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luis01.bsky.social
@luis01.bsky.social
QMU Psychology and sociology graduate 🎓 @StirlingUniCrim Msc graduate. Aspiring social researcher. Passionate about creative research methods. Substack -
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Flowing in the afterglow. Monotropism, Autistic Burnout, and a connection to chemistry inspired by @oolong.co.uk today. morerealms.com/flowing-in-t...
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Actually, diagnoses too often increase access to harmful behavioural (ABA) therapy by poorly trained, undersupervised workers who game the system for profits: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/o... ABA trains autistic children to mask their autism and camouflage journals.lww.com/jrnldbp/full... 2/
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Delighted to write this for @neurohubcomjournal.bsky.social " Functioning labels don’t describe us; they gatekeep access to support, autonomy, and opportunity." Read more: news.neurohubcommunity.org/p/words-that...
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Intensive Interaction isn’t about “fixing” or prompting communication. It’s about meeting someone where they are—through connection & attunement. A neuro-affirming, relational framing to support those with PMLD, co-authored with @jo3grace.bsky.social autisticrealms.com/intensive-in...
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Jurgen Habermas, philosopher and German, European public intellectual has died, aged 96 (Spiegel) www.spiegel.de/kultur/philo...
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Is the AuDHD mind at war with itself? Replacing the narrative of conflict with a single monotropic neurology jadefarrington.substack.com/p/is-the-aud... #QTWTAIN
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FREE ONLINE COMMUNITY EVENT Thu, Feb 19 6:00-7:30pm (GMT) Re-Storying Autism: A Framework for Families, Parents and Carers Reimagining Support For Autistic People https://autisticrealms.com/re-storying-autism-a-new-course-workbook-now-available/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
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What Was The First Story You Heard About Autism? An exploration of the stories we hear about autism and what they mean to Autistic people.
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While UK is proposing to narrow diagnoses (!), our new study led by @isaacahuvia.bsky.social: adults w/ self-identified autism had more unmet needs & higher distress, & similar understanding of autism, than officially diagnosed peers. Most wanted formal diagnosis journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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New signposting resource guide: Being Autistic and Eating Created with @luis01.bsky.social autisticrealms.com/being-autist...
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1/ On health inequalities for autistic people the @hlautismactcom.parliament.uk report credited the success of the Oliver McGowan Training to coproduction and delivery, but still many autistic people struggle to access healthcare.
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Representatives of autistic-led organisations giving evidence to Holyrood’s health, social care and sport committee said a national plan is needed to fix significant gaps in neurodevelopmental pathways: healthandcare.scot/stories/4295...
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This is possibly THE best video about stimming I have ever seen by Sophie Broadgate. I have shared quite a lot over the past few years but may be not shared here... enjoy! pikaiafilms.co.uk/In-Motion-2022 Read more here from @stimpunks.org : stimpunks.org/glossary/sti...
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Explore The Map of Monotropic Experiences: Reframing Autism Through A Neurodiversity-Affirming Lens. Full Training Pack Available https://autisticrealms.com/map-of-monotropic-experiences-free-open-source-training-resources/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
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“Quite often, big social theorists actually formed their ideas in social movements, or in radical or activist spaces – what sociologists call counter-public spheres.” @alimeghji.bsky.social talks to Iris Pissaride about W.E.B. Du Bois’ legacy in the Magazine’s September issue. buff.ly/BWdBY33
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A FREE and by donation Conference Event Aimed at Parents, Carers, Teachers & Health Professionals This October 2nd at 4 pm GMT, @laurahellfeld.bsky.social and I will be presenting for the @panspandasuk.bsky.social Charity www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurodiver...
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We are now accepting expressions of interest for our September 2025 - March 2026 Discovery Programme cohorts! Join our supportive 6-week online programme with other newly identified Autistic adults. Find out more: www.thrivingautistic.org/discovery-pr... Kindly funded by Rethink Ireland
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Explore 10 key ideas for neuro-affirming practice. Building neurodivergent competency means creating safety & belonging. Inspired by @emergentdivergence.com and @tanyaadkin.bsky.social autisticrealms.com/creating-aut...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-ra... please share and donate if you can @elliedianab.bsky.social
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I wrote a blog about the Monotropism Questionnaire & how it relates to inner Autistic/ADHD/ AuDHD experiences based on the original paper by Garau et al. (2023) This blog had over 100k views when I first shared it ....I will update it soon! Read more: autisticrealms.com/monotropism-...
Exploring Enactivist Accounts of Monotropism open.substack.com/pub/luis2201...
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Finding Out I'm Autistic | My Adult Autism Assessment www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSZ-...
One of the best ND resources I have ever seen @autisticrealms.bsky.social autisticrealms.com/neuro-affirm...
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My brother is minimally verbal. He taught me that language is far more than mere words www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...