Autistic children and intense interests: the key to their educational inclusion? Autistic children and adults are often described as ‘obsessive’ or as having ‘narrow’, ‘restricted’ or ‘circumscribed’ interests. And when this trait…

How to motivate autistic students: Let them access their strongly held interests! School staff won't need to prompt them much—or even at all, plus the students will be more motivated, independent, & relaxed than when given repetitive tasks. By @thewoodbug.bsky.social:

woodbug.blog/2019/03/27/a...

➡️ What are the experiences, strengths & needs of autistic teachers?
➡️ How should we re-think the teacher role to be neurodiversity-inclusive?
Summary of research from the Autistic School Staff Project, with links to open access resources 👇🏻
#Autres

➡️ What are the experiences, strengths & needs of autistic teachers?
➡️ How should we re-think the teacher role to be neurodiversity-inclusive?
Summary of research from the Autistic School Staff Project, with links to open access resources 👇🏻
#Autres

‘A New Pace of Life’: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Retirement Plans, Preparations and Experiences in Middle-Aged and Older Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults - Zuzanna Kowalczyk, Ahna Huwaida Ahmad Fa... Retirement is a major life change affecting routines, finances and wellbeing. Autistic adults may face extra challenges during this transition due to employment...

📝 Our new mixed-methods paper exploring retirement experiences in autistic populations is now out in @journalautism.bsky.social, open access: doi.org/10.1177/1362....

Here are some key findings ⬇️

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Sounds like an interesting and very important study Gavin.

Sorry to hear that - this sort of issue came out a lot in our research.

Learning from autistic teachers could change schools for the better Autistic teachers felt they were making a significant contribution to supporting inclusion in school.

Autistic teachers felt they were making a significant contribution to supporting inclusion in school.

Just published, with powerful writing by lead author Dr Jason Lang, our article about core focus of the Neurodiversity in Scottish Schools project.
What do neurodivergent young people, school staff, parents & policy-makers think about inclusion? Open access 👇
journals.uclpress.co.uk/lre/article/...

Learning from autistic teachers could change schools for the better Autistic teachers felt they were making a significant contribution to supporting inclusion in school.

Ahead of World Autism Acceptance Day* - I've published an article in The Conversation summarising some key points from our research into autistic teachers 👇
Including barriers, strengths & suggestions for better futures.

*If that's still a thing 🙂
theconversation.com/learning-fro...

Jeez - so sorry to hear this. There’s so much kicking the can down the road until everything times out in these situations.

We need to talk about the neurodivergent teachers in our schools There must be plenty of teachers who are neurodivergent, but we never hear about them, says one former head who has ADHD. Are they getting the support they need in schools?

Well we do hear about neurodivergent teachers, but not enough.
Link to our website 👇🏻
autisticschoolstaffproject.com

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Teachers are being forced to parent children as Britain f... As more pupils join reception lacking motor, speech and hygiene skills, charity calls for urgent action to avert an educational crisis

A real mishmash of research, factoids and blatant prejudice. A report about how families bring up their children without asking a single family for their view.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, Bert Fry's Ode to the Willow Bert Fry (Eric Allan) reads short highlights from his Ode to the Willow.

Bert Fry’s Ode to the Willow #TheArchers www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

Eric Allan obituary Actor who played farmhand Bert Fry in The Archers for 24 years, and appeared in early episodes of Emmerdale Farm

Obituary of Eric Allan, who played Bert Fry for 24 years. #TheArchers www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Poster promoting a book titled “Ramadan Through Autistic Lens – 2nd Ed, March 2026” by SEMA (Scottish Ethnic Minority Autistics). The design features warm beige tones with hanging Ramadan lanterns. At the bottom are two images of the book cover showing an illustrated Muslim woman wearing a hijab. Colorful shapes around her list topics such as executive dysfunction, sensory overload, meltdown moments, routine changes, fasting challenges, prayer, social anxiety, and sleep struggles. The subtitle reads “An Autistic Guide to Ramadan.”

We are pleased to see the positive response to our Autistic Ramadan E-book!

We would like to thank our service users for the learning, our partner organisations and fellow Autistic advocates for the continued love and support over the years & the team who put this together. 🧵👇

She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre.

She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.

Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.

Extract from The Guardian website newspaper: The Queen has arrived for an engagement in Westminster just hours after police confirmed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Wearing a velvet, navy coat, Camilla was greeted by representatives of Sinfonia Smith Square where she will attend a lunchtime orchestral concert, PA reports.

From the Guardian website - so glad to hear about the coat! #mountbattenwindsor

Good guess!

I'm now officially obsessed by this whole issue. Eg have been contemplating the pros and cons of self drive versus trailer converted horse boxes. #TheArchers

Although still no official announcement yet which is strange. #TheArchers

#TheArchers From my bro: Not sure about a licence, we just need food hygiene rating so maybe hairdressing equivalent? Wd need permission from council if operating on public land or from landowner if private. Water cd be heated using a generator or by connecting to a mains supply as with a caravan.

Pretty much. There’s a big street food scene as well as festivals. They get a lot of wedding bookings.

Anyway - isn’t Ian doing something similar?
#TheArchers

I will check in with my brother who actually runs his business from a converted horsebox (food related), and it's very successful. #TheArchers

The water supply…#TheArchers

Naturally I also checked online. 'Eric Allan, the actor who played Bert Fry for the last 25 years of Bert’s life has sadly passed away quietly in his sleep. He loved the Archers fans (addicts) and had nothing but positivity from all that he met.
He thanks you all.' From Mike Allan. V odd if untrue.

Why We Need to Study Assisted Methods to Teach Typing to Nonspeaking Autistic People At least one third of autistic people have limited or no speech. Most nonspeaking autistic people are never provided alternatives that would enable the full range of expression that speech allows, si...

Excellent commentary by Prof. Vikram Jaswal & colleagues on the need for better thinking and research in relation to assisted typing methods for non-speaking autistic people 👏
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#TheArchers Message on the other place that Eric Allan, who played Bert Fry for 25 years, has died. Loved Bert! 🫶

Photo of book cover of 'Understanding Others in a Neurodiverse World' by Dr Gemma Williams. Yellow cover with bee and honeycomb imagery.

Very much enjoying reading 'Understanding Others in a Neurodiverse World' by Dr Gemma Williams. Scholarly but written in an accessible and conversational style. Some good important arguments, underpinned by research, on autism and communication. 🙌🏻

I think they are doing anything but this.

So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde Obsessing over individual players and political chaos leaves less time to focus on the misogyny. And that’s for the best, isn’t it guys, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Another column from Marina Hyde in which she urges everyone to focus on the real Epstein scandal - the mass abuse of women by powerful men. Spot on.
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