exteacher 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@exteacher.bsky.social
Ex science teacher and PSHE lead 15 years in schools/now a ESRC funded full time PhD student looking at the experiences of autistic adolescents in mainstream school. Recently diagnosed autistic
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Here’s a thought. If you’re skint but you live in a house worth £2M, sell up, downsize and lead a better quality of life.
November 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Here’s a thought. If you’re skint but you live in a house worth £2M, sell up, downsize and lead a better quality of life.
I love this
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I love this
First Annual progress review for my PhD done. Into the second year. It was such a helpful process that helped me to articulate what and why I’m doing what I’m doing. #phdlife #scdtp #universityofbrighton
November 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
First Annual progress review for my PhD done. Into the second year. It was such a helpful process that helped me to articulate what and why I’m doing what I’m doing. #phdlife #scdtp #universityofbrighton
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The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)
October 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)
October 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Nicole is so intuitive, her posts really resonate with me as a late diagnosed woman.
Them: You don't look autistic
Me: You don't see it because my autism mostly affects me. I've spent most of my life painstakingly minimizing the impact it has on others... so now it has no effect on you at all, but my life is indescribably more difficult and exhausting
Me: You don't see it because my autism mostly affects me. I've spent most of my life painstakingly minimizing the impact it has on others... so now it has no effect on you at all, but my life is indescribably more difficult and exhausting
October 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Nicole is so intuitive, her posts really resonate with me as a late diagnosed woman.
This is ridiculous
I’m doing a PhD and I only have a C at GCSE level
I’m doing a PhD and I only have a C at GCSE level
October 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This is ridiculous
I’m doing a PhD and I only have a C at GCSE level
I’m doing a PhD and I only have a C at GCSE level
Still buzzing after the success of this - there’s work to do before the next meeting.
I held the first autism advisory meeting today. A group of 5 young people and me. They were engaged and invested in my research. They gave me so much to think about. What a privilege it was to discuss ideas for data collection and research qu with them. They’ve made my PhD so much more meaningful
October 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Still buzzing after the success of this - there’s work to do before the next meeting.
I held the first autism advisory meeting today. A group of 5 young people and me. They were engaged and invested in my research. They gave me so much to think about. What a privilege it was to discuss ideas for data collection and research qu with them. They’ve made my PhD so much more meaningful
October 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I held the first autism advisory meeting today. A group of 5 young people and me. They were engaged and invested in my research. They gave me so much to think about. What a privilege it was to discuss ideas for data collection and research qu with them. They’ve made my PhD so much more meaningful
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It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
October 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
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Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
October 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
Did taking paracetamol when I was pregnant make me autistic too? I didn’t find out until my kids were adults… asking for a friend 🤷♀️
September 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Did taking paracetamol when I was pregnant make me autistic too? I didn’t find out until my kids were adults… asking for a friend 🤷♀️
What Ann says ⬇️ is important. Great thread
One of the extraordinary claims from the Orange Leader about autism, Tylenol and vaccines, yesterday, was that if people do as he suggests, there was no downside. "Nothing bad can happen". Just good things would happen, apparently.
Thread/
Thread/
September 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
What Ann says ⬇️ is important. Great thread
Fair. I’ve left labour. Is this my new home? Possibly.
The Green Party now has 78,000 members.
Thats 10,000+ new members this month alone who want to draw the line.
I know there are so many more people who want to take a stand.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
Thats 10,000+ new members this month alone who want to draw the line.
I know there are so many more people who want to take a stand.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
September 22, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Fair. I’ve left labour. Is this my new home? Possibly.
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When the membership keeps growing
September 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
When the membership keeps growing
Something I can do
September 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Something I can do
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Hurrah!
We can finally share the animations I have been working on with @thrivingautistic.bsky.social
First short film is: Discovering You're Autistic
Please do let us know what you think and share if you find valuable!
youtu.be/-eDv2omDMko?...
We can finally share the animations I have been working on with @thrivingautistic.bsky.social
First short film is: Discovering You're Autistic
Please do let us know what you think and share if you find valuable!
youtu.be/-eDv2omDMko?...
Discovering You're Autistic
YouTube video by Thriving Autistic
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Hurrah!
We can finally share the animations I have been working on with @thrivingautistic.bsky.social
First short film is: Discovering You're Autistic
Please do let us know what you think and share if you find valuable!
youtu.be/-eDv2omDMko?...
We can finally share the animations I have been working on with @thrivingautistic.bsky.social
First short film is: Discovering You're Autistic
Please do let us know what you think and share if you find valuable!
youtu.be/-eDv2omDMko?...
The moon rising above the pier last night was beautiful. I know how lucky I am to live by the sea
September 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The moon rising above the pier last night was beautiful. I know how lucky I am to live by the sea
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Well done Helen, I also wrote 2000 on my methodology chapter and got approved funding to get my autism advisory group going. I really hope they come up with a better name for themselves than that! A good way to go into the weekend.
Today’s #PhdSky view. Started writing methodology and ended up writing positionality. It all counts. 2000w. Then a lovely lunch and catch up with a friend and fellow PhD Student.
September 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Well done Helen, I also wrote 2000 on my methodology chapter and got approved funding to get my autism advisory group going. I really hope they come up with a better name for themselves than that! A good way to go into the weekend.
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September 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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August 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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I have spent hours reading around philosophy in all sorts of text types. This book, that I bought for £3.50 from a secondhand online book seller has finally helped me to understand what I’m doing and why. It’s definitely not ‘word wank’ as my friend Katie calls academic writing.
August 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I have spent hours reading around philosophy in all sorts of text types. This book, that I bought for £3.50 from a secondhand online book seller has finally helped me to understand what I’m doing and why. It’s definitely not ‘word wank’ as my friend Katie calls academic writing.