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Ann Memmott
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Autistic disabled researcher, carer & Mum.
#AutisticElder
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Encouraging moderation, a peaceful & fair society, & better research.
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If you live or work in Oxford diocese (that means Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire) then please fill in this questionnaire about what you’d like to see in the next bishop: oxford.anglican.org/consultation
Consultation - Diocese of Oxford
Anyone living, working or worshipping in the diocese can contribute their views on who should be our next Bishop of Oxford.
oxford.anglican.org
January 10, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Yeah I don’t think “we continue to generate kiddie porn based on real children, but now we only do it for profits” is the flex they think it is.
January 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
This.
And rather fed up with the far right wing media trying to pretend that a white, Christian, US Citizen with zero previous convictions, caring about her lovely neighbours, acting as a known, peaceful observer, made her an 'extremist' of some kind.
History will judge this and be horrified.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but even if you fail to “follow orders” you shouldn’t be shot in the head & killed.

People saying Renee Nicole Good should have “done as she was told” are ignoring the fact ICE can’t just execute people who don’t do what they say
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but even if you fail to “follow orders” you shouldn’t be shot in the head and killed. People saying Renee Nicole Good should have just “done as she was told” are ...
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January 9, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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New Study finds a significant reduction in suicidality after trans people receive gender-affirming hormone therapy.

“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 9, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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54% of ABA practitioners "have considered leaving the ABA profession altogether" & while 70% are currently working in autism/IDD, only 4% want to work in this area? link.springer.com/article/10.1... quote from ABA practitioner: "feeling like this field does more harm than good for autistic people"
An Analysis of Variables Affecting Behavior Analytic Practitioners’ Intention to Leave a Position and Leave the Field - Behavior Analysis in Practice
With burnout prevalence rising in behavior analysts, it is important to consider the attrition rates of the field to determine variables that affect decisions to leave an organization versus decisions...
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January 8, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Who are the senior executives at the child sexual abuse imagery enablers X.com? Some excellent naming of names by the Financial Times.

Hat tip to @emilswells.bsky.social.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
giftarticle.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
translucent.org.uk/what-foi-dat... So, in this huge investigation, just four complaints about Trans people in loos/changing rooms, in the last three years, and not a single actual attack?
JKR & the far right media have been treating the public like fools, eh?
What FOI Data Shows About Trans Women in Single Sex Spaces
What FOI Data Shows About Trans Women in Single Sex Spaces. Covering a period of over 3 years 382 FOI requests prove there are no issues.
translucent.org.uk
January 6, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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Appeasing Trump seems unwise but I'm not an expert. Does anyone know whether history has anything to teach us?
Jeez. Greenland is in the NATO alliance. How hard can this be?
January 5, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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I'm a huge fan of @annmemmott.bsky.social and her work. Here's her latest on #AutisticElders, a must-read👉🏽
#autisticelders | Ann Memmott | 10 comments
Autistic Grandparents. What we know about them would arguably fit comfortably on the back of a postage stamp, in a very large font. Why? Because we were looking for young white boys with high support needs, for decade after decade. The NHS survey of half of its GPs was an eye opener. Results here: https://lnkd.in/eu62tg-f . I want to look at two figures: The figure of 18-24 yr olds (male). 37,000-ish who don't also have a learning disability. Another 7500-ish who do also have a learning disability. Now, our reminder that autistic people are autistic for life. It's a different brain design, from birth. So, we're going to find that same number all the way up the age ranges, yes? [Adjusted for deaths later in life of course] Nope. By age 65-74, the first 'pensioner years', our figures are less than 800 autistic people without a learning disability, and nearly 500 with a learning disability. So, we've only found 1 in every 35 autistic people in that age group, probably. Many of them likely diagnosed because they also had a learning disability, hence the bigger proportion who have both things. It's a lot worse in the over 75s. Hardly anyone identified. Our GPs, hospitals, communities, etc haven't the slightest idea that 34 out of every 35 older autistic people are unidentified as yet. Which brings us back to autistic grandparents. Perhaps 34 out of every 35 not yet identified. Probably doing a fantastic job as a grandparent, too, and bringing so much to community and family life. That typical autistic integrity, attention to detail, dedication, deep knowledge, checking safety, honesty, etc. On e.g. Google Scholar, nearly a million research papers for the search term 'autistic'. One, for the search term 'autistic grandparent'. And that only mentions it in passing. One. We know nothing about their lives, in research terms. Our autism research industries are a mess, aren't they. #AutisticElders | 10 comments on LinkedIn
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January 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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📢 This is a call to anyone able (safeguarding is paramount).

We now need your help!

We need everyone to:
• Email your MP using our template
• Sign our open letter calling out “biological sex” framing as a slur
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January 2, 2026 at 6:28 AM
After enduring years of hell from the other side, many people hoped for kindness & truth. Instead, they received more misinformation, & outright cruelty to vulnerable people. It's not hard to understand why so many natural Labour supporters have fled. This simply isn't the Labour Party any more.
I think the key to answering this question is understanding Starmer/Reeves unpopularity among natural allies. A majority of Laboir voters disapprove of him, as do large majorities of LD/Green voters. Hostility from natural political opponents is normal. Hostility from natural supporters is not.
Glad the FT is asking the question. Even if I’m not convinced they found a compelling answer.
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.

www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
January 1, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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After 17 years. I am no longer on X.

Today is the day to leave people.

Leave now.
December 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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@joedromey.bsky.social in your Guardian interview you attack Polanski for 'selling the unicorn' that "squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything that we want and everything that we need". Am sure you'd never sell unicorns so can you help me, please, with where Polanski said that?
December 31, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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TIL: Before Hans Asperger or Leo Kanner, a Jewish-Ukrainian psychiatrist named Grunya Sukhareva defined autism in 1925. Both men did not cite her work. She also had documented how it affected women and girls, where the men did not.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunya_...
Grunya Sukhareva - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I see the Sunday Times is as anti-Trans as ever, misrepresenting the Court Judgement in the recent Peggie case,, and giving space to a group announcing this, in their pages:
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Goodness me.
December 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.

The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.

When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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We’ve today formally written to multiple public bodies about BBC reporting on transgender people.

Here’s who we’ve contacted and why. 1/6
December 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
www.autismresearchcentre.com/content/uplo... Making sure people see this from Prof Simon Baron Cohen, who has a new idea. Let's divide autistic people into Type 1 (with a learning disability) and Type 2 (without a learning disability). Hands up all those who can spot the problems?
www.autismresearchcentre.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Waving to friends, colleagues and contacts on here, and wishing you a day of peace and relaxation.
And for those that celebrate, Happy Christmas!!
December 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Those keen to imagine that the hate and fear only extends to our lovely Trans friends...I have bad news for you.
A sobering poll of views of LGBTQ+ younger people, from different political party voters. Who knew that Labour voters were arguably the most prejudiced, on average?
We really are a nation that loves animals and hates children. These figures are so shameful (via @natacha.bsky.social).
December 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Despite your family’s apparent concern about how much you love Legend of Zelda, it’s about to be socially acceptable to fixate on nothing but a single day in the calendar for weeks on end (and that’s totally fine).
Neurotypicals to embrace rigid routines known as “traditions”
Non-autistic people worldwide are due to collectively engage in a series of worrying rituals known as "Christmas traditions", according to reports. Despite your family's apparent concern about how…
thedailytism.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Epstein Victims Upset About Lack of Transparency in Newly Released Files.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Victims Upset About Lack of Transparency in Newly Released Files
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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When political lies meet economic reality: Reform, which promised to keep Council tax low and cut spending, then increased it by the maximum permissible, and still its deficit is skyrocketing. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform UK council’s budget reveals ‘gaping’ £60 million deficit
Kent County Council (KCC), faces a projected debt increase of tens of millions of pounds, even with maximum council tax hikes
www.independent.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Bailey didn’t link to the judgment in her tweet.

It’s here:

www.judiciary.uk/judgments/al...
December 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM