Vaila
@vaila.bsky.social
Autistic. Queer. Tired.
Unpaid carer. Chronic pain haver.
Interests: nature, photography, reading, languages inc BSL, queer history.
(Alt text. Profile pic is bird’s eye view of wellies standing on red sand beach. Header is blue sky with cloud.)
Unpaid carer. Chronic pain haver.
Interests: nature, photography, reading, languages inc BSL, queer history.
(Alt text. Profile pic is bird’s eye view of wellies standing on red sand beach. Header is blue sky with cloud.)
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Here is your Wednesday Weevil, waving. It's a broad-nosed weevil, (unsure of the species), that I spotted on a dirt road in the mountains of Colombia in '23. I initially moved to pick it up because I thought it was a small piece of trash, like a bit of shiny candy wrapper. 🐙🌿📷 #BugSky
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Here is your Wednesday Weevil, waving. It's a broad-nosed weevil, (unsure of the species), that I spotted on a dirt road in the mountains of Colombia in '23. I initially moved to pick it up because I thought it was a small piece of trash, like a bit of shiny candy wrapper. 🐙🌿📷 #BugSky
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New poll shows @scottishgreens.org on course to double MSPs
The IPSOS Mori poll shows a record Green result and puts us within touching distance of Labour in 2nd place.
People want bold solutions to the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency.
It is only Greens who are offering them.
New poll shows @scottishgreens.org on course to double MSPs
The IPSOS Mori poll shows a record Green result and puts us within touching distance of Labour in 2nd place.
People want bold solutions to the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency.
It is only Greens who are offering them.
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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New poll shows @scottishgreens.org on course to double MSPs
The IPSOS Mori poll shows a record Green result and puts us within touching distance of Labour in 2nd place.
People want bold solutions to the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency.
It is only Greens who are offering them.
New poll shows @scottishgreens.org on course to double MSPs
The IPSOS Mori poll shows a record Green result and puts us within touching distance of Labour in 2nd place.
People want bold solutions to the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency.
It is only Greens who are offering them.
Very true in my experience, the system that’s supposed to be there to help you inflicts the most horrible experiences by not believing you, manipulations, incompetence, gaslighting, and threats of lawyers. The power they hold makes everything worse. Good to know it’s recognised somewhere at least.
System-generated trauma: Dealing with the system was families' most traumatic experience. Family courts were intimidating. Iatrogenic harm from medical professionals. Structural violence (those in power cause harm by doing nothing). Change in systems can be so slow, despite research & evidence. 4/
December 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Very true in my experience, the system that’s supposed to be there to help you inflicts the most horrible experiences by not believing you, manipulations, incompetence, gaslighting, and threats of lawyers. The power they hold makes everything worse. Good to know it’s recognised somewhere at least.
Would recommend signing up to mailing list for these seminars, this one was excellent.
Today's seminar is from Professor Luke Clements & Dr Ana Laura Aiello @lawatleeds.bsky.social - findings from their book 'Understanding Parent Blame' - research with families on traumatising social care experiences, in policy & legal context, and campaigns for change essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/news/art...
School of Law academics tackle Parent Blame in new edited collection
Professor Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello have published a new edited book titled 'Understanding Parent Blame: Institutional Failure and Complex Trauma' with Policy Press.
essl.leeds.ac.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Would recommend signing up to mailing list for these seminars, this one was excellent.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Brutal.
“Streeting, whose Wikipedia page falsely asserts he was born “in 1983” instead of “yesterday”, has recently decided to go after the ADHDers with the same punk-rock disregard for scientific rigour and empirical evidence he applies to attacking trans and disabled people.”
“Streeting, whose Wikipedia page falsely asserts he was born “in 1983” instead of “yesterday”, has recently decided to go after the ADHDers with the same punk-rock disregard for scientific rigour and empirical evidence he applies to attacking trans and disabled people.”
Retired ghost train animatronic Streeting said: “I’m so nervous. What if he picks up? What if he’s seen this ADHD thing and gone ‘Attaboy, Streeting! Why don’t you come to the White House and play a round of golf with me and my friends? They’re your friends now, too, Wes, and so am I’?”
Streeting nervously twirling telephone cord hoping RFK Jr will finally return his calls
Wes Streeting is currently waiting by the phone hoping fellow health secretary Robert Francis Kennedy Jr has finally noticed what a special little evil boy he is, according to political sources. Stree...
thedailytism.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Brutal.
