Sue Fletcher-Watson
@suereviews.bsky.social
Prof of Developmental Psychology at Uni of Edinburgh
Dean of Equity Inclusion & Community for my faculty
Editor of @journalautism.bsky.social
Creator of #AutRes and Edinburgh! feeds
Founder of SuperTroop
"a loose canon"
Queer, cis, she/her
Dean of Equity Inclusion & Community for my faculty
Editor of @journalautism.bsky.social
Creator of #AutRes and Edinburgh! feeds
Founder of SuperTroop
"a loose canon"
Queer, cis, she/her
God showing their support for trans rights in Edinburgh this morning!
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
God showing their support for trans rights in Edinburgh this morning!
This meme is a response to people (who don’t normally identify as neurodivergent) questioning whether the category “neurotypical” exists
I think this question risks centring neurotypical experience and making us exceptional
Neurotypical serves an important purpose for now
I think this question risks centring neurotypical experience and making us exceptional
Neurotypical serves an important purpose for now
September 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
This meme is a response to people (who don’t normally identify as neurodivergent) questioning whether the category “neurotypical” exists
I think this question risks centring neurotypical experience and making us exceptional
Neurotypical serves an important purpose for now
I think this question risks centring neurotypical experience and making us exceptional
Neurotypical serves an important purpose for now
These meme challenges the simplistic idea that neurodiversity is a “strengths based” approach.
Yes do identify the things you’re good at and do those things. But no don’t make access to respect and understanding something people have to earn with a specific talent.
Yes do identify the things you’re good at and do those things. But no don’t make access to respect and understanding something people have to earn with a specific talent.
September 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
These meme challenges the simplistic idea that neurodiversity is a “strengths based” approach.
Yes do identify the things you’re good at and do those things. But no don’t make access to respect and understanding something people have to earn with a specific talent.
Yes do identify the things you’re good at and do those things. But no don’t make access to respect and understanding something people have to earn with a specific talent.
This meme is about the fact that neurodiversity is quite heavily grounded in western schools of thought.
We need to recognise that indigenous and culturally-specific forms of knowledge hold other ways of understanding individual and collective identities to avoid doing harm.
We need to recognise that indigenous and culturally-specific forms of knowledge hold other ways of understanding individual and collective identities to avoid doing harm.
September 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This meme is about the fact that neurodiversity is quite heavily grounded in western schools of thought.
We need to recognise that indigenous and culturally-specific forms of knowledge hold other ways of understanding individual and collective identities to avoid doing harm.
We need to recognise that indigenous and culturally-specific forms of knowledge hold other ways of understanding individual and collective identities to avoid doing harm.
This meme is about the need to retain and cultivate aspects of the medical system even while rejecting the medical model of disability and the default pathologisation of difference from the norm.
Neurodivergent people deserve quality evidence based healthcare when they want it.
Neurodivergent people deserve quality evidence based healthcare when they want it.
September 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This meme is about the need to retain and cultivate aspects of the medical system even while rejecting the medical model of disability and the default pathologisation of difference from the norm.
Neurodivergent people deserve quality evidence based healthcare when they want it.
Neurodivergent people deserve quality evidence based healthcare when they want it.
This meme says that everyone has equal value regardless of their support needs.
All too often when we push for respect and rights for neurodivergent people, others worry we mean that particular needs don’t exist & supports should be removed.
NO! You have a RIGHT to those supports.
All too often when we push for respect and rights for neurodivergent people, others worry we mean that particular needs don’t exist & supports should be removed.
NO! You have a RIGHT to those supports.
September 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This meme says that everyone has equal value regardless of their support needs.
All too often when we push for respect and rights for neurodivergent people, others worry we mean that particular needs don’t exist & supports should be removed.
NO! You have a RIGHT to those supports.
All too often when we push for respect and rights for neurodivergent people, others worry we mean that particular needs don’t exist & supports should be removed.
NO! You have a RIGHT to those supports.
This meme is flagging the problems that arise when people use “neurodiverse” to talk exclusively about neurodivergent people - and often exclusively about those with confirmed diagnoses.
Yes we need language that identifies separate groups but “neurodiverse” connects us all together.
Yes we need language that identifies separate groups but “neurodiverse” connects us all together.
September 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This meme is flagging the problems that arise when people use “neurodiverse” to talk exclusively about neurodivergent people - and often exclusively about those with confirmed diagnoses.
Yes we need language that identifies separate groups but “neurodiverse” connects us all together.
Yes we need language that identifies separate groups but “neurodiverse” connects us all together.
Very excited to be speaking at the Autism Europe Congress hosted by @asiamireland.bsky.social in Dublin this week.
I’ll be talking about the neurodiversity movement and the promise of collective liberation for all autistic people!
For more details on the congress visit AutismCongress2025.org
I’ll be talking about the neurodiversity movement and the promise of collective liberation for all autistic people!
For more details on the congress visit AutismCongress2025.org
September 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Very excited to be speaking at the Autism Europe Congress hosted by @asiamireland.bsky.social in Dublin this week.
I’ll be talking about the neurodiversity movement and the promise of collective liberation for all autistic people!
For more details on the congress visit AutismCongress2025.org
I’ll be talking about the neurodiversity movement and the promise of collective liberation for all autistic people!
For more details on the congress visit AutismCongress2025.org
We got kittens!
June 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
We got kittens!
We're recruiting - one in-person (Edinburgh) & one online (anywhere) focus group
We're interested to hear from folk who have experience of depression, and opinions on future possible new treatments.
You can express interest in the group via this form: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
We're interested to hear from folk who have experience of depression, and opinions on future possible new treatments.
You can express interest in the group via this form: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
April 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We're recruiting - one in-person (Edinburgh) & one online (anywhere) focus group
We're interested to hear from folk who have experience of depression, and opinions on future possible new treatments.
You can express interest in the group via this form: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
We're interested to hear from folk who have experience of depression, and opinions on future possible new treatments.
You can express interest in the group via this form: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Happy to see the EUSA-led exhibition on queer history at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social up in the Usher Building.
April 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Happy to see the EUSA-led exhibition on queer history at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social up in the Usher Building.
I'm delighted to be a speaker at the upcoming Autism Europe congress in Dublin, in September 2025
I'll be talking about neurodiversity and education
Find out more and register here: autismcongress2025.org
#AECongress25
I'll be talking about neurodiversity and education
Find out more and register here: autismcongress2025.org
#AECongress25
February 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm delighted to be a speaker at the upcoming Autism Europe congress in Dublin, in September 2025
I'll be talking about neurodiversity and education
Find out more and register here: autismcongress2025.org
#AECongress25
I'll be talking about neurodiversity and education
Find out more and register here: autismcongress2025.org
#AECongress25
Would you like to learn about how Supertroop uses familiarity and structure as a pathway to create new adventures for children with a learning disability?
Maybe even join us??
Then come along on the 3rd of February at 7pm by registering using this link bit.ly/42b57nP
Maybe even join us??
Then come along on the 3rd of February at 7pm by registering using this link bit.ly/42b57nP
January 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Would you like to learn about how Supertroop uses familiarity and structure as a pathway to create new adventures for children with a learning disability?
Maybe even join us??
Then come along on the 3rd of February at 7pm by registering using this link bit.ly/42b57nP
Maybe even join us??
Then come along on the 3rd of February at 7pm by registering using this link bit.ly/42b57nP
My husband is better than anyone else’s husband.
December 6, 2024 at 7:32 PM
My husband is better than anyone else’s husband.
Finally tap on the name of the Feed itself (in your list of Feeds) to see the Feed homepage.
From here you can get a link to share the Feed.
This allows you to toggle between Recent and Top posts too.
This Feed has (I think) a seven day limit so it only has posts from the last week.
From here you can get a link to share the Feed.
This allows you to toggle between Recent and Top posts too.
This Feed has (I think) a seven day limit so it only has posts from the last week.
November 17, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Finally tap on the name of the Feed itself (in your list of Feeds) to see the Feed homepage.
From here you can get a link to share the Feed.
This allows you to toggle between Recent and Top posts too.
This Feed has (I think) a seven day limit so it only has posts from the last week.
From here you can get a link to share the Feed.
This allows you to toggle between Recent and Top posts too.
This Feed has (I think) a seven day limit so it only has posts from the last week.
Tap on the Hashtag icon on the top right corner to see a list of your feeds.
Tap on edit to change the order they appear at the top of your home page, and which ones are Pinned or not.
Tap on edit to change the order they appear at the top of your home page, and which ones are Pinned or not.
November 17, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Tap on the Hashtag icon on the top right corner to see a list of your feeds.
Tap on edit to change the order they appear at the top of your home page, and which ones are Pinned or not.
Tap on edit to change the order they appear at the top of your home page, and which ones are Pinned or not.
Once you’ve followed the feed you can also choose to Pin it which means it will be visible on the top bar of your homepage.
You can scroll between feeds you Follow to see just the content of those feeds, which helps it not get lost in your busy Home feed (which merges all your Feeds & People)
You can scroll between feeds you Follow to see just the content of those feeds, which helps it not get lost in your busy Home feed (which merges all your Feeds & People)
November 17, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Once you’ve followed the feed you can also choose to Pin it which means it will be visible on the top bar of your homepage.
