Dr Melissa Gilbert (she/her) @drmelissagilbert.bsky.social Academic - Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University | Socialist | AuDHDer | Disabled | Nerd | Board gamer | Coffee addict | Foodie | Embroiderer | crocheter | AFOL and alternatives
On unceded Wurundjeri land
Views are my own
Martin Pratt @martinpratt.bsky.social CEO @acamh.bsky.social · Not just disseminating knowledge - fostering new understanding in child & adolescent mental health 0-25 Journals: JCPP ·JCPP Advances · CAMH www.acamhlearn.org www.acamh.org #ChildMentalHealth #MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased
Sarah Callinan @sarahcallinan.bsky.social Principal Research Fellow at CAPR, La Trobe University. Interested in alcohol and survey research
Lizzie Shephard @lizzieshephard.bsky.social Developmental neuroscientist / psychologist interested in the perinatal period & neurodiversity affirming supports for young kids and their caregivers. https://sites.usp.br/ninalab/
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
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/
Centre for Research in Inclusion @cri-uos.bsky.social Centre for Research in Inclusion (CRI) at the University of Southampton @unisouthampton.bsky.social. Co-directors @vstrogilos.bsky.social & @achalagupta.bsky.social
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/research/institutes-centres/centre-for-research-in-inclusion
Autonomous Autist @autonomousautist.bsky.social Late-diagnosed autist. 
La Trobe University (LaTrobeUni) @latrobe.edu.au Real impact starts with action. At La Trobe, you’re shaping the future as part of a community turning ideas into real-world change—advancing sustainability, inclusion, and innovation to transform lives every day.
Ben Bailey @benjamin-bailey.bsky.social 
Haylie Miller @hayliemiller.bsky.social she/her, ☕️🐴🇨🇺🏔 | PI @UM_MVDLab, Asst Prof @UMKines | Psych studying lifespan dev’t of visuomotor skills in neurodivergence | 🥐 enthusiast | opinionated…but not on behalf of anyone other than myself 😏
Naomi Mittet @naolimit.bsky.social Circadian sleep disorders advocate. Raising awareness for Non-24 in sighted people. #DSPD mom of a #Non24 young adult. Former board member at https://csd-n.org. Full time caregiver. She/Her.
Cover photo by Daniel Kordan.
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/
EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social Experimental Psychological Research on Autism @ Ghent University
/ Experimenteel Psychologisch Onderzoek Rond Autisme aan de UGent
Dutch: https://www.ugent.be/pp/nl/onderzoek/explora
English: https://www.ugent.be/pp/en/research/explora
Melissa Zochowski, PhD, MBA, MS @mkzphd.bsky.social Healthcare Delivery Systems Science | Equity and Neurodivergence | Implementation Science | Learning Health Systems | Lean Healthcare
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences @psychunimelb.bsky.social News, events and research from the University of Melbourne's School of Psychological Sciences.
🎧 Tune into PsychTalks on your favourite podcast platform.
➡ psychologicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au
Suzi Sapiets 🦔 @suzisapiets.bsky.social 
Ami Tint @amitint.bsky.social Assistant Professor at #UCalgary. Clinical Psychologist. Research interests include autism, intellectual disability, and mental health. She/her
Eleanor Palser @eleanorpalser.bsky.social Assistant Professor | Dyspraxic | Welsh | We study the mental health needs of neurodivergent people
The Autivist (Fighting for a Post Behaviorist World) @neurodivergentequity.org Todd D. Woodward (He/Him/Theirs) Father. Husband. NeuroEducation & NeuroRelational Science wonk. AuDHD, Dyslexic. Disability Justice, Emancipatory Autism Studies. Perpetually awkward! #ActuallyAutistic
Personal: @todd.woodward.social
Sarah Slack @sarahjslack.bsky.social Human rights & community care
Anti-genocide 🇵🇸 & everywhere
Still 😷 + to prevent COVID
& other airborne disease
Curiosity, connection, and community at our common table
@commontable.bsky.social
@drbury.bsky.social @drbury.bsky.social 
Mel Giugni @mgiugni.bsky.social 🌈 AuDHD 🚑 ambo ➡️ OTARC PhD student @ La Trobe | Researching diagnostic overshadowing & inequities shaping Autistic health ⚖️🔥
Dr David Jackson-Perry @davidjackson-perry.bsky.social Late-diagnosed as an academic | Honorary Lecturer Neurodiversity @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social | HIV @Lausanne University Hospital | Queerhood | Intensely interested in failure, but will it last...?
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
Michelle Mahoney @michellemahoney.bsky.social Neurodivergent Activist, Writer, Educator, Disability Advocate.
Author of Strange Fellow Bobby: The Neurodivergence of Robert F. Kennedy, Sr.
Substack: michellemahoneyautisticadvocate.substack.com
Nichelle Henderson @nshlh.bsky.social LA Community College Trustee | Teacher | LA County Quality & Productivity Commissioner | Cal State faculty & union organizer | Wife, mom & grandma
https://www.efundraisingconnections.com/c/nichellehenderson
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
Marcia Eckerd, Ph.D. @doctormarcia.bsky.social Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and specializing in diagnosing autism in women. 