“Streeting, whose Wikipedia page falsely asserts he was born “in 1983” instead of “yesterday”, has recently decided to go after the ADHDers with the same punk-rock disregard for scientific rigour and empirical evidence he applies to attacking trans and disabled people.”
“Streeting, whose Wikipedia page falsely asserts he was born “in 1983” instead of “yesterday”, has recently decided to go after the ADHDers with the same punk-rock disregard for scientific rigour and empirical evidence he applies to attacking trans and disabled people.”
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In the devastated city of El Fasher, satellites have spotted a network of newly dug incineration and burial pits thought to be for the disposal of large numbers of bodies. 150,000 residents remain unaccounted for since the city fell to the RSF.
RSF massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show
Up to 150,000 residents of El Fasher are missing since North Darfur capital fell to paramilitary Rapid Support Forces
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:48 AM
In the devastated city of El Fasher, satellites have spotted a network of newly dug incineration and burial pits thought to be for the disposal of large numbers of bodies. 150,000 residents remain unaccounted for since the city fell to the RSF.
“Yet ADHD is significantly underdiagnosed in the UK, with only one in nine ADHD adults receiving a diagnosis. Autistic adults face similarly large gaps in identification and access to support.“
Increased rates of autism, ADHD, and other mental health conditions are evidence of decades of unmet need. Wes Streeting is missing the point, writes Rowan Humphries-Massey
Why Wes Streeting is wrong about autism and ADHD 'over-diagnosis'
www.bigissue.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
“Yet ADHD is significantly underdiagnosed in the UK, with only one in nine ADHD adults receiving a diagnosis. Autistic adults face similarly large gaps in identification and access to support.“
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Deaf people who use British Sign Language face “entrenched” and “systemic” exclusion from health and social care services across Britain, according to a new report by government advisers.
#BSL #Deaf #Deafblind
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/deaf-people-...
#BSL #Deaf #Deafblind
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Deaf people who use BSL face ‘entrenched’ health and social care exclusion, say government advisers
Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL) face “entrenched” and “systemic” exclusion from health and social care services across Britain, according to a new report by government advisers. The…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Deaf people who use British Sign Language face “entrenched” and “systemic” exclusion from health and social care services across Britain, according to a new report by government advisers.
#BSL #Deaf #Deafblind
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/deaf-people-...
#BSL #Deaf #Deafblind
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/deaf-people-...
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Did you know that disabled people are far more likely to experience domestic abuse or be trapped in violent relationships?
There’s an imbalance of power when you’re depending on others for activities of daily living.
Disability also keeps you below the poverty line.
There’s an imbalance of power when you’re depending on others for activities of daily living.
Disability also keeps you below the poverty line.
December 6, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Did you know that disabled people are far more likely to experience domestic abuse or be trapped in violent relationships?
There’s an imbalance of power when you’re depending on others for activities of daily living.
Disability also keeps you below the poverty line.
There’s an imbalance of power when you’re depending on others for activities of daily living.
Disability also keeps you below the poverty line.
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And what autistic adults are receiving a formal diagnosis without first self-diagnosing? It's not like we go to the doctor and they notice traits and refer us for a neuropsych eval. The only difference between me with my official dx and a self-dx autistic is that I found an assessor and had money.
December 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
And what autistic adults are receiving a formal diagnosis without first self-diagnosing? It's not like we go to the doctor and they notice traits and refer us for a neuropsych eval. The only difference between me with my official dx and a self-dx autistic is that I found an assessor and had money.
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onlooker: [insufferable whining] but Aslynn! Self diagnosis is baaaad 😠
👏🏻 tell
👏🏻 me
👏🏻 why
when adults w/ autism self-identify, risk of suicide goes down, psychotherapy becomes more effective, people find community, insight, coping skills, forgiveness for themselves & their families because… 🧵
👏🏻 tell
👏🏻 me
👏🏻 why
when adults w/ autism self-identify, risk of suicide goes down, psychotherapy becomes more effective, people find community, insight, coping skills, forgiveness for themselves & their families because… 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
onlooker: [insufferable whining] but Aslynn! Self diagnosis is baaaad 😠
👏🏻 tell
👏🏻 me
👏🏻 why
when adults w/ autism self-identify, risk of suicide goes down, psychotherapy becomes more effective, people find community, insight, coping skills, forgiveness for themselves & their families because… 🧵
👏🏻 tell
👏🏻 me
👏🏻 why
when adults w/ autism self-identify, risk of suicide goes down, psychotherapy becomes more effective, people find community, insight, coping skills, forgiveness for themselves & their families because… 🧵
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Blackbird with a gobstopper! 😁
Taken last weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦
#birds 🪶
You can buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here;
www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊❤️
Taken last weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦
#birds 🪶
You can buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here;
www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊❤️
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Blackbird with a gobstopper! 😁
Taken last weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦
#birds 🪶
You can buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here;
www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊❤️
Taken last weekend at RSPB Ham Wall in Somerset. 😊🐦
#birds 🪶
You can buy my exclusive 2026 Birds calendars here;
www.carlbovis.com/2026-birds-c... 😊❤️
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Does anyone know an Autistic artist/craftsperson that does simple wood working or burning or something similar?
