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Rachel Rivera

@psyrachelrivera.bsky.social

she/her | clinical psych PhD candidate @UofR | @VillanovaU & @saintjosephs | autism, sensory processing, & mental health researcher | lifelong peanut avoider

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Disability Pride Month/Disabled Joy Hello, my name is Julia Mรฉtraux, and I am Mother Jones' disability reporter. For Disability Pride Month, I'm looking to do a series of four as-told-to stories on how disabled people find joy in their ...

Hello! For Disability Pride Month in July, I'll be doing four as-told-to stories for @motherjones.com on what brings people disabled joy. If you're interested in being interviewed, please fill out this form below. Reposts appreciated. forms.gle/JFqY8otRVB2k...

05.05.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 155    ๐Ÿ” 102    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

and come visit my incredible undergraduate RAโ€™s poster in the same session!

# 237 - The Impact of Gender on the Relationship between Autism Diagnostic Status and Selective Eating

02.05.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hi friends! come visit my #INSAR2025 poster today at 6 pm where Iโ€™ll chat a bit about some early findings from my big dissertation study ๐Ÿ˜Š

# 222 - Self-Perceptions of the Impacts of Selective Eating in Autistic Young Adults

02.05.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Email from the National Matching Services that I matched at the University of Rochester - Psychiatry, child and adolescent track

Email from the National Matching Services that I matched at the University of Rochester - Psychiatry, child and adolescent track

screaming through the tears that I matched at URMC Psychiatry for my clinical psychology internship!! thrilled to be at an amazing place with amazing people for another year๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

#APPICMatch2025

21.02.2025 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cat is playing with an apple laptop on a table Alt: a GIF of a black cat thatโ€™s furiously tapping on the keyboard of an apple laptop on a table

live footage of me waiting for emails from psychology internship programs

25.11.2024 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve created a starter pack of accounts focusing on research to improve health, health outcomes, and healthcare for autistic people. Will continue adding to this over the next few weeks also! #Autism #AutismResearch #AutRes go.bsky.app/Kpo99jS

19.11.2024 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 38    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A screenshot of the first page of the article, showing the title ("when I say ... neurodiversity paradigm"), the author information, and the start of the main text.

A screenshot of the first page of the article, showing the title ("when I say ... neurodiversity paradigm"), the author information, and the start of the main text.

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธNEW PAPER๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ

"medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation"

Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

#MedEd

@autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social

20.11.2024 08:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 153    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

๐Ÿฅณ Check out our new article introducing neurodiversity research--for kids!
Frontiers For Young Minds is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for kids, with young reviewers (+ adults). With @cjcrompton.bsky.social @katiecebula.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

13.11.2024 09:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Thank you! ๐Ÿ˜Š

20.11.2024 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m officially here!!๐Ÿฆ‹

Iโ€™m a clinical psych PhD candidate with research interests in selective eating, mental health & well-being, stigma & prejudice, and experiences of masking in autistic people. excited to connect with my old Tw*tter friends & new folks too๐Ÿ˜Œ

20.11.2024 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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