AMASE
@amase.org.uk
Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh - helping autistic people to help each other.
#ActuallyAutistic #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Scotland
https://amase.org.uk
#ActuallyAutistic #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Scotland
https://amase.org.uk
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I haven't been able to attend in a while, but I have thoroughly enjoyed these sessions in the past. Hope to return soon!
If you're Autistic and interested in giving a short talk on a topic that fascinates you this Thursday, please sign up using this form: forms.gle/VWcaXEbGpjNd...
If you just want to watch and listen, please use the link in the quoted post!
If you just want to watch and listen, please use the link in the quoted post!
January 21, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I haven't been able to attend in a while, but I have thoroughly enjoyed these sessions in the past. Hope to return soon!
If you're Autistic and interested in giving a short talk on a topic that fascinates you this Thursday, please sign up using this form: forms.gle/VWcaXEbGpjNd...
If you just want to watch and listen, please use the link in the quoted post!
If you just want to watch and listen, please use the link in the quoted post!
January 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
If you're Autistic and interested in giving a short talk on a topic that fascinates you this Thursday, please sign up using this form: forms.gle/VWcaXEbGpjNd...
If you just want to watch and listen, please use the link in the quoted post!
If you just want to watch and listen, please use the link in the quoted post!
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⬇️ Great opportunity for UK link workers/social prescribers & dance teachers to join an online focus group. You can view our 3 short films (6 mins each) and written materials about #autistic adults' experiences of dance, and give feedback. Help us shape resources to make #dance more inclusive! ⬇️
📣 Calling UK-based social prescribers/link workers! We’re running an online focus group to get your feedback on resources designed to increase access to dance for autistic adults. To find out more 📧 [email protected]
Reposts appreciated 🙏
#socialprescribing #autism #linkworkers
Reposts appreciated 🙏
#socialprescribing #autism #linkworkers
January 20, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Today, Leo Starrs-Cunningham is giving evidence on our behalf at the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee's Inquiry into Neurodivergence in Scotland, together with other DPOs.
You can watch live (or later) here. The meeting started at 9:30.
www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/equa...
You can watch live (or later) here. The meeting started at 9:30.
www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/equa...
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee | Scottish Parliament TV
www.scottishparliament.tv
January 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Today, Leo Starrs-Cunningham is giving evidence on our behalf at the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee's Inquiry into Neurodivergence in Scotland, together with other DPOs.
You can watch live (or later) here. The meeting started at 9:30.
www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/equa...
You can watch live (or later) here. The meeting started at 9:30.
www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/equa...
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Speaker update!
We've added a new speaker, Danielle Baptiste, to the line-up for our seminar next week on power in autism research. Danielle is a PhD student at the University of Warwick, researching Black women's experiences around adult autism diagnosis.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quahrc-sem...
We've added a new speaker, Danielle Baptiste, to the line-up for our seminar next week on power in autism research. Danielle is a PhD student at the University of Warwick, researching Black women's experiences around adult autism diagnosis.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quahrc-sem...
QUAHRC Seminar: Rethinking Power in Autism Research
Rethinking Power in Autism Research: Intersectional, Participatory, and Afrocentric Futures?
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Speaker update!
We've added a new speaker, Danielle Baptiste, to the line-up for our seminar next week on power in autism research. Danielle is a PhD student at the University of Warwick, researching Black women's experiences around adult autism diagnosis.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quahrc-sem...
We've added a new speaker, Danielle Baptiste, to the line-up for our seminar next week on power in autism research. Danielle is a PhD student at the University of Warwick, researching Black women's experiences around adult autism diagnosis.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quahrc-sem...
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A fabulous round up of autism research from the past few years collated by @annmemmott.bsky.social
annsautism.blogspot.com/2019/01/auti...
annsautism.blogspot.com/2019/01/auti...
Autism: Some Vital Research Links.
Updated January 2026 Autism. Here we are, 100 years on from the work of Sukhareva, and 80 years on from the original misunderstandings ...
annsautism.blogspot.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
A fabulous round up of autism research from the past few years collated by @annmemmott.bsky.social
annsautism.blogspot.com/2019/01/auti...
annsautism.blogspot.com/2019/01/auti...
On Thurs 22nd January, we are hosting Lightning Talks with @arghscotland.bsky.social 🌩️
This will be a space for autistic and other ND folk to infodump and share the joy. Everyone is also welcome to just attend and enjoy!
Talks should be up to about 7 minutes long.
Sign up: luma.com/zh49tltt
This will be a space for autistic and other ND folk to infodump and share the joy. Everyone is also welcome to just attend and enjoy!
Talks should be up to about 7 minutes long.
Sign up: luma.com/zh49tltt
Lightning Talks with AMASE & ARGH Scotland · Zoom · Luma
On Thursday, 22nd of January, 7:30-8:30pm GMT, the Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh (AMASE) and ARGH Scotland are running a Lightning Talks event…
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January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
On Thurs 22nd January, we are hosting Lightning Talks with @arghscotland.bsky.social 🌩️
This will be a space for autistic and other ND folk to infodump and share the joy. Everyone is also welcome to just attend and enjoy!
Talks should be up to about 7 minutes long.
Sign up: luma.com/zh49tltt
This will be a space for autistic and other ND folk to infodump and share the joy. Everyone is also welcome to just attend and enjoy!
Talks should be up to about 7 minutes long.
Sign up: luma.com/zh49tltt
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Happy new year! Just under two weeks to go until our free seminar on power in autism research www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quahrc-sem...
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Happy new year! Just under two weeks to go until our free seminar on power in autism research www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quahrc-sem...
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📝 The Call for Proposals for #OnlineAutscape2026 is open!
🧭 Theme: “Evolving Autistic Space Online”.
⏳ Submission deadline: 16 January.
Please spread far and wide: www.autscape.org/2026/online/...
#Autscape #ActuallyAutistic #autistic #autism #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #neurodivergent
🧭 Theme: “Evolving Autistic Space Online”.
⏳ Submission deadline: 16 January.
Please spread far and wide: www.autscape.org/2026/online/...
#Autscape #ActuallyAutistic #autistic #autism #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #neurodivergent
January 3, 2026 at 11:43 AM
📝 The Call for Proposals for #OnlineAutscape2026 is open!
🧭 Theme: “Evolving Autistic Space Online”.
⏳ Submission deadline: 16 January.
Please spread far and wide: www.autscape.org/2026/online/...
#Autscape #ActuallyAutistic #autistic #autism #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #neurodivergent
🧭 Theme: “Evolving Autistic Space Online”.
⏳ Submission deadline: 16 January.
Please spread far and wide: www.autscape.org/2026/online/...
#Autscape #ActuallyAutistic #autistic #autism #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #neurodivergent
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Remember applications close on 28th February 2026. Get your application in now! (Also still taking donations to the fund)
Excited to announce that applications are now open for the NAT Founders Award
Started in honour of our founder, Dr Dinah Murray, this fund will offer one off financial grants to autistic people based in the UK
To learn more: nationalautistictaskforce.org.uk/applications...
Started in honour of our founder, Dr Dinah Murray, this fund will offer one off financial grants to autistic people based in the UK
To learn more: nationalautistictaskforce.org.uk/applications...
Applications Now Open for the NAT Founders Award
Started in honour of our founder, Dr Dinah Murray, this fund will offer one off financial grants to autistic people based in the UK to support them in pursuing work that would be in line with Dinah…
nationalautistictaskforce.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Remember applications close on 28th February 2026. Get your application in now! (Also still taking donations to the fund)
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Interesting, useful - and welcome confirmation that I'm not alone in hating misuse of 'neurodiverse' to describe an individual!
📣New research
Q: What do neurodivergent people think about words like "neurodiversity".
A: it's complicated; they use it, but it has limitations and could stigmatise.
Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(1 of 2)
Q: What do neurodivergent people think about words like "neurodiversity".
A: it's complicated; they use it, but it has limitations and could stigmatise.
Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
(1 of 2)
‘A Lovely Safe Umbrella to Describe Yourself With’ or ‘Meaningless’: An Online Survey of UK-Based Neurodivergent Adults’ Views of Neurodiversity-Related Terminology - Aimee Grant, Jennifer Leigh, Moni...
Background: Neurodivergence refers to people with ways of behaving and thinking that diverge from the norm. Examples include Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperacti...
journals.sagepub.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Interesting, useful - and welcome confirmation that I'm not alone in hating misuse of 'neurodiverse' to describe an individual!
