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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Ep 59 is out with the incredible Kalyce Carter! One of our favourite conversations ever! Do yourself a favour and listen :) youtu.be/ttsankQWRmw?...

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Ep 59: Inclusion, Intersectionality, & Imagining (with Kalyce Carter)

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

In our latest episode of Autistic Tidbits & Tangents, Bruce gets me to weigh in on my recent career change, attempting to find balance, imposter syndrome, and so much more! On YouTube: youtu.be/gcuvgbjK4QI?... And Spotify....

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Ep. 58 - Allergies, Adjustments, & Academia

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Bruce, Maja, and I chatted w Michelle Garnett and Tony Attwood abou changes in conceptualizations of autism over 80+ combined years of clinical practice and to be processing late diagnosis? We talk about autistic joys, working in pathologizing systems, and our hopes for change. youtu.be/PZ0SsT5ynhc

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Ep 57: Paradigms, Pathologization, & Possibilities (with Prof. Tony Attwood & Dr. Michelle Garnett)

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Almost everyone becomes disabled. Disability justice impacts all of us. Fight with us for better social supports. Better safety nets. Universal healthcare. Paid time off. Don’t leave us behind.

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Peel Autism Resource 🇨🇦 @peelautismresource.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Educators - Don't post photos of destroyed classrooms or messes made during a child’s worst, most dysregulated moments. It doesn't bring "awareness" Those photos don’t tell the story of trauma, unmet needs, communication barriers or a nervous system in crisis #OntEd #autism 1/3

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Robert Chapman @drrobertchapman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Good news, the audio version of Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction is out now on Audible, Spotify, etc.! I also have three codes for free Spotify copies, so we can do a competition. Just share and like this and I'll pick three people at random to get the codes this weekend.

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Peel Autism Resource 🇨🇦 @peelautismresource.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Many IEP goals I've seen are centred around learning neurotypical social skills. This is ableist IEPs should enable access to education not force compliance #OntEd #autism #disability #neurodiversity

Red graphic titled "Stop Putting Goals in IEPs Just Because the Learner Has an IEP." Text advocates for appropriate educational goals, questioning if they address actual disability-related needs. Tone is critical yet informative.

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Peel Autism Resource 🇨🇦 @peelautismresource.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Aggression from dysregulated children is an involuntary, overwhelmed response of the nervous system - not a planned, goal-directed action. Their brain is in a state of high alert or "fight-or-flight". The cognitive, rational centres responsible for premeditation & impulse control are "offline"

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 05/04/2026

“Terms such as ‘profound autism,’ ‘high functioning,’ or ‘levels of autism’ […] maintain systems of categorisation and segregation that prioritise some needs over others, without addressing the structural changes required to support all Autistic people.”

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Robert Chapman @drrobertchapman.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Very happy to say that Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction, written by @suereviews.bsky.social and myself, is out now! It was a lot of fun trying to condense neurodiversity theory, research, practice, and politics into a single, brief book. Available in all the usual places!

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The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

We all need support and there’s nothing shameful about it

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Fabulous resources from @ndconnection.bsky.social Interactive toolkit: A practical approach to neurodiversity-affirming care and support It brings together five practical tools to support wellbeing, safety, and coordinated, consent-based, relational care: ndconnection.co.uk/resources/p/...

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Interactive toolkit: A practical approach to neurodiversity-affirming care and support — Neurodiverse Connection

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The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

autistic people speak for ourselves. even without words. sometimes with assistance from our support people. but never by silencing us.

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The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The irony of Naomi Fisher saying that autistics speaking out against the ableist and violent comments of Uta Frith are “silencing autism” - they literally want to redefine autism to mean anyone who can’t advocate for themselves. Chilling

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Andrew Dobbie @a-dobbie11.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

#LongCovidAwarenessDay is not a happy day. It shouldn't be needed. All levels of government, medical support workers...(humans) must accept the truth. Too many are still in denial. They claim the truth is too hard to accept. Long COVID reality can happen to anyone. Act to prevent it. #N95 #CleanAir

March 15, 2026 is Long Covid Awareness Day

Every Covid infection causes damage to multiple body systems.
It is not just a respiratory virus.
It caused my heart attack.

The number of people becoming disabled or dying due to Long COVID complications increases with every Covid Infection.
You can't get Long Covid if you prevent Covid infection.

Long Covid is a post viral condition that is caused by Covid infection.
It is a multi-systemic infection that can manifest with more than 200 different symptoms.
Honestly, almost any novel illness-related symptoms these days tend to be related to a previous COVID infection.

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

We only dipped our toes in the water of this conversation on educational ableism! Time just flew, as usual. Thanks, @endseclusion.bsky.social - so much more to say and I'm grateful you create these forums! The full conversation is available: www.youtube.com/live/yR4BvnB...

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Fighting Ableism and Exclusionary Practices in Schools: A Conversation with Kara Dymond

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Casey Doherty @caseydoherty.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

“COVID-aware communities must provide safe spaces for generationally disabled families to celebrate access justice and radical inclusion." "A core principle of disability justice is cross-disability organizing. Fighting for collective liberation is essential.”

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

New study highlights the day-to-day importance of autistic flow Work by Daniella Wain and colleagues details a non-pathologising view of flow states in autistic individuals, and how they maintain wellbeing by By Emily Reynolds 03 March 2026 www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...

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New study highlights the day-to-day importance of autistic flow | BPS

Work by Daniella Wain and colleagues details a non-pathologising view of flow states in autistic individuals, and how they maintain wellbeing

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

You can become disabled or homeless at any time. They aren’t moral failings. You can’t “just try harder”. All it takes is one accident, one illness, one catastrophic event and your life changes forever. It’s a minority group you can join at any time.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

He broke the law. She was illegal. They’re a criminal. This is what people say when we point out the abuse & atrocities in the ICE camps. No one should be treated this way. No one should be denied food, water & medical care. No one should be denied due process.

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Pembroke Publishers @pembrokepublish.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

"As teachers, we know it’s important to connect with students. We know having a good relationship makes everything else easier…" — Kara Dymond, bit.ly/4kpejv6 #QOTW #profdev #autism #TheAutismLens #teaching #learning #education #edusky

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

So excited about this new publication published today written by me, Lincoln S. Smith, PhD, and Dr. Kathy Broad entitled "Resisting Hegemony in Teacher Education: Possibilities for Transformational Teaching and Learning Within Neoliberal Systems". It's open access: repamjournal.org/index.php/RE...

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Resisting Hegemony in Teacher Education: Possibilities for Transformational Teaching and Learning Within Neoliberal Systems | Research in Educational Policy and Management

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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 17/02/2026

Heads up if you have a disability... @aircanada.bsky.social is charging my wife and I hundreds of dollars extra because she uses a wheelchair and they won’t provide an accessible airport transfer (which we paid for in the package) that she can use unless we pay more.

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

A joyful, heartfelt conversation and the only proof needed of the importance of the arts. 20 min mark sets up a brilliant performance but the whole interview will bolster you.

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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Brave, powerful testimony. As an autistic person I acutely feel her confusion and overwhelm and inability to process. I experience visceral flashes of memories like she describes. Watch the video of her illegal detainment. I can't word now. Horrified. Not just a body. Thank you, Aliya Rahman.

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Red @redpainter1.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Aliya Rahman is giving truly powerful and terrifying testimony An American citizen attacked, assaulted and detained by her own country. A woman with physical disability MOCKED by ICE. They called detainees "bodies". They didn't see them as human. They were just BODIES. I am gutted hearing her.

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Want to engage deeply with my book, or concepts like UDL, accessibility, and neurodiversity-affirming pedagogy? Sign up for a book study! I'll be joining the final session and look forward to hearing your ideas - let's imagine and actualize better together. learning.endseclusion.org/courses/2026...

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Book Study for Kara Dymond's new book

Book Study for Kara Dymond's Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming Classroom. Includes weekly live meeting and asynchronous access to content on our learning management platform. Weekly Meeting: 5/13, ...

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Beautifully written and resonates with me as a human, as a teacher, and as a learner. I have been discussing with my co-researcher about the privileging of speed and knowing, rather than relational process and learning, despite most of us believing the factory model is not what education should be!

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Propagandists know a picture speaks 1000 words. It is why totalitarian regimes seek control of all media. Control input, control reality. It is why they try to own all papers, media, and muzzle comedians. Making reality difficult to discern is also a goal.

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

It was “protect the children” until it came to immigrant children. It was “protect the children” until it came to gun violence. It was “protect the children” until it came to food assistance. It was “protect the children” until it came to healthcare. It was never about protecting children.

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

It's taken me 25 years to try night driving sunglasses and oh my goodness, the lights of incoming cars no longer feel like they are stabbing my eyeballs! This removes huge sensory and nervous system activation barriers! ... Also I look a bit like Tony Stark.

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Stimpunks Foundation @stimpunks.org · 01/01/2026

We host “Watch Together, Learn Together” sessions in our community Discord server every Sunday at 10AM US Central Time (4PM UTC). Our next viewing is “Kara Dymond: Access, agency, and wellbeing: Possibilities for neurodiversity-affirming classrooms.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYoc...

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Kara Dymond: Access, agency, and wellbeing: Possibilities for neurodiversity-affirming classrooms...

Access, agency, and wellbeing: Possibilities for neurodiversity-affirming classrooms & transformational teaching K. Dymond1 1University of Toronto - Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,…

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Tune in to reimagine possibilities for neuro-affirming classrooms!

