Rachel VanDaalen
@rvandaalen.bsky.social
Neurodiversity researcher--postdoc @ Uni of Oxford.
Views are not my own—I have no idea where they came from.
https://sites.google.com/view/rachel-vandaalen
(DMs not available bc UK Online Safety Act)
Views are not my own—I have no idea where they came from.
https://sites.google.com/view/rachel-vandaalen
(DMs not available bc UK Online Safety Act)
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I like to think that I personally ruined the workplace.
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I like to think that I personally ruined the workplace.
I've never been one to post a uni sweatshirt photoshoot upon getting a new position, but luckily I already bought this sweatshirt at age 17 at a thrift store in NYC for the postdoc at Oxford I started this week! The caveat is that my photoshoot is from when I was 17 visiting colleges in NYC.
October 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I've never been one to post a uni sweatshirt photoshoot upon getting a new position, but luckily I already bought this sweatshirt at age 17 at a thrift store in NYC for the postdoc at Oxford I started this week! The caveat is that my photoshoot is from when I was 17 visiting colleges in NYC.
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New publication on Autistic adults’ experiences of attending live music! I am really proud of this study! You can read it for free here: doi.org/10.31219/osf...
September 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
New publication on Autistic adults’ experiences of attending live music! I am really proud of this study! You can read it for free here: doi.org/10.31219/osf...
I'm never not tempted by a beginning-of-term poster sale on a university campus, despite the fact that I am not a college freshman. Today I considered this Eraserhead poster from the University of Bath.
September 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I'm never not tempted by a beginning-of-term poster sale on a university campus, despite the fact that I am not a college freshman. Today I considered this Eraserhead poster from the University of Bath.
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If we can turn away from interminable social media arguments into practical examination of service provisions that actually benefit autistic people, we will be making a better world.
#neurodiversity #SNS25
#neurodiversity #SNS25
September 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If we can turn away from interminable social media arguments into practical examination of service provisions that actually benefit autistic people, we will be making a better world.
#neurodiversity #SNS25
#neurodiversity #SNS25
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#AECongress25 attendees: here's some Autism Research Starter Packs, where I've tried to collate BlueSky accounts from those who do/support/facilitate autism research. Let me know if I've missed anyone!
1. go.bsky.app/B9XV8UA
2. go.bsky.app/Pfbbvot
3. go.bsky.app/DWvXhk6
1. go.bsky.app/B9XV8UA
2. go.bsky.app/Pfbbvot
3. go.bsky.app/DWvXhk6
September 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
#AECongress25 attendees: here's some Autism Research Starter Packs, where I've tried to collate BlueSky accounts from those who do/support/facilitate autism research. Let me know if I've missed anyone!
1. go.bsky.app/B9XV8UA
2. go.bsky.app/Pfbbvot
3. go.bsky.app/DWvXhk6
1. go.bsky.app/B9XV8UA
2. go.bsky.app/Pfbbvot
3. go.bsky.app/DWvXhk6
There’s a free #AECongress2025 / #AEC2025 barbecue ticket that I put at a high table near the codex booth for anyone interested in going. I had a colleague who had to leave early for a family emergency and I don’t know who to give it to. Someone use it!
September 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
There’s a free #AECongress2025 / #AEC2025 barbecue ticket that I put at a high table near the codex booth for anyone interested in going. I had a colleague who had to leave early for a family emergency and I don’t know who to give it to. Someone use it!
Kate Cooper and Leon Allain presenting our lab’s work at Autism Europe #AECongress2025 ! (I spent a long time editing this photo to make it look normal but it looks like the northern lights now!)
September 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Kate Cooper and Leon Allain presenting our lab’s work at Autism Europe #AECongress2025 ! (I spent a long time editing this photo to make it look normal but it looks like the northern lights now!)
When you read a paper from 2007
August 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
When you read a paper from 2007
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The Stanford Neurodiversity Summit will be Sept 13-15. Once again we are offering tickets for up to 50 online attendees! Info linked below. Contact us at ThinkingAutism at gmail if you'd like a ticket. It's going to be a fantastic event.
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu/stanford-neu...
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu/stanford-neu...
Stanford Neurodiversity Summit
Welcome to the Stanford Neurodiversity Project. We are holding our sixth annual Stanford Neurodiversity Summit from September 13-15, 2025. The theme of this year's summit is "Leveraging Neurodivergent...
