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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The spectrogram of a couple of audio cuts

Spectrogram showing sound frequencies of Otus scops, Athene noctua, Strix aluco, and crickets, labeled and distinguished by unique frequency patterns.

Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

There’s a lot we can do with the solutions we know to improve acoustic environments and the well-being of those most impacted by them, but, at the same time, there are pervasive barriers and resistance to change that go beyond financial arguments. This is the biggest challenge imo.

“Creating more habitable worlds would therefore mean seeking ways to honour ways of inhabiting, taking stock of what territories imply and create as ways of being, as ways of doing. This is what I ask of researchers.”

Vinciane Despret, in ‘Living as a bird: Ways of doing and thinking about territories’ (2021)

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The discussion has a section relating some of the themes on repercussions of becoming a "sore point" when needing changes with quotes from Sara Ahmed's ‘Complaint!’, also prompted by the quite widespread view that people "just need to ask". disablingacoustics.wordpress.com/general-disc...

“When you try to fit a norm that is not shaped to fit your body, you create an incongruity; you become an incongruity.”
“Asking for accommodations is framed not only as causing inconvenience to others but as being what you cause: an inconvenience.”
(Ahmed, 2021)

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

"Jason Arday's research explains exactly what happened to Jason Arday." "He already wrote what happened to him. It's peer reviewed" - @alltimeisaac.bsky.social

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Si quieres tienes invitación a la Sierra de Cádiz ☺️ Así ha sido el atardecer en el pueblo

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Some of them are more purple than others, with a bit of blue, yes, but maybe not that much? And they are smol. There's one that ran out of ink and it's 🤩

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Ohh I'm at a friend's place and there are the same or very similar, small and smelling so good!

Several purple roses surrounded by green leaves

A purple rose surrounded by green leaves

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Besides all kinds of jumps and banging things and slamming doors and the elevator and stairs behind my bed, this thing outside the window.

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Edinburgh is looking gorgeous these days. Visiting for seminars and the viva! 🙂

The old city centre of Edinburgh behind Princess gardens, with nice clouds in the sky.

Statue of James Watt at the entrance of Heriot-Watt University, and with more nice clouds.

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Nothing of what Grok says here really is working like that for neurodivergent people in general, let alone for women. The tech industry in particular, or academia, are strong patriarchal systems with lots of protection mechanisms to keep it that way.

Grok explanation of the meaning of that statement: Alex Karp means: In an AI-driven world, "normal" routine skills get automated fast, leaving most folks scrambling.

To have a real future, you either get vocational training (hands-on trades) or lean into neurodivergence—broadly, brains wired differently (ADHD, autism, dyslexia, etc.). Those let you think creatively, spot unique angles, build novel stuff like an artist, and innovate where AI can't.

He's saying the fidgety, fast-thinking outliers (like himself) will disproportionately shape tomorrow.

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

In one study of my PhD, 311 noise sensitive participants (32% over 45 y/o, 59% neurodivergent) replied to questions on lived experiences. 69% of autistic and all ND participants, and 61% of neurotypicals, reported that their sensitivity increased with age. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Bar chart titled “Change in sensitivity with age,” comparing responses from three groups: Autistic, Neurodivergent, and Neurotypical adults. For the statement “My sensitivity to sound has decreased with age,” very small percentages are shown: Autistic 3%, Neurodivergent 4%, Neurotypical 5%. For “My sensitivity to sound has not changed with age,” the values are Autistic 28%, Neurodivergent 26%, Neurotypical 33%. For “My sensitivity to sound has increased with age,” the majority in each group report an increase: Autistic 69%, Neurodivergent 69%, Neurotypical 61%.

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

In case someone needs to see this right now (I know I do)

Picture of the fluffy, white paws of a cat standing on a wooden desk next to my keyboard and mouse.

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Para el carnaval de este año, Zahara de la Sierra en Cádiz se ha disfrazado de Asturias.

Vista de Zahara y el pantano desde El Gastor, con el pantano mucho más lleno que meses atrás y las colinas y zona de cultivo muy verdes.

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Estoy de cat sitter en una casa en el campo (#dreamjob) y me acaba de pasar igual. Me he sentado un momento a cambiarme de calcetines y me ha maullado para que me echara para atrás, que no veía él que le estaba yo dejando sitio suficiente. Es otro pandita/vaquita 🥰

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

I don't know who is the original author but thank you and may big lights be always off for you.

A person with a Halloweeb costume of fluorescent lamp, captioned "the big light".

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Did she go for a long walk and ended up meeting all the crickets and bats and owls with no motorbikes around but also no recorder? Of course she did. But 😍

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

La conserjería dice que ha sido fallo informático por saturación. Pero claro, el acceso al resto del sistema e informes funciona perfectamente. x.com/saludand/sta...

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Y juntados con estos, pues nos queda precioso panorama para toda la familia (desde niños a abuelos).

