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Dr David Jackson-Perry
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Late-diagnosed as an academic |Queerhood | Neurodiversity Studies | ADHD | Visiting [email protected]‬ | HIV@Lausanne university Hospital | Intensely interested in failure, but will it last...?
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Reposted by Dr David Jackson-Perry
thinkingautism.com
More nope on #ProfoundAutism: An Autistic person’s ALS was only diagnosed a couple of months before they died, as their symptoms of progressive muscle weakness & associated disability were assumed to be 'challenging behavior' due to being 'severely Autistic.'

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Grave Concerns About Profound Autism
The label "Profound autism" bungles the support needs of autistic people with complex disabilities, and will endanger autistic lives.
thinkingautismguide.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Reposted by Dr David Jackson-Perry
autisticrealms.bsky.social
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!

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Discovering You're Autistic
YouTube video by Thriving Autistic
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September 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Reposted by Dr David Jackson-Perry
autisticrealms.bsky.social
Fabulous research by Wassell (2025) about the importance of Autistic Joy & monotropism!
"Autistic voices suggest that the key barrier to
joyful experience is not autism itself but other
people's lack of acceptance of authentic
autistic behaviours such as stimming and
pursuit of special interests."
thrivingautistic.bsky.social Thriving Autistic @thrivingautistic.bsky.social · Jul 24
Research Reshare!
Experience of Autistic Joy!
Embrace Monotropism!

4 Themes
Autistic sensorium as a source of joy
Importance of special interests
Things must be right
Other people need to change

Wassell, E. (2025). Experiences of autistic joy. Disability & Society, 1–26. doi.org/10.1080/0968...
Dark blue and gold background with Thriving Autistic logo. Text reads: Research Reshare THRIVING AUTISTIC Experiences of Autistic Joy Wassell (2025) "By understanding Autistic Joy as 'as- semblage' we can explore autistic potentials and give due weight to both autistic dispositional differ- ences - such as monotropic flow states - and the environment in creating experiences of flourishing." Dark blue and gold background with Thriving Autistic logo. Text reads:Research Reshare 4. THRIVING AUTISTIC Experiences of Autistic Joy Wassell (2025) 4 Themes Autistic sensorium as a source of joy Importance of spe- cial interests Things must be right Other people need to change Dark blue and gold background with Thriving Autistic logo. Text reads: rage 4 hua page tue Research Reshare THRIVING AUTISTIC Experiences of Autistic Joy Wassell (2025) "Recommend- ations include building autistic joy into education and support solutions" Dark blue and gold background with Thriving Autistic logo. Text reads: Word cloud describing Autistic Joy - love, feel, music, nature, body, playing ......
July 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Reposted by Dr David Jackson-Perry
emergentdivergence.com
My most in-depth discussion of the Autistic rhizome so far. I hope that people find value in it!

www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/the-autist...

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticRhizome #NeuroqueerTheory #Neuroqueering #neurodiversity
The Autistic Rhizome: Reclaiming Knowledge, Rewriting Reality
A tribute to the growth of Autistic community
www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk
June 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Reposted by Dr David Jackson-Perry
autisticrealms.bsky.social
A Saturday reshare of this week's new starter pack inspired by @ndhumanities.bsky.social's Critical Neurodiversity Studies Conference 2025

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June 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Reposted by Dr David Jackson-Perry
autisticrealms.bsky.social
Nothing About Us Without Us: Autistic-Led Organisations, Charities & Social Media to Follow
(Also a few that aren't Autistic-led but are doing amazing work & are wonderful allies in our community)
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Nothing About Us Without Us: Autistic-Led Organisations, Charities & Social Media to Follow | Autistic Realms
💫 If you're feeling stuck or lost with where to go and who to follow in Autistic Community, I have a growing list of Autistic-led organisations, groups ...
autisticrealms.com
June 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM