Ann Memmott
@annmemmott.bsky.social
Autistic disabled researcher, carer & Mum.
#AutisticElder
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Encouraging moderation, a peaceful & fair society, & better research.
#AutisticElder
Personal page, own views.
Like/repost = "I've read it"
See also LinkedIn
Encouraging moderation, a peaceful & fair society, & better research.
Yes. Having trained diagnostic teams for some decades now, I can affirm how important it is that we 'unpick' what actually helps people. Is it 'autism' they want erased? Or it is the appalling attitudes of society? Or sensory pain? Or the lack of supports such as communication tools? etc etc.
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Yes. Having trained diagnostic teams for some decades now, I can affirm how important it is that we 'unpick' what actually helps people. Is it 'autism' they want erased? Or it is the appalling attitudes of society? Or sensory pain? Or the lack of supports such as communication tools? etc etc.
...and if we do 'cure' whatever it is we think autism is...what else might be damaged? What else might we lose? What other people might be forced into a 'cure' against their will, in a society where 'they are costly burdens' is the narrative?
It's an ethical minefield.
We are nowhere near answers
It's an ethical minefield.
We are nowhere near answers
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
...and if we do 'cure' whatever it is we think autism is...what else might be damaged? What else might we lose? What other people might be forced into a 'cure' against their will, in a society where 'they are costly burdens' is the narrative?
It's an ethical minefield.
We are nowhere near answers
It's an ethical minefield.
We are nowhere near answers
...and is connected in with our whole design as a human being. Our whole sensory system throughout our bodies, our whole social signalling system, our whole system of ethics and honesty, integrity and all the very human other qualities of being ourselves. So, what are we 'curing'?/
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
...and is connected in with our whole design as a human being. Our whole sensory system throughout our bodies, our whole social signalling system, our whole system of ethics and honesty, integrity and all the very human other qualities of being ourselves. So, what are we 'curing'?/
Yes, it's a good question. I respect individual choice, and if an autistic person is choosing for themselves to go down a path of 'cure' via genetic tinkering, well, that's reasonable. But, cure what? Autism has so many strengths, so many genuinely different (but not broken) ways of being/
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Yes, it's a good question. I respect individual choice, and if an autistic person is choosing for themselves to go down a path of 'cure' via genetic tinkering, well, that's reasonable. But, cure what? Autism has so many strengths, so many genuinely different (but not broken) ways of being/
Yep. And so many other things that are apparently 'all wrong' if you're autistic. I made this illustration...
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Yep. And so many other things that are apparently 'all wrong' if you're autistic. I made this illustration...
I loved playing with the sand trays, as a child. So relaxing and really enabled me to focus and learn.
November 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I loved playing with the sand trays, as a child. So relaxing and really enabled me to focus and learn.
Yep. All exclusion is the same exclusion. Hate never, ever stops with 'just that one group'.
November 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Yep. All exclusion is the same exclusion. Hate never, ever stops with 'just that one group'.
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Summary: theconversation.com/what-autisti...
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@dramypearson.bsky.social, Jen Leigh, @drmbothapsych.bsky.social, Steve Macdonald, @kat-williams.bsky.social, Gemma Williams, Kieran Rose, @annmemmott.bsky.social
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@dramypearson.bsky.social, Jen Leigh, @drmbothapsych.bsky.social, Steve Macdonald, @kat-williams.bsky.social, Gemma Williams, Kieran Rose, @annmemmott.bsky.social
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What autistic people – and those with ADHD and dyslexia – really think about the word ‘neurodiversity’
A new UK survey of more than 900 neurodivergent adults has revealed strong feelings about the language of neurodiversity.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Summary: theconversation.com/what-autisti...
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@dramypearson.bsky.social, Jen Leigh, @drmbothapsych.bsky.social, Steve Macdonald, @kat-williams.bsky.social, Gemma Williams, Kieran Rose, @annmemmott.bsky.social
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@dramypearson.bsky.social, Jen Leigh, @drmbothapsych.bsky.social, Steve Macdonald, @kat-williams.bsky.social, Gemma Williams, Kieran Rose, @annmemmott.bsky.social
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Difficult one, because for some of us, private healthcare is the only way we can get healthcare, thanks to the systemic & financial barriers. Horrifying prices, but, a chance of being alive. Totally in agreement with the awful underlying principles that have led to this.
November 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Difficult one, because for some of us, private healthcare is the only way we can get healthcare, thanks to the systemic & financial barriers. Horrifying prices, but, a chance of being alive. Totally in agreement with the awful underlying principles that have led to this.
Arguably, yes.
Expenditure on NHS looking after 70 million people is about £190 billion.
Total wealth of just 82 billionaires in the UK is around £300 billion.
The billionaires get richer, and richer, and the elderly lie in their own wee, in a corridor, in hospital.
It's not OK.
Expenditure on NHS looking after 70 million people is about £190 billion.
Total wealth of just 82 billionaires in the UK is around £300 billion.
The billionaires get richer, and richer, and the elderly lie in their own wee, in a corridor, in hospital.
It's not OK.
November 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Arguably, yes.
Expenditure on NHS looking after 70 million people is about £190 billion.
Total wealth of just 82 billionaires in the UK is around £300 billion.
The billionaires get richer, and richer, and the elderly lie in their own wee, in a corridor, in hospital.
It's not OK.
Expenditure on NHS looking after 70 million people is about £190 billion.
Total wealth of just 82 billionaires in the UK is around £300 billion.
The billionaires get richer, and richer, and the elderly lie in their own wee, in a corridor, in hospital.
It's not OK.