Gert-Jan Vanaken
@gertjanvanaken.bsky.social
🔥researcher, activist, writer
📨he/him📍Brussels, BE
🔗 gertjanvanaken.be
🔎postdoc in neurodiversity-affirmative autism care, KU Leuven, UAntwerp.
✊🏼climate justice and degrowth organiser
🖍️writing a book on neurodiversity politics at De Bezige Bij
📨he/him📍Brussels, BE
🔗 gertjanvanaken.be
🔎postdoc in neurodiversity-affirmative autism care, KU Leuven, UAntwerp.
✊🏼climate justice and degrowth organiser
🖍️writing a book on neurodiversity politics at De Bezige Bij
Reposted by Gert-Jan Vanaken
"the neurodiversity movement cannot expand its scope without actively making space for the lived experiences & demands of new constituent groups such as Tourettic people. Among others, a reconsideration of strong anti-cure positions is needed..."? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... autism-relevant
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"the neurodiversity movement cannot expand its scope without actively making space for the lived experiences & demands of new constituent groups such as Tourettic people. Among others, a reconsideration of strong anti-cure positions is needed..."? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... autism-relevant
"Can the #Neurodiversity Movement make space for #Tourette's?"
Excited to share our new Open Access paper in neurodiversityjrnl.bsky.social !
shorturl.at/K9U9p
Excited to share our new Open Access paper in neurodiversityjrnl.bsky.social !
shorturl.at/K9U9p
September 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Can the #Neurodiversity Movement make space for #Tourette's?"
Excited to share our new Open Access paper in neurodiversityjrnl.bsky.social !
shorturl.at/K9U9p
Excited to share our new Open Access paper in neurodiversityjrnl.bsky.social !
shorturl.at/K9U9p
Reposted by Gert-Jan Vanaken
I’m organising a Doctoral Schools course on medical silencing and you/your students should be there! #philsky More info: www.ugent.be/doctoralscho...
May 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I’m organising a Doctoral Schools course on medical silencing and you/your students should be there! #philsky More info: www.ugent.be/doctoralscho...
Are you #autistic and age 16-29? Fill out this online survey anonymously, and contribute to designing the brand new #Autism #Advocacy Academy, teaching political advocacy skills to autistic youth!
forms.office.com/e/r84UUm9KzW
Duration: +- 20 minutes
Languages: English, Dutch, Portuguese and Czech
forms.office.com/e/r84UUm9KzW
Duration: +- 20 minutes
Languages: English, Dutch, Portuguese and Czech
February 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Are you #autistic and age 16-29? Fill out this online survey anonymously, and contribute to designing the brand new #Autism #Advocacy Academy, teaching political advocacy skills to autistic youth!
forms.office.com/e/r84UUm9KzW
Duration: +- 20 minutes
Languages: English, Dutch, Portuguese and Czech
forms.office.com/e/r84UUm9KzW
Duration: +- 20 minutes
Languages: English, Dutch, Portuguese and Czech
Why does #psychotherapy (not) work well for autistic people? Can therapy for mental health issues become more #autism adjusted and neuro-affirmative?
I'm excited about this much-needed, new interview study with #autistic clients and their psychotherapists!
#AutRes #actuallyautistic
I'm excited about this much-needed, new interview study with #autistic clients and their psychotherapists!
#AutRes #actuallyautistic
Are you an autistic adult who is or has been in psychotherapy? Or, are you a therapist who works with autistic adults?
Take part in this interview study and help us better adjust psychotherapy for the autistic population.
Take part in this interview study and help us better adjust psychotherapy for the autistic population.
January 17, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Why does #psychotherapy (not) work well for autistic people? Can therapy for mental health issues become more #autism adjusted and neuro-affirmative?
I'm excited about this much-needed, new interview study with #autistic clients and their psychotherapists!
#AutRes #actuallyautistic
I'm excited about this much-needed, new interview study with #autistic clients and their psychotherapists!
#AutRes #actuallyautistic
How can goverments address inequalities experienced by neurodivergent minorities? Philosopher B de Vries argued that accessible fonts in official documents and pastel wall colours in public buildings are key🤯 EmmaMoormann and I reacted
tinyurl.com/2mav3n6c #neurodiversity #autism #disability
tinyurl.com/2mav3n6c #neurodiversity #autism #disability
More Than a Lick of Paint. State Neuro-Neutrality Requires Structural Social Change
Published in AJOB Neuroscience (Vol. 15, No. 4, 2024)
tinyurl.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:43 AM
How can goverments address inequalities experienced by neurodivergent minorities? Philosopher B de Vries argued that accessible fonts in official documents and pastel wall colours in public buildings are key🤯 EmmaMoormann and I reacted
tinyurl.com/2mav3n6c #neurodiversity #autism #disability
tinyurl.com/2mav3n6c #neurodiversity #autism #disability
Reposted by Gert-Jan Vanaken
And it looks like his equally-impressive partner-in-crime @themispant.bsky.social is here now too! Another very worthwhile follow.
November 28, 2024 at 2:39 PM
And it looks like his equally-impressive partner-in-crime @themispant.bsky.social is here now too! Another very worthwhile follow.
What an entry to Bluesky, thanks to @quantpsychiatry.bsky.social 🙏🏼
Another phenomenal person has joined bluesky! Follow @gertjanvanaken.bsky.social if you want rigorous (philosophically and clinically informed) updates on what it means for a treatment to be "neurodiversity-affirming!" Also, if you haven't, read his paper:
www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
Frontiers | Addressing the autism mental health crisis: the potential of phenomenology in neurodiversity-affirming clinical practices
The neurodiversity movement has introduced a new era for autism research. Yet, the neurodiversity paradigm and the autism clinic remain largely unconnected. ...
www.frontiersin.org
November 27, 2024 at 5:47 PM
What an entry to Bluesky, thanks to @quantpsychiatry.bsky.social 🙏🏼
Reposted by Gert-Jan Vanaken
Another phenomenal person has joined bluesky! Follow @gertjanvanaken.bsky.social if you want rigorous (philosophically and clinically informed) updates on what it means for a treatment to be "neurodiversity-affirming!" Also, if you haven't, read his paper:
www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
Frontiers | Addressing the autism mental health crisis: the potential of phenomenology in neurodiversity-affirming clinical practices
The neurodiversity movement has introduced a new era for autism research. Yet, the neurodiversity paradigm and the autism clinic remain largely unconnected. ...
www.frontiersin.org
November 27, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Another phenomenal person has joined bluesky! Follow @gertjanvanaken.bsky.social if you want rigorous (philosophically and clinically informed) updates on what it means for a treatment to be "neurodiversity-affirming!" Also, if you haven't, read his paper:
www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...