy.bsky.social Research project funded by Breast Cancer Now to explore autistic adults' experiences of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
University of Exeter
University of Sussex @sussex.ac.uk Welcome to our official account 👋
Nestled in the South Downs, we're a UK university located just 10 mins from beachy Brighton and an hour from London.
www.sussex.ac.uk
aslynn is off-duty @aslynnromano.com AuDHD Psych NP specialized in SPMI & late ID'd autism, Autistic research, mental health, Neurodivergence, suicide awareness, NH politics, mutual aid, advocacy & love wins 🫶
🪿 CommunityFirstNH.org - Vice Chair
✨ NeurospaceAPC.com - Private Practice
Rich Gorman @richgorman.bsky.social Social science and ethics research at @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social Haemophiliac 🩸
Andrew Carpenter @nbnlondonregion.bsky.social Autism Lead for NHS England London Region - I'm #ActuallyAutistic
Samantha C @autimedic23.bsky.social Autistic-ADHD-Wheelie Doctor 👩🏼⚕️♿️
Foundation Year 1 🩺
Interests: paediatrics/anaesthetics/neurodivergent research
Love: music 🎵, bunnies 🐰, nature 🌿
She/Her 🌈
Dr Eleanor Jayawant @ejayawant.bsky.social Research Fellow @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social 🧪
Working on blood cancer 🩸
Board game geek 🎲
Crazy cat lady 🐱
#ActuallyAutistic
she/they
Dr Jo Middleton FRGS FHEA MFPH @drjmiddleton.bsky.social Integrating medicine & conservation in Papua New Guinea + improving scabies control in Britain & Ethiopia @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social. Visiting Professor, KazNU. Chair, @wildhealthcic.bsky.social. Views own
https://linktr.ee/DrJMiddleton
British Society for Phenomenology @thebsp.org.uk The British Society for Phenomenology promotes research and awareness in the field of phenomenology, accomplishing these aims through its journal, essay prize, impact agenda, podcast, and events
https://www.thebsp.org.uk
Hannah Hill @hh-petrichor.bsky.social Mum. Humanist.
Dark chocolate enthusiast.
#AuDHD
GP Lead #Autistic Doctors International.
She/her
Neurodivergent Dr @neurodivergentdoc.bsky.social Autistic ADHD disabled geriatrician. On Whadjuk Noongar land, Boorloo.
Dr Aimée Fletcher (@aimee_speaks) @aimeespeaks.bsky.social Autistic autism researcher, passionate about making museums (and all of society) accessible. Lover of photography, stained glass window making, and music.
Participation Coordinator at Scottish Autism. Working to ensure all autistic people are listened to.
House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Committee @hlautismactcom.parliament.uk News & information from the Lords Committee on the Autism Act 2009. Produced by staff on behalf of the committee. The committee has now completed its work.
Professor Carrie Llewellyn @profcdllewellyn.bsky.social Applied behavioural research; chartered psychologist; health psychology; public health, sexual health, prevention; HIV; STIs, trans inclusive feminist; Head of Primary Care & Public Health, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, B&H Arts Orchestra. Sea swimmer
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
Anna Westaway @annawestaway.bsky.social UK Speech & Language Therapist interested in autism, #accessibleinformation & #inclusivecommunication. #Makaton tutor. Impressive repertoire of cheese jokes. Sheffield.
@hannahbt.bsky.social @hannahbt.bsky.social
Harriet Axbey @draxbey.bsky.social Author, researcher, neurospicy DnD player. She/her 🏳️🌈
Hayley Morgan @hayleymorganaut.bsky.social Autistic author, PhD candidate on the autistic birth experience. Often found foraging around South Wales with an excited, oversized beagle. Taekwondo enthusiast, awful crocheter, fluent in Always Sunny quotes.
Jenni Guthrie @jenni-guthrie.bsky.social Autistic ADHD social worker, trainer, writer, researcher.
