About Duncan "When my parents named me, they called me Dun-can, not Dun-can't"

Photo of an older man in a tie standing in front of a ferry. Text overlaid over map of Scotland “Return of the Monarchy ...our civilisation has a name...... .....time to read the runes........ .....overdue health chec......... ...the off-centre head.... ....the greatest civilisation ever.... Court of St Andrew..... ....the captain practices laissez-fair.... .....no revival in a vacuum........

Been receiving some cracking electoral pamphlets here.

#ScottishElection

If you applied for a postal vote for the General Election it does NOT mean you automatically get one for the Scottish Election as they are apparently two different processes.

Having an autistic therapist is a game changer ime.

Settings > Accessibility > Toggle on “Require Alt Text before posting”

It’s that easy.

Three mini prints of rock drawings. The bottom one is new in my store

Rocks are memories of the land. 🩶

#art #sciart #rocks #earth #drawing

Bullfrog face out of the water - surrounded by a scattering of duckweed

Bullfrog of the day!
Sunday, 19 April 2026

Natural arch of black rock over the sea. Island in background.

Made it out for a walk yesterday and the sun came out.

#Scotland #Nature #NaturalArch

Okay, an Autism Acceptance Month thread, trigger warnings for all of this.
I have seen so, so, much, weirdly mostly from people who aren't autistic but know someone who is, going back to pushing the idea that being autistic is a superpower. I have...issues with this. 1/

Photo of the South of Scotland regional ballot paper for the Scottish election on 7th May 2026. Added text identifies the "INDEPENDENT GREEN VOICE" as "NOT the Green Party" and "SCOTTISH GREEN PARTY" as "The actual Green Party".

Anyone who received their postal ballot today in the South of Scotland region, please be aware that "Independent Green Voice", which appears second on the list on the peach regional ballot paper, is NOT the Scottish Green Party. This is in fact a deliberate vote spoiling attempt by right-wingers.

Where, and how, are conversations about neurodiversity unfolding today? What is lost, reshaped, or new when translating neurodiversity across cultures and disciplines?

Join us on April 23rd for a free, online roundtable on Translating Neurodiversity!

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From Sex To Ghosting, These Are The Realities Of Dating With A Disability When Frances Ryan began researching her new book Who Wants To Be Normal?, she discovered that there's one part of life that's stuck in the dark ages for disabled women

Next up in my countdown to the WHO WANTS NORMAL? paperback (out Thursday) is my piece for Elle on dating in an ableist world.

“Prejudice and exclusion is like a mirror at the fairground: it distorts and limits how disabled women see ourselves, and how others see us.”
www.elle.com/uk/life-and-...

Hummingbird in flight. Green back, white underneath, with black tips on its tail. Having a feed from a flower.

Nice hummingbird
#Stunday #ECK #birds

Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction Buy Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction by Chapman, Robert, Fletcher-Watson, Sue (ISBN: 9780198876519) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Hurrah!

This has just been published - my copy is in the post!

Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction

by @drrobertchapman.bsky.social & @suereviews.bsky.social

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Abstract Black-and-white warbler printed in orange.

Realized I can print the Black-and-white warbler in any color!!

The Importance of Being Earnest | National Theatre With Sharon D Clarke, Ncuti Gatwa and Hugh Skinner, this joyful and flamboyant reimagining of Oscar Wilde's 'glittering masterpiece' (Telegraph), is a hilarious story of identity, impersonation and ro...

Stream National Theatre's production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" for free until March 18.

Sharon D. Clarke (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; Doctor Who) is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) and Hugh Skinner (W1A; Mamma Mia! ).

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So entertaining. #theatre 🎭

Burrowing owl with his eyes closed. The eyelids are covered in tiny feathers.

