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Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · 4d

Happy birthday to a wonderful colleague and friend! 🎂 🎈

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Prof Rosa Hoekstra @rosahoekstra.bsky.social · 7d

Are you interested in studying longitudinal developmental trajectories of children with developmental disabilities in Ethiopia and Kenya? Please consider applying for a PhD! More information about the project is here: kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/2026... #AutRes

Longitudinal developmental trajectories of children with developmental disabilities in Ethiopia and Kenya - MRC DTP

Ethiopian and Kenyan children with developmental disabilities (including intellectual disability and autism) and their caregivers experience severe challenges including financial difficulties, stigma,...

kcl-mrcdtp.com

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Warda Farah @wardasworld.bsky.social · 8d

After 5 yrs of writing, my book is here: White System, Black Therapist. I stopped many times , silenced, reported, harassed. Then I realised: white supremacy thrives on silence. So I kept writing. This book is the result. 📖 www.routledge.com/White-System...

White System, Black Therapist: Racism, Resistance and Reimagining Speech Language Therapy

In this book, Warda Farah brings a fresh perspective to the field of Speech and Language Therapy, challenging traditional approaches and opening crucial conversations about race, culture, and neurodiv...

www.routledge.com

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Kristen Bottema-Beutel @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social · 8d

I will be accepting a PhD student for Fall 2026 in our Curriculum and Instruction program. If you are interested in autistic sociality, caregiver influence on their autistic children's development, and neurodiversity in school contexts, please get in touch!

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Curriculum and Instruction - Lynch School of Education and Human Development - Boston College

The Lynch School's hybrid doctoral program in Curriculum & Instruction is designed to develop professionals who have the knowledge, intellectual disposition, professional skills, ethical sensibilities...

www.bc.edu

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Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · 10d

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Autistic people could teach Donald Trump a thing or two about focus, facts and empathy | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

While not without its challenges, autism isn’t a curse to be cured of, as the likes of the President and RFK Jr want us to believe, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

www.theguardian.com

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Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice. @journalautism.bsky.social · 12d

Neurodiversity is looking for a new Editor!

The deadline for expressions of interest is October 5th.

Full details are here journals.sagepub.com...

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The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @autisticbooks.bsky.social · 12d

Being Autistic (And What That Actually Means) by Niamh Garvey @niamhgarvey.bsky.social is EXCELLENT!

The author is autistic and also has autistic children and the illustrator is also autistic. This is my go-to non-fiction recommendation for this age group.

uk.jkp.com/products/bei...

Being Autistic (And What That Actually Means)

You're autistic - but what does that really mean?Welcome to the ultimate guide to understanding who you are and what it means to be autistic!In this fully illustrated graphic guide to what it means to...

uk.jkp.com

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Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · 14d

This would be a great project and @drmbothapsych.bsky.social would be the person to do it if they could bear it.

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Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · 19d

Roll up, roll up! Come and work with us on this important project!

Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · 23d

👉Are you a post-doc?
👉 Passionate about improving care for people with learning disabilities?
👉Interested in communication?

The ICALD study has 2 jobs: one based in London and one in Manchester. See links👇

Come and work with us!

jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ464/r...

jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ213/p...

Research Associate on the ‘ICALD’ study at The University of Manchester

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Associate on the ‘ICALD’ study at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

jobs.ac.uk

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Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice. @journalautism.bsky.social · 21d

Neurodiversity is looking for a new editor!

The deadline for expressions of interest is 5 October 2025.

Full details are here journals.sagepub.com...

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Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · 23d

👉Are you a post-doc?
👉 Passionate about improving care for people with learning disabilities?
👉Interested in communication?

The ICALD study has 2 jobs: one based in London and one in Manchester. See links👇

Come and work with us!

jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ464/r...

jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ213/p...

Research Associate on the ‘ICALD’ study at The University of Manchester

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Associate on the ‘ICALD’ study at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

jobs.ac.uk

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Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · 23d

👉Are you a post-doc?
👉 Passionate about improving care for people with learning disabilities?
👉Interested in communication?

The ICALD study has 2 jobs: one based in London and one in Manchester. See links👇

Come and work with us!

jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ464/r...

jobs.ac.uk/job/DOQ213/p...

Research Associate on the ‘ICALD’ study at The University of Manchester

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Associate on the ‘ICALD’ study at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

jobs.ac.uk

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Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · 28d

Let's hope Braun and Clarke renewed their public liability insurance ...

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Dr. Heather M Brown @thriving-w-autism.bsky.social · 28d

🌟 Calling Autistic Researchers! 🌟

We’re building a searchable database of Autistic researchers to celebrate Autistic excellence + connect researchers, students, allies & community.

✅ Learn more and join our database here: www.aidanlab.ca/autistic-res...

Join us and be part of something bigger! 💙

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Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · 29d

If you can't dm me, feel free to email on [email protected]

Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · 29d

📣 Post-doc position
Are you passionate about improving care for people with a learning disability? Come and work with us!
Details 👇
Feel free to dm to discuss.
Please share!

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Associate on the ‘ICALD’ study:Manchester

The post requires experience of conducting recruitment and data collection in large studies and previous experience of working with or supporting people with learning disabilities and/or people that care for them and support them.

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · Aug 28

And the really annoying ones who are just Kathy

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Ava Gurba (she/her) @avanicole23.bsky.social · Aug 25

I'm excited to share that my team is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow for a new 5-year participatory, mixed methods longitudinal study focusing on accessing experiences of loneliness across life transitions among autistic young adults!

For information & to apply: careers.drexel.edu/en-us/job/50...

Careers at Drexel - Human Resources

careers.drexel.edu

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Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · Aug 21

Unless you get a lectureship but then you won't have any time for research

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Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · Aug 21

Yes they train you for a research career but there is no research career, just a string of fixed term contracts that you have to piece together from research funding you apply for in your own time

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Reesha Zahir @reeshazahir.bsky.social · Aug 18

Check out this blog post about our unconventional approach to co-producing research questions on the M-WAY study!

If you'd like to stay in the loop about our research, give @m-waystudy.bsky.social a follow. We'll be sharing updates as the study progresses 🙂

The M-WAY Study @m-waystudy.bsky.social · Aug 18

We recently completed the 'bridging phase' of the M-WAY study! We worked with autistic young people and adult stakeholders to move from qualitative findings to research questions ready for big data analysis. Read more in our blog post: m-way24.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

The MWAY ‘bridging phase’: what was it like for our young stakeholders?

We just reached the end of our ‘bridging phase’ – an exciting milestone for the MWAY project! This phase was part of our participatory appro...

m-way24.blogspot.com

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The M-WAY Study @m-waystudy.bsky.social · Aug 18

We recently completed the 'bridging phase' of the M-WAY study! We worked with autistic young people and adult stakeholders to move from qualitative findings to research questions ready for big data analysis. Read more in our blog post: m-way24.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

The MWAY ‘bridging phase’: what was it like for our young stakeholders?

We just reached the end of our ‘bridging phase’ – an exciting milestone for the MWAY project! This phase was part of our participatory appro...

m-way24.blogspot.com

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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · Aug 17

the latest special issue in @journalautism.bsky.social is out!

The Social Model in Autism Research

guest edited by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @dramypearson.bsky.social Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist plus @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social from the permanent editor team

journals.sagepub.com/toc/auta/29/...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Kathy Leadbitter @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social · Aug 15

His dodgy front crawl also needs to be addressed

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