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Dr. Sarah Donald

@sarah595.bsky.social

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Researcher interested in autism, complex support needs, language and communication. I champion participatory, collaborative and ethical approaches to doing research better. Views my own 🙂

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Dr. Sarah Donald @sarah595.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Really proud to share this editorial co-authored by me, @suereviews.bsky.social and @heasutherland.com We discuss some of the complexities of doing research in service settings which support autistic people who have complex support needs. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Doing research in services for autistic people with complex support needs: Challenges and considerations based on UK experiences - Sarah Donald, Holly Elizabeth Anne Sutherland, Sue Fletcher-Watson, 2...

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Dr. Sarah Donald @sarah595.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

And of course Prof. Seb Gaigg, @annaremington.bsky.social and Prof. Lucy Henry have my unending gratitude for being such wonderful supervisors!

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Dr. Sarah Donald @sarah595.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Proud to share that I passed my PhD viva yesterday with minor corrections 🥳. Huge thanks to @suereviews.bsky.social and @profnikkibotting.bsky.social for such a constructive and positive examination experience and to Dr, Themis Karaminis for chairing.

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Dr. Sarah Donald @sarah595.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Why we must defend science, social science and medicine from attacks on diversity open.substack.com/pub/christin...

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Why we must defend science, social science and medicine from attacks on diversity

Indie SAGE comes out of retirement

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Dr. Sarah Donald @sarah595.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

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Dr. Sarah Donald @sarah595.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Absolutely essential listening. This is systemic injustice and a completely unacceptable way for us to care for and support the most vulnerable members of our community.

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File on 4 Investigates - Locked up: Woman held in mental health facility for 45 years - BBC Sounds

The woman held in a mental health hospital for 45 years – when she wasn't mentally ill.

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Dr. Sarah Donald @sarah595.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Really proud to have been involved in this piece of work exploring what co-production in research means to different communities and how we can do it better.

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SHINE Lab @shinelab.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

PhD student @sarah595.bsky.social from City University is closing our session on inclusive research with a talk on using Experience Based Co-Design to reduce the research-practice gap in education for autistic individuals with complex support needs.

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