Vanessa
vanessawhy.bsky.social
Vanessa
@vanessawhy.bsky.social
Neuroqueer. Nerd about town. Parent to 4 cats. Co-host of community radio show Autistic Small Talk. General Manager of musical theatre company Cat's Paw Productions. Research scientist. Photographer.
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We welcome researchers at any stage of their career who are interested in exploring music and neurodivergence in a neuro-affirming way. Any disciplines welcome!

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February 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Am I pushing an agenda by making a community radio show in a small town in Canada? Well, I do have aspirations of an RSS feed so absolutely yes.
February 11, 2026 at 2:07 AM
main paper:
Milton, Damian & Waldock, Krysia & Keates, Nathan. (2023). Autism and the ‘double empathy problem’.

links to papers and episode resources:
www.autisticsmalltalk.com/2026/02/epis...

(I need to find time to make a decent website. This default blogger thing is uncomfortable to look at.)
Episode 13 - Model's of Disability and Research Supporting Damian Milton's Double Empathy Problem
Vince and Vanessa concisely review 9 different models of disability and a chapter in "Conversations on Empathy",authored by Damian Milton, K...
www.autisticsmalltalk.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
A pleasure! It was about a decade ago, but they helped a relative of mine when he was homeless for a year or so. And let's just say he was similar enough to me that I'm pretty sure he was autistic too even though he never identified as such.
February 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I recommend getting in contact with Boyle Street. www.boylestreet.org
Boyle Street Community Services | Edmonton | Charity Organization
Since 1971, Boyle Street Community Services has been supporting people experiencing homelessness and poverty in Edmonton.
www.boylestreet.org
February 8, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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(Honestly that should read "well over a year ago" and "across 2023 and 2024," but w/e you get the point)
So I started writing this paper almost exactly a year ago, based on the talks I'd given across 2024, including my keynote for the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. This is the pre-print and, all things considered, the full edited version should be available in April.
On Bullshit Engines’ Politics_Preprint
This is a pre-print of the following chapter: Williams, Damien P., “On Bullshit Engines’ Politics”, published in Arrangements of Power: Tracing Langdon Winner’s Legacy Within and Beyond the P…
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February 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM