Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 06/09/2026Who needs the autistic joy of miniature toys? Please help me sort out who to give these to, since I no longer have an office but I do have love for tiny things and wish to share the joy. autisticphd.com/theblog/tiny... 000
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 25/08/2026College can be hard for everyone at this point in our world. Autistic students have the current mess to sort out along with everybody else, plus some bonus struggles. Yay! (/sarcasm) I wanted to wish everyone a good academic year, for real. AND share some tips. autisticphd.com/theblog/auti...autisticphd.comCollege and the Hidden Curriculum: Some Extra Struggles for Autistic Students - Autistic PhDHappy first days of school! As we head back, here are three things that CAN make school harder for autistic student, AND how you can try to lessen the barriers! 010
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 20/07/2026Big Personal News of 2026 ~ There's a LOT more to this life update on the website (please read if you're interested in details) but we are moving to Midcoast Maine! 🤗 autisticphd.com/theblog/we-a... 010
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 12/07/2026Correction: Illustrated by Ken Daley (not Daly, sorry) 000
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 27/06/2026Crip Time IS ALSO an explanation for late. Deadlines often do NOT account for time to put leg braces on, assemble a wheelchair, wait for accesssible transportation, prepare to do a thing. Students have set travel time between classes, assuming what it takes. Crip Time factors in the rest of it. 020
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 18/05/2026Oooh is "you look familiar" a flirting thing? 😯 Them: you look familiar Me: I don't even get that. I have prosopagnosia, or face blindness. I don't even look familiar to myself, so Them: Me: why are you leaving? You don't have to run. I'm not chasing. Them: 🏃♂️💨 Me: 🤷 120
Reposted by Autistic PhD - Erika SanborneBloomsbury Books US @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Thank you @autisticphd.com for your thoughtful review of HOW DO YOU SPELL BELONG by @fidgetsandfries.bsky.social! "It gives children a gorgeously illustrated...story through which to understand...that belonging is something that we do, as the collective." Full review: autisticphd.com/theblog/how-...autisticphd.comBOOK REVIEW: 'How Do You Spell Belong?' by Tiffany Hammond - Autistic PhD"How Do You Spell Belong?" by Tiffany Hammond, Illustrated by Ken Daly. Answer: Y-E-S 021
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 14/05/2026"How Do You Spell Belong?" by Tiffany Hammond, illustrated by Ken Daly is forthcoming from Bloomsbury. I had the opportunity to review this text and look forward to this book being on the shelves of every classroom and library. autisticphd.com/theblog/how-...autisticphd.comBOOK REVIEW: 'How Do You Spell Belong?' by Tiffany Hammond - Autistic PhD"How Do You Spell Belong?" by Tiffany Hammond, Illustrated by Ken Daly. Answer: Y-E-S 120
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 13/05/2026This has become a popular crisis that people reach out to me about. I've even recently consulted w/ the mental health provider of an autistic faculty person going through the wringer. I wish I could say when this might ease up. For now, I'm rooting for you, each of you, for real. I know it's hard. 000
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 13/05/2026#NewArticle Autistic faculty, Ever get feedback like "Not collegial" or "communication issues" or "not a team player" or whatever? These can be career-altering AND hard to know whether the concern is about your actual work for real, or a misunderstanding. More: autisticphd.com/theblog/supp...autisticphd.comAutistic Faculty Tenure Review: Navigating Promotion, Renewal, and Evaluation in GeneralAutistic faculty at pre-tenure and tenure review need to clarify feedback, request reasonable accommodations, and protect their rights 122
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 01/04/2026🏳️ Friendly April Fools Day reminder: Life is hard enough without extra lies from people we trust. If deceiving people feels cute, maybe take those bullying urges to your therapist instead of making someone else's day worse ✌️ Each of us can make someone's day better. Let's do that part, yeah? 🫶 041
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 19/03/2026Me: Dogs were barking all night so I couldn't sleep. Morgan the Dog: ✋"Not all dogs!" Me: 🤔 obviously (This post is not about dogs.) 000
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 25/01/2026I made up an SVG file and I want to share it for free. I wrote some licensing language on the download page here. Basically this is my original graphic and you are free to use it for personal noncommercial purposes. autisticphd.com/theblog/free... 020
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 08/01/2026Minneapolis. I am here. To everyone, everywhere on the right side of history: I wish you so much peace in body, mind, and spirit. TY for what you do. I know you're weary. For disabled folks like me, I know you're weary too. Thank you for staying. (h/t Mychal Threets) Solidarity always, friends. 060
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 24/12/2025Yes I know that everything is unhinged right now. I find joy and comfort in these lights. I welcome your sharing. Also, there are many different celebrations at this time that also involve light. Please apply the idea to your life as you wish. Wishing each of you some moments of peace and love. 020
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 24/12/2025I fricken love xmas lights. For ME, they now stay up all year. I'm #disabled and #autistic, and I choose to hold on to this source of comfort and joy? How about YOU (if you celebrate)? #AuDHD #SensoryRegulation #AutisticCoping #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays autisticphd.com/theblog/sens...autisticphd.comAutistic Coping Tidings of Comfort and Joy - Autistic PhDChristmas lights all year? For me: absolutely! 172
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 24/12/2025Yes I know that everything is unhinged right now. I find joy and comfort in these lights. I welcome your sharing. Also, there are many different celebrations at this time that also involve light. Please apply the idea to your life as you wish. Wishing each of you some moments of peace and love. 000
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 15/12/2025#NewArticle Have you ever asked someone a question and they assumed you were, well, doing something else? Rachael the Beloved wrote this up in order to share HER experience, and a very specific learning she did at some point. #AutisticFamily #AuDHD #AutisticLife autisticphd.com/theblog/auti...autisticphd.comAutistic Communication: When Questions Are Heard as Criticism in Relationships - Autistic PhDA non-autistic spouse explains how assuming motive can cause conflict, and how asking clarifying questions can prevent it. 183
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 07/12/2025Feeling grateful for my family. I can't hold my phone long enough to type out why, but I'm a very fortunate person. Last night we decorated our always-up-not-always-decorated Christmas tree 🎄😁💕 #DisabledLife #AutisticLife #AuDHD 030
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 02/12/2025#NewArticle Can I keep track of my own meds? No. Also yes. Here is MY OWN ADHD Meds Tracking Life Hack: (1) Before takings meds, take pic of pills in hand (or on table surface). That’s the whole strategy. What's yours? #ADHDLife #ADHDBrain #AuDHD autisticphd.com/theblog/adhd...autisticphd.comThe ADHD Med Tracking Trick I Rely On - Autistic PhDCan I keep track of my own meds? No. Also yes. 020
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 29/11/2025#NewArticle Do vaccines cause #autism? What do the smart people say? "Do your research!" (See more in the article) But also no. Vaccines don't cause autism. Stay healthy. autisticphd.com/theblog/do-v... #AuDHD #Autisticautisticphd.comIs it possible that vaccines cause autism?Do vaccines cause autism? What do the smart people say? 011
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 20/11/2025🤦 Wish I spelled "Irish Jig" right in the OP 020
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 20/11/2025ICYMI, they updated the CDC website today to do "Vaccines do not cause autism, asterisk" and to say that they do. Letting a non-healthcare, non-scientist, conspiracy theorist cause this level of harm to the planet (as anti-vax momentum increases) is hard to watch. #Autistic #Autism #AuDHD 130
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 20/11/2025Sincerely, one autistic social scientist who hates this shitshow NOT for their own sake, but for the kids growing up *right now* whose ability to draw conclusions is being so mightily sidetracked by the shitshow. 110
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 20/11/2025See also: FFS, man. Calling things "scientific" while ignoring scientific findings serves nobody. And by diluting the foundational understandings of what the scientific method consists of, you are, truly, doing the most to harm the free thinking public. 100
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 20/11/2025Doing an Irish Gig Does Not Cause Autism* *Scientific studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant dancing contributes to the development of autism. The rise in prevalence since the 1980s correlates with the rise in music videos for kids. We are launching studies into this matter. #AuDHD 110
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 11/11/2025As an autistic veteran, experiences of violence (even in “well-meaning” gestures) can be especially intense. As an active member of Veterans For Peace, if you want to "thank me for my service" please work for peace. Period. If interested, continue reading at: autisticphd.com/theblog/armi...autisticphd.comArmistice Day and the true cost of war: Reflections from an Autistic Veteran for Peace - Autistic PhDCognitive reappraisal may help some autistic folks with emotional regulation in a world shaped by war. 033
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 10/11/2025Insulting a dangerous person with a medical diagnosis/disabilty term conveys that the danger IS the disabilty. It's not. The danger is the dangerous person. Until you stop reproducing stigma about disabled people in your battles, you're just making life even harder for disabled people. 010
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 10/11/2025When you use disability terms to insult people, including when you use more childish adjacent ones like "crazy," you perpetuate harm to marginalized communities who've got nothing to do with whatever mess you've got going on. 011