I need 2 tiny signs for my office doors, in/out of office, flip the sign
I have a logo and stuff but I honestly don’t care if it uses my logos/fonts/whatevs
Thank you internet pals!
I need 2 tiny signs for my office doors, in/out of office, flip the sign
I have a logo and stuff but I honestly don’t care if it uses my logos/fonts/whatevs
Thank you internet pals!
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Does anyone know an Autistic artist/craftsperson that does simple wood working or burning or something similar?
I need 2 tiny signs for my office doors, in/out of office, flip the sign
I have a logo and stuff but I honestly don’t care if it uses my logos/fonts/whatevs
Thank you internet pals!
I need 2 tiny signs for my office doors, in/out of office, flip the sign
I have a logo and stuff but I honestly don’t care if it uses my logos/fonts/whatevs
Thank you internet pals!
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Freya Emerson, 30, and her long-term hyperfixation, dinosaurs, 225 million, have reportedly been growing apart lately, with Emerson unexpectedly developing feelings for Greek mythology.
Heartbreak! Autistic woman unsure how to tell special interest she’s fallen out of love with it
An autistic woman is just going through the motions with her special interest because she doesn’t have the heart to tell it the spark is gone, sources have confirmed. Freya Emerson, 30, and her…
thedailytism.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Freya Emerson, 30, and her long-term hyperfixation, dinosaurs, 225 million, have reportedly been growing apart lately, with Emerson unexpectedly developing feelings for Greek mythology.
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The title of our paper is drawn from a participant’s words. It is a stark reminder of how social environments shape our inner worlds.
And yet, these voices are also deeply hopeful. They show us not only what is missing but what could be.... link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And yet, these voices are also deeply hopeful. They show us not only what is missing but what could be.... link.springer.com/article/10.1...
“I Guess when a Lot of People Collectively Outwardly Don’t Like you, you Start to find a Dislike Within Yourself”: Experiences of Belonging Among Autistic Adolescents Assigned Female at Birth in Mains...
There is evidence that feeling a sense of belonging supports pupils’ social acceptance and is a protective factor against harmful psychological outcomes. Despite this, limited research has considered ...
link.springer.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The title of our paper is drawn from a participant’s words. It is a stark reminder of how social environments shape our inner worlds.
And yet, these voices are also deeply hopeful. They show us not only what is missing but what could be.... link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And yet, these voices are also deeply hopeful. They show us not only what is missing but what could be.... link.springer.com/article/10.1...
“The disabled people’s organisation Action on Disability has previously shown that the average AtW support hours of disabled people it had been working with plunged from 22.5 a week to just four in the last two-and-a-half years.”
The Department for Work and Pensions has claimed “an issue” with data is preventing it releasing figures that would show just how many disabled people have been affected by cuts to the Access to Work disability employment programme.
#DWP #AccessToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-failure-...
#DWP #AccessToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-failure-...
DWP failure to provide up-to-date figures on Access to Work cuts is ‘major warning sign’, say campaigners
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has claimed that “an issue” with data is preventing it releasing figures that would show just how many disabled people have been affected by cuts to the A…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:03 AM
“The disabled people’s organisation Action on Disability has previously shown that the average AtW support hours of disabled people it had been working with plunged from 22.5 a week to just four in the last two-and-a-half years.”
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Looking up at this mesmerizing face from about 15 feet (or 4.57 meters).
A great horned owl photographed in Longmont, Colorado.
#HeadShots #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #owls #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #great_horned_owl #great_horned_owls
A great horned owl photographed in Longmont, Colorado.