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Y sí combinamos con esto y hablamos de cómo afecta a TODAS las generaciones, pues a lo mejor vamos al meollo y avanzamos.

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Our paper for #ForumAcusticumEuronoise2025 is now available: “Diversity in Sound Perception in Survey to Noise Sensitive People and Relevance for Experimental and Field Studies” It presents part of the results of our survey with 311 participants: 35% neurotypical, 59% neurodivergent/46% autistic.

Screenshot of the first page of the paper in the link below.

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

El mes pasado presenté sobre varios de los puntos que tratas en un proyecto internacional lleno de urban planners que por lo visto creen que las ciudades las diseña gente siguiendo "la ciencia". What a time to be alive... 😂 Compartiré tu artículo en el grupo!

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

También pasa que "se deja" más estar a las mujeres si ya se han devaluado. En los países en los que la investigación académica ha sido y es un trabajo más reconocido social y económicamente, el porcentaje de mujeres académicas suele ser bastante menor.

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Or won't go at all, so more "cake" for those who can go, as they directly say in my field also about caring responsibilities. 🙃 I've been quite vocal about this in my circle, as it's SO dismissed, and I had to pay from my pocket several times. Last week I sent this email, lol

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Our paper (first one in a journal as first author for me) is now out. 🙂 sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (open access) Thanks again to our incredible participants for all what they shared with us, which made writing this a very intense experience and at the same time facilitated it very much.

Screenshot of the details of the article linked:

"More than noise: Lived experiences of autistic people in real-life acoustic environments"

Highlights:

-Qualitative study based on the thematic analysis of interviews with 12 autistic adults living in the United Kingdom.

-There is a lack of understanding and acceptance towards autistic people and what they experience in relation to noise.

-The negative impact is experienced on a personal, social, educative and professional level since childhood.

-High sensitivity to sound can also lead to great pleasure of music and nature sounds.

-There is a need to increase auditory accessibility, as many daily life environments present important aural barriers.

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Unexpected party today with a (bad) sound system in the fruit section of the supermarket 🙉

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

'When the show is expensive: the damage of firecrackers and fireworks' A campaign in Italy to limit pyrotechnics due to the harm they do. 'Because if animals, people and the environment are in danger, it's never a party!' Sign the petition here: lav.it/basta-botti

Two posters in a street in Rome, one with a scared dog and the other with a scared cat, and fireworks in the background. They say: Cosa fai a capodanno? Basta Botti. Puoi festeggiare senza fargli la festa. Firma ora su lav.it. Translation: "What are you doing on New Year's Eve? No more firecrackers. You can celebrate without "making the party". Sign now lav.it

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

8/ Research, regulations and commonly applied measures fail to acknowledge diversity in sound perception, reinforcing societal assumptions of what is reasonable and acceptable. This adds an extra barrier when seeking non-disabling spaces. Summary of the findings discussed:

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

🔊New preprint⬇️ 'More than Noise: Lived Experiences of Autistic People in Real-Life Acoustic Environments' papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Results of the thematic analysis of interviews with 12 autistic people living in the UK about sounds, acoustics and social attitudes towards sound sensitivity.

Figure 2. Themes and subthemes developed during the reflective thematic analysis.

Theme: High sound sensitivity can impact and be impacted by everything.
Subthemes:
Sensitivity is variable.
High attention, awareness and perception of sounds impact engagement.

Theme: Lack of understanding and acceptance: sensory gaslighting.
Subthemes:
Lack of acceptance has personal and professional consequences
Needs not covered in noise/building guidelines leads to disabling environments.
Negative effects of inadequate acoustic environments on health and well-being.
Diagnosis increases knowledge and confidence.

Theme: Agency is crucial
Subthemes:
Predictability is important, but it's not all.
Home and work: quietness is as important as difficult to find.

Theme: Music and natural environments have an important positive effect.

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

Me siento igual. Seguir trabajando en mi tesis ahora mismo me parece tan superfluo e irrelevante que me es imposible. Y no entiendo como el mundo puede seguir girando como si nada. Acabo de leer esto, que también lo expresa muy bien, como tú lo has hecho.

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Carmen Rosas-Pérez @diffusefield.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

One of my favourite poems, by Wisława Szymborska #NationalPoetryDay

There Are Those Who

There are those who conduct life more precisely.
They keep order within and around them.
A way for everything, and a right answer.

They guess straight off who's with who, who's got who,
to what end, in what direction.

They set their stamp on single truths,
toss unnecessary facts into the shredder
and unfamiliar persons
into previously designated files.

They think as long as it takes,
not a second more,
since doubt lies lurking behind that second.

And when they're dismissed from existence,
they leave their place of work
through the appropriately marked exit.

Sometimes I envy them
— it passes, luckily.

Poem by Wislawa Szymborska

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