Vaila
@vaila.bsky.social
Autistic. Queer. Tired.
Unpaid carer. Chronic pain haver.
Interests: nature, photography, reading, languages inc BSL, queer history.
(Alt text. Profile pic is bird’s eye view of wellies standing on red sand beach. Header is blue sky with cloud.)
Unpaid carer. Chronic pain haver.
Interests: nature, photography, reading, languages inc BSL, queer history.
(Alt text. Profile pic is bird’s eye view of wellies standing on red sand beach. Header is blue sky with cloud.)
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The title of our paper is drawn from a participant’s words. It is a stark reminder of how social environments shape our inner worlds.
And yet, these voices are also deeply hopeful. They show us not only what is missing but what could be.... link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And yet, these voices are also deeply hopeful. They show us not only what is missing but what could be.... link.springer.com/article/10.1...
“I Guess when a Lot of People Collectively Outwardly Don’t Like you, you Start to find a Dislike Within Yourself”: Experiences of Belonging Among Autistic Adolescents Assigned Female at Birth in Mains...
There is evidence that feeling a sense of belonging supports pupils’ social acceptance and is a protective factor against harmful psychological outcomes. Despite this, limited research has considered ...
link.springer.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The title of our paper is drawn from a participant’s words. It is a stark reminder of how social environments shape our inner worlds.
And yet, these voices are also deeply hopeful. They show us not only what is missing but what could be.... link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And yet, these voices are also deeply hopeful. They show us not only what is missing but what could be.... link.springer.com/article/10.1...
“The disabled people’s organisation Action on Disability has previously shown that the average AtW support hours of disabled people it had been working with plunged from 22.5 a week to just four in the last two-and-a-half years.”
The Department for Work and Pensions has claimed “an issue” with data is preventing it releasing figures that would show just how many disabled people have been affected by cuts to the Access to Work disability employment programme.
#DWP #AccessToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-failure-...
#DWP #AccessToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-failure-...
DWP failure to provide up-to-date figures on Access to Work cuts is ‘major warning sign’, say campaigners
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has claimed that “an issue” with data is preventing it releasing figures that would show just how many disabled people have been affected by cuts to the A…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
“The disabled people’s organisation Action on Disability has previously shown that the average AtW support hours of disabled people it had been working with plunged from 22.5 a week to just four in the last two-and-a-half years.”
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Looking up at this mesmerizing face from about 15 feet (or 4.57 meters).
A great horned owl photographed in Longmont, Colorado.
#HeadShots #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #owls #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #great_horned_owl #great_horned_owls
A great horned owl photographed in Longmont, Colorado.
#HeadShots #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #owls #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #great_horned_owl #great_horned_owls
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Looking up at this mesmerizing face from about 15 feet (or 4.57 meters).
A great horned owl photographed in Longmont, Colorado.
#HeadShots #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #owls #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #great_horned_owl #great_horned_owls
A great horned owl photographed in Longmont, Colorado.
#HeadShots #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #owls #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #great_horned_owl #great_horned_owls
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Research Request for Participants
@michelleldodd.bsky.social is looking for participants for a study on how people connect during online conversations.
Find out more
Fill in a short form using the link or QR code ntupsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Email michelle.dodd2023@my.ntu.ac.uk
@michelleldodd.bsky.social is looking for participants for a study on how people connect during online conversations.
Find out more
Fill in a short form using the link or QR code ntupsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Email michelle.dodd2023@my.ntu.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Research Request for Participants
@michelleldodd.bsky.social is looking for participants for a study on how people connect during online conversations.
Find out more
Fill in a short form using the link or QR code ntupsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Email michelle.dodd2023@my.ntu.ac.uk
@michelleldodd.bsky.social is looking for participants for a study on how people connect during online conversations.
Find out more
Fill in a short form using the link or QR code ntupsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Email michelle.dodd2023@my.ntu.ac.uk
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More and more people from every corner of the country are joining the @scottishgreens.org
We’re welcoming members from Shetland to Stranraer every day and we're very close to hitting record membership numbers.
