Bruce Petherick
@brucepetherick.bsky.social
Musician, Composer and Autistic Advocate
Lover of Derrida
Nihil de nobis, sine nobis
Lover of Derrida
Nihil de nobis, sine nobis
Who knew that Lawnmowers rev up to, almost but not quite, the D above Middle C. Go on: ask me how I know?
August 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Who knew that Lawnmowers rev up to, almost but not quite, the D above Middle C. Go on: ask me how I know?
Another standing ovation. Yes, I will accept this! White Rock City Orchestra on Saturday night…
June 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Another standing ovation. Yes, I will accept this! White Rock City Orchestra on Saturday night…
We also tend to know what is happening with other Autistics and how they feel within the world.
Who has “lived experience of Autism”?
Super easy answer. It’s Autistic people.
Non-Autistic people have experience of being around us, of interpreting our actions through non-Autistic perceptions. They don’t have experience being us in the same way I don’t have experience being non-Autistic
Super easy answer. It’s Autistic people.
Non-Autistic people have experience of being around us, of interpreting our actions through non-Autistic perceptions. They don’t have experience being us in the same way I don’t have experience being non-Autistic
June 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We also tend to know what is happening with other Autistics and how they feel within the world.
Autism is a neurological difference. Throughout the body!
We often talk about autism like it’s all in the brain.
But the nervous system runs through the entire body.
Autism isn’t just how we think — it’s how we process and respond: to sound, light, touch, movement, and stress.
It’s sensory. It’s regulatory. It’s physiological.
But the nervous system runs through the entire body.
Autism isn’t just how we think — it’s how we process and respond: to sound, light, touch, movement, and stress.
It’s sensory. It’s regulatory. It’s physiological.
June 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Autism is a neurological difference. Throughout the body!
I’m struggling with noise in the mall. The funniest thing is that the quietest place is the board game store.
June 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I’m struggling with noise in the mall. The funniest thing is that the quietest place is the board game store.
I’m being made to watch old slides from my youth. I can accurately tell you what buildings are in the shots and where they are taken, but no idea what the people are feeling.
April 20, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I’m being made to watch old slides from my youth. I can accurately tell you what buildings are in the shots and where they are taken, but no idea what the people are feeling.
When I’m feeling a little down, this always helps :-)
March 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
When I’m feeling a little down, this always helps :-)
Tonight is the World Premiere of my piece “quia pomiferum…” for symphony orchestra. This is part of the White Rock City Orchestra’s Women’s Day concert #ClassicalMusic
March 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Tonight is the World Premiere of my piece “quia pomiferum…” for symphony orchestra. This is part of the White Rock City Orchestra’s Women’s Day concert #ClassicalMusic
I was happy/fortunate to perform for Xenia Concerts yesterday in Toronto. The travelling does get to me tho’
February 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I was happy/fortunate to perform for Xenia Concerts yesterday in Toronto. The travelling does get to me tho’
Reposted by Bruce Petherick
Does anyone listen to classical music anymore?
February 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Does anyone listen to classical music anymore?
Reposted by Bruce Petherick
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health say the Trump administration's restrictions have spread fear and confusion throughout the agency.
Trump Administration Cancels Meetings, Freezes Hiring At NIH
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health say the move has sent fear and confusion throughout the agency.
buff.ly
January 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health say the Trump administration's restrictions have spread fear and confusion throughout the agency.
Today has been a tough day. I’ve been sad all day and all my usual solutions that I tried didn’t work. My wife, after she had finished work, made me come for a walk on the beach with her. This is the first time we have been down here for months! It sort of worked.
#love
#love
January 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Today has been a tough day. I’ve been sad all day and all my usual solutions that I tried didn’t work. My wife, after she had finished work, made me come for a walk on the beach with her. This is the first time we have been down here for months! It sort of worked.
#love
#love
I’m not a big fan of “a single term defines our totality” but I think paying more attention to monotropism will help autistic acceptance.
#autism
#autism
Wenn Lawson, one of the originators of the theory, has written a chapter on it named 'Autism: Its Foundation and Practical Implications', for an open-access edited collection.
www.intechopen.com/online-first...
www.intechopen.com/online-first...
Autism: Its Foundation and Practical Implications
<p id="p1">The following chapter explores and explains what ‘lies beneath’ the diagnosis of autism. The foundation for this chapter is based on original knowledge grounded in the theory of...
www.intechopen.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I’m not a big fan of “a single term defines our totality” but I think paying more attention to monotropism will help autistic acceptance.
#autism
#autism
After all these years I still need to check in with colleagues to get feedback. This one will be finished tomorrow
And it is soooooo important!
And it is soooooo important!
January 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
After all these years I still need to check in with colleagues to get feedback. This one will be finished tomorrow
And it is soooooo important!
And it is soooooo important!
I love this time of year. Now everyone has no idea what day it is and what time it is. Welcome to my usual state!
December 27, 2024 at 7:25 PM
I love this time of year. Now everyone has no idea what day it is and what time it is. Welcome to my usual state!
How can Manchester United do so well one week and suck soooo badly the next???
December 22, 2024 at 3:28 PM
How can Manchester United do so well one week and suck soooo badly the next???
I love being in a presentation when someone else is translating my words. It always gives me a different perspective.
December 3, 2024 at 4:56 PM
I love being in a presentation when someone else is translating my words. It always gives me a different perspective.
Moody shadow shot as I wait for a rehearsal
November 28, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Moody shadow shot as I wait for a rehearsal
First day of release! More Murakami
November 19, 2024 at 9:54 PM
First day of release! More Murakami
Hello Bluesky. I wonder if this is going to be me posting about Autism or about my music?
Or am I going to confuse the algorithm again???
Or am I going to confuse the algorithm again???
November 18, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Hello Bluesky. I wonder if this is going to be me posting about Autism or about my music?
Or am I going to confuse the algorithm again???
Or am I going to confuse the algorithm again???