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

An oldie but a goodie! In this webinar, @brucepetherick.bsky.social and I talk about our best holiday strategies for neurodivergent people and families... :) The tips are good for any holiday that comes with draining social expectations and differing routines... youtube.com/watch?v=PgEq...

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Panel Discussion: Preparing for a Neuro-Inclusive Holiday

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

So excited Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming Classroom will be part of this book study program! Even more honoured that my work is stacked amongst these great books - Punished by Rewards and Beyond Behaviors have inspired my work and thinking so much. Can't wait to read the others on this list!

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I really enjoyed being on the Middletown Centre for Autism podcast, talking about neuro-affirming classrooms, my new book, and teaching disability justice to middle schoolers! open.spotify.com/episode/6aa5...

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Creating a Neuro-affirming Classroom with Dr Kara Dymond

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 03/10/2025

"We can support autistic kids in joyous, obsessive, atypical play. We can support them in play that NTs might not recognize as 'play' at all. And we can back off and let autistic kids be autistic kids." -Julia Bascom @juststimming.bsky.social: juststimming.wordpress.com/2021/12/20/a... #autism

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About “Functional Play”

When I was a child, I had severe deficiencies or delays in functional play skills, particularly with imaginative and cooperative play. (Or, that’s how a psychologist would put it.) I was taug…

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Double trouble! Episodes 50 & 51 of Autistics Tidbits & Tangents are now out! @brucepetherick.bsky.social, @majatoudal.bsky.social, and I chat with Mitch Kosterman about the experience and impacts of being a late diagnosed autistic actor in Hollywood! Part 1 - youtu.be/XjcRzYYSJ9w?...

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Ep. 50 - Cinema, Casting, ... and to be continued Part 1 (with Mitch Kosterman)

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SEDSConnective @sedsconnective.org · 15/07/2025

We were proud to be the community patient charity at the “Invisible Impact of COVID-19 on Hypermobility & Neurodivergence” at The Royal Society of Medicine! A special thanks to @bendybrain.bsky.social @jgjanegreenmbe.bsky.social many more & our incredible volunteers! 🙏 #hypermobility #neurodivergent

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EducateAmerica @educateamerica.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Here's a conversation between my brilliant daughter Maja, Tony Attwood, and Kara Dymond about their new book, Energy Accounting, which is a very powerful tool to improve your personal wellbeing: youtu.be/aGlP-BXncf4?...

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Energy Accounting - Interview about Stress Management and Burnout Recovery

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Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint @endseclusion.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Please join us for “Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming Classroom: An Interview with Kara Dymond About Her New Book" on Thursday July 24th at 3:30 pm EST. endseclusion.info/3GB1YW9 #EndSeclusion

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Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming Classroom: An Interview with Kara Dymond About Her New Book

Event in Benedict, MD, United States by Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint on Thursday, July 24 2025

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Pembroke Publishers @pembrokepublish.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

So proud of our author, Kara Dymond, recent recipient of the King Charles medal in recognition of her contributions to improving the lives of autistic people and their communities across Canada. Amazing work, Kara! #edchat #authors #awards #authorlove #education #edusky

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Pembroke Publishers @pembrokepublish.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Author Kara Dymond has spent her summer thinking sensorily, and enjoying nature and what it has to offer. Can we bring this ease into the classroom? How have you spent your summer? bit.ly/4kpejv6 #profdev #sensoryissues #autism #autisticstudents #summertips #edusky

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Dr. Kara Dymond @drkaradymond.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

We recorded this when there was still 🌨️ and I'm excited to release it! Julianna Maggrah shares her journey as a 2 spirit, late diagnosed autistic indigenous person, creativity, foraging, + identity development through connecting to oneself, the land, + continual learning. youtube.com/watch?v=2Jl6...

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Ep. 48 - Intuition, Improvisation, & Indigenous Knowledge-Keeping (with Julianna Maggrah)

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The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @autisticbooks.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Autism Non-Fiction books, written by Autistic authors (1 of 2). Published July 2025.

Graphic with text Autism Non-Fiction by Autistic Authors (1 of 2). Published July 2025.
Displays the book covers for:

- The Young Person’s Guide to Autistic Burnout by Viv Dawes. Illustrated by Josh Dawes
- Finding Joy in Studying: An Autistic and ADHD Guide to Uncovering the Study Skills that Work for You by Victoria Honeybourne
- Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming Classroom: Easy Ways to Achieve Access, Agency and Wellbeing for All by Kara Dymond
- Applications and Practices for Empowering Neurodivergent Learners edited by Krysia Emily Waldock and Nathan Keates
- Embracing Monotropism and Supporting Young People with Transitions at Home and School by Helen Edgar

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The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @autisticbooks.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Books about autism or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors — published July 2025! 🧵 #AutismBooks #AutisticAuthor #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky

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