to focus on giving myself more time to do the activities I enjoyed to help me get through the wait. The Autistic SPACE framework www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.... from @autisticdoctor.bsky.social not cancer specific but you may wish to share with your medical team. Take care and best wishes.

Thanks Ann. We will be producing guidelines as the outcome of the project which I appreciate won’t be helpful to you right now. There is a Self Advocacy Guide that might be useful www.autismcanada.org/advocacyguide. From a personal perspective the scanxiety waiting for results is tough. I tried /

Ain’t that the truth!

Thank you, just reached 5 years since diagnosis. Waiting for annual mammogram. Always a stressful time.

Thank you so much. I have liked the Cancer feed.

Hi, is it too late to be added. I’m an autistic researcher exploring ways to improve cancer care for autistic people. Also had a breast cancer diagnosis myself.

Hello, can you send me an email at [email protected] and we can chat there. Is that ok?

Hi, no problem at all. There needs more research about autistic and otherwise neurodivergent experiences of cancer. I would love to connect, thank you.

Yup, I’m here. I need to post more though. Thanks for mentioning me.

Hi, happy to chat about the project.

#oncosky

Thank you, great to hear about initiatives happening in other countries. I’m pinging @autisticdoctor.bsky.social and @autisticdoc.bsky.social

Congratulations Mary, fantastic news 🎉