Chris Connor
@cdconnor.bsky.social
Autistic, Dyslexic, and Neurodivergent. Disability Rights and Housing. Genderfluid, pronoun pliable.
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Chris Connor
@cdconnor.bsky.social
· Nov 16
My starter pack for social housing professionals who are interested to learn about Neurodiversity go.bsky.app/NjU29FV
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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This made me wonder about the etymology of quack.
“…short for quacksalver (1570s), from obsolete Dutch quacksalver (modern kwakzalver), literally ‘hawker of salve’”
“…short for quacksalver (1570s), from obsolete Dutch quacksalver (modern kwakzalver), literally ‘hawker of salve’”
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This made me wonder about the etymology of quack.
“…short for quacksalver (1570s), from obsolete Dutch quacksalver (modern kwakzalver), literally ‘hawker of salve’”
“…short for quacksalver (1570s), from obsolete Dutch quacksalver (modern kwakzalver), literally ‘hawker of salve’”
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I don’t want McSweeney sacked because of this briefing ‘war’. I want him sacked because he’s steered Labour down such an awful, xenophobic path and paved the way for Farage in number 10.
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I don’t want McSweeney sacked because of this briefing ‘war’. I want him sacked because he’s steered Labour down such an awful, xenophobic path and paved the way for Farage in number 10.
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Streeting vs Starmer, a Morgan "Baldrick" McSweeney Production.
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Streeting vs Starmer, a Morgan "Baldrick" McSweeney Production.
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Our new research paper is out!
" ‘A Lovely Safe Umbrella to Describe Yourself With’ or ‘Meaningless’: An Online Survey of UK-Based Neurodivergent Adults’ Views of Neurodiversity-Related Terminology." In Neurodiversity Journal, 3. doi.org/10.1177/2754...
" ‘A Lovely Safe Umbrella to Describe Yourself With’ or ‘Meaningless’: An Online Survey of UK-Based Neurodivergent Adults’ Views of Neurodiversity-Related Terminology." In Neurodiversity Journal, 3. doi.org/10.1177/2754...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Our new research paper is out!
" ‘A Lovely Safe Umbrella to Describe Yourself With’ or ‘Meaningless’: An Online Survey of UK-Based Neurodivergent Adults’ Views of Neurodiversity-Related Terminology." In Neurodiversity Journal, 3. doi.org/10.1177/2754...
" ‘A Lovely Safe Umbrella to Describe Yourself With’ or ‘Meaningless’: An Online Survey of UK-Based Neurodivergent Adults’ Views of Neurodiversity-Related Terminology." In Neurodiversity Journal, 3. doi.org/10.1177/2754...
American Healthcare Policy 2025
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
American Healthcare Policy 2025
Brainworm host, a real life "Brave" Sir Robin!
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Brainworm host, a real life "Brave" Sir Robin!
Another reason why creative industries need disabled voices and those industries need to remove barriers for disabled people to work and succeed in those industries.
This was a painful piece to write. I love horror, but it doesn’t always love me back. I wish I didn’t have to write this, but it keeps happening, often from people who should know better
Tl;dr: we need more disabled writers/directors so we can tell our own stories 🙏 Please share
Tl;dr: we need more disabled writers/directors so we can tell our own stories 🙏 Please share
November 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Another reason why creative industries need disabled voices and those industries need to remove barriers for disabled people to work and succeed in those industries.
Well that is a first Labour knocking up on doorstep, I clearly told them why I don't for them and that I vote for the Greens.
November 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Well that is a first Labour knocking up on doorstep, I clearly told them why I don't for them and that I vote for the Greens.
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Prince Andrew Stripped Of Royal Computer Privileges https://theonion.com/prince-andrew-stripped-of-royal-computer-privileges/
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Prince Andrew Stripped Of Royal Computer Privileges https://theonion.com/prince-andrew-stripped-of-royal-computer-privileges/
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Emerson tried everything she could think of to deter people without having to speak to them, from hiding in her living room with the lights off to standing motionless in the hallway disguised as a lamp.
Seasonal life hack! Give sweets to strangers and they fuck off
The secret to deterring trick-or-treaters is simple, delicious bribery, one autistic scientist has claimed. For the last four years, Dr Freya Emerson has been researching the prevention and treatment…
thedailytism.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Emerson tried everything she could think of to deter people without having to speak to them, from hiding in her living room with the lights off to standing motionless in the hallway disguised as a lamp.
If she can't be arsed get a landlord licence, when she can't be trusted with setting social housing rents. Rachel Reeves has to go!
October 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If she can't be arsed get a landlord licence, when she can't be trusted with setting social housing rents. Rachel Reeves has to go!
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“The human body is able to do some incredible things if you consume enough lead,” said the secretary of health and human services
Gray-Lipped RFK Jr. Touts Body’s Natural Ability To Transmute Lead Into Gold
WASHINGTON—Praising the process as yet another miracle of biology that modern medicine chooses to ignore, a gray-lipped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a press conference Wednesday during which he tout...
theonion.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“The human body is able to do some incredible things if you consume enough lead,” said the secretary of health and human services
I been lucky to get an advanced copy of this report this month into Riverside's dealings in the Langley estate in Middleton Greater Manchester. All in the #ukhousing sector need to read it, as it is quiet damning into Riverside's conduct.
Who Owns Langley? A Community’s Fight for Its Future | Greater Manchester Tenants Union
tenantsunion.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I been lucky to get an advanced copy of this report this month into Riverside's dealings in the Langley estate in Middleton Greater Manchester. All in the #ukhousing sector need to read it, as it is quiet damning into Riverside's conduct.
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All the biggest autism charities in England and Wales use forms of ABA e.g. PBS on autistic people in their care.
Their income is more than £325 million a year between them, nearly all of it from Government sources.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... & background research by me on the others.
Their income is more than £325 million a year between them, nearly all of it from Government sources.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... & background research by me on the others.
Expert organisations with “challenging” and “complex” service users: Representation in English and Welsh autism charity reports and accounts
The language and imagery used in Autism charities’ communications influences societal understanding of, and attitudes towards, Autistic people. This, in turn, shapes perceptions of whether and how the...
journals.plos.org
October 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
All the biggest autism charities in England and Wales use forms of ABA e.g. PBS on autistic people in their care.
Their income is more than £325 million a year between them, nearly all of it from Government sources.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... & background research by me on the others.
Their income is more than £325 million a year between them, nearly all of it from Government sources.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... & background research by me on the others.
If only Vincent Price played an autism assessor in a film called Autism Assessor!
Lucas Fletcher, 52, has been commended for the speed and accuracy of his assessments, working faster than most psychologists; he routinely sees over 50 patients a day, and is rumoured to be able to smell the miasma of neurodivergence at a hundred paces.
Witchfinder General now qualified as autism assessor
A Witchfinder General has reportedly revealed he is now qualified to diagnose autism – without having undergone any additional training. Lucas Fletcher, 52, has been commended for the speed and…
thedailytism.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If only Vincent Price played an autism assessor in a film called Autism Assessor!
Autism charities portray autistic people as helpless and a burden – our research shows why it matters
theconversation.com/autism-chari...
theconversation.com/autism-chari...
Autism charities portray autistic people as helpless and a burden – our research shows why it matters
New research finds that the language and imagery used by autism charities often reinforce stigma instead of challenging it.
theconversation.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Autism charities portray autistic people as helpless and a burden – our research shows why it matters
theconversation.com/autism-chari...
theconversation.com/autism-chari...
Trump and Auric Goldfinger, known golf cheats and love gold.
Is Trump planning a heist on Fort Knox?
Is Trump planning a heist on Fort Knox?
Trump waves around renderings of his new ballroom, which appears to be entirely gold
October 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Trump and Auric Goldfinger, known golf cheats and love gold.
Is Trump planning a heist on Fort Knox?
Is Trump planning a heist on Fort Knox?
Tells not forget that this case of poor fire safety is in this instance systemic ableism!
'Don't tell anyone': Manager at UK's largest housing association told staff how to fake fire safety notice
A chartered surveyor tells Sky News the consequence of the information not being available in the event of a fire could be "death or serious injury".
news.sky.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Tells not forget that this case of poor fire safety is in this instance systemic ableism!
Neuronormative capitalism, quick to profiteer from and exploit nerodivergent people both as customers and members of the labour market. Waitrose as a serious management problem both at head office and at this branch, IMHO.
Autistic volunteer 'sacked' after family asked if he could be paid
Tom Boyd, who has autism, was a volunteer at a Waitrose in Cheadle Hulme for four years but when his mum Frances asked if he could have paid work he was told he could not continue
www.mirror.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Neuronormative capitalism, quick to profiteer from and exploit nerodivergent people both as customers and members of the labour market. Waitrose as a serious management problem both at head office and at this branch, IMHO.
It is quite telling to discover the shear amount of pro football hooliganism advocates of late. Up The Villa from this Liverpool supporter.
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It is quite telling to discover the shear amount of pro football hooliganism advocates of late. Up The Villa from this Liverpool supporter.
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“Doth thine box rolleth on wheels?”
“It doth not, good sir!”
( Original screengrab by @stevewriteswords.bsky.social )
“It doth not, good sir!”
( Original screengrab by @stevewriteswords.bsky.social )
October 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“Doth thine box rolleth on wheels?”
“It doth not, good sir!”
( Original screengrab by @stevewriteswords.bsky.social )
“It doth not, good sir!”
( Original screengrab by @stevewriteswords.bsky.social )
Brainworm host is getting creepy, RFK JR is a real life General Jack D. Ripper obsessed with "precious bodily fluids"
RFK Jr: "Today the average teenager in this country has 50% of the sperm count, 50% of the testosterone of a 65 year old man. Our girls are hitting puberty 6 years early ... our parents aren't having children."
October 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Brainworm host is getting creepy, RFK JR is a real life General Jack D. Ripper obsessed with "precious bodily fluids"
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Politicians on mental health awareness days: mental health matters! It’s ok not to be ok!
Politicians every other day: all these lazy scroungers are going to the Drs, saying they’re depressed and being handed thousands in benefits THIS MUST STOP
Politicians every other day: all these lazy scroungers are going to the Drs, saying they’re depressed and being handed thousands in benefits THIS MUST STOP
October 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Politicians on mental health awareness days: mental health matters! It’s ok not to be ok!
Politicians every other day: all these lazy scroungers are going to the Drs, saying they’re depressed and being handed thousands in benefits THIS MUST STOP
Politicians every other day: all these lazy scroungers are going to the Drs, saying they’re depressed and being handed thousands in benefits THIS MUST STOP