Dr Kelly Birtwell
@kellybirtwell.bsky.social
Research Fellow, University of Manchester | Chartered Psychologist | Counsellor | Mindfulness Teacher | ND | Interests in Primary Care, health inequalities, mindfulness, neurodiversity | Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research | Views my own
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The research I alluded to and co-authored is here. It is accepted in the top autism journal Autism in Adulthood and is yet to be online: www.researchgate.net/profile/Stev...
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December 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The research I alluded to and co-authored is here. It is accepted in the top autism journal Autism in Adulthood and is yet to be online: www.researchgate.net/profile/Stev...
Reposted by Dr Kelly Birtwell
If we want more neurodivergent people to enter the world of work, "we need to address the systemic and institutional barriers that block our ability to thrive in that world."
When will this government even start to work towards that?
open.substack.com/pub/dghndcon...
When will this government even start to work towards that?
open.substack.com/pub/dghndcon...
How Wes Streeting Is Weaponising Autism & ADHD Diagnosis
How diagnosis is being used to obstruct peoples rights to social welfare
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If we want more neurodivergent people to enter the world of work, "we need to address the systemic and institutional barriers that block our ability to thrive in that world."
When will this government even start to work towards that?
open.substack.com/pub/dghndcon...
When will this government even start to work towards that?
open.substack.com/pub/dghndcon...
Reposted by Dr Kelly Birtwell
Please also know that even if an autistic person goes along with something, that doesn’t mean it's not a problem. Too many autistic people learn that they have no choice other than to submit to discomforts, & also people in their lives may not even register or believe that their distress is real. 3/
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Please also know that even if an autistic person goes along with something, that doesn’t mean it's not a problem. Too many autistic people learn that they have no choice other than to submit to discomforts, & also people in their lives may not even register or believe that their distress is real. 3/