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Ann Memmott (She/they)@annmemmott.bsky.social |
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Autistic disabled researcher. Critical Autism Studies genre. Proud parent. Personal page, own views. Like = "I have read the post"
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
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Some parents of high-support autistics "do not believe their children are capable of having opinions about any serious or real issues." @slooterman.bsky.social argues this means working harder to understand autistic opinions—instead of dismissing their agency.
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
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Being an "inclusionista" means knowing that my autistic son needs me to push both for & beyond ADA accessibility in his life. It does NOT mean forcing him to be in places he doesn't like, or that will make him miserable, overwhelmed, or dysregulated. At TPGA:
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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So. For decades, we've been told that it is absolutely vital to give autistic children 'intensive interventions'.
And now the research is in.
No convincing evidence for this, it says.
How many thousands of autistic children had no childhood, as a result, eh?
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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routledge.com/Improving-Me... Very good to see our book is available for pre-ordering now. With huge thanks to the Editors and the excellent co-contributors. So much good advice in here for mental health teams working with autistic children & young people.
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ndconnection.co.uk/blog/autism-... One of the regular blogs written by me for Neurodiverse Connection, with a summary of some of the best - or most debatable - autism research papers.
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Lovely bit of research on autism, empathy, and whether autistic people are the ones with the empathy 'deficit' (Clue: Nope).
With thanks also Damian Milton and so many others who work tirelessly to get Double Empathy Theory properly understood.
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Catherine Crompton
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Feeling some serious FOMO about INSAR this year! 🇦🇺 Very happy that some of my brilliant colleagues will be presenting our work ❤️ Firstly, the brilliant Charlotte Wilks will be giving a talk about our diffusion chain replication study on Friday 17th @ 5pm
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
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“The concept of autism as a disorder that needs fixing is a product of non-Indigenous communities, [Grant Bruno notes] that in his first language, Cree, the word used to describe autism is ‘pîtoteyihtam’—he/she thinks differently.” By Anne Borden King:
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
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Toileting can be the most terrifying experience imaginable for a child whose experience of the world is turned up to ‘max.’ […] No-one questions whether it’s hell—or whether we could design such spaces in ways less exhausting to use." @annmemmott.bsky.social:
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38622794/ Important research about autistic people & the menopause and mid-life. We know very little about this, but the research is needed by hundreds of thousands of autistic people. Definitely one I'd recommend, with thanks to the team.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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eucap.eu/2024/04/02/a... A nicely clear statement by EUCAP (European Council of Autistic People), about ABA - and the deep concerns. "The majority of the 620 survey respondents from Europe were strongly against the use of ABA and ABA-based methods with autistic people."
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Lovely, and important, new research from this very good team. About how caring, experience-sensitive approaches to autistic people brings real results, instead of normalisation, humiliation and poor outcomes. Please share.
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Hurrah for Monique Botha and team, for their insights into the neurodivergent communities who created the terms around neurodiversity.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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Well, that's embarrassing, isn't it. Tell me again how there's gold standards and lots of ethical thought in autism research?
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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Fab work by Professor Kristen Bottema-Beutel & team. Summary: most research teams invented a random definition of autistic 'problem behaviour'. None of the studies looked at whether any side effects happened when they tried the strategy they were studying.
None!
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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osf.io/preprints/ps... New research: Well worth a read, about the links between autistic people, and those who have central sensitivity syndromes such as IBS, ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia and migraine. Relevant to most healthcare professionals.
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Helen AutisticRealms
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New article:
School attendance and supporting young people through autistic burnout
Lots of signposting and links to free downloadable resources
I hope this is valuable - please share x
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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Thanks, Caroline. Appreciated.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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cms.bps.org.uk/sites/defaul... Lots to enjoy in this latest issue of The Psychologist, including a fair number of very good articles from colleagues, on the subject of neurodivergence/neurodiversity.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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Yes, and quite often mistaken for a deliberate 'flopping' action, by some teams, e.g. if they imagine a child is trying to avoid work. In reality, the child may be dizzy.
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www.mdpi.com/2039-4349/14... If you can make it past the medicalised language & the team's quest to cure us of our autism symptoms (sigh), lots of very useful stuff here. Hearing loss, balance problems, hearing sensitivity. Actual info about autistic people's actual difficulties.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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Wishing all of you a peaceful and doable New Year.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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In (ahem) another place, a useful informal poll result. I'd seen a few research papers stating that autistic people weren't likely to value the outside natural world, as it was too variable for us. So I thought I'd ask the views of a couple of thousand people...
