CW: suicide/ideation. The Suicide Response Project site has officially relaunched with a fresh new look. Led by A/Prof Darren Hedley, our leading expert in suicide prevention, it contains an 8-Step evidence based tool to respond to suicide risk in others. See more: www.suicideresponseproject.com

Scientists!

@skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun!

We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15

If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

I am excited to share that my team here at the at the Social Connections and Treatment Lab at the Life Course Outcomes Program at the AJ Drexel Autism Institute, and we are looking for a full-time Research Associate!

For more information and to apply: careers.drexel.edu/mob/cw/en-us... (1/)

ASAN is hiring three roles — consider becoming a part of the team and helping us advance community-driven disability policy! autisticadvocacy.org/2025/05/job-...

Time to update my bio! With much love and gratitude to the community that got me here.

Self-reported masking in sexual minority and heterosexual autistic adults

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Due to being on internship, I’m not at INSAR this year, but I love hearing everyone’s updates! Looking forward to seeing everyone in future years!

New open access paper! In this article, we found that young adults generally felt positively about verbal sexual consent, but that they may underestimate how positively their peers feel about it. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Autistic trans experiences of support and support services.

Interview and creative task for trans, autistic adults living in Scotland.

More info and submit an expression of interest. QR code forms.office.com/e/4xGJHd7z9J or email aut.trans@stir.ac.uk

This might be the first time ever! All this organization agreed on something and joined up. RFK Jr. in trouble

I love being a scientist for this program!

Just one of the reasons we’re saying #HANDSOFF OUR SCIENCE on 04/05 with @indivisiblephl.bsky.social & @50501philadelphia.bsky.social

Philadelphia & its surrounding counties stand to lose $570M in economic activity as a result of federal health research cuts! scienceimpacts.org

In this meta-analysis of 40 studies incl 5,619,584 participants we found that #autistic individuals are more than 2X likely to have had at least 1 adverse childhood experience, incl all types of abuse, neglect, violence, bullying etc., than a non-autistic person.
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How can we make therapy better for autistic adults? Autistic adults’ ratings of helpfulness of adaptations to therapy

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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?

Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.

Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

New (open access) paper! 🎉 In this mixed methods paper, we evaluate differences in satisfaction with sex ed between autistic and non-autistic students and identify several areas of concern.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Check out the Supporting Autistic Adults' Intimate Lives (SAAIL) team's latest guidance and tool for professionals

Starting Conversations to Support Intimate Lives: A guide for social care professionals

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#AutRes #Autism

Hi! I’m still finding my way on this site, but excited to see so many friendly faces! For those I don’t know, I study wellbeing and sexual consent concerns, especially in autistic young adults, and I’m in my last year of my PhD. I also have a new website in progress if you want to see more!