So long, Twitter people. It's been fun! But I'm going to be mostly over on the other blue site now, I think - it's a lot more lively over there. Come find me at or on bsky as @heasutherland.com.

Very excited to be attending the Critical Neurodiversity Studies conference today, from the @NdHumanities network. Sad I can't be there in person, but their online provision is wonderful, and lots of very cool speakers in the lineup. .

If you're interested in autism, religious experience, and people who are minimally-speaking / have higher support needs, do check out this job at U of Aberdeen:. You'd get to work on a very interesting project with a really great team.

This is now published in the Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research!. ▶️

RT @phaedrajayne: Autistic women or non-binary participants (18+) needed📢 . We would like to hear your valuable expertise in reviewing an….

RT @grrand_team: 🚨 Our new research just out in Autism journal:. @grrand_team @UCLPALS @LJMU @UCL @EdgeHill @AFNCCF highlights systemic ba….

The podcast I did about my PhD research with the wonderful Middletown Autism Centre is now out:. (+ Apple & Spotify ). It's a pretty casual chat, not a super technical academic thing - so if you're a carer, practitioner, etc. do give it a listen!.

Thesis corrections were submitted Saturday! Three added sections on the ethics of and participation recruitment for my studies, and also a bit on my epistemology and how that interacted with my methods. Hard work to write them, but glad I did it - the thesis is better with them.

This is part of "Neurodivergence-Affirming and Inclusive Research Practices for Autistic People with High Support Needs" a 10:30-12:30 on Saturday, Room 608-609! Do come along, it's going to be a great panel.

Who on here is going to INSAR this week? #INSAR25. Drop a comment if you'd like to meet up (either before or during! I'm around from Tuesday onwards, minus a few prior commitments) - it'd be great to catch up with people, or to meet people I only know as profile pics on here :).

RT @drstevenkapp: Important thread. Includes “In…computational analysis I show that there is only been a growth in the use of the term diso….

This is now peer reviewed and out in Neurodiversity - my first published PhD output!. 📰

Reminder that I'm doing a talk tomorrow for the Middletown Centre on neuro-affirming support for autistic people with higher support needs. Aimed at carers, professionals, parents etc. - do come along!. More info & ticket link:

RT @DrHannahBelcher:

We're now a month out from INSAR 2025. So it's a good time to mention that, on the Saturday, I'll be on a panel about the neurodiversity paradigm and how it applies to and benefits autistic people with higher support needs. See you there!.

RT @cjcrompton: It's #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek! But what is neurodiversity?. We wrote an article for young people explaining what neur….

Belated, but really excited to announce I'll be speaking at Autism Europe #AEC2025 about my ethnographic work involving the neurodiversity paradigm and autistic people with higher support needs!.

Updated my website with some talks I'm doing over the next few months - a lot of stuff aimed at professionals working with autistic people, including autistic people with higher support needs. More info & booking links at:

I'm excited to be one of the speakers at @Autism's Annual Professionals’ Conference, live online on 13th March 2025. The conference's theme is exploring neuroaffirmative practice. I'll be talking about high support needs. Tickets and information:

Really happy to say that I passed my viva with minor corrections, and am now Dr. Sutherland :).

RT @SueReviews: I'm delighted to be a speaker at the upcoming Autism Europe congress in Dublin, in September 2025. I'll be talking about ne….