Joanna Grace PhD
@jo3grace.bsky.social
Seeking to contribute to a world where people are understood in spite of difference, Doctoral researcher, The Sensory Projects, TEDx, Trainer, Author. Autistic.
Sometimes my subconscious is a puzzle to me, but I don't think it is hiding much here!
December 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Sometimes my subconscious is a puzzle to me, but I don't think it is hiding much here!
is being taken in every night by some kind souls and returned in the morning - princess penguin treatment!)
December 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
is being taken in every night by some kind souls and returned in the morning - princess penguin treatment!)
What would it look like for you? What would it look like for the autistic person you support?
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
What would it look like for you? What would it look like for the autistic person you support?
At this point I had taken in lots of information and could not take in more. I then left and did a bland activity until I felt my processing running again. Once it was up and running again I wrote up my fieldnotes. In this way I was able to create rich and detailed fieldnotes.
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
At this point I had taken in lots of information and could not take in more. I then left and did a bland activity until I felt my processing running again. Once it was up and running again I wrote up my fieldnotes. In this way I was able to create rich and detailed fieldnotes.
I was leaving the field in a disassociated state unable to usefully access any of the experiences I had just had. The reality of this forced me to adapt.
The adaption: I stayed in the field until I started to recognise my processing glitching.
The adaption: I stayed in the field until I started to recognise my processing glitching.
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I was leaving the field in a disassociated state unable to usefully access any of the experiences I had just had. The reality of this forced me to adapt.
The adaption: I stayed in the field until I started to recognise my processing glitching.
The adaption: I stayed in the field until I started to recognise my processing glitching.
then my internal cache clears & I have a good understanding of all the info taken in.
What this looked like practically for me:
At the start of fieldwork I was following general advice - spend as long as possible collecting data, write up field notes as soon as possible upon leaving the field.
What this looked like practically for me:
At the start of fieldwork I was following general advice - spend as long as possible collecting data, write up field notes as soon as possible upon leaving the field.
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
then my internal cache clears & I have a good understanding of all the info taken in.
What this looked like practically for me:
At the start of fieldwork I was following general advice - spend as long as possible collecting data, write up field notes as soon as possible upon leaving the field.
What this looked like practically for me:
At the start of fieldwork I was following general advice - spend as long as possible collecting data, write up field notes as soon as possible upon leaving the field.
I take in a lot of sensory information in any given situation, at times I can get to a point where I have taken in so much that no more gets in. At this point if I try to keep going nothing useful happens. But if I allow time for buffering
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I take in a lot of sensory information in any given situation, at times I can get to a point where I have taken in so much that no more gets in. At this point if I try to keep going nothing useful happens. But if I allow time for buffering
the work I do in the future, for other researchers autistic & non autistic, & also for autistic people in other situations like school or the work place. This one essentially says recognising & respecting autistic ways of thinking can lead to more effective working practices. To give you an example:
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
the work I do in the future, for other researchers autistic & non autistic, & also for autistic people in other situations like school or the work place. This one essentially says recognising & respecting autistic ways of thinking can lead to more effective working practices. To give you an example:
The playlist this is on has other material related to this topic. It might work well as a refresher for those who attended yesterday. Thank you all for caring so much about this topic, it gives me so much hope for a more inclusive embracing future.
November 29, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The playlist this is on has other material related to this topic. It might work well as a refresher for those who attended yesterday. Thank you all for caring so much about this topic, it gives me so much hope for a more inclusive embracing future.
Very beautiful angels you have there.
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Very beautiful angels you have there.
take the monkey instead, is not going to be dissuaded from his desire to hop in my suitcase by the resources available at this school!
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
take the monkey instead, is not going to be dissuaded from his desire to hop in my suitcase by the resources available at this school!
heartbreaking, conversations around the edges, but such hope and beauty too, a room full of people trying really hard on behalf of neurodivergent children. A joyful day.
Meanwhile my 5yr old who wanted to come with me, and I negotiated to
Meanwhile my 5yr old who wanted to come with me, and I negotiated to
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
heartbreaking, conversations around the edges, but such hope and beauty too, a room full of people trying really hard on behalf of neurodivergent children. A joyful day.
Meanwhile my 5yr old who wanted to come with me, and I negotiated to
Meanwhile my 5yr old who wanted to come with me, and I negotiated to