The next session in the Global Neurodiversity Online Seminar Series will take place today at 1PM GMT.
@drmbothapsych.bsky.social will talk about The Moral Costs of Dehumanizing Language: Ethical Reporting of Neurodiversity Research in a Politically-Charged Era.
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
@drmbothapsych.bsky.social will talk about The Moral Costs of Dehumanizing Language: Ethical Reporting of Neurodiversity Research in a Politically-Charged Era.
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join conversation
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December 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The next session in the Global Neurodiversity Online Seminar Series will take place today at 1PM GMT.
@drmbothapsych.bsky.social will talk about The Moral Costs of Dehumanizing Language: Ethical Reporting of Neurodiversity Research in a Politically-Charged Era.
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
@drmbothapsych.bsky.social will talk about The Moral Costs of Dehumanizing Language: Ethical Reporting of Neurodiversity Research in a Politically-Charged Era.
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
For anyone who missed yesterday's live discussion of neurodivergence and connective tissues, here is the recording:
www.youtube.com/live/bO_uV-A...
www.youtube.com/live/bO_uV-A...
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
For anyone who missed yesterday's live discussion of neurodivergence and connective tissues, here is the recording:
www.youtube.com/live/bO_uV-A...
www.youtube.com/live/bO_uV-A...
SEMA's YouTube channel is here:
youtube.com/@sema_scot?s...
youtube.com/@sema_scot?s...
December 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
SEMA's YouTube channel is here:
youtube.com/@sema_scot?s...
youtube.com/@sema_scot?s...
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It's the International Day of the Disabled Person tomorrow, and so we thought we would commemorate it by talking about what doesn't get much attention.
Knowing how your body and mind work is key to well-being, but most of us lack the information relevant to our specific needs.
Knowing how your body and mind work is key to well-being, but most of us lack the information relevant to our specific needs.
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It's the International Day of the Disabled Person tomorrow, and so we thought we would commemorate it by talking about what doesn't get much attention.
Knowing how your body and mind work is key to well-being, but most of us lack the information relevant to our specific needs.
Knowing how your body and mind work is key to well-being, but most of us lack the information relevant to our specific needs.
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This letter to the British Journal of Psychiatry tells us everything we need to know about current thinking in #autism research. Concise, accessible & powerful. Read it if you think autism = social deficits! #DoubleEmpathyProblem www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Autism diagnosis and the double empathy problem | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core
Autism diagnosis and the double empathy problem
www.cambridge.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This letter to the British Journal of Psychiatry tells us everything we need to know about current thinking in #autism research. Concise, accessible & powerful. Read it if you think autism = social deficits! #DoubleEmpathyProblem www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Among many other things, this zine includes @fergus.oolong.co.uk's speech on behalf of AMASE at this year's Pride In Our Community event.
WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED
After the unjust and discriminatory Supreme Court ruling against trans rights on 16 April 2025, as well as the subsequent EHRC guidance – this is a zine documenting and archiving trans people’s voices, art and resistance against the ruling.
rtie.org/2025/11/29/s...
After the unjust and discriminatory Supreme Court ruling against trans rights on 16 April 2025, as well as the subsequent EHRC guidance – this is a zine documenting and archiving trans people’s voices, art and resistance against the ruling.
rtie.org/2025/11/29/s...
Supreme Injustice
WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED After the unjust and discriminatory Supreme Court ruling against trans rights on 16 April 2025, as well as the subsequent EHRC guidance – this is a zine documenting an…
rtie.org
November 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Among many other things, this zine includes @fergus.oolong.co.uk's speech on behalf of AMASE at this year's Pride In Our Community event.
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On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn those whose lives were lost to anti-trans violence.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
On Trans Day of Remembrance, My Grief is My Power | ACLU
As the trans community remembers those we’ve lost, I find strength in understanding why the grievous injustices that continue to harm our community must be stopped.
www.aclu.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn those whose lives were lost to anti-trans violence.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
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We are recruiting a fully-funded 3.5yr PhD student to examine the potential genetic relationships between autism and hypermobility. Full details of the project and how to apply here ⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
Understanding the relationship between autism and hypermobility | Precision Medicine Doctoral Training Programme | Usher Institute
Precision Medicine Project - Understanding the relationship between autism and hypermobility
usher.ed.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are recruiting a fully-funded 3.5yr PhD student to examine the potential genetic relationships between autism and hypermobility. Full details of the project and how to apply here ⬇️
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...
