Katie Munday

This informal event is an opportunity to catch up and to come together to reflect on the amazing outputs from a truly impactful project. We hope you can join us.

Tuesday 31st March
11 am
Voco, Southampton

If you have any enquiries, please contact lucy.fitzgerald@helpandcare.org.uk

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Although the project officially 'finished' last year, its work and legacy continue.

Members of the research team are currently collaborating with the breast/chest screening team at University Hospital Southampton.

The research team have been lovingly hand-sewing the fabric squares they created together to form a giant trans flag.

The team at Bournemouth University have been putting together a video of the project's journey.

Community Researchers have been busy creating art books and a zine.

Trans Aware Cancer Care Celebration Event & Flag Unveil Join us as we celebrate the Trans Aware Cancer Care Project - sharing our project outputs including our newly sewn flag.

Trans Aware Cancer Care Celebration Event
Join us on International Transgender Day of Visibility as we come together to celebrate the Trans Aware Cancer Care project, which supported trans+ individuals and allies to share their healthcare experiences through art.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trans-awar...

My brown leather(ish)-bound research notepad. It is covered in colorful stickers, this picture is zoomed into a sticker which reads: Moody As Fuck.

Sometimes I feel like I say "fuck" too much to be in academia. Then I remember that I turn up as my working-class, Essex born self everywhere I go.

Academia will be no different.

Any other swear-y academics out there?

A D&D map, with plastic characters split into two rough groups. Ours to the right, made of lizard folks and our party. The left shows a group of characters symbolising bullywugs and bugbears in a camp outside a castle. There is a small walk way between us drawn on the map in black.

Me: I cast 'pass without trace' and we all move past the group.

DM: You can certainly try.

*Fight ensues*

PhD Cohort Reflections: Symbolism and Community In February, I spent a day with my PhD cohort, sharing progress and engaging in discussions about publishing research, facilitated by the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership. At the end, we received a kalawa, symbolising unity, protection, and well-being, which I plan to place alongside my other meaningful reminders.

In February, I spent a day with my PhD cohort, sharing progress and engaging in discussions about publishing research, facilitated by the SCDTP. At the end, we received a kalawa, symbolising unity, protection, and well-being, which I plan to place alongside my other meaningful reminders.

Autistic People's Experiences of Cancer and Cancer Services The Learning Disabilities and Autism Research Group at Manchester Met invites you to a online seminar about autism and cancer

Please join us online on 11th March for our next (extended) research group seminar, on autistic people’s experiences of cancer and cancer services. Speakers: @kmunday.bsky.social, @georgiarivers.bsky.social, Char Goodwin and Rosie Tansley.

Sign up at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autistic-p...

#AutRes

A white zine with a comic book based front covers lays atop of a brightly coloured Indian throw.

Having a cuppa tea and reading this little treasure from @mikagratzke.bsky.social

TESTO PESTO - Hauntologies of Gender and Embodiment

I am very excited to announce that our Community Researcher Report for Trans Aware Cancer Care is now published! We ask that you read this report with an open mind and an open heart.

"Simplifying people into data is useful, but we are all still people."
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A dark mode version of the LinkedIn "started a new position" image. A cartoon person is walking through a keyhole to a sunny, hazy place with soft pastel colours.

I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Sessional Teaching Fellow at University of Portsmouth!

I am finally going from teaching and training online to on site teaching. Let's go 💪

I've been thinking about changing the name of my website for a while.

I talk about so much more than Autistic experiences. Including healthcare accessibility, social justice issues and my PhD journal.

The name will stay. I've got a 100+ business cards with the logo on 😆

autisticltd.co.uk

* A pair of red and blue striped children's socks laid as a inside out twisted wreckage in a wire cage outside a swimming centre*

Even if I didn't recognise the socks I would still know these were my kid's.

* A pair of red and blue striped children's socks laid as a inside out twisted wreckage in a wire cage outside a swimming centre*

A white card zine one page remains blank and the right side is a painted dark blue night sky with white stars.

This random fish was stuck to a starry piece of tissue paper from another session. He belongs in the zine. Definitely. No fish left behind.