Views are my own
Emily Green (she/her) @emilyanatomy.bsky.social Anatomy Lecturer at Newcastle University | SFHEA | MSc Anatomy & Education | Part-time MedEd PhD - anatomy education for neurodiversity 🧠🫀| Views my own
Dr Euan Bennet @dreuanbennet.bsky.social Lecturer and researcher at University of Glasgow vet school. Epidemiology/data science for sports horse welfare. "Obviously not a horse person, just some desk-sitting academic". He/him
Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social Pākehā/Tangata Tiriti; critical psych, health/disability, feminism/gender/politics, bodies, equity & social justice. #ThematicAnalysis #QualitativeResearch!
www.thematicanalysis.net
www.storycompletion.net
https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/
Catherine Pope @cjpope.bsky.social Professor of Medical Sociology, Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care, Oxford
Charlotte Brooks @thegoo.se #ActuallyAutistic PhD Researcher in DISN at University of Birmingham; researching autistic nonbinary experiences in school 🏫
🔗 website: https://thegoo.se/
@an040my.bsky.social @an040my.bsky.social
Freya Elise @freyaelise.bsky.social Autistic researcher @ UCL
🏳️🌈
Dr Catherine Hennessy @cathhennessy.bsky.social Head of Anatomy Brighton & Sussex Medical School
Anatomy education research enthusiast
Likes a good chai latte
Kate Fox @katefoxwriter75.bsky.social Stand-up poet. Radio 4’s The Verb regular. Northern, neurodivergent writer of Northernness and Neurodivergence. “On Sycamore Gap” & “Where There’s Muck There’s Bras” (Harper North). “Bigger on the Inside” (Smokestack).
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
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.
Liz Stonell @lizstonell.bsky.social GP and trainer
Neurodiversity lead Y&H
ADHD Foundation @adhdfoundation.bsky.social The Neurodiversity Charity. Lifespan clinical, psychological & education services. Training for business & public sector professionals UK & internationally☂️
https://linktr.ee/adhdfoundation
Gemma Spencer @gemmaspencer.bsky.social I am a Mum, Wife, Registered Nurse & PhD Student exploring ADHD in Pre-Registration Nursing & Midwifery.
I am currently working as a lecturer in pre-registration adult Nursing at the University of Central Lancashire.
Brighton and Sussex Medical School @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social Brighton and Sussex Medical School is an equal partnership between the Universities of Sussex and Brighton, together with #NHS organisations.
Miguel Lois-Mosquera @mlmlois.bsky.social PhD. Listening to and learning from the experiences of the Autistic Community on wellbeing, inclusion and stigma.
Enfoque Neuroafirmativo
#Psychology & #Education. He/Him
Researcher/Lecturer UNIR
@mlmlois PresenZa
https://linktr.ee/mlmlois
Gert-Jan Vanaken @gertjanvanaken.bsky.social 🔥researcher, activist, writer
📨he/him📍Brussels, BE
🔗 gertjanvanaken.be
🔎postdoc in neurodiversity-affirmative autism care, KU Leuven, UAntwerp.
✊🏼climate justice and degrowth organiser
🖍️writing a book on neurodiversity politics at De Bezige Bij
Jill EP @jillinc.bsky.social
Challenging assumptions by amplifying silenced voices through lived experience phenomenological research.
Liz Herrieven @drlizherrieven.bsky.social EM/PEM consultant, learning disability & autism advocate, Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group, Down’s Syndrome Association, RCEMlearning blogger/editor, DFTB bubbler, QMUL PEM MSc hon lecturer, mother, no hobbies cos no other time left 🥴
Tara George @tarageorge.bsky.social GP and Training Programme Director in North Derbyshire. Medical Education. #MedEd Medical Humanities. Host of bedsidereading.bsky.social
https://bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/
Kerry Calvo @kerrycalvo.bsky.social Associate Professor at UCL. AuDHD. Interested in Health Professions Education and neurodiversity conversations. Hoping this will be the new and improved way to network online at conferences and share interesting ideas/spark conversations.
Dr Rowena Christmas @drrowenachristmas.bsky.social RCGP Wales Chair, 🏴GP Partner, GP Trainer.
Safeguarding, Medical Ethics, Relationship based care.
Likes dogs & bikes. Hopeful despite it all.