Deadline Jan 12th! Within the Precision Medicine DTC at Edinburgh.
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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...
Autistic Scots push MSPs for neurodivergent-led change
A lack of accessible diagnosis and support is driving autistic people and their families into crisis, MSPs have been told.
Representatives of autistic-led organisations giving evidence to Holyrood’s ...
healthandcare.scot
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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 year's Edinburgh Radical Book Fair has started!
On Saturday at 4pm, I'm chairing 'Divergent: Weird pride, unruliness & outsider wisdom' with @cjdebarra.bsky.social and @acaciathorns.bsky.social (frank r. jagoe can't attend in person, unfortunately).
#WeirdPride
@lighthousebks.bsky.social
On Saturday at 4pm, I'm chairing 'Divergent: Weird pride, unruliness & outsider wisdom' with @cjdebarra.bsky.social and @acaciathorns.bsky.social (frank r. jagoe can't attend in person, unfortunately).
#WeirdPride
@lighthousebks.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This year's Edinburgh Radical Book Fair has started!
On Saturday at 4pm, I'm chairing 'Divergent: Weird pride, unruliness & outsider wisdom' with @cjdebarra.bsky.social and @acaciathorns.bsky.social (frank r. jagoe can't attend in person, unfortunately).
#WeirdPride
@lighthousebks.bsky.social
On Saturday at 4pm, I'm chairing 'Divergent: Weird pride, unruliness & outsider wisdom' with @cjdebarra.bsky.social and @acaciathorns.bsky.social (frank r. jagoe can't attend in person, unfortunately).
#WeirdPride
@lighthousebks.bsky.social
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Faith on the Margins Conference
5th-7th November 2025, 11am-5pm (GMT) 🌐
Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Day 1: Autism and spirituality
Day 2: Autism and communication
Day 3: Autism and ethnically minoritised communities
#autism #autismtheology #autismchurchity
5th-7th November 2025, 11am-5pm (GMT) 🌐
Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Day 1: Autism and spirituality
Day 2: Autism and communication
Day 3: Autism and ethnically minoritised communities
#autism #autismtheology #autismchurchity
October 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Faith on the Margins Conference
5th-7th November 2025, 11am-5pm (GMT) 🌐
Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Day 1: Autism and spirituality
Day 2: Autism and communication
Day 3: Autism and ethnically minoritised communities
#autism #autismtheology #autismchurchity
5th-7th November 2025, 11am-5pm (GMT) 🌐
Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Day 1: Autism and spirituality
Day 2: Autism and communication
Day 3: Autism and ethnically minoritised communities
#autism #autismtheology #autismchurchity
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Frequently asked questions for our upcoming conference!
We hope this gives you all the answers you need, but please email [email protected] if you still have any questions.
A full conference schedule can be found here: www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/researc...
Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
We hope this gives you all the answers you need, but please email [email protected] if you still have any questions.
A full conference schedule can be found here: www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/researc...
Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Frequently asked questions for our upcoming conference!
We hope this gives you all the answers you need, but please email [email protected] if you still have any questions.
A full conference schedule can be found here: www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/researc...
Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
We hope this gives you all the answers you need, but please email [email protected] if you still have any questions.
A full conference schedule can be found here: www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/researc...
Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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I wonder how many more people (and possibly organisations) ought to be added to the @amase.org.uk Autistic Scotland starter pack?
go.bsky.app/3J2f2qP
go.bsky.app/3J2f2qP
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I wonder how many more people (and possibly organisations) ought to be added to the @amase.org.uk Autistic Scotland starter pack?
go.bsky.app/3J2f2qP
go.bsky.app/3J2f2qP
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Thread and links are all good things by an amazing group of people.
Two of our founders worked on a pair of affirming animations for @thrivingautistic.bsky.social, introducing key ideas.
The first is Discovering You're Autistic, basically giving people the messages we most needed to hear when we were first realising we're Autistic...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eDv...
The first is Discovering You're Autistic, basically giving people the messages we most needed to hear when we were first realising we're Autistic...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eDv...
Discovering You're Autistic
YouTube video by Thriving Autistic
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Thread and links are all good things by an amazing group of people.