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu
August 27, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The Stanford Neurodiversity Summit will be Sept 13-15. Once again we are offering tickets for up to 50 online attendees! Info linked below. Contact us at ThinkingAutism at gmail if you'd like a ticket. It's going to be a fantastic event.
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu/stanford-neu...
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu/stanford-neu...
unfortunately me whenever i go to a bookstore
July 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
unfortunately me whenever i go to a bookstore
everything is terrible except for this
Did you know Wisconsin has a State Soil? It's Antigo Silt Loam, and the soil scientist F.T. Hole wrote a song in its honor. Here is my first attempt at a cover of the tune.
July 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
everything is terrible except for this
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Calling autism community members and justice professionals (with experience in Magistrates/Crown Court) to help co-design new, accessible resources for autistic people involved in criminal court systems in 🏴 & 🏴
Autism community: lnkd.in/ekxQ_wV5
Justice professionals: lnkd.in/ee8SXbmd
#AutRes
Autism community: lnkd.in/ekxQ_wV5
Justice professionals: lnkd.in/ee8SXbmd
#AutRes
June 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Calling autism community members and justice professionals (with experience in Magistrates/Crown Court) to help co-design new, accessible resources for autistic people involved in criminal court systems in 🏴 & 🏴
Autism community: lnkd.in/ekxQ_wV5
Justice professionals: lnkd.in/ee8SXbmd
#AutRes
Autism community: lnkd.in/ekxQ_wV5
Justice professionals: lnkd.in/ee8SXbmd
#AutRes
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The Stanford Neurodiversity Summit is coming, September 13-15, 2025! This incredible learning opportunity is hybrid, with neurodiverse (not just autistic!) employers, service agencies, educators, plus students, parents, and professionals.
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu/stanford-neu...
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu/stanford-neu...
Stanford Neurodiversity Summit
Welcome to the Stanford Neurodiversity Project. We are holding our sixth annual Stanford Neurodiversity Summit from September 13-15, 2025. The theme of this year's summit is "Leveraging Neurodivergent...
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu
June 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The Stanford Neurodiversity Summit is coming, September 13-15, 2025! This incredible learning opportunity is hybrid, with neurodiverse (not just autistic!) employers, service agencies, educators, plus students, parents, and professionals.
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu/stanford-neu...
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu/stanford-neu...
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Alright everyone, one last push.
If you or anyone you know is:
- LGBTQ+
- 13-24 years old
- In the US
Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health.
It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)
trvr.org/survey2025
If you or anyone you know is:
- LGBTQ+
- 13-24 years old
- In the US
Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health.
It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)
trvr.org/survey2025
To proceed to the survey, please check off the box and click the button below.
trvr.org
June 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Alright everyone, one last push.
If you or anyone you know is:
- LGBTQ+
- 13-24 years old
- In the US
Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health.
It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)
trvr.org/survey2025
If you or anyone you know is:
- LGBTQ+
- 13-24 years old
- In the US
Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health.
It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)
trvr.org/survey2025
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For next month’s #CRAEwebinar we are looking foward to being joined by Sarah Hampton who will share their research on environmental influences on anxiety and depression and autistic young people.
10th July 4pm gmt
www.eventbrite.co.uk...
10th July 4pm gmt
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Environmental influences on anxiety and depression in autistic young people
Join Sarah Hampton as she shares research that asks, why do many autistic young people experience anxiety and depression, and what can help?
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM
For next month’s #CRAEwebinar we are looking foward to being joined by Sarah Hampton who will share their research on environmental influences on anxiety and depression and autistic young people.
10th July 4pm gmt
www.eventbrite.co.uk...
10th July 4pm gmt
www.eventbrite.co.uk...
happy pride to everyone from me, a person who was referred to by university counseling center colleagues as a "queer elder" at the ripe old age of 28 a few years ago
June 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
happy pride to everyone from me, a person who was referred to by university counseling center colleagues as a "queer elder" at the ripe old age of 28 a few years ago
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Wait this article on neurodiversity and Overwatch by @rebecchikevin.bsky.social combines all of my interests !
Wait this article on neurodiversity and Overwatch by @rebecchikevin.bsky.social combines all of my interests !