We’re seeing what happens when you inject hope into politics!
members.greens.scot/join
We’re welcoming members from Shetland to Stranraer every day and we're very close to hitting record membership numbers.
We’re seeing what happens when you inject hope into politics!
members.greens.scot/join
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
More and more people from every corner of the country are joining the @scottishgreens.org
We’re welcoming members from Shetland to Stranraer every day and we're very close to hitting record membership numbers.
We’re seeing what happens when you inject hope into politics!
members.greens.scot/join
We’re welcoming members from Shetland to Stranraer every day and we're very close to hitting record membership numbers.
We’re seeing what happens when you inject hope into politics!
members.greens.scot/join
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Hi! I'm someone who has the audacity to be brown and autistic on the Internet, and I wrote this piece because I'm also too audacious to care about whether I make certain people uncomfortable. It's not about you! But if you THINK it's about you, then it most definitely is. Hope this helps!
Hapworth's autistic sense of justice never strays far from her side, but was suspiciously absent when Hapworth was accused of being racially insensitive, leading many to believe it had wandered off.
Missing! “Autistic sense of justice” nowhere to be found when it’s time to talk about race
A woman’s "autistic sense of justice" has been reported missing after it failed to appear when it was time to talk about racism in the autistic community, sources have said. Beth Hapworth, 26, uses…
thedailytism.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Hi! I'm someone who has the audacity to be brown and autistic on the Internet, and I wrote this piece because I'm also too audacious to care about whether I make certain people uncomfortable. It's not about you! But if you THINK it's about you, then it most definitely is. Hope this helps!
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Please come to our next seminar, online or in person. All welcome. 10th December 12-1pm 'Understanding Parent Blame' with Prof Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello. @learningmet.bsky.social @charhar.bsky.social @itsadele.bsky.social @suecaton.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...
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Understanding Parent Blame
The Learning Disability and Autism Research Group invites you to a hybrid seminar with Professor Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Please come to our next seminar, online or in person. All welcome. 10th December 12-1pm 'Understanding Parent Blame' with Prof Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello. @learningmet.bsky.social @charhar.bsky.social @itsadele.bsky.social @suecaton.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...
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Just published!
Autism and Physical Disability
Dual Experiences, Challenges, and Inclusion Solutions
Author(s): Wenn B. Lawson
livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...
doi.org/10.62859/c.1...
Autism and Physical Disability
Dual Experiences, Challenges, and Inclusion Solutions
Author(s): Wenn B. Lawson
livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...
doi.org/10.62859/c.1...
Autism and Physical Disability
What does it mean to live at the intersection of autism, physical disability, trauma, and resilience? In Autism and Physical Disability, Wenn B. Lawson shares a deeply personal account of late-diagnos...
livedplacespublishing.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Just published!
Autism and Physical Disability
Dual Experiences, Challenges, and Inclusion Solutions
Author(s): Wenn B. Lawson
livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...
doi.org/10.62859/c.1...
Autism and Physical Disability
Dual Experiences, Challenges, and Inclusion Solutions
Author(s): Wenn B. Lawson
livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...
doi.org/10.62859/c.1...
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Autistic people aren’t “bad at following instructions”
Many autistic people are actually excellent at following instructions
The problem?
👉 The instructions are unclear, vague or inconsistent
What’s important is:
- clear steps
- clear expectations
- clear outcomes
- clear deadlines
#inclusion
Many autistic people are actually excellent at following instructions
The problem?
👉 The instructions are unclear, vague or inconsistent
What’s important is:
- clear steps
- clear expectations
- clear outcomes
- clear deadlines
#inclusion
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Autistic people aren’t “bad at following instructions”
Many autistic people are actually excellent at following instructions
The problem?
