Autism Arcadia
@autismarcadia.bsky.social
Autistic autism researcher and senior lecturer trying to move into consultancy. When not working likely listening to death metal in my office.
My research and some of my students PhD work was used as part of a World Service news programme on autism and the empathy deficit myth. My research is on Hyper-empathy. #ActuallyAutistic #ChangeTheNarrative
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast, Autism, empathy and psychopaths
Why society must rethink the damaging stereotypes about autistic people and low empathy.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
My research and some of my students PhD work was used as part of a World Service news programme on autism and the empathy deficit myth. My research is on Hyper-empathy. #ActuallyAutistic #ChangeTheNarrative
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Woke up this morning feeling great, mental health has been great, have an appointment about my anti-anxiety meds considering coming off them. 4 hours later im in an anxiety spiral 🙃
two men are sitting at a table in front of a neon z sign
ALT: two men are sitting at a table in front of a neon z sign
media.tenor.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Woke up this morning feeling great, mental health has been great, have an appointment about my anti-anxiety meds considering coming off them. 4 hours later im in an anxiety spiral 🙃
Filming YouTube videos All the advice is around being engaging, using your tone & facial expressions to convey your message. Great so what does an autistic presenter do 🙃 videos on access to health care, the autism empathy narrative & autistic people in the summer all ready to go in the next week
May 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Filming YouTube videos All the advice is around being engaging, using your tone & facial expressions to convey your message. Great so what does an autistic presenter do 🙃 videos on access to health care, the autism empathy narrative & autistic people in the summer all ready to go in the next week
Just finished the script our first YouTube video that we aim to publish at the end of the week. The focus is on the autism empathy myth. In the video we go over the research around autistic Hyper-empathy and why the empathy deficit narrative is not only wrong but harmful.
May 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just finished the script our first YouTube video that we aim to publish at the end of the week. The focus is on the autism empathy myth. In the video we go over the research around autistic Hyper-empathy and why the empathy deficit narrative is not only wrong but harmful.
If in doubt be yourself.
May 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
If in doubt be yourself.
Reposted by Autism Arcadia
On SNJ Today: @tanialt.bsky.social wonders if it's apathy or boredom that powers the DfE's word salad response to a critical @CommonsPAC report —and is there a new #SEND plan or isn't there? www.specialneedsjungle.com/d... if it's
May 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
On SNJ Today: @tanialt.bsky.social wonders if it's apathy or boredom that powers the DfE's word salad response to a critical @CommonsPAC report —and is there a new #SEND plan or isn't there? www.specialneedsjungle.com/d... if it's
You are not too much. You are not too sensitive.
You are exquisitely attuned to a world that often forgets how to listen.
Let today be a gentle reminder: your way of being is not a problem to fix—
it’s a perspective to value.
#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AutismAcceptance #SensoryWisdom
You are exquisitely attuned to a world that often forgets how to listen.
Let today be a gentle reminder: your way of being is not a problem to fix—
it’s a perspective to value.
#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AutismAcceptance #SensoryWisdom
May 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
You are not too much. You are not too sensitive.
You are exquisitely attuned to a world that often forgets how to listen.
Let today be a gentle reminder: your way of being is not a problem to fix—
it’s a perspective to value.
#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AutismAcceptance #SensoryWisdom
You are exquisitely attuned to a world that often forgets how to listen.
Let today be a gentle reminder: your way of being is not a problem to fix—
it’s a perspective to value.
#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AutismAcceptance #SensoryWisdom
parents I work with have been contacted by their insurers letting them know that they will be complying with the Governments request for information, when parents asked their insurers not to disclose their child's diagnosis they were told that parents cant opt out
apnews.com/article/kenn...
apnews.com/article/kenn...
US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan to use medical data and records from people on Medicaid and Medicare to help study autism.
apnews.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
parents I work with have been contacted by their insurers letting them know that they will be complying with the Governments request for information, when parents asked their insurers not to disclose their child's diagnosis they were told that parents cant opt out
apnews.com/article/kenn...
apnews.com/article/kenn...
Working from home with a velcro dog, sometimes I wonder if I'm her emotional support human. We compromised she's allowed to lie there but can't try lick my hand while I type but she lacks self-control, sees hand must lick
May 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Working from home with a velcro dog, sometimes I wonder if I'm her emotional support human. We compromised she's allowed to lie there but can't try lick my hand while I type but she lacks self-control, sees hand must lick
me and my autistic wife sometimes reach a level of relaxed sync that we co-stim, one will start the vocal stim and the other ends it.🥰
May 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
me and my autistic wife sometimes reach a level of relaxed sync that we co-stim, one will start the vocal stim and the other ends it.🥰