Docs With Disabilities Initiative @docswithdisability.bsky.social The OFFICIAL #DocsWithDisabilities Initiative account: Podcast, Hashtag & Programs & Dr. Lisa Meeks DREAM (Disability Research and Education in Academic Medicine) Lab. Focused on Anti-Oppressive #HPE #MedEd #STEM Education
Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social Research Fellow at the University of Leeds. Research on disability studies, action research, & the arts. ADHDer. Working class academic.
Dan Poole @danpoole.bsky.social Lecturer in Psychology at University of Sheffield. Research on autism & distraction
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
Anna Baverstock @annabav.bsky.social Paediatrician
*AMD for Wellbeing& Leadership@SomersetFT
*Coach & Mediator *Schwartz Facilitator *Doodler & Sketchnoter 📚🎨
#cRxeate Fellow *she/her
#medsky #bookmedsky #wellbeingmedsky
Ju ✨ @juliaisobela.bsky.social they/she | 🏳️🌈 | 👩🏻🎓 incoming FY1 doctor| living with AuDHD & SMI | MA (Oxon) Music | #MedEd | Chair @ JASME| Chair @ GLADD
Jess Morgan @jessmorgan.bsky.social Non-clinical paediatrician, educator, passionate about improving the wellbeing of doctors, writer, TEDx speaker.
Love a single shot latte in a bookshop.
My TEDx talk: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yvYou5qwEQ0&t=2s&pp=ygUTZHIgamVzcyBtb3JnYW4gdGVkeA%3D%3D
Dr. Brittany N Hand @bn-hand.bsky.social Associate Professor at Ohio State, autism researcher, dog mom 🌻
Research to improve healthcare delivery and health outcomes for autistic adults and adults with other developmental disabilities
u.osu.edu/hand.58
Jane Green MBE FCCT @jgjanegreenmbe.bsky.social Founder @SEDSConnective Volunteer / Fellow exAHT MA Ed AHT neurodivergence Hypermobility
Disabled/ Parent / Carer
MBE for services to neurodivergent hypermobility folk 2023
SEDSConnective @sedsconnective.org The 1st charity for Hypermobility and Neurodivergence est.2018
Chair @JGjanegreenmbe.bsky.social
Patrons:
Dr Eccles Dr Spiritos
Web: www.sedsconnective.org
Link: https://linktr.ee/SEDSConnective
Cathy Bernal/Lintott @cathybernal-1.bsky.social RNLD, Senior Lecturer in medical education, walker & photographer of wildlife & landscapes. Other passions include conservation, social justice, liberal politics, neurodiversity, fiction, poetry, classical music, drama, cinema, travel, food and wine 😋.
Brinda @thilb2.bsky.social Resident doctor, training in cardiology and general internal medicine. Additional interests include music and hot chocolate.
📍Parisienne | Londoner | தமிழர்
Susan Madigan @susanmadigan3.bsky.social Occupational Therapist.Supporting the neurodivergent crew to thrive.Accessibility in Education, Work and Healthcare.Working with employers to understand and value neurodiversity. She/her,Neurodivergent not otherwise specified. Information @ susanmadigan.ie
Tamsin Crook @tamsincrook.bsky.social Career Coach | Assoc. Lecturer | ADHD Research | MSc Career Mgt & Coaching | MSc Psychology | PG Cert Neurodiversity Coaching
Research: ADHD career strengths & successes
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JWAM-05-2023-0048/full/html
Bethan John @msbethanj.bsky.social Neurosurgeon turned General Practitioner. Taking the scenic route through medicine. Welsh.