👉 The instructions are unclear, vague or inconsistent
What’s important is:
- clear steps
- clear expectations
- clear outcomes
- clear deadlines
#inclusion
Many autistic people are actually excellent at following instructions
The problem?
👉 The instructions are unclear, vague or inconsistent
What’s important is:
- clear steps
- clear expectations
- clear outcomes
- clear deadlines
#inclusion
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Bullfrog of the day!
Friday, 21 Nov 2025
Friday, 21 Nov 2025
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Bullfrog of the day!
Friday, 21 Nov 2025
Friday, 21 Nov 2025
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Lead academic Dr. Tricia Squire explained: “If we know one thing about life, it’s that nothing changes. That’s why they say ‘this too shall not pass.’”
Study finds that how you happen to feel right now is how you’ve always felt and will always feel
The feeling you happen to have in this precise moment is a permanent state of affairs, a new study has revealed. According to a new clinical trial, emotions and physical sensations are static and…
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November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Lead academic Dr. Tricia Squire explained: “If we know one thing about life, it’s that nothing changes. That’s why they say ‘this too shall not pass.’”
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Hatred towards autism has allowed conspiracy theories about autism and vaccines to thrive.
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Hatred towards autism has allowed conspiracy theories about autism and vaccines to thrive.
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I was attracted by the mixture of leaves and foam spinning in the pool, so I put on the ND filter and took couple of long exposures. There was no wind at all and the atmosphere was completed by the thick fog 🤩
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I was attracted by the mixture of leaves and foam spinning in the pool, so I put on the ND filter and took couple of long exposures. There was no wind at all and the atmosphere was completed by the thick fog 🤩
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I am so glad that @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social wrote this fantastic obituary with some wonderful quotes from other disabled Asian American advocates and activists.
asamnews.com/2025/11/18/a...
asamnews.com/2025/11/18/a...
Alice Wong shaped a generation of disabled Asian Americans – AsAmNews
From Disability Visibility to mentorship, Alice Wong’s legacy inspires disabled Asian Americans to embrace their identities and fight for justice
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November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I am so glad that @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social wrote this fantastic obituary with some wonderful quotes from other disabled Asian American advocates and activists.
asamnews.com/2025/11/18/a...
asamnews.com/2025/11/18/a...
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The autistic experience of having far too many co-occurring conditions, all of which worsen with stress…
Including the neverending stress of being autistic in a neurotypical society
E.g.
- migraines
- gastrointestinal issues
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- anxiety disorders
- sleeping problems
Including the neverending stress of being autistic in a neurotypical society
E.g.
- migraines
- gastrointestinal issues
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- anxiety disorders
- sleeping problems
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The autistic experience of having far too many co-occurring conditions, all of which worsen with stress…
Including the neverending stress of being autistic in a neurotypical society
E.g.
- migraines
- gastrointestinal issues
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- anxiety disorders
- sleeping problems
Including the neverending stress of being autistic in a neurotypical society
E.g.
- migraines
- gastrointestinal issues
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- anxiety disorders
- sleeping problems
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It all plays into the growing narrative that autism and ADHD are "over diagnosed", rather than just better recognised. It's the equivalent of saying that people were "over diagnosed" as being left handed when schools stopped penalising them for not writing with their right hand. 2/
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It all plays into the growing narrative that autism and ADHD are "over diagnosed", rather than just better recognised. It's the equivalent of saying that people were "over diagnosed" as being left handed when schools stopped penalising them for not writing with their right hand. 2/
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Silver and gold. Trondheim, Norway. Oct 2025.
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Silver and gold. Trondheim, Norway. Oct 2025.
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Struggling to deal with debt? Our money and debt advice service is free and open to single parents across all of Scotland💸
Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...
#Debt #Scotland #SingleParents #DealingWithDebt #MoneyWorries
Find out more and get in touch⬇️
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#Debt #Scotland #SingleParents #DealingWithDebt #MoneyWorries
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Struggling to deal with debt? Our money and debt advice service is free and open to single parents across all of Scotland💸
Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...
