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A neurodiversity-affirmative online library for Autistic people and their supporters, developed by an Autistic Librarian at theautisticlibrary.com
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The work and pensions secretary has admitted to MPs that his department has identified “key areas for improvement” in how it protects benefit claimants from harm, following years of deaths linked to its actions and failings.
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McFadden admits ministers are working on ‘key areas for improvement’ after years of DWP deaths
The work and pensions secretary has admitted to MPs that his department has identified “key areas for improvement” in how it protects benefit claimants from harm, following years of deaths linked t…
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November 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Books about autism or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors — published October 2025!

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#AutismBooks #AutisticAuthor #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky
Graphic with text at the top stating Autism Books by Autistic Authors. Published October 2025. In the centre is a collage of book covers, tilted on an angle. Each book is listed in detail in the subsequent graphics and text. At the bottom is the text The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @AutisticBooks. In the bottom corner is a small logo with colourful books and a small plant either side.
November 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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This book is available as FREE DOWNLOAD TODAY:

Here are some of the most popular links
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZ7PFZJP
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DZ7PFZJP
Canada: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DZ7PFZJP
Australia: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DZ7PFZJP
Am I Actually Autistic?: Your Guide to Processing the Identity Shock of a Late Autism Discover & Living Unmasked
Amazon.com: Am I Actually Autistic?: Your Guide to Processing the Identity Shock of a Late Autism Discover & Living Unmasked eBook : Kingdon, Angela: Kindle Store
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November 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Added a quote from @irasocol.bsky.social to our “Learning Space: At the Intersection of Dewey and Freire” page:

“For me, every educational question comes down to access and opportunity.”

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Learning Space: At the Intersection of Dewey and Freire
Stimpunks Learning Space offers community and space for passion-based, human-centered learning with purpose.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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The Autism friendly guide to pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester is published today!

Below you can see some information about the book (1 of 2)

There's a 20% discount code if you buy from Jessica Kingsley Publishers - %AGRANT20
White to red faded background with doodle of a pile of books. Title is in a banner “New book: Autism and pregnancy.” Doodles of parents with babies along the top. Image of a book cover with multiple pregnant people on it. Aimee wrote a book! Aimee (our lead investigator) has been doing research on Autistic people’s maternity experiences since 2021. She wrote a book which is aiming to be easy to read. Autistic people said they didn’t get enough information about pregnancy. This book… Shares experiences from Autistic people about what to expect Has tools to try when things are difficult Gives scripts for when it’s hard to know what to say Reinforces the important bits in summaries Has top tips from Autistic midwives Has a birth plan template Topics include: Pregnancy Sensory experiences Staying healthy in pregnancy Appointments and information Pregnancy complications & pregnancy loss Birth Where to give birth Giving birth & pain relief What happens after you give birth When baby has arrived Baby’s care, sleep & feeding Your emotions
October 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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The ebook version of @elspethwrites.bsky.social's These Mortal Bodies is only £1 today!

Been wanting to read it since meeting her at the Someone Like Me launch a few weeks ago.

Here's an interview with her about it:

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Interview with Elspeth Wilson about These Mortal Bodies
This eerie and intoxicating dark academia campus novel is a Kindle Daily Deal TODAY!
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October 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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thinkingautism.com
"Fergus Murray’s Growing Up With Monotropism & Weird Pride is a crucial part of the brand-new autistic non-fiction anthology Someone Like Me. @fergus.oolong.co.uk's chapter is part technical primer, part auto-ethnography—& wholly moving." Eli Eggers, at TPGA:

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October 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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cosmichael.bsky.social
#Autistic adults (aged 50+) meet up group. Our next online session is 11am-noon on Thursday 16th October. It's an informal peer group chat. All autistic (incl self diagnosed) people aged 50 or over are welcome. It's free, but register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#AutisticElders #Autism
Poster for Autistic adults (aged 50+) online meet up group dates & topics. All on Thursdays, from 11am - noon. Oct 16th Shame, not guilt Nov 13th Allism: what is it? Dec 11th Home as a haven Informal chats, hosted by A2ndVoice & facilitated by Cos Michael
October 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Hurrah!
Bruno, G. et al (2025)Decolonizing autism research Integrating indigenous ways of knowing, being & doing journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Prioritize Indigenous & Autistic co/leadership
Develop framewks of ethical space & relational accountability
Foster cross-cultural & interdisc collab
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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October 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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October is AAC awareness month: AAC being Augmentative and Alternative Communication. If you haven't yet caught last year's CRAE lecture from Vikram Jaswal, we can't recommend it enough.

#AACaware25
Supporting nonspeaking autistic people's flourishing, Vikram Jaswal (3rd April 2025)
CRAE's 2025 annual lecture - Supporting nonspeaking autistic people's flourishing using collaborative cognitive science, with Prof. Vikram Jaswal
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October 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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thinkingautism.com
Another cool online autism summit: Autism From The Inside is
"a FREE week-long, online event featuring 20+ pre-recorded sessions from expert autistic speakers from across the globe, each sharing their valuable insights and lived experience." 22-28 Sept 2025!

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Autism From The Inside Online Summit 2025
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September 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Books about autism or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors — published August 2025!