You can scroll between feeds you Follow to see just the content of those feeds, which helps it not get lost in your busy Home feed (which merges all your Feeds & People)
You can scroll between feeds you Follow to see just the content of those feeds, which helps it not get lost in your busy Home feed (which merges all your Feeds & People)
You can post to the feed by adding a hashtag #AutRes
(all lower case works too but is less accessible to readers)
But the feed also picks up any posts that use the word autism and the word research in the same post, with or without a hashtag.
These words don’t need to be consecutive either.
(all lower case works too but is less accessible to readers)
But the feed also picks up any posts that use the word autism and the word research in the same post, with or without a hashtag.
These words don’t need to be consecutive either.
November 17, 2024 at 10:54 AM
You can post to the feed by adding a hashtag #AutRes
(all lower case works too but is less accessible to readers)
But the feed also picks up any posts that use the word autism and the word research in the same post, with or without a hashtag.
These words don’t need to be consecutive either.
(all lower case works too but is less accessible to readers)
But the feed also picks up any posts that use the word autism and the word research in the same post, with or without a hashtag.
These words don’t need to be consecutive either.
Absolutely thrilled to receive my preordered copy of this book and can’t wait to read it. @drrobertchapman.bsky.social is one of the deepest and most careful thinkers I know and I’m excited to read the outcome of their exploration of the intersection of neurodiversity and capitalism
November 23, 2023 at 11:25 AM
Absolutely thrilled to receive my preordered copy of this book and can’t wait to read it. @drrobertchapman.bsky.social is one of the deepest and most careful thinkers I know and I’m excited to read the outcome of their exploration of the intersection of neurodiversity and capitalism
2 million on Bluesky! Post a celebratory bird!
November 15, 2023 at 9:57 AM
2 million on Bluesky! Post a celebratory bird!
@drrobertchapman.bsky.social saw this and thought of you!
October 26, 2023 at 5:15 PM
@drrobertchapman.bsky.social saw this and thought of you!
New Broken Records album just dropped. 😲😃😎
October 5, 2023 at 7:24 AM
New Broken Records album just dropped. 😲😃😎
Very cool app and a great way to reintroduce myself on here (having now left The Other Place for good)
I’m a developmental psychologist and I made the Autism Research #AutRes and Edinburgh! feeds on here.
Please add and 🩵 them!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
And
bsky.app/profile/did:...
I’m a developmental psychologist and I made the Autism Research #AutRes and Edinburgh! feeds on here.
Please add and 🩵 them!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
And
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 4, 2023 at 8:39 AM
Very cool app and a great way to reintroduce myself on here (having now left The Other Place for good)
I’m a developmental psychologist and I made the Autism Research #AutRes and Edinburgh! feeds on here.
Please add and 🩵 them!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
And
bsky.app/profile/did:...
I’m a developmental psychologist and I made the Autism Research #AutRes and Edinburgh! feeds on here.
Please add and 🩵 them!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
And
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Some of you might know our Diversity in Social Intelligence study - exploring how autistic-autistic pairs interact
We have ONE FINAL all-autistic research day THIS WEEKEND in Edinburgh
please share widely!
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
#AutRes
We have ONE FINAL all-autistic research day THIS WEEKEND in Edinburgh
please share widely!
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
#AutRes
October 2, 2023 at 10:40 AM
Some of you might know our Diversity in Social Intelligence study - exploring how autistic-autistic pairs interact
We have ONE FINAL all-autistic research day THIS WEEKEND in Edinburgh
please share widely!
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
#AutRes
We have ONE FINAL all-autistic research day THIS WEEKEND in Edinburgh
please share widely!
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
#AutRes
Today I finished my cycling challenge, raising funds for #SuperTroopSeptember
272km or 168 miles
18 hours and 20 minutes riding
The very last bit of cycle path was this amusingly-short stretch in Oxgangs.
If you’ve been waiting to donate, wait no longer :-)
www.justgiving.com/page/sue-fle...
272km or 168 miles
18 hours and 20 minutes riding
The very last bit of cycle path was this amusingly-short stretch in Oxgangs.
If you’ve been waiting to donate, wait no longer :-)
www.justgiving.com/page/sue-fle...
September 30, 2023 at 7:08 PM
Today I finished my cycling challenge, raising funds for #SuperTroopSeptember
272km or 168 miles
18 hours and 20 minutes riding
The very last bit of cycle path was this amusingly-short stretch in Oxgangs.
If you’ve been waiting to donate, wait no longer :-)
www.justgiving.com/page/sue-fle...
272km or 168 miles
18 hours and 20 minutes riding
The very last bit of cycle path was this amusingly-short stretch in Oxgangs.
If you’ve been waiting to donate, wait no longer :-)
www.justgiving.com/page/sue-fle...