#Debt #Scotland #SingleParents #DealingWithDebt #MoneyWorries
Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...
#Debt #Scotland #SingleParents #DealingWithDebt #MoneyWorries
Found this very relatable. The isolation is absolutely the worst part.
The problem is as a single parent there’s no chance to lower the demands on me. I’m stuck. Even getting respite services requires lots of work. And if it turns out to be unsuccessful I’m even worse off bc of the energy expended.
The problem is as a single parent there’s no chance to lower the demands on me. I’m stuck. Even getting respite services requires lots of work. And if it turns out to be unsuccessful I’m even worse off bc of the energy expended.
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Found this very relatable. The isolation is absolutely the worst part.
The problem is as a single parent there’s no chance to lower the demands on me. I’m stuck. Even getting respite services requires lots of work. And if it turns out to be unsuccessful I’m even worse off bc of the energy expended.
The problem is as a single parent there’s no chance to lower the demands on me. I’m stuck. Even getting respite services requires lots of work. And if it turns out to be unsuccessful I’m even worse off bc of the energy expended.
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This blog is based on my chapter Double Empathy and the Double Rainbow: Healthcare Inequities for Gender Diverse Autistic Adults in the Double Empathy reader. These slides were created and shared for the second PARC Double Empathy series in 2025.
Understanding Double Empathy in TGD Autistic Healthcare
The blog discusses healthcare inequities faced by gender diverse autistic adults, emphasizing the Double Empathy Problem. It highlights systemic barriers, biases in healthcare, and the challenges posed by transmedicalism. Recommendations for practitioners include checking biases, using inclusive language, and valuing lived experiences to foster equitable healthcare environments.
autisticltd.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This blog is based on my chapter Double Empathy and the Double Rainbow: Healthcare Inequities for Gender Diverse Autistic Adults in the Double Empathy reader. These slides were created and shared for the second PARC Double Empathy series in 2025.
This was great, very varied and thought provoking talks.
Really worth signing up to the PARC mailing list as there’s going to be more.
Really worth signing up to the PARC mailing list as there’s going to be more.
TODAY!!
The Double Empathy Workshop Series
By Participatory Autism Research Collective
Online event
Nov 17 from 4pm to 6pm GMT
With: Allison Moore, Damian Milton , Katie Munday(me!), Alice Sodi, Roberto Mastropasqua and Giorgio De Acutis
#AutResearch
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The Double Empathy Workshop Series
By Participatory Autism Research Collective
Online event
Nov 17 from 4pm to 6pm GMT
With: Allison Moore, Damian Milton , Katie Munday(me!), Alice Sodi, Roberto Mastropasqua and Giorgio De Acutis
#AutResearch
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-double...
The Double Empathy Workshop Series
Join us for our second Double Empathy workshops
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This was great, very varied and thought provoking talks.
Really worth signing up to the PARC mailing list as there’s going to be more.
Really worth signing up to the PARC mailing list as there’s going to be more.
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A borb having a bad hair day for #BirdOfTheDay #ShadesOfGrey
Taken with Pixel 8 Pro as I walked to the store
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear
#MobilePhotography
Taken with Pixel 8 Pro as I walked to the store
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear
#MobilePhotography
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A borb having a bad hair day for #BirdOfTheDay #ShadesOfGrey
Taken with Pixel 8 Pro as I walked to the store
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear
#MobilePhotography
Taken with Pixel 8 Pro as I walked to the store
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear
#MobilePhotography
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November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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looking at this foggy early morning great blue heron in florida called out for playing in black and white and film effects. #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #paddling ,birds standing or walking in shallow water
#birds #photography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin
#birds #photography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
looking at this foggy early morning great blue heron in florida called out for playing in black and white and film effects. #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #paddling ,birds standing or walking in shallow water
#birds #photography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin
#birds #photography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin