This is the video from a talk I recently recorded. The talk was due to be given at a workshop on Participatory Autism Research in Munich, which I was sadly unable to attend in person due to a cancelled flight. In the talk I discuss ways to engage with the autism and autistic communities…
This video comes from an event in 2017 where I spoke to Scottish PhD students, alongside my fabulous Autistic mentor, Kabie. We were talking about why and how researchers can collaborate with the autistic community in the work they do. I hope you will find it handy. Oh, and once Kabie’s talk has been edited,…
The other day I tweeted, having just had my first mentoring meeting with Kabie. I am an academic, a psychologist, about eight years out from my PhD. Kabie is an autistic advocate, and campaigner. We are both mothers, Scottish residents, and care deeply about getting a better deal for autistic people (and using research to help…