I just love the fluffy eyelids. 🪶

Flyer titled “Call for Participants!” for a study called “Exploring Autistic Women’s Experience of Gender,” with a rainbow infinity symbol. It invites autistic women over 18 to take part in a neurodivergent-friendly, non-judgmental study about gender and womanhood. The study involves a confidential 25–30 minute online interview on gender identity and perception, conducted as part of a Higher Diploma in psychology. Contact: Alana at 20048476@mydbs.ie for more information.

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Exploring Autistic Women's Experience of Gender

If you are an Autistic woman over 18 & would like to discuss your experience of gender & womanhood in a neurodivergent- friendly, non-judgemental space then you are qualified to participate!

Contact Alana at 20048476@mydbs.ie

Autistic People - Where are we in 2025? The Positives and Realities Autism. Here we are, 100 years on from the work of Sukhareva, and 80 years on from the original misunderstandings in the 1940s.   So, what...

annsautism.blogspot.com/2025/06/auti... May be helpful for those that prefer modern research findings, grounded in curiosity, deep listening, and humility in knowing when we could have done better in the past.

“It’s on my list. The problem is I now can’t find my list. It’s probably in one of these 47 notebooks. I’ll have a look for it – right after I finish this level of Farm Heroes Saga.”

New study highlights the day-to-day importance of autistic flow | BPS Work by Daniella Wain and colleagues details a non-pathologising view of flow states in autistic individuals, and how they maintain wellbeing

New study highlights the day-to-day importance of autistic flow
Work by Daniella Wain and colleagues details a non-pathologising view of flow states in autistic individuals, and how they maintain wellbeing

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By Emily Reynolds
03 March 2026
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Angry burrowing owl.

Good morning! 🪶

Lots of duckweed and a small bullfrog giving the world a side-eye

Bullfrog of the day (mood)!
Wednesday, 4 Mar 2026

I'm dyspraxic (a common co-occurrence for autistics), so can't drive a car. Not easy with 2 kids

I have a PhD, but not GCSE maths, despite 5 attempts to get it

Fuck ANYONE trying to divide autistic people into "high" and "low functioning" sheep and goats because we've never sat for their MRS

FEATURE Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum The autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, affecting how teachers should support autistic pupils in the classroom, researcher Uta Frith tells Helen Amass

"So true!" I tell myself, opening the article and beginning to read. "'Spectrum' is such a reductivist metaphor for the complex, multifaceted colourwheel that is the autistic self-in-the-world!"

Anyway. This was not that, and is in fact a bag of offensive (and indeed reductivist) old wank

Exciting times on Anchor Island as we check #kakapo nests for hatching. We’re letting eggs hatch in nests to reduce management intensity. Last night I found these two newly-hatched chicks in Konini’s nest, along with a fertile egg I carried back under a lunar eclipse. #kakapo2026 #conservation

Poster advertising Autistic Mothers & Children's Social Work Study - full text is in the post.

📣 RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY 📣

Autistic Mothers & Children's Social Work Study

We are looking for #Autistic mothers who can say "YES" to all:

✅ Are mothers, including birth mothers, stepmothers, same-sex partners, adoptive mothers, foster carers, or kinship carers, etc.
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Happy Weird Pride Day to all who celebrate!

I'm really happy with how it's coming together so far. I hope we'll see a good few people posting bits of writing and videos and things today, too, besides the things I've directly organised myself (with help from many others)...

Grey cloud hanging over a sunny coastline.

Not that you can tell but it was snowing when I took this. And unfortunately there was also a camera crew loitering in my normally deserted locale, probably looking for otters. So I went home.

#Winter #Scotland

Cover illustration for the board game Birdwatcher. A pair of Blue Birds-of-Paradise are here courting among tropical foliage. The male hangs upside down above the female, flaring out his breast and flank feathers and waving two long ribbon-like tail plumes while she assesses his display.

Looking for new and creative ways to impress your valentine? Try hanging upside down by your toenails and making yourself look extra-wide!

🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt

Ice sitting on top of a voe. Yellowed grass and grey clouds.

Sea freezing again here.

#Winter #Scotland