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Autistic Parents UK retweeted
@Autistic Realms@autisticrealms30 Apr 2025
What a great offer for anyone local to me in Birmingham from @ParentsAutistic Sign up for our new resource - Navigating Autistic Parenthood and Social Care in Birmingham! Designed by Autistic parents to help Autistic forms.gle/4J9jqgguMhtenQZR6
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Amy Pearson@DrAmyPearson29 Nov 2024
🚨New paper alert: Exploring experiences of autistic burnout in motherhood, led by the fantastic Ashton Ferguson for her undergraduate (!!) dissertation. (Short thread)... liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
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SEMA.Scot@SEMA_Scot16 Sep 2024
Join @MathsAkbar on Tuesday, 24th September at 7PM for a webinar on "Exploring Black and Brown Autistic Experiences on Social Care" with @ParentsAutistic You can get your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring… See you on the 24th! #webinar #autisticexperiences #SEMA
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SEMA.Scot@SEMA_Scot26 Aug 2024
Our founder @MathsAkbar will be at @ParentsAutistic's webinar 2 discuss the experiences of Black and Brown #Autisticparents navigating the social care system & the impact that the system can have upon these individuals and families. Get your tickets here; bit.ly/4dsHYzV
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Sarah Fisher@SarahFisherPPIE22 Aug 2024
I’m pleased to share my new article on the #neurodivergentbirth website. #autisticbirth #neurodivergentparenting ndbirth.com/post/navigating-…

Navigating pregnancy, birth and early parenthood as an autistic mum - Sarah Fisher

I’m a mum of three but it’s only since having my children that I’ve learnt I’m autistic. Here I share a little about my perinatal journeys.

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Exciting new @BSMSMedSchool brain-body research. Role of #proprioception and #hypermobility in #emotions in #neurodivergence published by @royalsociety. News item here: tinyurl.com/mpw6ax2s. Full paper: tinyurl.com/yf32tpyh Thanks @LisaQuadt @DrSFink and @CritchleyHugo and to @sedsconnective for graphic.
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We've just heard from our first speaker at this years' Acceptance Matters conference. Ruth Jenks from @ParentsAutistic gave a brilliant talk on the topic of Autistic Parenting and communication. #AcceptanceMatters #EverydayEquality
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Emily Price (she/her)@EmilioLees24 Apr 2024
A few months ago I wrote a blog post about how hard it is going to baby groups as an #autistic parent. autisticslt.com/babygroups

Navigating Baby Groups as an Autistic Parent | AutisticSLT

Baby and toddler groups can be challenging for autistic parents due to sensory overload, communication differences, executive functioning, and the Double Empathy Problem.

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Autistic Parents UK retweeted
Shona@Shona_Mu19 Apr 2024
Online discussion panel discussion on FII hosted by @parentsuk Fabricated or Induced Illness, an expert panel discussion of research, practice, and reasons for injustice and discrimination against Autistic parents Mon 29th April 11am
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Autistic Parents UK retweeted
Amy Pearson@DrAmyPearson4 Apr 2024
🔗 This #AutismAcceptanceWeek we (@DrMBotha @KieranRose7 @Sarahhdbristol @SedgewickF are thrilled to launch our Autistic Guide to Healthy Relationships, as part of our work on autistic experiences of intimate partner violence, funded by the @VAMHN durham.ac.uk/research/instit…
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Really important new article from @DrMBotha and team, reclaiming the term "neurodiversity" for the community who developed it: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

The neurodiversity concept was developed collectively: An overdue correction on the origins of...

We, an international group of autistic scholars of autism and neurodiversity, discuss recent findings on the origins of the concept and theorising of neurodiver...

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Emily Price (she/her)@EmilioLees24 Jan 2024
After a conversation with @ElaineMcgreevy, I decided to write about navigating baby & toddler groups as an #autistic parent. Does anyone else relate? autisticslt.com/babygroups

Navigating Baby Groups as an Autistic Parent | AutisticSLT

Baby and toddler groups can be challenging for autistic parents due to sensory overload, communication differences, executive functioning, and the Double Empathy Problem.

autisticslt.com
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"Autistic pregnancy birth & beyond" is a series of maternity videos created by #ActuallyAutistic health professionals & parents. Launch on Fri 26th Jan at 6.30pmGMT - all welcome: eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduci… Partners: @ParentsAutistic @AutisticUK Funding: @HEFCW @swansearesearch

Introducing Autistic Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond: Your Questions Answered!

Introducing the Autistic pregnancy, birth and beyond: your questions answered resources, an Autistic-led project with Dr Aimee Grant

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Autistic Parents UK retweeted
Pebble Autism@PebbleAutism7 Dec 2023
We desperately need more autistic-led research and more genuine participation in research by autistic people @SheffieldLuke @ParentsAutistic
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Dr Sarah Radev@radevsa27 Nov 2023
Proud to share my first publication in a peer reviewed journal. This is a topic that is very important to me being myself an autistic mother of an autistic child. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

‘I’m not just being difficult . . . I’m finding it difficult’: A qualitative approach to understa...

The experiences of autistic parents when interacting with statutory services for their autistic children is not well understood. This study investigates the exp...

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Autistic Parents UK retweeted
Ru Ying Cai (PhD)@RuYing_Cai26 Nov 2023
A new free-to-read @AutismAdulthood study shows that sensory differences may cause autistic people to feel lonelier since it prevents people from going out and doing things. This study reminds me of our loneliness project led by @drabbeylove @arcap_aus liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/a…
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ShARL@ShefAutismRes26 Nov 2023
New article led by the wonderful Dr Sarah Radev on autistic mothers' experiences of interacting with statutory services regarding their autistic children. With @ProfARThompson journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

‘I’m not just being difficult . . . I’m finding it difficult’: A qualitative approach to understa...

The experiences of autistic parents when interacting with statutory services for their autistic children is not well understood. This study investigates the exp...

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How are autistic professionals benefitting the autistic community? 🧵 1/2 @AutisticDoctor gives the @CRAE_IOE annual lecture March 12th 6pm GMT Free webinar 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/autistic-… @DrLadeSmith @KamilaRCGP @RCEMpresident @BolaOwolabi8 @DrSarahClarke @SheilaSobrany

Autistic professionals and the triple empathy problem.

Dr Mary Doherty, founder of Autistic Doctors International, on leveraging insider perspective for community benefit.

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Worrying conclusions in new report on FII (Fabricated Induced Illness). Disabled parents four times more likely to be accused of FII than non-disabled parents – suggesting a significant risk of widespread unlawful discrimination against disabled people. cerebra.org.uk/download/the-…

The prevalence and impact of allegations of Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) - Cerebra

This research report considers the prevalence and impact on families in England, Scotland and Wales of being accused of creating or exaggerating their child’s difficulties – an extreme form of parent...

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New article out today in @ConversationUK with @KatWilliams123 Catrin Griffiths & @Prof_AmyBrown #ActuallyAutistic people's experiences of support for #breastfeeding theconversation.com/how-auti… @SwanseaResearch

How autistic parents feel about breastfeeding and the support they receive – new research

New research sheds light on how autism affects how we feed our babies, and vice versa.

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