My #TransJoy zine started today at the @theatreforlife.bsky.social Trans-Generation-All workshop.

This is a work in progress as I work out what it means to me and the people I get the pleasure to share space with other the next few weeks.

@beyondreflectuk.bsky.social

Now arrest and charge ALL of them.

I'm a trans PhD candidate and community researcher who looks at accessibility of health care for trans+ people and neurodivergent/disabled folx. Im interested in helping if youd like.

Embracing Flexibility in Time Management The author reflects on their lifelong struggle with time management, stemming from an Autistic perspective. They discuss the pressures of punctuality instilled during childhood, resulting in anxiety and avoidance of situations where they might be late. Embracing their identity has led to a more relaxed approach to time, prioritising personal well-being over societal expectations.

I have always struggled with time management, resulting in anxiety and avoidance of situations where I might be late. I've learnt to embrace a more relaxed approach to time, prioritising personal well-being over societal expectations.

Some of my dreams for 2026 [black text on a cream background]

Some of my dreams for 2026

Abolish ICE
Arrest everyone named in the Epstein files
Free Palestine
Tax billionaires
Protect trans kids
End facism

Autistic People's Experiences of Cancer and Cancer Services The Learning Disabilities and Autism Research Group at Manchester Met invites you to a online seminar about autism and cancer

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autistic-p...

Excited to share mine and Rosie's work alongside @drchargoodwin.bsky.social and @georgiarivers.bsky.social on 11th March

Accessible Cancer Care: Lessons from Autistic Communities Rosie Tansley and Katie Munday shared insights from their talk at Manchester Metropolitan University about improving cancer services for autistic individuals. The presentation highlighted community-based projects addressing accessibility, patient experiences, and necessary changes in care. Free tickets are available for the hybrid event on March 11th.

Rosie Tansley and Katie Munday share insights from their upcoming talk at Manchester Metropolitan University about improving cancer services for autistic people. Free tickets are available for the hybrid event on March 11th.

Pink handwriting on the white wall calender reads: enjoy the half term with your boy ❤️ everything else can wait.

A few weeks back I shared January's 'to do' list from my wall calendar. It wasn't a long list of things to get done but a reminder to keep an eye on my mental and physical health before I burnout.

I thought I'd share this month's message on the run up to half term (a week-long school holiday).

Interviews will explore barriers and facilitators to inclusion, as well as ways forward.

No sensitive info about schools, students, or staff will be collected. Any identifying details will be removed from publications.

The study has received ethical approval from the University of Birmingham.

Two gold stars courtesy of my writing at @writershq.bsky.social today ✨️

Five side-to-side pictures showing me, rosey-faced, talking into a microphone. Two of the pictures show me squinting, probably processing or thinking, others show me wide-eyed and eyebrows arched like a Disney villain.

I had no idea that I looked this intense when I speak publicly.

Five side-to-side pictures showing me, rosey-faced, talking into a microphone. Two of the pictures show me squinting, probably processing or thinking, others show me wide-eyed and eyebrows arched like a Disney villain.

Good grief.

Thank you 😊

11.30: Autistic transmasculine people's experiences of cervical screening – Dr Georgia Rivers

12.00: Experiencing breast cancer as an autistic person – Dr Char Goodwin

12.30: Break

12.40: What Autistic People Would Like to Change About Cancer Services – Katie Munday and Rosie Tansley

1.10: Q&A

Overview
The Learning Disabilities and Autism Research Group at Manchester Met invites you to an online seminar about autism and cancer

A seminar which brings together research about autistic people's experiences of cancer and cancer services. There will be three presentations followed by a Q&A.

Autistic People's Experiences of Cancer and Cancer Services The Learning Disabilities and Autism Research Group at Manchester Met invites you to a online seminar about autism and cancer

Autistic People's Experiences of Cancer and Cancer Services

By Manchester Metropolitan University

Online event

Mar 11 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm GMT

Tickets for free here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autistic-p...

#AutResearch #Cancer #Services #Healthcare #Accessibility

It was great to meet the newest cohort and share some of my internship experiences.

#SCDTP #PhD #PublicHealth