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A neurodiversity-affirmative online library for Autistic people and their supporters, developed by an Autistic Librarian at theautisticlibrary.com https://linktr.ee/theautisticlibrary
The work and pensions secretary has admitted to MPs that his department has identified “key areas for improvement” in how it protects benefit claimants from harm, following years of deaths linked to its actions and failings.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mcfadden-adm...
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Books about autism or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors — published October 2025!
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This book is available as FREE DOWNLOAD TODAY:
Here are some of the most popular links
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZ7PFZJP
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZ7PFZJP
Canada: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DZ7PFZJP
Australia: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DZ7PFZJP
Added a quote from @irasocol.bsky.social to our “Learning Space: At the Intersection of Dewey and Freire” page:
“For me, every educational question comes down to access and opportunity.”
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White to red faded background with doodle of a pile of books. Title is in a banner “New book: Autism and pregnancy.”
Doodles of parents with babies along the top. Image of a book cover with multiple pregnant people on it. Aimee wrote a book! Aimee (our lead investigator) has been doing research on Autistic people’s maternity experiences since 2021. She wrote a book which is aiming to be easy to read.
Autistic people said they didn’t get enough information about pregnancy. This book… Shares experiences from Autistic people about what to expect Has tools to try when things are difficult Gives scripts for when it’s hard to know what to say Reinforces the important bits in summaries Has top tips from Autistic midwives Has a birth plan template
Topics include: Pregnancy Sensory experiences Staying healthy in pregnancy Appointments and information Pregnancy complications & pregnancy loss Birth Where to give birth Giving birth & pain relief What happens after you give birth When baby has arrived Baby’s care, sleep & feeding Your emotions
The Autism friendly guide to pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester is published today!
Below you can see some information about the book (1 of 2)
There's a 20% discount code if you buy from Jessica Kingsley Publishers - %AGRANT20
The ebook version of @elspethwrites.bsky.social's These Mortal Bodies is only £1 today!
Been wanting to read it since meeting her at the Someone Like Me launch a few weeks ago.
Here's an interview with her about it:
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"Fergus Murray’s Growing Up With Monotropism & Weird Pride is a crucial part of the brand-new autistic non-fiction anthology Someone Like Me. @fergus.oolong.co.uk's chapter is part technical primer, part auto-ethnography—& wholly moving." Eli Eggers, at TPGA:
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Poster for Autistic adults (aged 50+) online meet up group dates & topics. All on Thursdays, from 11am - noon. Oct 16th Shame, not guilt Nov 13th Allism: what is it? Dec 11th Home as a haven Informal chats, hosted by A2ndVoice & facilitated by Cos Michael
#Autistic adults (aged 50+) meet up group. Our next online session is 11am-noon on Thursday 16th October. It's an informal peer group chat. All autistic (incl self diagnosed) people aged 50 or over are welcome. It's free, but register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Hurrah!
Bruno, G. et al (2025)Decolonizing autism research Integrating indigenous ways of knowing, being & doing journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Prioritize Indigenous & Autistic co/leadership
Develop framewks of ethical space & relational accountability
Foster cross-cultural & interdisc collab
October is AAC awareness month: AAC being Augmentative and Alternative Communication. If you haven't yet caught last year's CRAE lecture from Vikram Jaswal, we can't recommend it enough.
#AACaware25
Another cool online autism summit: Autism From The Inside is
"a FREE week-long, online event featuring 20+ pre-recorded sessions from expert autistic speakers from across the globe, each sharing their valuable insights and lived experience." 22-28 Sept 2025!
www.autismfromtheinside.com.au/Summit25
Graphic with text at the top stating Autism Books by Autistic Authors. Published August 2025. In the centre is a collage of book covers, tilted on an angle. Each book is listed in detail in the subsequent graphics and text. At the bottom is the text The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @AutisticBooks. In the bottom corner is a small logo with colourful books and a small plant either side.
Books about autism or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors — published August 2025!
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#AutismBooks #AutisticAuthor #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky
A review found that 90% of autistic people aged over 50 in Britain are either undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, and the same is likely true in other countries. Our middle-aged & older autistic people deserve proper supports NOW after a lifetime without accommodations.
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I have written a guest blog post for the excellent @auroraautisticconsulting about the Autistic Library, you can read it at www.auroraconsulting.scot/blog/the-aut...
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On communicating: Research shows it works best when EVERYONE is more considerate, for example sharing & accommodating communication modes even if alternative, and double-checking to see if a message was understood—instead of making assumptions. Holly Radford et al:
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On 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act & during the Motormorphosis Conference for Nonspeakers, a thread on my new free paper w/ @juliettegudkne1.bsky.social (pre-Ed) Strengths of Speech Divergence: Implications for Assessment and Support. researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/publicati...
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The government has quietly published 12 research reports, nearly all related to disability employment, disability poverty and the benefits system, all on the same day, just 8 days after MPs voted to impose £2 billion-a-year cuts to disability benefits.
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Reshare of the Autistic community e-book with contributions from @drmbothapsych.bsky.social @autisticrealms.bsky.social @commonsenseslt.bsky.social @wardasworld.bsky.social @emergentdivergence.com @elainemcgreevy.bsky.social @kieranrose.bsky.social
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I got fed up of people claiming ABA could be neuroaffirming, so I wrote a new blog post about it!
Why ABA will never be ‘neuroaffirming’ ⬇️
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Dark blue and gold background with Thriving Autistic logo. Text reads: Research Reshare THRIVING AUTISTIC Experiences of Autistic Joy Wassell (2025) "By understanding Autistic Joy as 'as- semblage' we can explore autistic potentials and give due weight to both autistic dispositional differ- ences - such as monotropic flow states - and the environment in creating experiences of flourishing."
Dark blue and gold background with Thriving Autistic logo. Text reads:Research Reshare 4. THRIVING AUTISTIC Experiences of Autistic Joy Wassell (2025) 4 Themes Autistic sensorium as a source of joy Importance of spe- cial interests Things must be right Other people need to change
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Research Reshare!
Experience of Autistic Joy!
Embrace Monotropism!
4 Themes
Autistic sensorium as a source of joy
Importance of special interests
Things must be right
Other people need to change
Wassell, E. (2025). Experiences of autistic joy. Disability & Society, 1–26. doi.org/10.1080/0968...
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Welcome to The Autistic Library, an online neurodiversity-affirmative library for Autistic people and their supporters. I set it up to share the excellent resources created by Autistic people to educate and empower others, as well as to signpost support. Find it at theautisticlibrary.com
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