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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.bsky.social · 6h

Wonderful paper reframing autistic neologisms (inventing new words) as linguatype (an autistic way of speaking) rather than a deficit onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1... (with thanks to the ever-excellent @pkwalkersharpe.bsky.social for flagging it up!)

An Autistic “Linguatype”? Neologisms, New Words, and New Insights

In this commentary, we present new ideas about autistic neologisms. This essay has two primary goals. First, we argue that an autistic predilection to form neologisms generates intriguing new hypothe....

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Sofia Rüdiger @sofiaruediger.bsky.social · 6d

#BæFoLa is back!
We're ready for Season 9 featuring delicious talks on:
🍆 food porn (Jonatan Leer)
🥕 veggie words (Isabel Espinosa-Zaragoza)
🧁 baking videos (Carolin Schneider-Ward)
🍳 cooking videos (Stefan Hauser)

More info at tinyurl.com/baefola

#LanguageAndFood #CulinaryLinguistics

BaeFoLa Poster with a donut for each talk

October 31, 12:30-13:30 CET: Jonatan Leer (Örebro University)

Food Porn: Food Aesthetics in a Digital Age

November 28, 12:30-13:30 CET: Isabel Espinosa-Zaragoza (University of Alicante)

VeggieWords: Lexical Innovation in Vegan and Vegetarian Product Naming

December 19, 12:30-13:30 CET: Carolin Schneider Ward (University of Duisburg-Essen)

Bake, Tic, Repeat: Multimodal Self-Reactions in the Digital Kitchen

January 30, 12:30-13:30 CET: Stefan Hauser (University of Teacher Education Zug)

Dynamisation Processes in Cooking Videos on TikTok: A Media Linguistic Approach

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law

“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 7d

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a way to communicate without talking, like using a letter board or typing on an iPad. We want AAC available for anyone who needs it, and for autistic people to be supported to communicate in the way that works best for us.

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Jess Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 8d

Definitely agree!

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Thriving Autistic @thrivingautistic.bsky.social · 8d

"Shape Inclusion for Autistic Educators in UK Schools"
Are you an Educator in UK?
Find out more about Jessica Spiegler's research project from UCL and join a focus group to discuss inclusion measures for Autistic staff working in schools.

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Jess Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks so much! Hope you find it useful :)

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Noémie @nomirazowski.bsky.social · 9d

#nowreading Male Separatism by @jessaiston.bsky.social

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Jess Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 14d

**CALL FOR PAPERS**

Upcoming workshop at QMUL in January, looking at autism, focused interests, and communication across diverse contexts. How can we centre autistic interests as a strength rather than a symptom?

Contributions outside academia welcome.

Please share widely!

Workshop: Focused Interests, Identity, & Autistic Communication Across Contexts. 8-9th January, Queen Mary University of London.

Speakers:
- Dr Liam Cross & Dr Gray Atherton, leading a co-design session to create a board game highlighting strengths of neurodiversity
- Pete Wharmby, neurodiversity advocate
- Professor Rebecca Wood, Glasgow

This workshop will explore how autistic people engage with focused interests in diverse communication settings. Bringing together discourse, narrative, interactional approaches, sessions will examine how intense interests shape storytelling, knowledge exchange, and social connections. We consider how focused interests are differently valued in society and ask what it would mean to centre interests as a strength rather than symtom.

We invite proposals for individual papers and contributions to a roundtable discussion. Contributions from autistic individuals and allies, practitioners, clinicians, and education professionals are especially welcomed.

Submit your proposal to j.aiston@qmul.ac.uk by Friday 14th November

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Jess Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you very much! :)

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EngLangBlog @englangblog.bsky.social · 15d

She has also written an intro to CDA for @engmediacentre.bsky.social emagazine (April 2025) and there's a new piece coming about the manosphere and language in the next edition in December.

