Charlotte Brooks

Questions autistic nonbinary young people have for their teachers... Have you had any training on gender diversity in autistic students?

Young people were uncertain about what training their teachers had about autism and gender diversity or what was included in training. From participants in my PhD research, these questions inform a subsequent study with teachers #AutRes

Questions autistic nonbinary young people have for their teachers... How do you ensure individual needs and preferences are taken into account.

My participants were curious about how teachers recognise and support diverse identities, experiences and needs to help them feel included, respected and understood in school. From participants in my PhD research, these questions inform a subsequent study with teachers #AutRes

Questions autistic nonbinary young people have for their teachers... How do you ensure your classroom environment is supportive for nonbinary autistic students?

Young people wanted to understand strategies for creating inclusive environments that ensure nonbinary autistic students feel supported throughout school. From participants in my PhD research, these questions inform a subsequent study with teachers #AutRes

Reflections on the trouble with strengths-led assessments as a neurodivergent person with a spiky profile: https://thegoo.se/2025/09/18/reflections-on-the-trouble-with/

Charlotte stands smiling in front of a poster titled "Mapping Support" at the Autism Europe 2025 conference.

Had a great time sharing my PhD research at #AutismEurope2025 on autistic nonbinary young people’s school experiences. Early findings highlight the importance of support identity as part of a holistic approach. Poster: thegoo.se/aec-poste…

In the sky above a garden fence, a bright rainbow is visible with a fainter rainbow above it

It was great seeing so much research about trans autistic experiences at #AutismEurope2025 today! Some call being trans x autistic 'living under a double rainbow'. This picture of an actual double rainbow was posted today by someone in my local trans group in the UK! Shared with permission #AEC2025

I will be presenting my poster at 2PM at #AutismEurope2025 about Mapping Support in Schools for Autistic Non-binary Young People. Available at: thegoo.se/AEC-poster #AEC2025

Lanyard card with my name and pronouns and a sticker with communication preferences

I've just landed at #AutismEurope2025 I can't wait for all the interesting talks and the opportunity to share my research tomorrow! #AEC2025

A hand-drawn floor plan of a school is illustrated with notes and colored dots, accompanied by instructions for a creative exercise aimed at exploring personal experiences in different spaces. Those completing the exercise as asked to try to include on their floorplan try to include spaces where they felt included or like they could be themselves (colour-coded in green), spaces they felt left out or pressure to be someone else other than themselves (in red), and spaces they had mixed experiences (in yellow). There is also a note about critical cartography, saying ‘engaging marginalised groups to create their own maps may offer alternative perspectives and understandings of space.

In my PhD, my participants drew floorplans of their schools, which guided our interviews and evoked the physicality of spaces around school. Colour coding added another layer, helping them to reference areas they felt more/less comfortable in the interview #AcademicSky #PhDlife #AutRes

LGBTQ+ family survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bathreg/lg...

Open to LGBTQ+ people aged over 18 and living in Wales, England and Scotland. Thanks to those who have helped share it so far!

#AutRes #adhd #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #dyslexia #dyspraxia #ocd #tourette

Title reads: Are you a neurodivergent person over 16? If so, you may want to consider taking part in an online survey on identifying support for neurodivergent young people in schools. Inside a speech bubble reads: We are interested in hearing the views of neurodivergent people in England aged 16+ There is a playful graphic of three young children in colourful clothing. One is holding a wand, and another is holding a balloon. If you are interested, please go to the survey at https://thegoo.se/survey or scan a QR code. This link redirects to Qualtrics, a reputable website for questionnaires and surveys. This survey is being run on behalf of work supporting the Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group. It has received ethical approval from University of Birmingham. There is a logo for University of Birmingham at the bottom of the page.