#HeadShots #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #owls #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #great_horned_owl #great_horned_owls
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Looking up at this mesmerizing face from about 15 feet (or 4.57 meters).
A great horned owl photographed in Longmont, Colorado.
#HeadShots #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #owls #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #great_horned_owl #great_horned_owls
A great horned owl photographed in Longmont, Colorado.
#HeadShots #BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #birdphotography #owl #owls #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #great_horned_owl #great_horned_owls
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Research Request for Participants
@michelleldodd.bsky.social is looking for participants for a study on how people connect during online conversations.
Find out more
Fill in a short form using the link or QR code ntupsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Email [email protected]
@michelleldodd.bsky.social is looking for participants for a study on how people connect during online conversations.
Find out more
Fill in a short form using the link or QR code ntupsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Email [email protected]
November 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Research Request for Participants
@michelleldodd.bsky.social is looking for participants for a study on how people connect during online conversations.
Find out more
Fill in a short form using the link or QR code ntupsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Email [email protected]
@michelleldodd.bsky.social is looking for participants for a study on how people connect during online conversations.
Find out more
Fill in a short form using the link or QR code ntupsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Email [email protected]
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More and more people from every corner of the country are joining the @scottishgreens.org
We’re welcoming members from Shetland to Stranraer every day and we're very close to hitting record membership numbers.
We’re seeing what happens when you inject hope into politics!
members.greens.scot/join
We’re welcoming members from Shetland to Stranraer every day and we're very close to hitting record membership numbers.
We’re seeing what happens when you inject hope into politics!
members.greens.scot/join
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
More and more people from every corner of the country are joining the @scottishgreens.org
We’re welcoming members from Shetland to Stranraer every day and we're very close to hitting record membership numbers.
We’re seeing what happens when you inject hope into politics!
members.greens.scot/join
We’re welcoming members from Shetland to Stranraer every day and we're very close to hitting record membership numbers.
We’re seeing what happens when you inject hope into politics!
members.greens.scot/join
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Hi! I'm someone who has the audacity to be brown and autistic on the Internet, and I wrote this piece because I'm also too audacious to care about whether I make certain people uncomfortable. It's not about you! But if you THINK it's about you, then it most definitely is. Hope this helps!
Hapworth's autistic sense of justice never strays far from her side, but was suspiciously absent when Hapworth was accused of being racially insensitive, leading many to believe it had wandered off.
Missing! “Autistic sense of justice” nowhere to be found when it’s time to talk about race
A woman’s "autistic sense of justice" has been reported missing after it failed to appear when it was time to talk about racism in the autistic community, sources have said. Beth Hapworth, 26, uses…
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November 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Hi! I'm someone who has the audacity to be brown and autistic on the Internet, and I wrote this piece because I'm also too audacious to care about whether I make certain people uncomfortable. It's not about you! But if you THINK it's about you, then it most definitely is. Hope this helps!
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Please come to our next seminar, online or in person. All welcome. 10th December 12-1pm 'Understanding Parent Blame' with Prof Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello. @learningmet.bsky.social @charhar.bsky.social @itsadele.bsky.social @suecaton.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...
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Understanding Parent Blame
The Learning Disability and Autism Research Group invites you to a hybrid seminar with Professor Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello
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November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Please come to our next seminar, online or in person. All welcome. 10th December 12-1pm 'Understanding Parent Blame' with Prof Luke Clements and Dr Ana Laura Aiello. @learningmet.bsky.social @charhar.bsky.social @itsadele.bsky.social @suecaton.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...
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Just published!
Autism and Physical Disability
Dual Experiences, Challenges, and Inclusion Solutions
Author(s): Wenn B. Lawson
livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...
doi.org/10.62859/c.1...
Autism and Physical Disability
Dual Experiences, Challenges, and Inclusion Solutions
Author(s): Wenn B. Lawson
livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...
doi.org/10.62859/c.1...
Autism and Physical Disability
What does it mean to live at the intersection of autism, physical disability, trauma, and resilience? In Autism and Physical Disability, Wenn B. Lawson shares a deeply personal account of late-diagnos...
livedplacespublishing.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Just published!
Autism and Physical Disability
Dual Experiences, Challenges, and Inclusion Solutions
Author(s): Wenn B. Lawson
livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...
doi.org/10.62859/c.1...
Autism and Physical Disability
Dual Experiences, Challenges, and Inclusion Solutions
Author(s): Wenn B. Lawson
livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...
doi.org/10.62859/c.1...
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