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EngLangBlog @englangblog.bsky.social · 15d

Jessica spoke earlier this year at our Macclesfield conference, introducing some of the critical discourse approaches she has used with her data and how students can apply similar approaches to their own data.

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EngLangBlog @englangblog.bsky.social · 15d

Have now listened and it's great! So much to look at for A Level English Language students around representation of gender, language change and technology.

Jonathan Kasstan @jrkasstan.bsky.social · 16d

New Word of Mouth podcast with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social and @jessaiston.bsky.social on language and the ‘manosphere’ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #linguistics

Word of Mouth - The Language of the Manosphere - BBC Sounds

Michael Rosen hears how words are used as weapons against women

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 14d

"Nigel Farage has refused to rule out a link between paracetamol and autism" is the lead item on LBC News.

Why?

Why?

He's not a doctor, he's not an expert, he's not a Minister, he's not the PM, he's not the opposition. Why is his bullshit the most important item on the news?

Why?

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Jess Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 14d

To submit a proposal for a presentation, an interactive workshop, a roundtable discussion, send me an email by Nov 14. Happy to answer questions!

The workshop will be in hybrid mode if you cannot make it to London.

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Jess Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 14d

**CALL FOR PAPERS**

Upcoming workshop at QMUL in January, looking at autism, focused interests, and communication across diverse contexts. How can we centre autistic interests as a strength rather than a symptom?

Contributions outside academia welcome.

Please share widely!

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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · 14d

Amazing postdoc job with absolutely lovely Jelle Van Dijk in Twente, Netherlands

Closing date October 10th

Please shared widely on academic jobs lists.

www.linkedin.com/posts/jellev...

Postdoc Neuro-Inclusive Participatory Interaction Design - Looking for a job that matters? | Jelle van Dijk | 10 comments

Please share widely: We are hiring! Are you the Postdoc we are looking for? 📌 Deadline: Oktober 10! Design for Neurodiversity! University of Twente is looking for a Postdoc on a project about co-de...

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 15d

The cruelty is the point katemanne.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

The Trump Administration Wants Pregnant Women to Suffer

When ableism meets misogyny: Tylenol edition.

katemanne.substack.com

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Zoe Drayson @zoedrayson.bsky.social · 15d

When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions

AI Overview: "Dental realism"refers to the philosophical debate about whether teeth exist independently of human perception, a concept rooted in metaphysical realism. While realism asserts an objective reality for teeth, idealist philosophies contend that teeth's existence is tied to our consciousness and perception. Philosophers use this idea, for example, to discuss the ethics of tooth extraction, examining whether a procedure impacts a real entity or merely a subjective experience.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 15d

Believe trans people when we tell you the 'science' behind the Cass Report is as solid as the 'science' behind paracetamol causing autism.

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Jess Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 15d

Cannot believe we have to entertain the ridiculous and wrong idea that taking paracetamol "causes autism."

But even if it did:
- Women should be allowed to take pain relief during pregnancy
- More autistic people is not a bad thing

Misogyny and ableism all around.

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 16d

Autism isn’t caused by medicine.
Claims that paracetamol in pregnancy causes autism are false.
We do not need to prevent or cure autism.
Autistic people are valuable.

Great guidance here from @contactfamilies.bsky.social for anyone who is worried or concerned with the news today.

Contact, for families with disabled children @contactfamilies.bsky.social · 16d

Claims that paracetamol in pregnancy causes autism are false. Autism isn’t caused by medicine. For guidance visit:

Pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility while taking paracetamol for adults

NHS medicines information on paracetamol and whether you can take it while pregnant or breastfeeding.

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AMASE @amase.org.uk · 16d

Paracetamol (Tylenol) does not cause autism, and it is a source of great dismay that autism researchers and Autistic advocates still have to spend so much time battling misinformation.

Research on causes of autism systematically fails to control for the existence and behaviour of Autistic parents.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 16d

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today.

Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.

Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.

Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

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Jess Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 16d

The temptation is real.

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