Are you a neurodivergent person over 16?
Share your views to help improve support for neurodivergent young people in schools. Our survey supports the work of the Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group, and may influence recommendations to Government. Take part here: https://thegoo.se/survey

🏳️‍🌈 This past week I’ve been on holiday in Bergen, Norway, and there has been a lot of pride flags! 🏳️‍🌈

Initially I was cynical about ‘rainbow washing’, but I noticed it’s not just shops who have pride flags, but also homes, political buildings and public transport. It feels good 🤗

Cervical Screening for Trans+ Autistic people: A Self-Advocacy zine Georgia Rivers and I have created a zine for trans+ Autistic people to be informed on their rights when thinking about, or engaging in cervical screening in the UK. The zine is at the end of this p…

@georgiarivers.bsky.social and I can finally share our Cervical Screening for Trans+ Autistic People: A Self-Advocacy Zine

#AutResearch #AutismResearch 🎓🌈

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Auto-generated description: An illustration showing three interconnected concepts around my approach: Experiential, Participatory, and Situated, with arrows and symbolic images.

In my doctoral research,

I’m interested in individuals' lived experiences
I’m engaging with participatory methods
I’m interested in knowledges that are situated in spaces within the school

YouTube video by Adam Yosef "The number of anti-trans bills is swelling" - Poet Jasmine Gardosi on trans rights | Adam Yosef

"There are less US states I can exist in, but have you seen the way I'm stepping into myself?" - Poet Jasmine Gardosi on trans rights following the UK Supreme Court ruling on a woman's biological gender.

youtube.com/shorts/H1LLJ...

This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic

www.crabmuseum.org/visit

🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀

Emergency Demo Trans Liberation. 1pm Saturday 19 April. Parliament square. Graphic shows a fist in white blue and pink. Logos on the graphic include FLINT, UNISON, ACR, Pride in Labour, Trans Kids Deserve Better, Trans Action for Housing Justice, RS21 and TransActual

Emergency demo. Come out for trans liberation!

Come together with trans organisations, unions, and more to for a community-focused protest against the Supreme Court ruling this Saturday! Bring food and a raincoat.

Saturday 19th April, 1pm Parliament Square

Do you think profiling could help build neuroaffirmative classrooms?

Can you expand on what risks?

In this case it would be teachers doing the profiling to inform support for neurodivergent young people

How do #ActuallyAutistic and #AutRes feel about neurodiversity profiling for all children in schools to identify strengths and needs?

Communication page I used to handle that invasive woman I met. It’s been quite some time since I posted my letter to the woman who accosted me on my way to the para transit van. But I wanted to update people on how I handled the situation when she approa…

Possibly the best AAC post of all time: If you or your autistic person use AAC [alternative communication], don't forget to enable descriptions of personal boundaries—because everyone should be able to say "stop" and "F*** off". From Mel Baggs, RIP:

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Petition: Lift restrictions on prescribing puberty blockers to trans children. We want the Government to reverse the restrictions it has introduced relating to the prescription of puberty blockers to children. The Government introduced legislation banning them from being prescri...

This is huge. My petition got approved. It challenges the UK government to the lift the Puberty Blocker ban on the grounds that it contradicts article 8 of The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child.

Please sign and Repost ✊️🏳️‍⚧️

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Damien Milton's work often has an educational focus e.g. Milton, D. E. (2014). So what exactly are autism interventions intervening with?. Good Autism Practice (GAP), 15(2), 6-14. #AutRes

Fantastic events with @autscape.org next weekend.
I am volunteering to mod over in Discord - hope to see you there!

Register: www.autscape.org
Schedule of events: www.autscape.org/2025/program...

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How are the findings from my Master’s research informing my #AutRes PhD on the school experiences of autistic nonbinary young people?

I’m asking participants what they found supportive at school

(and what they wish was different)

I’m anti... https://thegoo.se/2025/01/30/how-are-the-findings-from/

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I can't recommend this website enough. Stephanie has made it their true labour of love and provided access to bonfide SEMH related free courses. Absolutely amazing. All my schools get this and use it for their staff. Parents also welcome it.

🗂️ A really great resource, includes group sessions and topics (both online and in-person; from pg. 55)
💪 also lots of information and guidance for those delivering the workshops
🌎 Some aspects may need to be adapted for other countries

cdr.lib.unc.edu/concern/scho...