Taylor Gillie Sawyer @taylorgilliesawyer.bsky.social freelance fiction and academic editor martletediting.com | she/they | AuDHD | posts mainly about books, editing, art, languages, and urbanism | Urban Studies PhD | Wikipedia enthusiast | guardian of a chaotic dog | 📍 Barcelona
Rachel Grove (she/her) @rgrove.bsky.social 
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com The greatest autism info you will ever find, from autistic people, professionals, and parents. www.ThinkingAutism.com & buttondown.com/TPGA. Pro-neurodiversity. Even more TPGA community discussions on IG and FB.
Dr Giorgia Michelini @giorgiamichelini.bsky.social Senior Lecturer/Associate Prof @qmul.ac.uk. Research on ADHD/Neurodiversity & Youth Mental Health using transdiagnostic, longitudinal, EEG & participatory approaches. Leads TREND Lab. Academic mama
https://www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/cbb/people/gmichelini/
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.
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.
Rachel Calderon @rachelcalderon.bsky.social PhD student/researcher interested in autism, stigma, intersectionality, and communication
Jessica Fox @jessicafox99.bsky.social Autistic PhD Candidate at QUT Centre for Justice. Researching support services for autistic survivors of gendered violence. She / Her. Located in Meanjin (Brisbane) on Turrbal and Yuggera land
Melissa Cosgrove @melissacosgrove.bsky.social Independent scholar. Chicago.
A civic framework that rebuilds American governance around care and relation → towardreconstitution.org
Essays on culture, politics, & current events through relational ontology → cosgrove.substack.com
A/Professor Jessica Paynter @jessicapaynter.bsky.social Academic, clinical psychologist, and mum of two. Research on knowledge translation, evidence-based practice, education (esp. literacy), health and mental health, and autism. 
A Psychotherapist in 2025 @apsychotherapist.bsky.social Trauma therapist holding hope for humanity.🦋
New to Bluesky.
Proud Crone and Yiayia.
I celebrate human diversity.
💙🌍🌏🌎💙
✊🏿✊🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Ally and advocate.
We can survive this.
☮️✌🏽🕉️
Feel it, name it, heal it, repeat.
Theresa Andrzejewski (she/her) @theresa-ski.bsky.social Clinical Psych PhD candidate at the University of Wyoming // Researcher of experiences of trauma, adversity, and resilience among autistic people // Views are my own
Ari Star @ari-star.bsky.social Autistic autism research assistant
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aristar1/
Brain and Mind Centre @brainandmindcentre.bsky.social We are at the forefront of #mentalhealth & #neuroscience #research. We collaborate across industries & disciplines to find answers to global #health challenges.- L WBOK @ladywhistleblow.bsky.social
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. 
Amanda Richdale @arichdale.bsky.social Emeritus Professor Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/arichdale
Iliana Magiati @ilianamagiati.bsky.social Associate Professor @ UWA, on Whadjuk Noongar land (Perth, Western Australia), autism researcher, course co-ordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Autism Diagnosis
Ava Gurba (she/her) @avanicole23.bsky.social MS in Neuroscience, autism research | Autistic, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy | Anime lover, casual gamer | Part of Disabled in Higher Education | Social Media Editor for Autism In Adulthood | Twitter: @ava_nicole23
Lauren Lawson @drlauren-lawson.bsky.social Lecturer, Clinical Psychologist, and ACTUALISE Lab co-director at La Trobe University, Melbourne.
Working to bridge gaps between research and clinical practice.
Kian Jin (KJ) Tan (they/them) @kianjintan.bsky.social PhD candidate at ARCSHS, La Trobe University. Interested in intersectionality, minority stress and strengths, and LGBTQA+ experiences.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Lucila Guerrero ♾️⚜️🍁 @lucila-guerrero.bsky.social Paire aidante et soutien à la recherche participative et neuroaffirmative à Continuum Autisme, UQAT (Québec). Peer supporter. Autistic community co-researcher.
#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #SantéMentale
Blogue et plus : www.lucilaguerrero.com
Catherine Crompton @cjcrompton.bsky.social Researcher interested in diversity in communication 👩🏻💻 🧠
New parent. Queer 🏳️🌈. Tired.
Sarah Langston @sarahlangston.bsky.social 🧠 Disability rabble rouser
🤓 Prez of The Australian Neurodivergent Parents Association (The ANPA)
⚖️ Law student
⛰️ Gundungurra Ctry
✊️ Nothing about us without us.
I swear a lot.
https://www.patreon.com/TheAustralianNeurodivergentParentsAssociation
Shahin Rahimi-Golkhandan @shahinrg.bsky.social Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Developmental coordination disorder, Health and well-being, Executive function, Judgement and decision making
Mel Murphy @hellomelmurphy.bsky.social Senior Lecturer (Neuroscience), La Trobe University. Fan of brains, books and bravery. Researching vision and cognition across the lifespan. Molecules, electrophysiology, psychophysics, meta-analysis. EDI Advocate
Gail Alvares @gailalvares.bsky.social Autism researcher at The Kids Research Institute Australia
@drvickigibbs.bsky.social @drvickigibbs.bsky.social 
Jane Mantzalas @janemantzalas.bsky.social Mum, cat lady, Swiftie. 🫶🏻 PhD candidate at OTARC, LaTrobe University, Melbourne. Researching #AutisticBurnout. All views my own.
Pastiche Graham @pastichegraham.bsky.social I was on the 2022 CBS TV show called Undercover Boss (Rita's Ice) and now I am a Children's Book Author and Illustrator to become with Deep Waters Books, representing autism and mainly autistic girls! Email: pastichegraham@gmail.com
Kathy Szechy MSW PhD @kszechy.bsky.social Assistant Prof University of Windsor. Lover of tea, research, teaching and social work clinical practice
Farwest Erica @farwesterica.bsky.social Old Lefty, liberal af, retired; on FB since it was students-only; family genealogist, loner but never lonely; my spare monitor is my window on my world. DM me only if you already know me...
Crow Grrrl @psopheigh.bsky.social @Psopheigh from the bird app 🖤 she/her 🖤 Intersectional Feminism, (Crow) Bird Nerd, ND, Survivor, Idealist, and Rebel at Heart | Chicago
World Record Egg @worldrecord-egg.bsky.social Just an egg
Christine Jenkins, Canada @christineajenkins.bsky.social Independent Autistic Researcher
Linktree: Linktr.ee/christineajenkins
#AutisticElders interest areas Aging, Menopause, Disability Justice, Breast Cancer, Sensory Processing
niesel @niesel.bsky.social .one .two .three .adhd
.studied .human geography .cultural anthropology .computer tech
.guess i tried
.stranded in .media .cyber .union .unfug
.perception shapes reality
Dr Jenny Finnan @jennyfinnan.bsky.social Educational Psychologist and Teacher.
Dr Tracy Turner @amazonians.bsky.social Senior Lecturer and academic researcher with a focus on #neurodiversity, #autism and #employment. She/her/they/them
Diana Tan @dianatan.bsky.social Autism researcher at Macquarie University (Australia). She/Her. Views are my own.
Dr Jane Park 🎻🏳️⚧️ @viola-jane.bsky.social Musician with a sensible day job... Co-PEP by day, beer-guzzling viola player by night. Kaufmann-iac ❤🎵❤ #TeamCleo #mumof4 #edpsychs #TransAlly she/her🩵💖🤍
Emma Radford @emrad13.bsky.social Psychiatrist @RMH. Views my own.
Striving to improve mental health services for autistic adults.
Whovian. Chocoholic.
Dr Chris Edwards @drchrised.bsky.social #ActuallyAutistic Research Fellow - Aspect Research Centre for Autism Practice & Adjunct Research Fellow - Griffith Uni
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.
Isabelle Finn-Kelcey @isabellefk.bsky.social MEd MRes Interested in narratives of neurodiversity, inclusive education, double empathy, EOTAS, neuroqueering. She/her.
Aspect Research Centre for Autism Practice (ARCAP) @arcap-aus.bsky.social Our genuine partnership with Autistic people and unique synergy with Australia’s largest workforce of autism specialists enables ARCAP to focus our research on real-world issues affecting Autistic people and their families and accelerate timely solutions.
Brian Pierce MD @mainedpcdoc.medsky.social he/him, independent family physician in Midcoast Maine, lucky husband, empty nest dad, Direct Primary Care (DPC) small business owner, teaches medical students, learning POCUS and Motivational Interviewing (MI), USCG and USAF veteran, former Republican
@sarah-foster.bsky.social @sarah-foster.bsky.social AuDHD autism researcher | Doctoral candidate @UTDallas | stigma, interactions, communication, affect, and the DEP | AIR-P fellow & INSAR ARC member
Jack Nunn @jacknunn.bsky.social Director of charity Science for All (ScienceForAll.World) - @scienceforall.bsky.social
Projects: STARDIT.wikimedia.org.au
Musician and composer: JackNunn.Com
Interests: democracy in research
SafetyOz @safetyoz.bsky.social Health and safety consultant, freelance writer, editor of the SafetyAtWorkBlog
Alex Newson, PhD (she/her) @alexnewson.bsky.social PhD in Special Education
#Autistic #Neurodivergent Researcher, Educator & Advocate
Interests:
- Neurodivergent/Disabled Educators
- Neuro-Inclusive Participatory Research and Teacher Prep
- Autistic Flourishing, Autistic Burnout + Autistic Mental Health
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.
Desi Jones @desirjones.bsky.social Assistant Professor at UMD | autism, stigma, intersectionality, and Black neurodivergent experiences | Wellesley College Alumna | #ADHD cat mom
Autism in Adulthood @autisminadulthood.bsky.social Autism in Adulthood is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research & scholarship on the most pressing issues affecting autistic adults. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/AUA
EIC: @cnicolaidis.bsky.social
Social Media Editors: @avanicole23.bsky.social
@mrabuka.bsky.social @mrabuka.bsky.social