Hannah Belcher
@drhannahbelcher.bsky.social
Personal account mainly for cat pics
The fear mongering of this article, and the mental illness shaming in the comments is seriously pissing me off. People saying the kids must have been so scared (they had no idea) and they could have been deranged child killers...
www.echo-news.co.uk/news/2562256...
www.echo-news.co.uk/news/2562256...
School lockdown after south Essex mental health hospital patient 'scaled fence'
A primary school in Rochford was locked down yesterday after a patient at a nearby mental health hospital scaled its fence
www.echo-news.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The fear mongering of this article, and the mental illness shaming in the comments is seriously pissing me off. People saying the kids must have been so scared (they had no idea) and they could have been deranged child killers...
www.echo-news.co.uk/news/2562256...
www.echo-news.co.uk/news/2562256...
What if you tried experiencing having one first?
I think this is what is meant by the term ‘blind privilege’.
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
What if you tried experiencing having one first?
Reposted by Hannah Belcher
Being autistic is hard enough
Dont make it worse by gate keeping other people’s experiences
Dont make it worse by gate keeping other people’s experiences
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Being autistic is hard enough
Dont make it worse by gate keeping other people’s experiences
Dont make it worse by gate keeping other people’s experiences
New documentary coming out on how Hitler was probably autistic, but the producers are keen to make sure their findings don't cause stigma for the condition...
two men in suits and ties are standing next to each other and one of them is making a face .
ALT: two men in suits and ties are standing next to each other and one of them is making a face .
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
New documentary coming out on how Hitler was probably autistic, but the producers are keen to make sure their findings don't cause stigma for the condition...
This is sort of a myth, but I don't think it's untrue, however I think there are certain traits that make it seem this way.
1. Black and white thinking leading to 'right' or 'wrong'.
2. Experiencing a lot of injustice in life.
3. Not always understanding intentions
1. Black and white thinking leading to 'right' or 'wrong'.
2. Experiencing a lot of injustice in life.
3. Not always understanding intentions
not all autistic humans have an "innate sense of justice"
just another trope
just another trope
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This is sort of a myth, but I don't think it's untrue, however I think there are certain traits that make it seem this way.
1. Black and white thinking leading to 'right' or 'wrong'.
2. Experiencing a lot of injustice in life.
3. Not always understanding intentions
1. Black and white thinking leading to 'right' or 'wrong'.
2. Experiencing a lot of injustice in life.
3. Not always understanding intentions
Reposted by Hannah Belcher
Anti-psychiatry professors when confronted with the reality of mental illness:
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Anti-psychiatry professors when confronted with the reality of mental illness:
The autism book i'm reading now, the author says how much she lost not being diagnosed earlier, how much easier school would have been, how much less bullied she'd have been. But i'm not sure. I completely agree earlier diagnosis is essential...
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The autism book i'm reading now, the author says how much she lost not being diagnosed earlier, how much easier school would have been, how much less bullied she'd have been. But i'm not sure. I completely agree earlier diagnosis is essential...
Do you even love you cats if you don't make them their own lounge, knowing they'll never use it?
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Do you even love you cats if you don't make them their own lounge, knowing they'll never use it?
I hope everyone who donated to David Cartland's "legal fees" are happy to know he spent the money publishing the most poorly written and researched book ever seen 🤦🏼♀️
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I hope everyone who donated to David Cartland's "legal fees" are happy to know he spent the money publishing the most poorly written and researched book ever seen 🤦🏼♀️
The best part of being here instead of the other place is not having to spend all day discussing and arguing about antidepressants. It seems only one narrative was allowed on there.
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The best part of being here instead of the other place is not having to spend all day discussing and arguing about antidepressants. It seems only one narrative was allowed on there.
One of the reasons I left X. People seem to think they can gatekeep who's allowed in the 'club' and whose diagnosis is accurate and who's isn't. Continual in-wars around levels of support needs too now.
if you're the type of autistic who is speaking about "real autistics" and "fake autistics" you're a shmuck.
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
One of the reasons I left X. People seem to think they can gatekeep who's allowed in the 'club' and whose diagnosis is accurate and who's isn't. Continual in-wars around levels of support needs too now.
There's a town in the UK with a Reform MP who can't put up Christmas lights because of the flags, and they can't take down the flags because Reform promised they wouldn't... 🤣
a woman in a green dress is sitting in front of a microphone and the words the irony are displayed
ALT: a woman in a green dress is sitting in front of a microphone and the words the irony are displayed
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
There's a town in the UK with a Reform MP who can't put up Christmas lights because of the flags, and they can't take down the flags because Reform promised they wouldn't... 🤣
'Taking off the Mask' has just had rights sold to a Hungarian publisher 🥳 Think we now have a Italian, Korean, and Hungarian version now!
amzn.eu/d/6MfmS9s
amzn.eu/d/6MfmS9s
Taking off the Mask: Practical Exercises to Help Understand and Minimise the Effects of Autistic Camouflaging
Taking off the Mask: Practical Exercises to Help Understand and Minimise the Effects of Autistic Camouflaging (Audio Download): Hannah Louise Belcher, Heather Long, John Murray: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals
amzn.eu
November 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
'Taking off the Mask' has just had rights sold to a Hungarian publisher 🥳 Think we now have a Italian, Korean, and Hungarian version now!
amzn.eu/d/6MfmS9s
amzn.eu/d/6MfmS9s
Reposted by Hannah Belcher
you should deactivate your twitter account right now. RIGHT now. go deactivate it now. never log in again. stop giving him traffic!!
