Kathy Leadbitter

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research is inviting applications for the role of Editor-in-Chief

A reminder that Wiley is recruiting an Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. The deadline for applications is 31st October 2025.

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@k2mey.bsky.social

Happy birthday to a wonderful colleague and friend! 🎂 🎈

Are you interested in studying longitudinal developmental trajectories of children with developmental disabilities in Ethiopia and Kenya? Please consider applying for a PhD! More information about the project is here: kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/2026... #AutRes

White System, Black Therapist: Racism, Resistance and Reimagining Speech Language Therapy In this book, Warda Farah brings a fresh perspective to the field of Speech and Language Therapy, challenging traditional approaches and opening crucial conversations about race, culture, and neurodiv...

After 5 yrs of writing, my book is here: White System, Black Therapist. I stopped many times , silenced, reported, harassed. Then I realised: white supremacy thrives on silence. So I kept writing. This book is the result. 📖 www.routledge.com/White-System...

I will be accepting a PhD student for Fall 2026 in our Curriculum and Instruction program. If you are interested in autistic sociality, caregiver influence on their autistic children's development, and neurodiversity in school contexts, please get in touch!

Autistic people could teach Donald Trump a thing or two about focus, facts and empathy | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett While not without its challenges, autism isn’t a curse to be cured of, as the likes of the President and RFK Jr want us to believe, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Neurodiversity is looking for a new Editor!

The deadline for expressions of interest is October 5th.


Full details are here journals.sagepub.com...

Being Autistic (And What That Actually Means) You're autistic - but what does that really mean?Welcome to the ultimate guide to understanding who you are and what it means to be autistic!In this fully illustrated graphic guide to what it means to...

Being Autistic (And What That Actually Means) by Niamh Garvey @niamhgarvey.bsky.social is EXCELLENT!

The author is autistic and also has autistic children and the illustrator is also autistic. This is my go-to non-fiction recommendation for this age group.

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This would be a great project and @drmbothapsych.bsky.social would be the person to do it if they could bear it.

Roll up, roll up! Come and work with us on this important project!

Neurodiversity is looking for a new editor!

The deadline for expressions of interest is 5 October 2025.


Full details are here journals.sagepub.com...

Research Associate on the ‘ICALD’ study at The University of Manchester Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Associate on the ‘ICALD’ study at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

👉Are you a post-doc?
👉 Passionate about improving care for people with learning disabilities?
👉Interested in communication?

The ICALD study has 2 jobs: one based in London and one in Manchester. See links👇

Come and work with us!

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Research Associate on the ‘ICALD’ study at The University of Manchester Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Associate on the ‘ICALD’ study at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

👉Are you a post-doc?
👉 Passionate about improving care for people with learning disabilities?
👉Interested in communication?

The ICALD study has 2 jobs: one based in London and one in Manchester. See links👇

Come and work with us!

jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ464/r...

jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ213/p...

Let's hope Braun and Clarke renewed their public liability insurance ...

🌟 Calling Autistic Researchers! 🌟

We’re building a searchable database of Autistic researchers to celebrate Autistic excellence + connect researchers, students, allies & community.

✅ Learn more and join our database here: www.aidanlab.ca/autistic-res...

Join us and be part of something bigger! 💙

If you can't dm me, feel free to email on kathy.leadbitter@manchester.ac.uk

📣 Post-doc position
Are you passionate about improving care for people with a learning disability? Come and work with us!
Details 👇
Feel free to dm to discuss.
Please share!

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@laurauom.bsky.social

And the really annoying ones who are just Kathy

Careers at Drexel - Human Resources

I'm excited to share that my team is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow for a new 5-year participatory, mixed methods longitudinal study focusing on accessing experiences of loneliness across life transitions among autistic young adults!

For information & to apply: careers.drexel.edu/en-us/job/50...

Unless you get a lectureship but then you won't have any time for research

Yes they train you for a research career but there is no research career, just a string of fixed term contracts that you have to piece together from research funding you apply for in your own time

Check out this blog post about our unconventional approach to co-producing research questions on the M-WAY study!

If you'd like to stay in the loop about our research, give @m-waystudy.bsky.social a follow. We'll be sharing updates as the study progresses 🙂

The MWAY ‘bridging phase’: what was it like for our young stakeholders? We just reached the end of our ‘bridging phase’ – an exciting milestone for the MWAY project! This phase was part of our participatory appro...

We recently completed the 'bridging phase' of the M-WAY study! We worked with autistic young people and adult stakeholders to move from qualitative findings to research questions ready for big data analysis. Read more in our blog post: m-way24.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

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the latest special issue in @journalautism.bsky.social is out!

The Social Model in Autism Research

guest edited by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @dramypearson.bsky.social Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist plus @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social from the permanent editor team

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His dodgy front crawl also needs to be addressed

Wednesday Addams “Is Dr. Fairburn an Outcast?” To the women behind a desk. Women behind desk “No. Why does that matter?” Wednesday Addams “It's like a vegetarian writing a book on cannibalism.”

The state of most autism research summarised by Wednesday Addams 😂

A flyer showing the University of Manchester logo, and a photograph of a man and woman holding hands dancing. The text reads as follows: Research opportunity! The Ada study, Access to Dance for Autistic adults. Researchers at The University of Manchester seek autistic volunteers to talk about dance. Are you: 1. Autistic (diagnosed or self-identifying)? 2. Aged 18 or over? 3. Living in the UK? This study is exploring how autistic adults experience dance in different settings: at home (e.g. having a boogie in the kitchen), socially, or in a dance class. We want to interview autistic adults with different types of dance experience. You can take part in one of three ways: by zoom (speaking or using the chat function), in-person: at the University of Manchester, or by telephone. This research has been developed with autistic project advisors. To find out more contact: Claire.Planner@manchester.ac.uk This project has been reviewed and approved by the University of Manchester Research Ethics Committee. Ref.: 2025-23054-42792.

Building on our survey study, we want to interview #autistic adults aged 18+ about dancing at home (kitchen disco anyone?), out socially, or at a dance class 💃🕺 To find out more and take part, email: claire.planner@manchester.ac.uk This study has been designed with autistic project advisors. #dance