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Sinead O'Brien

@sineob.bsky.social
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Autism PhD candidate and Maker, exploring how technology can be used to improve the well-being of autistic people, especially children.

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Sinead O'Brien @sineob.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡? 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 (𝟏𝟖+) wanted for a University of Limerick study on the use of interactive technologies for increasing autism acceptance. 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: sinead.obrien@ul.ie 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨: autisticexperiences.com #Limerick #UL
Poster calling for participants. I'm looking for non-autistic adults (18+) who come to the University of Limerick campus to take part in a research study exploring whether interactive technologies can increase understanding and acceptance of autistic people.

Participants will interact with a series of objects designed to communicate autistic people's lived experiences and complete questionnaires before and after the session.

 In-person participation at the University of Limerick
 Takes less than 1 hour
 No special knowledge required
 Flexible scheduling
 Contribute to university research

If you're eligible and interested in taking part, please get in touch.
 sinead.obrien@ul.ie
 https://autisticexperiences.com/
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Sinead O'Brien @sineob.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Just won a PPI/Participatory Health Research award for my research poster at the @hri-ul.bsky.social HRI event in @unioflimerick! 🎉 It’s all about tangible tech + autism acceptance. Big thanks to Dr. Katie Crowley & Dr. Jon Salsberg for their support! #AutismAcceptance #TangibleTech #PPI #PHR #ULHRI
Photo of PhD Candidate Sinead O'Brien in front of an academic research  poster with the title "Nothing About Us Without A Bit Of Chaos - 
Participatory Adventures In Tangible Tech For Autism Acceptance"
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Sinead O'Brien @sineob.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! Share your story to increase autism acceptance. Receive a physical 3D printed keyring as a thank you. Your contributions will help promote acceptance of autistic people. Survey, consent and information sheet are here: tinyurl.com/497ye6f7
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! poster. In top left corner is small rainbow infinity symbol. On right is image of black and white hand pointing at the poster title which says "Call for survey respondents!". The rest of the text goes as follows:
Share your story to increase autism acceptance. Receive a physical 3D printed keyring as a thank you. Your contributions will help promote acceptance of autistic people.
𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁:
Be autistic (formal diagnosis or self-diagnosis).
Have good knowledge of the English language.
Be capable of giving informed consent (if you are under 18 you must be facilitated by a parent or guardian).
Participants from any country are welcome.
Survey, consent and information sheet are here: https://tinyurl.com/497ye6f7
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Sinead O'Brien @sineob.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Creating 3D printed thank you keyrings for participants. Recruiting #autistic people for creative activities to enhance #autism understanding. More info: autisticexperiences.com. Consent form: tinyurl.com/y37h42ck. Approved by The University of Limerick, Ireland. #autismacceptance #autismawareness"
Three types 3D printed keyring charms for research participants who have contributed to research into acceptance of autism. Charm 1 is a gray coin shaped medallion saying "Different, not less". Charm 2 is  orange raised text saying "Autistically Awesome". Charm 3 is a gold infinity symbol overlapping a gold heart.
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Sinead O'Brien @sineob.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗧𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁-𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵? 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀! 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. Details here: autisticexperiences.com. Consent here: tinyurl.com/y37h42ck Your contributions will promote acceptance of autistic people.
Poster calling for research participants. Let's flip the narrative and educate the allistics! Share your story to promote autism acceptance.
Participate in creative activities at your own pace and in your own space. Choose any activities you like. Receive a physical 3D printed token as a thank you. Find details and instructions here: https://autisticexperiences.com and the consent form here: https://tinyurl.com/y37h42ck
Your contributions will help promote acceptance of autistic people.
𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁:
* Be autistic (formal diagnosis or self-diagnosis)
* Have good knowledge of the English language.
* Be capable of giving informed consent.
* If you are under 18 you must be facilitated by a parent or guardian.
* Participants from any country are welcome.
For background on this project please visit: https://autisticexperiences.com/about.shtml . If you have any questions please feel free to either email me at sinead.obrien@ul.ie or post your question below.
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Sinead O'Brien @sineob.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰? 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. Details and instructions here: autisticexperiences.com and the consent form here: tinyurl.com/y37h42ck Your contributions will help promote acceptance of autistic people.
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰? 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.
Participate in creative activities at your own pace and in your own space. Choose any activities you like. Receive a physical 3D printed token as a thank you. Find details and instructions here: https://autisticexperiences.com and the consent form here: https://tinyurl.com/y37h42ck
Your contributions will help promote acceptance of autistic people.
𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁:
* Be autistic (formal diagnosis or self-diagnosis)
* Have good knowledge of the English language.
* Be capable of giving informed consent.
* If you are under 18 you must be facilitated by a parent or guardian.
* Participants from any country are welcome
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