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#AutismBooks #AutisticAuthor #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky
Graphic with text at the top stating Autism Books by Autistic Authors. Published August 2025. In the centre is a collage of book covers, tilted on an angle. Each book is listed in detail in the subsequent graphics and text. At the bottom is the text The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @AutisticBooks. In the bottom corner is a small logo with colourful books and a small plant either side.
September 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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A review found that 90% of autistic people aged over 50 in Britain are either undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, and the same is likely true in other countries. Our middle-aged & older autistic people deserve proper supports NOW after a lifetime without accommodations.

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Older autistic people need more help after years of misdiagnosis, review finds
Research estimates 90% of Britons over 50 with autism aren’t getting right treatment and face added difficulties
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August 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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I have written a guest blog post for the excellent @auroraautisticconsulting about the Autistic Library, you can read it at www.auroraconsulting.scot/blog/the-aut...
The Autistic Library by Aileen Paterson — Aurora Autistic Consulting
Our first guest blog, written by Aileen Paterson, the creator of The Autistic Library
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August 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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🌱 Looking to connect, grow, and make a difference?

Join Thriving Autistic — a global neurodivergent-led nonprofit centring Autistic voices in advocacy, research, and community support. 💫

Become a member today: www.thrivingautistic.org/become-a-mem...

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Join a Community That Understands
Thriving Autistic is not just an organisation; it's a community that embraces the full spectrum of Autistic experiences, recognising both the strengths and challenges. We invite Autistic adults over 1...
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July 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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On communicating: Research shows it works best when EVERYONE is more considerate, for example sharing & accommodating communication modes even if alternative, and double-checking to see if a message was understood—instead of making assumptions. Holly Radford et al:

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“There is just too much going on there”: Nonverbal communication experiences of autistic adults
Background Atypical nonverbal communication is required for a diagnosis of autism, yet little is known about how autistic adults use gestures, facial expressions, and other nonverbal behaviours in soc...
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July 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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On 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act & during the Motormorphosis Conference for Nonspeakers, a thread on my new free paper w/ @juliettegudkne1.bsky.social (pre-Ed) Strengths of Speech Divergence: Implications for Assessment and Support. researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/publicati...
The Strengths of Speech Divergence in Autistic People: Implications for Assessment and Support
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July 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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johnpring.bsky.social
The government has quietly published 12 research reports, nearly all related to disability employment, disability poverty and the benefits system, all on the same day, just 8 days after MPs voted to impose £2 billion-a-year cuts to disability benefits.
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Government quietly releases multiple disability research reports on the same day… eight days too late for MPs
The government has quietly published 12 detailed research reports, nearly all related to disability employment, disability poverty and the benefits system, all on the same day, just eight days afte…
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July 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Reshare of the Autistic community e-book with contributions from @drmbothapsych.bsky.social @autisticrealms.bsky.social @commonsenseslt.bsky.social @wardasworld.bsky.social @emergentdivergence.com @elainemcgreevy.bsky.social @kieranrose.bsky.social

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Ways of Being, Knowing and Doing: An Anthology for Neurodivergent-Informed Practice
The community has come together to support the Palestinian people. The result is an incredible ebooklet edited by Lisa Chapman and Kim Mears.
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July 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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I got fed up of people claiming ABA could be neuroaffirming, so I wrote a new blog post about it!

Why ABA will never be ‘neuroaffirming’ ⬇️

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Why ABA will never be ‘neuroaffirming’
I didn’t think I’d need to write this post, as there have been extensive critiques of ABA from many autistic people before. However, I am concerned by the rise of people trying to rebrand ABA as ‘n…
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July 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Research Reshare!
Experience of Autistic Joy!
Embrace Monotropism!

4 Themes
Autistic sensorium as a source of joy
Importance of special interests
Things must be right
Other people need to change

Wassell, E. (2025). Experiences of autistic joy. Disability & Society, 1–26. doi.org/10.1080/0968...
Dark blue and gold background with Thriving Autistic logo. Text reads: Research Reshare THRIVING AUTISTIC Experiences of Autistic Joy Wassell (2025) "By understanding Autistic Joy as 'as- semblage' we can explore autistic potentials and give due weight to both autistic dispositional differ- ences - such as monotropic flow states - and the environment in creating experiences of flourishing." Dark blue and gold background with Thriving Autistic logo. Text reads:Research Reshare 4. THRIVING AUTISTIC Experiences of Autistic Joy Wassell (2025) 4 Themes Autistic sensorium as a source of joy Importance of spe- cial interests Things must be right Other people need to change Dark blue and gold background with Thriving Autistic logo. Text reads: rage 4 hua page tue Research Reshare THRIVING AUTISTIC Experiences of Autistic Joy Wassell (2025) "Recommend- ations include building autistic joy into education and support solutions" Dark blue and gold background with Thriving Autistic logo. Text reads: Word cloud describing Autistic Joy - love, feel, music, nature, body, playing ......
July 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Welcome to The Autistic Library, an online neurodiversity-affirmative library for Autistic people and their supporters. I set it up to share the excellent resources created by Autistic people to educate and empower others, as well as to signpost support. Find it at theautisticlibrary.com
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July 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM