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Dr Becky Wood
@thewoodbug.bsky.social
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Senior lecturer, autism researcher. Reader, writer, radio listener, swimmer and nature lover. Arts buff.
Dislikes: cronyism. Fan of The Archers 🙂
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Cheryl Mangan describes a project aimed at prioritising marginalised groups (in relation to autism) in Australia, also acknowledging intersectional identities. #AE2025 #AutismEurope25
Presentation slide indicating which groups can be excluded from autism research and practice. Speaker next to the slide and a seated audience.
September 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Maria Paloma Contreras & team are collaborating with rural communities in Spain to increase support for autistic people. (I wish there had been a lot more about marginalised groups at #AE2025). #AutismEurope25
Speaker and presentation slide and a seated audience.
September 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Tyree McIntosh discusses the barriers to autism assessment and diagnosis for Black families. #AutismEurope25 #AE2025
Presentation slide with seated audience in front. Presentation slide with the presenter in front and a seated audience.
September 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Last day of #AutismEurope25 and bought this really nice clicker from Sensory Interactive to take home. They also have a range of chewelry. #AE2025
Fidget toy in the shape of an egg with a smiley face. Person sitting at a stall with fidget and chewy items for sale.
September 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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At a workshop by @soundcube.bsky.social and @drannar.bsky.social about their Card Sort Task for Trauma (CaTT). #AutismEurope25 #AE2025
Two people sitting in front of a screen entitled Card Sort Task for Trauma Presentation screen with an illustration by Jon Adams. The Card Sort Task for Trauma
September 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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My poster was moved! @kosjenka.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Wenn gives a shout-out to @autisticrealms.bsky.social work and to the monotropism questionnaire.
#AutismEurope25
Screen with links relating to monotropism with Wenn standing in front.
September 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Wenn Lawson is discussing 'special interests' & some recent brain research into this.
Always good to listen to Wenn whose pioneering work has been highly influential on my own. #AutismEurope25
Wenn Lawson standing on a low platform in front of a screen.
September 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Our poster from the How I Communicate project is up at @autismeurope.bsky.social It summarises findings from our systematic review into minimally & non-speaking (prevalence and terminology) in the UK. #AECongress2025 #AutismEurope25 @elainemcgreevy.bsky.social @sxu33.bsky.social
Photo of person looking at a poster View of a poster on a board Poster on a board
September 12, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Very nice to see my supervisee Lauren Smith by her poster at #AE2025 #AutismEurope25. Lauren is studying the experiences of autistic young people in alternative provision settings.
Photo of a young person in front of a conference poster.
September 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Very nice venue - Royal Dublin Society - for #AutismEurope2025 #AE2025 in Dublin 🇮🇪
Photo of the front of the Royal Dublin Society with a banner for the Autism Europe conference.
September 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Getting ready for trip to Dublin ☘️ for @autismeurope.bsky.social congress next week! I will be presenting some fascinating findings from the Autistic School Staff Project. Parents from the UK, Poland and US share their understandings of autistic teachers.
➡️Merrion Room
➡️Thursday 11th
➡️17.45
#AE25
Title of presentation is How do parents understand autistic teachers? Dr Rebecca Wood, senior lecturer in inclusive education, university of glasgow. @thewoodbug. Images of university of Glasgow logo and the Autistic School Staff Project logo. Funded by the John and Lorna Wing Foundation.
September 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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➡️ Interested in autism and education?
➡️ Undertake research that takes a strengths-informed approach?
➡️ Within a neurodiversity paradigm?
🙌 Consider submitting an abstract to a special education of Behavioral Sciences
More information in the link below 👇
www.mdpi.com/journal/beha...
#AutRes
Information about the special issue: I am the guest editor of a special issue for Behavioral Sciences on the topic of Education for Autistic Children and Young People. I warmly invite you to consider submitting an abstract for this special issue, the aim of which is to bring together the most recent ideas and research in the autism and education field. In this special issue, we are particularly interested in strengths-informed approaches to autism and education, situated within a neurodiversity paradigm, underpinned by high quality research. The age range is approximately at 3 – 25 years. Submissions focusing on secondary/high school education and alternative settings are particularly welcome, as are studies drawn from low and middle income countries. Abstract submission deadline: 30 September 2025 Manuscript deadline: 16 April 2025
August 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Lovely evening walk through the woods 🌳🌿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Trees with sun shining through them Tall trees with daylight above
June 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Nice to finally see some spring lambs! 🐑
Sheep and lambs in a field. Sheep and lambs in a field. A ewe in a field with two lambs
April 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Lovely walk along the trainquil Ayr gorge, pausing at Peden's Cove, where Covenanter Alexander Peden used to climb the steps to preach (apparently) in the 17thC. Sounds of birds 🐦 and swooshing water 💦
March 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Spring has truly sprung - lots of lovely flowers out. 🌼🌷
Daffodils Small pale yellow flower amongst brown leaves Yellow and purple crocus in a pot Daffodils amongst green shrubbery.
March 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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The snowdrops keep on coming. I love these hardy but delicate little flowers 😍💮
Six groups of snowdrops on a woodland floor Snowdrops around the base of a tree Snowdrops on a woodland floor
February 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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The first daffodil of the season has been spotted. And these little blue lilies. 🌼💠
A single daffodil amongst undergrowth. A cluster of small blue lilies with speckled yellow centres.
February 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Yikes. ⛈️🌪️#StormÉowyn
Weather forecast for tomorrow showing red warning for wind and gusts up to 85 miles per hour.
January 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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📣 We seek participants for the How I Communicate research project:
✳️Parents of minimally/non-speaking young autistic people in the UK for
✳️An online focus group
This could be an chance to share views & experiences in a supportive, understanding & confidential space 🙂
#autismresearch Info below 👇
Recruitment poster for the How I Communicate Project. We are seeking parents of minimally or non-speaking autistic young people to take part in an online focus group of 90 minutes. The poster contains a QR code - the QR code is also posted separately as part of this same message. QR code for the How I Communicate research project.
January 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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So nice to see snowdrops coming through. Love these delicate but hardy flowers 😍
Snowdrops growing through grass Snowdrops on a woodland floor Snowdrops around a tree trunk
January 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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On ➡️ 15th January at 12pm ⬅️ I will be giving an online lecture on researching disability. Free to attend for anyone interested - you just need to register www.gla.ac.uk/schools/educ...
Aimed at Masters/PhD students/early career researchers & anyone interested in the subject.
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Poster advertising online lecture on Researching Disability by Dr Rebecca Wood at the University of Glasgow. The lecture is as 12pm on 15th January.
January 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Always nice to win an award... ⭐
Bluesky stats: Most active month - December Total posts - 122 Longest streak - 3 days Community star.
December 26, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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On Xmas Eve 🎄 treated ourselves to the last episode of Wolf Hall: The Mirror & the Light. What a stunning series - every scene beautifully lit & arranged like a Renaissance masterpiece. Powerful, understated acting. 🙌🏻
Image of actors playing Anne (daughter of Henry), Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII and Jane (third wife of Henry).
December 25, 2024 at 1:59 PM