#MedSky #GPSky #TeamGP
Dr Emma Jenks @emmajenks.bsky.social Lecturer at the University of Bristol, with research interests in neurodiversity and inclusive education 😊
Barry Fleming @barryfleming.bsky.social Autistic aspiring clinical microbiologist | LTFT trainee GIM RCPI | MSc student University of Edinburgh | Alumnus UCD Medicine & University of Galway
Anne V. Kirby @avkirbyphd.bsky.social #Occupationaltherapy faculty @tcd-ot.bsky.social | #research #autism #suicideprevention #healthcare. she/her
You can find my work here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Faa1OkMAAAAJ&hl=en
Prof Ben Paechter @benpaechter.bsky.social Part of wonderfully neurodiverse family. Trying to do my bit to promote inclusion and integrity. Professor of Artificial Intelligence at ENU. Personal A/C. likes/RTs≠Endorsement. #unfeartie
Catherine Dakin @catdakin.bsky.social Mum, disabled, AuDHD, psychiatrist, dog lover, knackered
Anna Remington @annaremington.bsky.social Prof of autism research & Director of UCL CRAE. Tweets = own opinions
Paula McGowan OBE @oliverscampaign.bsky.social •Hon University Fellow- Fac Health
•Founder The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training
•Patient Safety
•Hoping for a Social Media Platform where everyone can live together peacefully
#Oliverscampaign
Kat Williams @kat-williams.bsky.social #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD | ESRC funded PhD student (social policy) Cardiff Uni (Role of communication in access to healthcare for autistic adults) | Voluntary non-exec Director Autistic UK | LiRF and Run buddy She Runs Cardiff| She/Her
Samuel Tromans @samueljtromans.bsky.social Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Uni of Leicester + Consultant Intellectual Disability Psychiatrist at LPT (NHS).
Interests: autism, learning disability + mental health.
Academic sec of RCPsych ID Faculty + NDPSIG.
https://le.ac.uk/people/sam-tromans
Ben Potts @ben-potts.bsky.social X-ray radiographer • Doctoral researcher (@crra3g.bsky.social, City St George's, University of London) - striving to improve emergency departments for #autistic, #ADHD & #AuDHD people.
🔗: http://ben-potts.co.uk
National Autism Implementation Team @naitscotland.bsky.social www.nait.scot
Researchers and practitioners focussed on the implementation of evidence informed and neuro-affirming practice in Scotland, across sectors. A small multi-disciplinary team funded by Scottish Government 🏴
Felicity Sedgewick @fsedgewick.bsky.social Autism and neurodiversity researcher at the University of Bristol. Interested in gender, relationships, mental health, masking, and higher education (sometimes all at once)
Joy @joyekeenan.bsky.social Autistic, dyspraxic, ADHD medical student. Research interests: med ed and neurodivergence. Would name a pet beefy Ronald or Stew Pid. Musician, cat lady, clumsy penguin (I LOVE penguins). Pronouns she/her.
Cat Hughes @naturetable.bsky.social Expert dog-petter. AuDHDer. Bookworm. hEDS.
She/her.
Researcher at Middletown Centre for Autism.
Opinions are my own.
Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social DEI hire. Prof of Primary Care, Uni of Oxford. Researching digital health/ inequities, covid prevention (masks/ air quality). Wild swimmer. Mum to Rob (marine bio) & Al (doc). She/her. https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=QDCqsJwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Association for the Study of Medical Education @asmeofficial.bsky.social Charitable organisation committed to advancing scholarship in Health Professions Education, across the continuum of education
Membership 👥 | Awards 🏆 | Events 📅 | Communities 🤝 | Online resources 💻
www.asme.org.uk
@asmeofficial in the other place
BJGP @bjgp.org We are the BJGP - the British Journal of General Practice. We publish primary care research + comment to serve the international community. Editor: @euanlawson.social here on Bluesky.
BJGP: bjgp.org | BJGPLife: bjgplife.com
Tish Marrable @tishravenswood.bsky.social Autistic academic, nerdy about all things autism, cats, Welsh mythology, organic gardening. Ambitious about an orchard. Practicing and teaching shamanism.
James Downs @jamesldowns.bsky.social Mental health writer, researcher, patient. Professionally & pathologically flexible. Creative arts. Practicing courage, creativity, and compassion.
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
OT Expert @ot-expert.bsky.social Leading international occupational therapy account
Fierce but friendly advocate for us #neurodivergent and all humans
Love connecting people - Views my own
#Artist - Pencil, Charcoal...
#poet
Occupational therapist
#ADHD
#OccupationalTherapy
#Art
Frieda grosgean @bernaharbor.bsky.social Psychiatrist and accordionist. Retired from UCLA. Autistic & ND advocate. Books addict and book writing.
Ben Lovell @drbenlovell.bsky.social @work Acute Med Consultant, Deputy Director Med Ed, Hon Assoc Prof Med Ed, author, simulation lead @home cats, theatre, gym, books, piano, horror.
Louise Ting @neuro-observant.bsky.social Neurodivergent. LGBTQ+ 🌈 Passionate about autism advocacy, mental health, and research. Community volunteer. Love 🐈, PPI, art and learning
Creator of this popular PPI resource (used by research orgs & universities globally):
tiny.cc/PPIdiagram
Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social Researcher | PhD | Ireland
#PregnancyLoss #ReproductiveHealth #ReproductiveJustice #WeightStigma #MensHealth #CDoH #COI #PublicHealth #SDoH #ImpSci #KnowledgeTranslation #GraphicMedicine
Alex Cauvi 🏳️🌈🇪🇺🩷💜💙 @alexcauvi.bsky.social The artist formerly known as alex_cauvi
Comms / SciComm professional.
Opinions my own. Some of them might even be good.
(She/they)
Paul Harkin @paulharkin.bsky.social Director of Strategy, UCD School of Medicine. Opinions my own.
Black sheep of a high performing family. More privileged than most.
#Spéirghorm #UCD #MCIrl
BJGP Open @bjgpopen.bsky.social https://bjgpopen.org/
Peer reviewed. Open access. Online-only. Original research & articles of importance to international primary care clinicians & researchers. Follow ≠ endorsement.
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.
Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social Researcher at Uni of Manchester: neurodiversity, autism, learning disability, interventions, services & supports
Crazy 🐈 lady
Tea addict
She/her
Dr Emma Pritchard-Rowe @emmapritchard95.bsky.social Research Associate at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.
New Open Access paper on neurodiversity-affirmative autism assessment : https://doi.org/10.1177/27546330241274674
https://linktr.ee/emmapritchard
Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social 💜 ♾️ AuDHD | Monotropic | Neuro-affirming Autism advocate & consultant.
Interests: monotropism, flow, burnout & neuroqueer theory.
Writer • Trainer • Resource Creator | Former SEND EY/Primary teacher ♾️ 💜
https://www.autisticrealms.com/
Connor Keating @connortkeating.bsky.social Junior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford researching screening and support for autistic, other neurodivergent, and neurotypical children and adults | Co-director of the U21 Autism Research Network | He/him 🏳️🌈
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.
Jade Davies (she/her) @jadedavies.bsky.social PhD researcher at @uomseed.bsky.social @uniofmanchester.bsky.social.
Interested in understanding and addressing disparities in mental health. Currently researching social media use and adolescent mental health. http://so-me-study.org.
BendyBrain : Dr Jessica Eccles @bendybrain.bsky.social #hypermobility (and related conditions) brain-body neuro #research @bsmsmedschool UK | Dr Jessica Eccles | http://Linktr.ee/bendybrain | views own | https://www.bsms.ac.uk/about/contact-us/staff/dr-jessica-eccles.aspx
Dr Becky Wood @thewoodbug.bsky.social Senior lecturer, autism researcher. Reader, writer, radio listener, swimmer and nature lover. Arts buff.
Dislikes: cronyism. Fan of The Archers 🙂
Eleanor Curnow @eleanorcurnow.bsky.social Occupational Therapist, Research Fellow @ Queen Margaret University. National Autism Implementation Team (NAIT) Scotland
Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social Associate Professor
Psychotherapist
Researcher in mental health, autism, adhd
Punk Rocker
Rigorous humanism
Educational psychology
Improving access in physical and mental health settings
Poetry
Centre for Research in Autism and Education @craeioe.bsky.social Research to enhance the lives of autistic people; based in the UCL Institute of Education.
Emilie Edwards @emilieedwards.bsky.social 🎓Senior lecturer in Midwifery and PhD student SFHEA • CMO Silver Award • @RCM Leadership award 23 • @SNTA Educator of the Year 22 • @womenbeyondbox Top 50 ND Women 23🌈Autistic All views my own
Hannah Belcher @drhannahbelcher.bsky.social Personal account mainly for cat pics