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Ludmila Praslova PhD

@ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social
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Award-Winning Author, The Canary Code, and Neurodiversity Champion. Autistic. Swimmer. Writer. Psychologist.

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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Some #autistic people express #care through problem-solving, sharing a similar experience, or being direct. Asking what someone meant before drawing conclusions can help avoid misunderstandings. #communication
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Perhaps the ultimate test of empathy is recognizing that someone else may express it differently. #Autism #Neurodiversity #Empathy #psychology #autistic #neurodivergent www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Are We Misreading Autistic Empathy Expressions?
Empathy can be expressed in many ways. But when autistic expression of care comes in an unexpected form, it may be overlooked or mistaken for indifference.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yes, indeed! Way too many.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The cycle of biased practices begetting more biased practices can be clearly illustrated by analyzing #neuroexclusion at work.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Technology can magnify and scale biased #hiring practices. Using data collected in unfair systems to train algorithmic selection codifies bias. #Fairness in hiring must start with #humans designing and establishing fairer systems. #neurodiversity www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
Black and White Spiral StaircaseSource: Masood Aslami from Pexels
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"When uncredited knowledge is extracted from communities with less societal power and used for the benefit of those with more power, the opportunity gap deepens and the community experiences cumulative harm." #neurodiversity #justice #power
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"From its inception, the #neurodiversity paradigm also functioned as a #moral rejection of a clinical and #research tradition that had pathologized, excluded, infantilized, and denied #neurodivergent people epistemic authority and self-determination."
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Can unjustly produced research support just practice? I think the assumptions we make seep into everything we do. That is why I wrote this article. www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy... #neurodiversity #research #HumanResources #psychology #practice #fairness #education #learning
Screenshor of article: Fair foundations: ensuring epistemic justice in neurodiversity research and practice
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
#NeurodiversityPride #DisabilityPride. Here's to systems created for real #people.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I've heard this so many times - "we are looking for #innovation," "we are looking for unique thinkers." Then the #hiring system filters uniqueness out. And if some originality miraculously makes it through, it is likely to be pushed out. Make this make sense??? #neurodiversity #disability #hr
Cartoon canary looking unamused. "Some organizations say they're looking for unicorns. Then they reject anyone who walks, talks, or thinks differently."
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
What does not imply a hierarchy of power and "worth," or make #fairness conditional? Dignity. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Beyond Awareness and Inclusion: Declaring NeuroDignity
Personal Perspective: Autism acceptance and neurodiversity inclusion are not delivering on their promises. Dignity must come first.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Awareness does not preclude exclusion. Acceptance does not ensure #respect. The appreciation and even celebration of talents do not preclude the refusal to pay living wages for those talents. They do not preclude silencing or commodification. #fairness #neurodiversity
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Awareness, acceptance, inclusion, empowerment - all assume a hierarchy of #humans. True, lasting fairness is non-hierarchical #dignity. Neurodignity is the foundation of the unconditional place of #neurodivergent people in society. #neurodiversity #culture www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
NeuroDignity moves beyond hierarchical neuro-awareness, acceptance, and even empowerment and celebration.NeuroDignity calls for honoring the inherent and equal dignity of all neurotypes. Photo of hot air balloons in the sky.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A new study has asked a question rarely explored in #autism #research: What brings #autistic people genuine #joy? The results challenge misconceptions about autism. Many autistic people not only experience joy regularly, but often find deep #happiness because of rather than despite being autistic.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"Why can't there be many ways to live a good life? Authentically? Autistically?" #ActuallyAutistic #autistic #GoodLife
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
#Autistic experience can be intensely, gloriously joyful—when we are not forced to fit into someone else’s procrustean expectations of what a good life is "supposed" to look like. Background of purple flowers. #neurodiversity #joy #emotion #psychology www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
#Neurodivergent pride is often misinterpreted and misunderstood. A caricatured version is then attacked as a bid for exceptionality. But exceptionality #thinking is rooted in zero-sum games. True pride is rooted in #dignity.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Dignity-based pride is not a zero-sum game.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
With the #dignity lens, #neurodivergent pride is not about comparing oneself with others; it is not competing with others. It is being you without either claims of superiority or apologizing for your wiring. #NeurodivergentPride #neurodiversity www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
Psychology Today Headline: What Neurodivergent Pride Is and Is Not. Neurodivergent pride is not about superpowers, resilience, or a new hierarchy. A bright abstract painting.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
How do we know if an organization claiming to have a #performance culture actually has a performance-undermining #culture? Look for the signs of #management by #fear. And listen for silence. You can hear fear in #silence.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Some put the label of "performance culture" on its opposite, the #fear culture. A culture that punishes #honesty, allows only one or two voices, and degrades the cognitive capacity of its workforce is not a performance culture. It is a fear #culture. #work www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Performance Culture vs Fear Culture: Psychology of Good Work
The term "performance culture" is currently applied to two fundamentally incompatible management systems. One is rooted in evidence. The other one is management by fear, disguised.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I never had a birthday crown. But this week was my book's birthday, so we decided to do it together. Because we don't have to justify having fun. #neurodiversity #leadership #psychology #HumanResources #joy #fun #dignity #feelings #emotion #careers #humans #humanity
Dr. Praslova, a blond woman wearing a tiara, holding her book The Canary Code, which also has a tiara.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Thank you very much for sharing my article!
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Don't let them tell you what do www.cambridge.org/core/journal... (full version resources.finalsite.net/images/v1680...)
