Katie Munday

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

I'm still working on that perfect mix of research and life (and how these two definitely interlink). I wish I didn't need to do work to improve healthcare. I hope that in a few years time this work becomes obsolete, although I am certain it won't.

A little bag of stickers goes a long way.

Then actually doing the Phd itself. Y'know, that little ole thing. It's too easy to think that I haven't done anything whilst I wade through all of this.

My sticker chart is a visual time line that shows me I did what I set out to do, between the school runs and through chronic pain.

And the meetings that could be emails, emails that could be a text. Things that don't need to be told to me at all - software updates, full-staff emails, this research group, this random thing I needed to sign up to two years ago and they're still emailing me, acronyms galore.

I spend so much time on lots of fiddly administration, expenses, applications, submissions, asking permission for stuff I'm going to do either way.

And the waiting; waiting on feedback, waiting on ethical review, waiting on recruitment, waiting on responses. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting.

Stickers of colourful smiley faces, larger stickers with rosettes reading "well done" and "no.1", in a small bag attached to my wall calender with a cooper trooper paper clip cause I'm that cool.

I can't be the only adult who likes a good "well done" sticker.

I use stickers on my wall calender for a little dopamine hit but also as a visual reminder that I am doing things. Actually.

It is sometimes hard to see progress during PhD and other bits of long-term work.

The picture shows January's to-do list, which reads simply: come slowly back into work, no rush - take your time and listen to your body ❤️ I wonder what Ill write for February...

This year I'm reminding myself that my health comes first. I'm inviting myself to slow, breathe.

I'm still working out what I need as a newly(ish) dx ND trans person. Someone who is experiencing perimenopause and seeing how this interacts with long-term health conditions that remain unnamed.

Oh and two are online!

Come and join the workshops :) there are 8 but you wouldnt have to go to all of them. I could help you get to a few as well if you wanted / needed. Let me know

A full cup of coffee on a wooden table. At the front is my bright orange OUTPatients notepad and a purple Trans Aware Cancer Care pen. I made MANY notes

A very exciting conversation with @beyondreflectuk.bsky.social and @theatreforlife.bsky.social today about their brand new Trans Generation All project

beyond-reflections.whitefuse.net/pages/trans-...

I can't wait to create and evaluate. 🌈🎓

A box of zines on the carpet. The zines are white and have a comic illustration on the cover which shows a masked femme character.

There they are! New zines called TESTO PESTO - Hauntologies of Gender and Embodiment. 44 pages in A5. Soon on Etsy or from me in person at Dundee zine fest.
🌈🎓

Three stalks of cartoon asparagus on a jazzy background of 90s bowling carpet

They have an ongoing 'pupil voice' at Little Man's school. He was asked about what he does at P.E and he replied:

"Running, throwing, asparagus."

I literally could not love this kid any more.

To all those Asparagus kids and families - I see you!

The front page of our zine - pink, blue and white thick squiggles come from the centre. Large black text on a slant reads: Cervical Screening for Trans+ Autistic People: A Tool for Self-Advocacy by Georgia Rivers and Katie Munday

January is #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth. I'm re-sharing our Cervical Screening for Trans+ Autistic People self-advocacy zine.

Available in print at @penfight.bsky.social with sliding scale pricing.
penfightdistro.com/shop/cervica...

Available here for free:
autisticltd.co.uk/2025/06/13/c...

Mattel Launches First Autistic Barbie Doll On January 11th, Mattel launched the first Autistic Barbie doll, designed in collaboration with the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network. Featuring unique articulation and accessories for autistic representation, the doll aims to celebrate diversity. While it has received positive feedback, some concerns regarding stereotypes and representation have also emerged.

I have been watching, reading and listening intently over the last few days as Autistic people and the wider autism community dissect Autistic Barbie. Here are the things that have stood out to me the most about Mattel's newest doll.

*farm simulation