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 10/11/2025⚠️ Someone you don't agree with is NOT blind or crazy or demented for being unaware or dangerous. Blind people are not unaware and people with progressive memory impairment are not inherently dangerous. Disabled folks are weary enough without your extra #Ableism thanks ✌️ #CripLife #DisabledLife 282
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 29/10/2025I tend to not like the "superpower" framing personally, but if it works for you? Then I love that for you. 100
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 29/10/2025I thought we could talk about something else for a minute (if interested) - What are YOUR thoughts about #ADHD, #Autism, or the dear #AuDHD combination of them both being a "superpower"? #Autistic #ADHDLife autisticphd.com/theblog/are-...autisticphd.comAre Autistic Traits Superpowers or Weaknesses? - Autistic PhDIn my opinion, wrapped in grace, they are usually both. 100
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 18/10/2025#NewArticle LOTS of disinformation in the coming days and beyond. Everything is already so hard. For autistic people, disinformation can be especially stressful. Read more at: autisticphd.com/theblog/disi... #AuDHD #AutisticLife #AutismSupport #Neurodivergentautisticphd.comDisinformation and epistemic trust for autistic people: WTF and How to CopeDisinformation leads to sensory overload. Why? How? Send Help? 100
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 02/10/2025I wrote this with love to my own students in 2023 🫶 #AutisticLife #AuDHD #AutisticStudent #AutisticPhD #Neurodivergent #AutisticProfessor autisticphd.com/theblog/dear...autisticphd.comAutistic PhD - Dear Students, Grades are points on a rubric, nothing moreAutistic Professor reflects on grades, capacity, accessibility, and the game of it all. 011
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 22/09/2025👋 😐 Autistic social scientist here, sharing my writeup that gets into the weeds a bit on some of the rhetoric that puts #autistic lives at risk. It's long, lots of subheadings. Scroll THOSE to get to topics of interest. Be safe, friends. You're not alone in this mess. #AuDHD #AutisticLife #AutRes 1146
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 17/08/2025What is #RejectionSensitiveDysphoria or #EmotionalDysregulation and what's it really like for folks with #ADHD or #Autism? It ain't fun. More here - autisticphd.com/theblog/what... #Autistic #AuDHDautisticphd.comWhat is Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria? RSD Autism ADHD - Autistic PhDEmotional Dysregulation, or a predisposition to expect, sense and then emotionally react bigtime to rejection 061
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 14/08/2025#Autistic Rachael the Beloved and I LOVE being at the beach. Those who know us know that it's sacred ground to us both. Here we are at the lakeshore of Gichigami, or Lake Superior, our first year after moving away from the ocean 10 years ago. What do YOU look for in such a place as this? 140
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 09/08/2025💔 I'm a Veteran for Peace who enlisted in 1994 when #DADT was so new the homosexuality question was still on my enlistment form AND asked by the MEPS anyway. I'm a queer, nonbinary, disabled vet grieving SO many losses. This isn't The Worst Thing, but it's an injustice in an infinite line of them. 020
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 05/08/2025♿️ 4 of 4: Overall, I find that the Minnesota Zoo is pretty accessible. In addition to the mostly flat walkways, they're pretty good about having braille signage and lots of staff and/or volunteers are around to help with whatever too. 000
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 05/08/2025♿️ 3 of 4: But other than that, there are mostly flat surfaces, lots of benches, and they previously told me that my DIY accessibility scooter would be allowed in the zoo. It wasn't charged, or today I would NOT have earned a high score on "steps" but I'm grateful that I CAN go back with the scooter. 110
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 05/08/2025♿️ 2 of 4: As an #autistic patron, my MAIN stressor at the Minnesota Zoo is the Entitled Parents cohort (not all parents). They will push their stroller right into a person who does not give way to them, EVEN when THEY are walking on the wrong side of the walkway, and WE are where we belong. 100
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 05/08/2025♿️ 1 of 4: The Minnesota Zoo is a fairly disability-friendly place to go. I use earplugs for hyperacusis (many sounds cause pain, a new-ish thing for me). But reducing sounds for hyperacusis also benefits autistic-me by reducing auditory sensory information that can sometimes overwhelm me anyway. 100
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 05/08/2025😍 We went to the zoo and I walked the most steps that I've walked in a year (confirmed truth). Watching the prairie dogs is my favorite and feeding the goats is Rachael's. We both love the llamas 🤗 #Accessibility details in comments #DisabledLife #AutisticLife #Grateful 150
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 19/07/2025✊ Disabled people don't owe anyone a performance of their pain, and our joys and freedoms are #DisabilityRights period. See also: #DisabilityJustice #DisabledLife #Ableism #DisabilityPrideMonth #InvisibleDisability #DisabilityPride 041
Autistic PhD - Erika Sanborne @autisticphd.com · 15/07/2025My peak is for about two hours after evening meds. What I choose to DO in that sacred time reflects my values. That's #CripTime 🫶 030