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Don’t tell me what to do: Neurodiversity inclusion beyond the occupational typecasting | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Cambridge Core
Don’t tell me what to do: Neurodiversity inclusion beyond the occupational typecasting - Volume 16 Issue 1
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Sadly, some autistic people in management do not feel safe enough to disclose. There definitley are some in tech, but do not pigeonhole yourself. There are #autistic #leaders in science, arts, marketing, HR, #education... Anywhere.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
That's epistemic injustice right there. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Epistemic Injustice: The Great Gaslighting of Autistic Lives
Epistemic injustice is the assumption that people, usually those with less power, are unable to correctly understand their own lives. It takes a tragic toll on autistic lives.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
We lead and make a #positive difference, whether we match others’ #stereotypes of what a #leader “looks like” or not. #autistic #AutismMonth #AutismDay
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
We influence the world every day, whether we know it or not, whether we expect it or not. #leadership #autistic #leaders
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Leading while #autistic can be excruciatingly hard. Yet many are making a difference, whether in formal organizational leadership roles or in community #leadership. #Autism #neurodiversity #leaders www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Leading While Autistic
Autistic leaders are less rare than people think. Many of them are doing the everyday work of positive change—without fanfare, but with results.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Welcome to #Autism Month. Let's have productive conversations. And for that, it is important to understand the community-developed #neurodiversity #language. Here is my guide to this still-developing, messy, and beautiful language of anti-pathologizing. #ND www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
Psychology Today headline: Say It Right: A Neurodiversity Language Guide for Allies: A practical guide to neuroinclusive language without judgment. A brain shape made out of speech bubbles.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Good luck with applying! You are also gettign an overview of the Org Psych field!
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
💛 And yes, shake it up! That's what my book is for. 😁Plus, you know, #Autism month, May is Mental Health Month, June is PTSD (among other things) and #neurodiversity.. July is disability...
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Thank you!
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Wow, what a post to warm my author's heart! 💛 Thank you, @Jade Teesy, and I hope The Canary Code does become a friend. #books #neurodiversity #careers #BookSky
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Sorry about the crying part! In my experience, I tend to cry when a book makes me feel seen. Thank you for sharing that The Canary Code is connecting for you! #neurodiversity #work #book #AllTheFeels
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Some actual baby goats #cute #CutenessOverload www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT1o...
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The slow motion baby goat video you didn’t know you need… But do!
YouTube video by Sunflower Farm Creamery
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Studies show that simply seeing acts of #kindness can boost #feelings of #happiness, #calm, gratitude, and #inspiration, and make people more generous.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Researchers studying awe have found that brief experiences of awe, which can be encouraged with #nature videos, can lower #stress, reduce rumination, and increase feelings of connection and #meaning in life. These moments of “wow” shift the #NervousSystem toward calm and reduced stress activation.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
When under #stress, don’t beat yourself up for reaching for your phone or laptop. Bloomscroll – search for true stories of #human #kindness, images of natural #beauty, and videos of baby animals. Scroll for micro-moments of #joy & #awe. #psychology #happiness www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Why Bloomscrolling Could Be Good for You
Bloomscrolling, or intentionally filling your feed with nature, baby animals, and true stories of kindness, can support real psychological well‑being when the going is tough.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The "standard" worker—standard attention, standard #sensory tolerance, standard #communication style, standard #social energy—is a fiction. Designing for that fiction doesn't create a neutral #workplace. It creates one that works somewhat for some people and taxes everyone else. #neurodiversity #hr
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
#Neuroinclusion doesn't add special infrastructure for “special” people. It removes the assumption that the current infrastructure works well for actual #humans. #autistic #ADHD #neurodivergnet #depression #LongCovid #neurodiversity
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
How intentional is your #workplace #design? Was it built to bring out the best in the full range of #human #talent, or inherited along with a set of assumptions that were never examined? #neurodiversity
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Is neuroinclusion just special treatment? No. It's a thoughtfully designed infrastructure. For #dignity. For all of us. Clear communication, #flexibility, and spaces that support thinking benefit all #neurotypes. #neurodiversity #neurodivergnet #work #hr www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Neuroinclusion Isn't Special Treatment
The "standard" workplace was designed for a fictional "average person," but is it truly fair? Neuroinclusion doesn't add special treatment; it removes a hidden tax most of us pay.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Key findings pointed to common systemic and structural issues experienced by participants. The analysis distilled common barriers to six factors: #erasure, conformity, isolation, oppression, hidden expectations, and hierarchical, rigid authority. #autistic #education #neurodivergent
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
An #autistic and #neurodivergent team—Nicole Nadwodny, Ben VanHook, Brady Esham, Luna N Larsen, Sarah Levinson, and Abbey Eisenhower—set out to examine how K–12 #school experiences shaped the self-advocacy of autistic #students.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Autistic people are often encouraged to self-advocate. But what if systems punish us for self-advocacy? Teaching #autistic #students to speak up means little if #schools dismiss their accounts and turn the blame on them. #neurodiversity #education www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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6 Ways Schools Undermine Autistic Students' Self-Advocacy
A new study documents how schools might be teaching autistic students that they are the problem and discouraging self-advocacy.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Demonstrating the limitations of stereotypes, not every autistic person enjoyed the same things. ... Some enjoyed intense #sensory experiences, but many preferred calm environments... This range of experience shows that #autistic joy is as individual and diverse as autistic people themselves.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Passionate interests are central to joy. About 93% of participants rated pursuing #autistic passionate interests as an important source of #joy. These weren't just hobbies, but powerful sources of #happiness and #energy.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Happy #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek + the World #HappinessDay! Autistic people experience intense #joy in ways connected to #autistic traits. The biggest barriers to joy are mistreatment and societal biases, not autism itself. #happiness #neurodiversity www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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What Brings Autistic People Joy?
What if much of what society has been taught about autism and happiness is wrong? New research shows that autistic people experience intense joy connected to autistic traits.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
🙋‍♀️count me in! Lost generations of #autistic #women are so much more than some abstract estimate. #AutisticGirlsandWomen
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