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Steven Kapp @drstevenkapp.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Neurodiversity movement: autism is difference *&*disability. 1st Autism Acceptance Day for this paper showing strengths eg enhanced auditory perception can contribute to challenges eg speech divergence. *Holistic classification* needed for assessment, support. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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The Strengths of Speech Divergence in Autistic People: Implications for Assessment and Support

This narrative review analyzes the visual and auditory advantages that autistic people with speech divergence (A-SD) may have compared with autistic people without speech divergence (A-NoSD) or non-a...

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Kristen Bottema-Beutel @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I will be accepting a PhD student for Fall 2026 in our Curriculum and Instruction program. If you are interested in autistic sociality, caregiver influence on their autistic children's development, and neurodiversity in school contexts, please get in touch!

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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Curriculum and Instruction - Lynch School of Education and Human Development - Boston College

The Lynch School's hybrid doctoral program in Curriculum & Instruction is designed to develop professionals who have the knowledge, intellectual disposition, professional skills, ethical sensibilities...

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Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice. @journalautism.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Autism is now on LinkedIn! 🌍 👋 We'll also be sharing videos, summaries, and round-ups of research published in the journal! Come and join our community - our profile is here ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/company/1085... (Don't worry, we'll still be posting on BlueSky!)

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MSc Psychology and Learning Disability @uoppald.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Hi! We are a part-time (can work alongside) online ("live" *options*; costs the same in/outside the UK, can study from everywhere) MSc course on learning/intellectual disability, autism, and neurodiversity. Students have own tutor. We are recruiting for this term: www.port.ac.uk/study/course...

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Psychology and Learning Disability

Learn how to make a positive difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities, as well as their families and supporters, on our MSc Psychology and Learning Disability course. This 2 year, ...

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Excited to be at #AEC2025! ShARL will be presenting 4 posters and a talk (NIHR projects on ICF Strengths and Needs Assessment; Community Partnerships using systems mapping for health @victorianewell.bsky.social ; ESRC projects on Student wellbeing and Attention Control; Views on Data Sharing)

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Really enjoyed our #ShARL25 conference today. What a great set of talks and sharing of ideas!

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Dan Poole @danpoole.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

New preprint: Open data in autism research: the views of autistic people and parents of autistic children osf.io/preprints/me... Led by @hannahhobson.bsky.social w/ @dramypearson.bsky.social Audrey Linden @cmanning.bsky.social @fsedgewick.bsky.social @lauramaycrane.bsky.social #AutRes #OpenSci

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Extremely pleased to have a copy of The Autism Dialogue Approach Handbook. What a wonderfully informative and progressive text! 👏

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Dan Poole @danpoole.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Next week @beatrixbird.bsky.social and I will be presenting b2b for Cafe Autistique at the Contact Theatre in Manchester. Talking research on attention,distraction and monotropism

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

poster on Employment including an employer focussed intervention #INSAR2025

Academic poster describing a large survey of employers aiming to understand why they don't employ more Autistic people and a pilot study of an intervention aimed at employers.

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Keynote Raymaker: Emphasises importance of centering neurodivergent epistemologies in neurodiversity research #INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Keynote Raymaker: "It is impossible to control complex futures but we can dance with them" Quotes Meadows, 2002 #INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Keynote Raymaker: "We need to have a better understanding of the kinds of futures we want to have." Provides an excellent example of how to do this #INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Keynote Raymaker: Interesting discussion around knowledge and power - how to keep the good bits and move forward? ##INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Keynote Raymaker: AASPIRE - has now been running for 19 years; inclusion guidelines and toolkit online - check it out! #INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Keynote Raymaker: Now speaking about AASPIRE - check it out!! #INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Keynote Raymaker: Now a helpful reflection on what is motivating change and how to get to plausible and desirable futures #INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Keynote Raymaker: "Transdisciplinary research can really help to solve complex problems" #INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Keynote Raymaker: Transdisciplinary and Co-Produced Futures in Autism Research #INSAR2025 Great choice of keynote speaker!

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

#INSAR2025 poster on reasons for autistic student dropout from higher education

Academic poster on the topic of reasons why autistic students dropout of higher education

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Keynote Lombardo: Looking at whether different subgroups respond differently to early intervention. Argues that yes they do. #INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Keynote Lombardo: Looking at machine learning algorithms. Says this can find a type 1 vs type 2 distinction purely based on data ##INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Keynote Lombardo: Now presenting twin studies, looking at genetic similarity. Patterning effects concur. Says this supports a poor language outcomes subtype ##INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Lombardo Keynote: Genomic expression different in toddlers with poor language outcomes ##INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Keynote Lombardo: "Data suggest subtype specific genomic mechanisms" #INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Keynote Lombardo: Presenting data on prenatal neurogenesis showing relationship with high ADOS scores #INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Keynote Lombardo: Looking at early language outcomes. Reduced neural response to speech in autistic toddlers with poor language outcomes #INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Keynote Lombardo: "Important to be cognisant of the history of autism and we need all perspectives" #INSAR2025

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Pleased to see positive vision statements at the start of #INSAR2025 stating values including "supporting equitable participation for all"

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

A few of us from ShARL are at #INSAR2025 We're excited to be presenting posters on - Diagnostic disclosure - Employment barriers and support - Reasons for Autistic student dropout from HE - Evaluation of ICF CoreSets for Autism strengths and needs assessment Will post them on here afterwards

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 26/04/2025

So thrilled that—after a 6 year hiatus—we will be hosting the #AutINSAR chat at #INSAR2025!. This discussion on autistic priorities for autism research will be held both IRL & here on BlueSky on Sat May 3rd, 12:45–1:45 PM Pacific time. 2019 AutINSAR summary: thinkingautismguide.com/2019/05/auti...

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AutINSAR 2019: Discussing Autistic Priorities For Autism Research — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM

AutINSAR is a conversation between autistic people and/or autism researchers about needed autism research directions and priorities.

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Hannah Morton @hannahmorton.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Excited for another year of the Autism PROMnet Special Interest Group at #INSAR2025! Come chat with us about using valid, accessible, and inclusive measures for and by autistic people in autism research 🙌 Friday, May 2 at 10:30AM (#706) www.autismpromnet.org @quantpsychiatry.bsky.social

Improving patient reported outcome measures (proms) in autism research. Bridging the gap between advanced psychometric techniques and stakeholder priorities. Friday May 2 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Room 4C-1,2 (4th floor). SIG Leaders Hillary K. Schiltz Zachary J. Williams. INSAR annual meeting.

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Steven Kapp @drstevenkapp.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Following public false claims on autism causation and attacks on science, INSAR has released a statement that people are “born with autism” www.autism-insar.org/page/insarst.... Autism as innate and lifelong is the focus my new free paper (long thread incoming): www.frontiersin.org/journals/int...

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Frontiers | Sensory–movement underpinnings of lifelong neurodivergence: getting a grip on autism

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Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice. @journalautism.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

We are recruiting for two Advisory Editors at Autism! Deadline for expressions of interest is April 25th. For full details, please see the link journals.sagepub.com...

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Created as part of Dr Daniel Poole’s research, this comic may help us understand some Autistic experiences - how everyday spaces can either help or make things harder. Seems to highlight some nice points about monotropism - what do you think? player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/distr...

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Distraction Comix | The University of Sheffield Player

Autistic people share their experiences of distraction.

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Really pleased to have the opportunity to share our latest findings at the Colt Foundation Impact Seminar today. Seems like there's no time to waste on this topic!

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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Very excited to share this 2year postdoc job, working on a co-produced model for autistic adults' social care Project led by & draws on work of the National Autistic Taskforce (especially Yo Dunn) with supporting cast of David Orr, @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social + me www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI718/r...

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Research Fellow (Grade 7) 1.0FTE, fixed term for 24 months at University of Sussex

An academic position as a Research Fellow (Grade 7) 1.0FTE, fixed term for 24 months is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities...

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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 06/01/2025

Parents of autistic children - do consider taking part in this online research, part of my amazing PhD student Phoebe's doctoral research looking at language development in autism. Fully co-developed with autistic autism researchers! ❤️ @childstudycentre.bsky.social

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Michelle Dawson @autismcrisis.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

From 2011-2022, "only 2.23% of papers published in autism journals had been pre-registered"? & "there were no pre-registrations in manuscripts published in Autism in Adulthood"? (which is the highest impact autism journal) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... systematic review, free

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A systematic review of pre-registration in autism research journals - Daniel Poole, Audrey Linden, Felicity Sedgewick, Oliver Allchin, Hannah Hobson, 2024

Pre-registration refers to the practice of researchers preparing a time-stamped document describing the plans for a study. This open research tool is used to im...

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aslynn is just a ghoul 👻 @aslynnromano.com · 15/12/2024

"Analysis of the factors associated w/ hiring behaviours demonstrated that people were motivated to hire and to make adjustments but had key barriers around knowledge (of autism and adjustments), organisational processes (making & monitoring adjustments) & strategies (hiring & working practices)."

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Why don't employers hire more Autistic people? Really pleased to share the video abstract for our new ShARL article on The Barriers to Hiring Autistic People as Perceived by Employers youtu.be/V-VnuFnynT4?... #AutRes

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Barriers to hiring autistic people as perceived by employers in the UK (Day et al., 2024)

YouTube video by Journal Autism

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Steven Kapp @drstevenkapp.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

UK employers’ “intentions to hire autistic people and make adjustments to hiring process were high” but barriers: knowledge of autism & of opportunities and how to do so. “concerns about workplace relationships, productivity and need for training and adjustments to hiring processes.” Free, see below

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Prof Megan Freeth @shefautismres.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

New ShARL article led by Dr Marianne Day: Understanding the barriers to hiring autistic people as perceived by UK employers doi.org/10.1177/1362... We used COM-B and TDF behaviour change models to gain insights @journalautism

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 03/12/2024

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪

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