Representation of neurodiversity in video games: analyzing autism through the character of Symmetra in Overwatch 2
This study explores the representation of neurodiversity, particularly autism, through the character of Symmetra in the popular video game Overwatch 2. By employing the Digital Game Analysis Protoc...
www.tandfonline.com
May 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Wait this article on neurodiversity and Overwatch by @rebecchikevin.bsky.social combines all of my interests !
Wait this article on neurodiversity and Overwatch by @rebecchikevin.bsky.social combines all of my interests !
🧪New paper published in @autisminadulthood.bsky.social: "Development and preliminary efficacy trial of DIVERSE: A curriculum for job coaches, employers, and family members supporting autistic individuals and people with IDD in the workplace" www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
Development and Preliminary Efficacy Trial of DIVERSE: A Curriculum for Job Coaches, Employers, and Family Members Supporting Autistic Individuals and People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabi...
Background: Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), including autistic individuals, face challenges in securing and maintaining competitive employment. To fill this gap, t...
www.liebertpub.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
🧪New paper published in @autisminadulthood.bsky.social: "Development and preliminary efficacy trial of DIVERSE: A curriculum for job coaches, employers, and family members supporting autistic individuals and people with IDD in the workplace" www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
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"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF
Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress
www.science.org
May 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."
🧪 New open access paper in Neurodiversity with my amazing UMD alums (Vallefuoco, Fernandez, Liu, Lemaire): "Public perceptions of the neurodiversity movement: A thematic analysis." Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Public Perceptions of the Neurodiversity Movement: A Thematic Analysis - Rachel A VanDaalen, Alessandro A Vallefuoco, Margarette Lorraine Fernandez, Sarah Y Liu, Cecilia JA Lemaire, 2025
Interpretations of the goals and meaning of the neurodiversity movement (NDM) have varied within scholarly, advocacy, and general public communities, as it has ...
journals.sagepub.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
🧪 New open access paper in Neurodiversity with my amazing UMD alums (Vallefuoco, Fernandez, Liu, Lemaire): "Public perceptions of the neurodiversity movement: A thematic analysis." Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Calling all Neurodiversity researchers to submit abstracts for the 2025 Stanford Neurodiversity Summit!
DEADLINE FOR POSTER SUBMISSION: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Details:
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DEADLINE FOR POSTER SUBMISSION: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Details:
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March 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Calling all Neurodiversity researchers to submit abstracts for the 2025 Stanford Neurodiversity Summit!
DEADLINE FOR POSTER SUBMISSION: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Details:
stanfordmedicine.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #neurodiversity
DEADLINE FOR POSTER SUBMISSION: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Details:
stanfordmedicine.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #neurodiversity
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My @uoppald.bsky.social student Edward is recruiting autistic adults who have been assessed by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule to share your experiences of & views on ADOS, an interaction- & observation-based diagnostic measure. Participants can be anywhere globally. See more info below.
Edward Fisher is recruiting autistic adults who have been assessed by the ADOS for his @uoppald.bsky.social project, to share experiences and views. The ADOS could have been anytime (even as children) and does not need to have resulted in diagnosis. Participation options include video, audio & email
![Poster reading Volunteers need with a rainbow infinity (neurodiversity) symbol at the top.
Autistic adults needed for research study
Autistic adults' experiences and perspectives on the ADOS autism assessment: A qualitative exploration
Eligibility
- Over 18
- Assessed for autism
- with the ADOS
- Willing to share your perspective and experience of the assessment
What is needed
Fill out a short survey
Followed by an interview
This can take place online via Zoom, Google Meet, or via audio or via email
When
Weekdays & weekends interview options available
[Symbol for location]: Online
University of Portsmouth logo
For more information
Contact Edward Fisher
[email symbol] up2148452@myport.ac.uk
This project is supervised by Dr Steven Kapp from University of Portsmouth](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4cwedqq4f7opmbaqhl35ed6l/bafkreic6g5hhc2s3i5vgeg4wzajxsp4wrnhv7cvpuf7zvtosgxjbgwvd4m@jpeg)
March 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My @uoppald.bsky.social student Edward is recruiting autistic adults who have been assessed by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule to share your experiences of & views on ADOS, an interaction- & observation-based diagnostic measure. Participants can be anywhere globally. See more info below.