Shay
@shaynanigans.bsky.social
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Shay
@shaynanigans.bsky.social
· Nov 29
We've just put together an Autistic Scotland starter pack, full of #autistic people in #Scotland who you might want to follow.
Please comment or message to be added or removed, or recommend additions!
go.bsky.app/3J2f2qP
Please comment or message to be added or removed, or recommend additions!
go.bsky.app/3J2f2qP
Got a few new followers this week, hello! Possibly came from this starter pack (check it out to find some awesome Autistic ppl in Scotland). I didn't do an intro post yet so now seems like a good time
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coincidentally music hasn't been as good since when I was at my peak emotional vulnerability in my late teens and early twenties
October 23, 2024 at 6:58 AM
coincidentally music hasn't been as good since when I was at my peak emotional vulnerability in my late teens and early twenties
Solidarity with my colleagues in @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social who are striking as a result of the university refusing to rule out compulsory redundancies ✊
Pickets all over Edinburgh this morning! From Old College to King's Building, Edinburgh UCU staff are saying NO to job cuts!
November 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Solidarity with my colleagues in @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social who are striking as a result of the university refusing to rule out compulsory redundancies ✊
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Disability is not a 'brave struggle' or 'courage in the face of adversity.' Disability is an art. It's an ingenious way to live.
Disability is a portal, a way of focusing our gaze and sharpening our lens on the intricacies of our humanity.
- Alice Wong
Disability is a portal, a way of focusing our gaze and sharpening our lens on the intricacies of our humanity.
- Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Disability is not a 'brave struggle' or 'courage in the face of adversity.' Disability is an art. It's an ingenious way to live.
Disability is a portal, a way of focusing our gaze and sharpening our lens on the intricacies of our humanity.
- Alice Wong
Disability is a portal, a way of focusing our gaze and sharpening our lens on the intricacies of our humanity.
- Alice Wong
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On my way to yet another picket line as this week’s round of strikes starts again. Management are still refusing to reopen negotiations with the unions. #ICLstrike
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
On my way to yet another picket line as this week’s round of strikes starts again. Management are still refusing to reopen negotiations with the unions. #ICLstrike
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Friends at Sheffield Hallam University are on strike, having lost over 1000 members of staff over the last 2 years
📢 Solidarity in Action: Day One Strike Highlights
Today was powerful! Our members showed incredible unity and resolve on the first day of strike action. We stood together, loud and proud, demonstrating our commitment to fighting in our dispute!!!
#SaveSheffieldHallam
Today was powerful! Our members showed incredible unity and resolve on the first day of strike action. We stood together, loud and proud, demonstrating our commitment to fighting in our dispute!!!
#SaveSheffieldHallam
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Friends at Sheffield Hallam University are on strike, having lost over 1000 members of staff over the last 2 years
I can’t believe I forgot to tell you when I was updating you about my recent life news that I got an air fryer!
It has been as good as everyone says it is. Highly recommend particularly if you love beige food.
It has been as good as everyone says it is. Highly recommend particularly if you love beige food.
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I can’t believe I forgot to tell you when I was updating you about my recent life news that I got an air fryer!
It has been as good as everyone says it is. Highly recommend particularly if you love beige food.
It has been as good as everyone says it is. Highly recommend particularly if you love beige food.
Bought a “brand new” pill organiser off eBay and it arrived with a pill already in it
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Bought a “brand new” pill organiser off eBay and it arrived with a pill already in it
[exercise]
Graduated Couch to 5K this morning!
The programme gets you running for 30 mins rather than 5K, so for me it’s been “Couch to 3.5K” as that’s how far I actually get in 30 minutes…
Next goal: actually 5K!
#C25K
Graduated Couch to 5K this morning!
The programme gets you running for 30 mins rather than 5K, so for me it’s been “Couch to 3.5K” as that’s how far I actually get in 30 minutes…
Next goal: actually 5K!
#C25K
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
[exercise]
Graduated Couch to 5K this morning!
The programme gets you running for 30 mins rather than 5K, so for me it’s been “Couch to 3.5K” as that’s how far I actually get in 30 minutes…
Next goal: actually 5K!
#C25K
Graduated Couch to 5K this morning!
The programme gets you running for 30 mins rather than 5K, so for me it’s been “Couch to 3.5K” as that’s how far I actually get in 30 minutes…
Next goal: actually 5K!
#C25K
Finally returned these forms two weeks ago and they're sending them back to me because I did not fill them out completely enough
Usually I love a form but I could not answer questions such as on a scale from 0-5 how did my difficulties affect me at school. That is a TEXT BASED ANSWER question
Usually I love a form but I could not answer questions such as on a scale from 0-5 how did my difficulties affect me at school. That is a TEXT BASED ANSWER question
Spoke to my GP about getting an ADHD assessment and they have given me forms to fill out and take back which has gotta be part of the test right
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Finally returned these forms two weeks ago and they're sending them back to me because I did not fill them out completely enough
Usually I love a form but I could not answer questions such as on a scale from 0-5 how did my difficulties affect me at school. That is a TEXT BASED ANSWER question
Usually I love a form but I could not answer questions such as on a scale from 0-5 how did my difficulties affect me at school. That is a TEXT BASED ANSWER question
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I'm back after the Bsky app logged me out and it took me a few months to get around to resetting my password! What's new in my world?
• The toddlers turned two! We went to see In the Night Garden Live which was great and it made me all emotional
• The toddlers turned two! We went to see In the Night Garden Live which was great and it made me all emotional
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I'm back after the Bsky app logged me out and it took me a few months to get around to resetting my password! What's new in my world?
• The toddlers turned two! We went to see In the Night Garden Live which was great and it made me all emotional
• The toddlers turned two! We went to see In the Night Garden Live which was great and it made me all emotional
There have been so many mushrooms this autumn
November 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There have been so many mushrooms this autumn
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The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
I just learnt that Semisonic’s “Closing Time” is actually about childbirth
July 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I just learnt that Semisonic’s “Closing Time” is actually about childbirth
Gave one of the toddlers a potato waffle for the first time and he called it a “chips cake”. Language acquisition is incredible!
July 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Gave one of the toddlers a potato waffle for the first time and he called it a “chips cake”. Language acquisition is incredible!
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My copy of The Joys and Shapes of Autistic Play has arrived!
By Max Alexander (Play Radical), this beautiful 80-page book playfully explores autistic approaches to play.
Download for free and order a physical copy here:
playradical.com/the-joys-and...
#monotropism #playTherapy #Neurodiversity
By Max Alexander (Play Radical), this beautiful 80-page book playfully explores autistic approaches to play.
Download for free and order a physical copy here:
playradical.com/the-joys-and...
#monotropism #playTherapy #Neurodiversity
June 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My copy of The Joys and Shapes of Autistic Play has arrived!
By Max Alexander (Play Radical), this beautiful 80-page book playfully explores autistic approaches to play.
Download for free and order a physical copy here:
playradical.com/the-joys-and...
#monotropism #playTherapy #Neurodiversity
By Max Alexander (Play Radical), this beautiful 80-page book playfully explores autistic approaches to play.
Download for free and order a physical copy here:
playradical.com/the-joys-and...
#monotropism #playTherapy #Neurodiversity
I started cooking a few years ago. I quite enjoy it but I’m a) very meticulous so it takes ages, and b) hypermobile so my body always aches after a couple of hours of standing while cooking
It just occurred to me to buy a folding barstool so I can sit down while cooking! Absolute game changer!
It just occurred to me to buy a folding barstool so I can sit down while cooking! Absolute game changer!
April 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I started cooking a few years ago. I quite enjoy it but I’m a) very meticulous so it takes ages, and b) hypermobile so my body always aches after a couple of hours of standing while cooking
It just occurred to me to buy a folding barstool so I can sit down while cooking! Absolute game changer!
It just occurred to me to buy a folding barstool so I can sit down while cooking! Absolute game changer!
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"Censorship by pupils in UK schools, including “vandalising library material, annotating library books with racist and homophobic slurs”, and damaging posters and displays" 😢 - research by @alisonhicks0.bsky.social quoted in this article www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"Censorship by pupils in UK schools, including “vandalising library material, annotating library books with racist and homophobic slurs”, and damaging posters and displays" 😢 - research by @alisonhicks0.bsky.social quoted in this article www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Actually just got a lil light headed looking at AI generated images
April 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Actually just got a lil light headed looking at AI generated images
Do you ever read a news article about a topic you know loads about and find a bunch of factual errors in it then wonder if every article is that inaccurate?
April 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Do you ever read a news article about a topic you know loads about and find a bunch of factual errors in it then wonder if every article is that inaccurate?
I have created my annual Scottish baby names quizzes based on the 2024 statistics!
Have a go here: www.sporcle.com/games/namesf...
Have a go here: www.sporcle.com/games/namesf...
Top 100 Scottish Baby Names 2024: Girls
Can you guess the top 100 names given to baby girls in Scotland in 2024? Variant spellings have been combined.
www.sporcle.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I have created my annual Scottish baby names quizzes based on the 2024 statistics!
Have a go here: www.sporcle.com/games/namesf...
Have a go here: www.sporcle.com/games/namesf...
The 2024 baby name stats for Scotland were released this week! www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications...
Babies First Names 2024
The most common babies’ names for Scotland and council areas in 2024, from birth certificates.
www.nrscotland.gov.uk
March 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The 2024 baby name stats for Scotland were released this week! www.nrscotland.gov.uk/publications...
From a first person perspective what’s it like in your head?
Me overthinking everything:
Me overthinking everything:
March 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
From a first person perspective what’s it like in your head?
Me overthinking everything:
Me overthinking everything:
Really enjoying this university website with its "admissions" button bouncing round the screen like the DVD logo istudy.smu.edu.cn/pc_en/#/
Southern Medical University
istudy.smu.edu.cn
March 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Really enjoying this university website with its "admissions" button bouncing round the screen like the DVD logo istudy.smu.edu.cn/pc_en/#/
It's so good to have Josh Joplin Group making music again! I've had their latest album on repeat - it was their first in a decade (and there's a new one coming out soon!): open.spotify.com/album/59ech9...
Figure Drawing
Josh Joplin Group · Album · 2024 · 11 songs
open.spotify.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It's so good to have Josh Joplin Group making music again! I've had their latest album on repeat - it was their first in a decade (and there's a new one coming out soon!): open.spotify.com/album/59ech9...