Laura Richmond
@laurarichmond.bsky.social
Author of All My Worldly Joy. Writes on all things mental health and neurodiversity. Doll restorer. Reformed medievalist. #ActuallyAutistic
Note that this is being led by Peter Fonaghy, who built his career on borderline personality disorder (highly contentious scourge of autistic women). He's also closely associated with the national scandal of the Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) programme www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnoses
The health secretary says the aim is to tackle a rising demand for services and pressure on the NHS.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Note that this is being led by Peter Fonaghy, who built his career on borderline personality disorder (highly contentious scourge of autistic women). He's also closely associated with the national scandal of the Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) programme www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“I question the energy that is being dedicated to harming vulnerable people and children rather than tackling the much bigger and very real risks facing women and girls.”
A Brownie parent tackles Girlguiding banning trans girls: “It is an attack on children.”
www.independent.co.uk/voices/girlg...
A Brownie parent tackles Girlguiding banning trans girls: “It is an attack on children.”
www.independent.co.uk/voices/girlg...
Those who back banning trans girls from Girlguiding need to look at Brownie Law
...which clearly states: ‘A Brownie Guide thinks of others before herself’ – something that seems to have been forgotten in making the decision to ban trans girls from Girlguiding. There are many risk...
www.independent.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
“I question the energy that is being dedicated to harming vulnerable people and children rather than tackling the much bigger and very real risks facing women and girls.”
A Brownie parent tackles Girlguiding banning trans girls: “It is an attack on children.”
www.independent.co.uk/voices/girlg...
A Brownie parent tackles Girlguiding banning trans girls: “It is an attack on children.”
www.independent.co.uk/voices/girlg...
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Alma Montague, 41, who has visited your home no fewer than seven times now, finished her second cup of tea, excused herself, and confidently marched into the airing cupboard.
Dyspraxic autistic woman visiting your home totally meant to walk into the airing cupboard
A dyspraxic autistic woman has confirmed that she absolutely, definitely intended to make a quick trip to your airing cupboard instead of the upstairs loo, eyewitnesses have said. Alma Montague, 41,…
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December 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Alma Montague, 41, who has visited your home no fewer than seven times now, finished her second cup of tea, excused herself, and confidently marched into the airing cupboard.
God, book promotion is depressing. You put your heart and soul out there to be met with a giant cosmic shrug. Props to an editor at a national newspaper who wanted a piece on the dolls' hospital "but I would ask that Laura doesn't spend the bulk of the piece talking about her autism."
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
God, book promotion is depressing. You put your heart and soul out there to be met with a giant cosmic shrug. Props to an editor at a national newspaper who wanted a piece on the dolls' hospital "but I would ask that Laura doesn't spend the bulk of the piece talking about her autism."
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UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
Surely there’s little more dangerous to neurodivergent kids than well-meaning, highly qualified adults armed with acronyms.
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Surely there’s little more dangerous to neurodivergent kids than well-meaning, highly qualified adults armed with acronyms.
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If you join up now you can come to our very autistic party on Sunday and show us your best pleasingly shaped rocks
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November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
If you join up now you can come to our very autistic party on Sunday and show us your best pleasingly shaped rocks
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“Sources claim that she penned this response in a room with a large window on a sunny day, but nonetheless she felt the need to whack the big light on and sit in the glare of it like a lizard.”
Blackpool residents have called for an NHS autism assessment service to return the Illuminations to their rightful position at the seaside, after the service’s aggressive overhead lighting was mistaken for the luminous tourist attraction, sources have revealed.
NHS autism service so brightly lit that Blackpool have asked for their Illuminations back
Blackpool residents have called for an NHS autism assessment service to return the Illuminations to their rightful position at the seaside, after the service's aggressive overhead lighting was…
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November 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
“Sources claim that she penned this response in a room with a large window on a sunny day, but nonetheless she felt the need to whack the big light on and sit in the glare of it like a lizard.”
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Blackpool residents have called for an NHS autism assessment service to return the Illuminations to their rightful position at the seaside, after the service’s aggressive overhead lighting was mistaken for the luminous tourist attraction, sources have revealed.
NHS autism service so brightly lit that Blackpool have asked for their Illuminations back
Blackpool residents have called for an NHS autism assessment service to return the Illuminations to their rightful position at the seaside, after the service's aggressive overhead lighting was…
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November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Blackpool residents have called for an NHS autism assessment service to return the Illuminations to their rightful position at the seaside, after the service’s aggressive overhead lighting was mistaken for the luminous tourist attraction, sources have revealed.
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Niamh Callaghan, 38, whose sons Lucas and Finley are in Year 3 and Year 5 respectively, was concerned that she seemed to have accidentally become pen pals with an entire school of 500 children and 40 staff.
Autistic mum quits job to devote herself to correspondence from her children’s primary school
An autistic mother-of-two has reportedly resigned from a successful career as an educational psychologist so that she can give her full attention to the stream of e-mails and text messages from the…
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November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Niamh Callaghan, 38, whose sons Lucas and Finley are in Year 3 and Year 5 respectively, was concerned that she seemed to have accidentally become pen pals with an entire school of 500 children and 40 staff.
We love Harry Hill on Junior Bake Off so I thought I’d show my son a bit of vintage TV Burp. Can confirm Harry looks identical now to how he looked when I was 13. Time traveller?
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We love Harry Hill on Junior Bake Off so I thought I’d show my son a bit of vintage TV Burp. Can confirm Harry looks identical now to how he looked when I was 13. Time traveller?
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“It would be a senseless act of cruelty to kill the poor spider just because of my irrational fear,” Hapworth explained. “But obviously I’m not going anywhere near the horrible fucking thing.”
Autistic woman who won’t hurt spider gives it exclusive use of kitchen instead
An autistic woman has surrendered use of her kitchen after finding a spider on the linoleum floor, sources have revealed. Beth Hapworth, 32, reports that she was too frightened to move the spider…
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November 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“It would be a senseless act of cruelty to kill the poor spider just because of my irrational fear,” Hapworth explained. “But obviously I’m not going anywhere near the horrible fucking thing.”
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There are grifters who will happily exploit your medical trauma for cash gain. Be on the lookout for:
•people who aren't transparent about their expertise and where they scope of practice ends
• bullshit euphemistic job titles.
▪︎ one true way-ism
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
•people who aren't transparent about their expertise and where they scope of practice ends
• bullshit euphemistic job titles.
▪︎ one true way-ism
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
There are grifters who will happily exploit your medical trauma for cash gain. Be on the lookout for:
•people who aren't transparent about their expertise and where they scope of practice ends
• bullshit euphemistic job titles.
▪︎ one true way-ism
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
•people who aren't transparent about their expertise and where they scope of practice ends
• bullshit euphemistic job titles.
▪︎ one true way-ism
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Really excited for another event (and hopefully edited volume) as part of the Political Nostalgias network - do consider submitting a paper proposal!
CFP: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present, a 2 day workshop (15-16 June 2026) 🗃️Please share - and submit an abstract!
Call For Papers: Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present | UON
Centre for Historical Studies, University of Northampton, UK Monday 15 – Tuesday 16 June 2026 Nostalgia, defined most simply as a wistful or...
www.northampton.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Really excited for another event (and hopefully edited volume) as part of the Political Nostalgias network - do consider submitting a paper proposal!
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The study surveyed all known garments and items that can be used to cover one’s feet, concluding that they are all, without exception, terrible.
All shoes and socks entirely bad and bare feet also not great, study confirms
Researchers have confirmed long-held suspicions that there are no good footwear options and that having feet in general is just not ideal, a new study has revealed. The study surveyed all known…
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November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The study surveyed all known garments and items that can be used to cover one’s feet, concluding that they are all, without exception, terrible.
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of the best scarecrows I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of the best scarecrows I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
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“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”
Abandoning trans people is 'fascist logic', says leading feminist philosopher
Leading feminist philosopher Judith Butler has declared that abandoning trans people or any minority is operating within 'fascist logic'.
www.thepinknews.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM
“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”
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“My midwife says that birth is unpredictable – you can’t plan it,” Mann explained. “I took that as a personal challenge.”
Pregnant autistic woman can use her birth plan as a coffee table
An autistic mother-to-be has produced a birth plan so substantial that it has been temporarily repurposed to furnish her home, sources have claimed. Avery Mann, 25, has written a document outlining…
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November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“My midwife says that birth is unpredictable – you can’t plan it,” Mann explained. “I took that as a personal challenge.”
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Autistic parents have been warned to be vigilant for signs that their child could be afflicted with Neurotypical Spectrum Disorder, or NSD.
Every parent’s worst nightmare! Could your child be neurotypical?
Autistic parents have been warned to be vigilant for signs that their child could be afflicted with Neurotypical Spectrum Disorder, or NSD. Speaking in front of a parliamentary group, paediatrician…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Autistic parents have been warned to be vigilant for signs that their child could be afflicted with Neurotypical Spectrum Disorder, or NSD.
@sarahamero.bsky.social at her finest.
The study, entitled “Why are they like that?”, seeks to investigate the causes of autism as conjectured by the highly opinionated loved ones and colleagues of autistic people, whose hot takes are infinitely more valuable than anything autistic people have to say.
First autism study to take place without any autistic people called a “bloody relief” by researchers
A groundbreaking new autism study has reportedly taken place without any autistic people involved at all - to the relief of its researchers. The study, entitled "Why are they like that?", seeks to…
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November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
@sarahamero.bsky.social at her finest.
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To put her doubts to rest, Paige Thomas, 39, underwent a rigorous diagnostic assessment with clinical psychologist, Graeme Hart. This consisted of seven lengthy questionnaires and three diagnostic interviews, which Thomas voluntarily supplemented with a full autobiography.
“What if I’m not really autistic?” asks world’s most obviously autistic woman, constantly
An autistic woman is boring the ever-living fuck out of her friends and family by relentlessly questioning her own diagnosis, sources have claimed. To put her doubts to rest, Paige Thomas, 39,…
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November 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
To put her doubts to rest, Paige Thomas, 39, underwent a rigorous diagnostic assessment with clinical psychologist, Graeme Hart. This consisted of seven lengthy questionnaires and three diagnostic interviews, which Thomas voluntarily supplemented with a full autobiography.
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Show everyone exactly who they’re dealing with - our ‘five raccoons in an overcoat’ tee is the perfect warning for passing neurotypicals! Get yours here: the-daily-tism.teemill.com/product/five...
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Show everyone exactly who they’re dealing with - our ‘five raccoons in an overcoat’ tee is the perfect warning for passing neurotypicals! Get yours here: the-daily-tism.teemill.com/product/five...
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A “pioneering” autistic woman has managed to take a social interaction in which a stranger takes a deep-dive into one’s genitalia and make it even more stressful, sources have confirmed.
Autistic woman somehow manages to make cervical smear test even more awkward
A "pioneering" autistic woman has managed to take a social interaction in which a stranger takes a deep-dive into one’s genitalia and make it even more stressful, sources have confirmed. When Lottie…
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November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A “pioneering” autistic woman has managed to take a social interaction in which a stranger takes a deep-dive into one’s genitalia and make it even more stressful, sources have confirmed.
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It’s not only supporting authors who have been screwed over beyond all of our worst nightmares - but it’s also an exciting chance to read some incredible new works. For example, @laurarichmond.bsky.social ‘s astonishing book! I will not rest until is it’s a bestseller.
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It’s not only supporting authors who have been screwed over beyond all of our worst nightmares - but it’s also an exciting chance to read some incredible new works. For example, @laurarichmond.bsky.social ‘s astonishing book! I will not rest until is it’s a bestseller.
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I’ve pre-ordered the audiobook! This thread made my blood boil on Tom’s behalf. I will buy every former Unbound author’s books I see promoted, as and when I can afford them & at times it’ll be most helpful for their releases. Everyone who can afford to should do the same!
I worked harder on this book than any before it. My ex-publisher then failed to pay me what they owed me for it & did their best to ruin its chances of survival. That robbed me of a year of my life & ruined my health.
After all that, to see reviews like this one brings me close to tears too.
After all that, to see reviews like this one brings me close to tears too.
Bloody hell! It’s been a long time since a book has brought me to tears. @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Thank you so very much for writing Everything Will Swallow You. Book of the year. #BookSky #TheStorygraph
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I’ve pre-ordered the audiobook! This thread made my blood boil on Tom’s behalf. I will buy every former Unbound author’s books I see promoted, as and when I can afford them & at times it’ll be most helpful for their releases. Everyone who can afford to should do the same!