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
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What does an autistic child's love looks like? One of many reasons to heed autistic wisdom is that "So many parents grieve, thinking there is no love," when the problem is they don't know how to recognize autistic love. By @annmemmott.bsky.social, at TPGA.
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Loving this new paper from @suereviews.bsky.social about autistic diagnosis. Perils, pitfalls, benefits, why people may self-identify, etc.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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Likewise, nonautistic people found it easier to guess what nonautistic people were thinking or feeling. And both groups found it harder to guess what the other group of people were thinking or feeling. There's limitations, which people can read in the document.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... More useful new research showing that autistic people find it much easier to guess what other autistic people are thinking or feeling. Strong support for the 'Double Empathy' theory of Dr Damian Milton, etc.
It's not a 'deficit' of autistic people.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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www.gov.uk/government/p... Baroness Hollins and team have produced their report on solitary confinement happening to autistic people & people with learning disabilities in mental health wards. Powerful, heartbreaking, lots of excellent recommendations.
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Catherine Crompton
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We have a new paper!
Co-designing a neurodivergent student-led peer support programme for neurodivergent young people in mainstream high schools
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
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“Not everyone needs an official label. You can learn a lot about yourself without needing validation from professionals!” However, “Embrace Autism has a variety of quizzes designed to give you a sense of whether you are likely to be autistic.” From @ferrousmu.bsky.social, on being monotropic.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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So sorry. Just awful.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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ndconnection.co.uk/blog/autism-... Research roundup for the month, by me, for the fabulous Neurodiverse Connection. This one includes some of the latest on schools, autistic voice tone, independent living, healthcare, reporting of pain, Criminal Justice & communication, & more.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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This is handy. New research on autistic people accessing museums and libraries. Sensory, social barriers etc. The info in it also relates to us accessing any other public space. Well worth a read.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Valour
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Meanwhile, today on Normal Island, our Very Normal And Not At All Facist Government has been doing this:
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
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If you are an autism researcher And you reject autistic participation or feedback You might want to rethink being an autism researcher (We said what we said) Inspired by the fantastic CARES Conference.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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The family rescue cat, getting ready for the cooler evenings
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Sue Fletcher-Watson
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🌈♾ Yay, new paper! ♾🌈
Co-designing neurodivergent student-led peer support for mainstream high schools
Work led by @cjcrompton.bsky.social and others
The paper reports on a participatory design process with neurodiverse groups of educators + young people
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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It defies belief, doesn't it. Good grief.
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Steve Silberman
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Are you a shrill neo-Nazi who fancies yourself a “Mom4Liberty” or “GOP voter” and wants to ensure your kids are never exposed to stories about scary Black people and icky LGBTQ+ folks? Formerly educational publisher Scholastic has just the whitewashed book collection for you! tinyurl.com/s97p7r4f
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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Important new study, with content warnings. Too little has been known about interpersonal victimisation for autistic people. New findings that point to a very real need to think differently about what we are told by survivors, and what it means in terms of support
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37842827/
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Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her)
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Study explores how changing autism traits are linked to mental health conditions “Findings suggest that some restrictive and repetitive behaviors may help reduce anxiety for autistic individuals”
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Katharine Hayhoe
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Gorgeous annular eclipse in west Texas today!
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Valour
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Folks, this Saturday I'll be at the Living Edge Conference where I'm a panellist and Chaplain. Do come along if you're interested in Disability Theology and Justice. Rolling Down Justice: Disability, Intersectionality & God Date: Sat, Oct 14 • 10:00 BST
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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This is a powerful study, about disabled and neurodivergent students and their experiences of school. Lots of first hand accounts from autistic pupils.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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Worth contacting the central team at ndconnection.co.uk to ask - although I'm a speaker, I'm not directly involved in the production and post-production work this time.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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All thanks to the excellent team. My role has been mostly cheering along and then getting it out on social media. But what an amazing core team they are.
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captapnetwork.wordpress.com/2023/09/19/h... Hurrah. Our lovely guide to using kind and respectful language about autistic people is out. Feel free to share.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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Sending love to friends here in the Trans and NonBinary communities, after the astonishing speech by the leader of our country, yesterday. Stay safe, friends.
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Ann Memmott (She/they)
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ndconnection.co.uk/gccsummit2023 Well worth booking for some/all of this. Summit on grooming and coercive control in the lives of autistic and other neurodivergent people. I'm one of the speakers.
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Dr Aimee Grant
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The lovely people at Wellcome Trust made a short video about my 8 year Career Development Fellowship project: Autism from Menstruation to Menopause, and the importance of neurodiversity affirming healthcare.
youtu.be/7mHEMv176gc?...
#ActuallyAutistic
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