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
you should deactivate your twitter account right now. RIGHT now. go deactivate it now. never log in again. stop giving him traffic!!
A man stabbed multiple people on a train near to where I used to live, and now people are just desperately trying to find a reason to blame it on any minority group they can find he belonged to, as evidence of them being the problem 1/
November 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
A man stabbed multiple people on a train near to where I used to live, and now people are just desperately trying to find a reason to blame it on any minority group they can find he belonged to, as evidence of them being the problem 1/
Reposted by Hannah Belcher
Being autistic in a capitalist world means you’re constantly asked to prove your humanity by performing productivity.
And then they wonder why we burn out.
And then they wonder why we burn out.
October 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Being autistic in a capitalist world means you’re constantly asked to prove your humanity by performing productivity.
And then they wonder why we burn out.
And then they wonder why we burn out.
For Halloween the little devil is pretending to be an angel
October 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
For Halloween the little devil is pretending to be an angel
Tomorrow I've got an interview for LBC about the motability scheme (2nd one), after an article about reform proposing 'disability carriages' and then ironically, a meeting about motability with a charity straight after! 🚗🚗🚗
October 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tomorrow I've got an interview for LBC about the motability scheme (2nd one), after an article about reform proposing 'disability carriages' and then ironically, a meeting about motability with a charity straight after! 🚗🚗🚗
Reposted by Hannah Belcher
Autism and suicide prevention
What looks like a “warning sign” to a non-autistic person may be a normal coping mechanism for an Autistic person
Dr Moseley explains why change in routine, interests or behaviour is often the most important sign to notice. Thank you @papyrus
youtu.be/sEyKflCrric?...
What looks like a “warning sign” to a non-autistic person may be a normal coping mechanism for an Autistic person
Dr Moseley explains why change in routine, interests or behaviour is often the most important sign to notice. Thank you @papyrus
youtu.be/sEyKflCrric?...
A sit down with PAPYRUS: Autism Action
YouTube video by PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Autism and suicide prevention
What looks like a “warning sign” to a non-autistic person may be a normal coping mechanism for an Autistic person
Dr Moseley explains why change in routine, interests or behaviour is often the most important sign to notice. Thank you @papyrus
youtu.be/sEyKflCrric?...
What looks like a “warning sign” to a non-autistic person may be a normal coping mechanism for an Autistic person
Dr Moseley explains why change in routine, interests or behaviour is often the most important sign to notice. Thank you @papyrus
youtu.be/sEyKflCrric?...
My philosophical thought for the day: sometimes you need to let people think they've won, so eventually they lose
a man with a mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man with a mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
My philosophical thought for the day: sometimes you need to let people think they've won, so eventually they lose
Had to leave X. Someone who threatened me years ago teamed up with someone harassing me now, and started spreading the most absurd lies. Then someone who I thought was once a friend started sharing my private DMs. Tipped me over the edge as already in crisis. Please tell me here is better?!
October 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Had to leave X. Someone who threatened me years ago teamed up with someone harassing me now, and started spreading the most absurd lies. Then someone who I thought was once a friend started sharing my private DMs. Tipped me over the edge as already in crisis. Please tell me here is better?!
Really happy to see this wonderful childrens' book on neurodivergence and masking doing so well. I had the pleasure of consulting on the contents of this book, and it's fantastic to see the final product.
amzn.eu/d/53E11mV
amzn.eu/d/53E11mV
October 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Really happy to see this wonderful childrens' book on neurodivergence and masking doing so well. I had the pleasure of consulting on the contents of this book, and it's fantastic to see the final product.
amzn.eu/d/53E11mV
amzn.eu/d/53E11mV
An important study on the use of oxevision in psychiatric hospitals. If you have ever accessed any mental health services, please take and share!
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/teesside/p...
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/teesside/p...
June 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
An important study on the use of oxevision in psychiatric hospitals. If you have ever accessed any mental health services, please take and share!
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/teesside/p...
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/teesside/p...
Reposted by Hannah Belcher
Sensory issues go underrecognized in part because they are processed internally, but also because autistic people, especially women & girls, often learn to mask them.
@drhannahbelcher.bsky.social in the show provides experiential & academic expertise on camouflaging:
channel5.com/show/are-you... 3/
@drhannahbelcher.bsky.social in the show provides experiential & academic expertise on camouflaging:
channel5.com/show/are-you... 3/
No access outside UK
channel5.com
May 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Sensory issues go underrecognized in part because they are processed internally, but also because autistic people, especially women & girls, often learn to mask them.
@drhannahbelcher.bsky.social in the show provides experiential & academic expertise on camouflaging:
channel5.com/show/are-you... 3/
@drhannahbelcher.bsky.social in the show provides experiential & academic expertise on camouflaging:
channel5.com/show/are-you... 3/
AI therapy: Looking for a therapist who knows a bit about AI being used as therapy, as well as someone who has used AI instead of therapy, to just ask a few questions to. Please DM or email me at Hannah.belcher@kcl.ac.uk.
May 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
AI therapy: Looking for a therapist who knows a bit about AI being used as therapy, as well as someone who has used AI instead of therapy, to just ask a few questions to. Please DM or email me at Hannah.belcher@kcl.ac.uk.