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Seb Shaw

@autisticdoc.bsky.social

•NHS GP + GPwER ADHD. •Associate Professor @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social / @sussex.ac.uk. •Research Lead, Autistic Doctors International. •Autistic/ADHD/dyslexic/hEDS. •Views my own, no medical advice. #MedEd #Neurodiversity He/him 🏳️‍🌈

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.com · 2mo ago

Unhoused ND folks "described patterns of persistent exclusion—starting in early life—that had paved the way to homelessness. Once in need of housing support, they found significant barriers to accessing services that had been designed by/for neurotypical people.” theconversation.com/how-gaps-in-...

How gaps in education, work and welfare support can push neurodivergent people into homelessness

Homelessness among neurodivergent people isn’t just about housing, it reflects repeated failures across support systems.

theconversation.com

Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"There is an urgent need to redesign frontline homelessness services to improve accessibility for neurodivergent people. In keeping with our emancipatory approach, we suggest that coproducing these efforts with neurodivergent people is vital"

Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️ “Society doesn’t care about you”: a qualitative life-mapping study of neurodivergent people’s experiences of homelessness Read free: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social @ndtihello.bsky.social

A screenshot of the top of the article, showing the title (“society doesn’t care about you”: a qualitative life-mapping study of neurodivergent people’s experiences of homelessness), authors, and abstract
it’s me, aslynn@aslynnromano.com · 6mo ago

#AutRes Being Autistic made me a better floor nurse and makes me a better prescriber & diagnostician 💯 Autistic healthcare professionals could fill the staffing shortage (read: labor crisis) if we paid fair wages, had universal healthcare, and accepted more PT positions w/in healthcare settings.

Why We Need More Autistic Health Care Professionals and How to Support Them - Sara Eileen O’Neil Woods, 2026

Many autistic characteristics (especially attention to detail, social nonconformity, monotropism, and knowledge of autism) set autistic health care professional...

journals.sagepub.com

Thriving Autistic@thrivingautistic.bsky.social · 7mo ago

New research out: Experiences of Autistic Doctors Transitioning into Clinical Practice in the UK: A Phenomenological Study. Keenan, J., Doherty, M., & Shaw, S. C. K. (2026). The Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1–15. doi.org/10.1080/1040... @autisticdoc.bsky.social @autisticdoctor.bsky.social

The Experiences of Autistic Doctors Transitioning into Clinical Practice in the UK: A Phenomenological Study

Autistic doctors bring valuable contributions to healthcare but face challenges like managing healthcare’s unpredictable nature and difficult colleague interactions. Significant life changes, such ...

doi.org

Dhruv Srinivasachar MD@therealdsrini.medsky.social · 7mo ago

Wonder what an analogous study would reveal about the US residency system?

Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️ Autistic doctors transitioning into practice: “I think medicine is really bad at times for insinuating that a certain sort of person is what they’re expecting to see” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social #MedEd #Neurodiversity

A screenshot of the top of the article, showing the title ("The Experiences of Autistic Doctors Transitioning into Clinical Practice in the UK: A Phenomenological Study"), authors, and abstract.
Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

“You very much feel like a number on a list, just like a piece to move around the board, and not like a human with your own thoughts, feelings, plans.” “There’s like dissonance between what you want to do and what you feel is right versus what the environment requires at the time.”

Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️ Autistic doctors transitioning into practice: “I think medicine is really bad at times for insinuating that a certain sort of person is what they’re expecting to see” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social #MedEd #Neurodiversity

A screenshot of the top of the article, showing the title ("The Experiences of Autistic Doctors Transitioning into Clinical Practice in the UK: A Phenomenological Study"), authors, and abstract.
Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

“Fat phobia and cruelty towards fat people seems to be something that we somehow think is acceptable.” (Participant) “there was definitely a kinda freak show element at the end of every discussion of it… I think the humanity just gets lost over and over again” (Participant)

Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️ “I think the humanity just gets lost over and over again”: A phenomenological study of the experiences of higher-weight medical students Read free: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social #MedEd

A screenshot of the top of the article page, which shows the article title (“I think the humanity just gets lost over and over again”: A phenomenological study of the experiences of higher-weight medical students), the authors, and the abstract.
Dr Helen Smith@yellowbicyclist.bsky.social · last yr.

My team @autisticdoc.bsky.social, @autisticdoctor.bsky.social, Jon Ives, and I did this work which finally got published a little while back: Reasonable Adjustments for Autistic Clinicians: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Reasonable adjustments for autistic clinicians: A qualitative study

Autistic people experience barriers to accessing healthcare. Autistic clinical professionals may be able to help improve this situation. Previous research, however, has shown that Autistic clinical pr...

journals.plos.org

Mary Doherty@autisticdoctor.bsky.social · last yr.

Epistemic injustice... being autistic means one’s credibility and capacity to relate an accurate account of one’s own experience is often questioned. How can I be a doctor if I am autistic? Conversely, how can I be autistic if I am a doctor? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

My autistic meltdown: the impact of autistic sensory needs

As an autistic adult, even the word meltdown is humiliating. A shameful part of my past, no longer relevant to a senior doctor, or so I would like to think. And yet the reality is different. Some 2 ye...

thelancet.com

Kate Fox@katefoxwriter75.bsky.social · 2y ago

Wonderful to see Seb, the author of this paper present to neurodevelopmental psychiatrists on the (Nick Walker concepts of) neurodiversity movement & paradigm. Shifts are coming at last.

Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️ "medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation" Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #MedEd @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social

A screenshot of the first page of the article, showing the title ("when I say ... neurodiversity paradigm"), the author information, and the start of the main text.
Rose Matthews (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@rosematthews.bsky.social · 2y ago

It’s encouraging to see Autistic researchers who are also doctors making so much progress in identifying and addressing barriers to healthcare @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @autisticdoc.bsky.social www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

Autistic SPACE: a novel framework for meeting the needs of autistic people in healthcare settings | British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Autistic people experience significant health disparities and reduced life expectancy. Barriers to accessing healthcare are associated with adverse health outcomes. Autism training and healthcare prof...

magonlinelibrary.com

Liz Stonell@lizstonell.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thank you for sharing such a well written and thought provoking paper - I have lost count of the number of times I’ve been asked the questions at the end. Looking forward to directing people here when I’m next asked.

Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️ "medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation" Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #MedEd @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social

A screenshot of the first page of the article, showing the title ("when I say ... neurodiversity paradigm"), the author information, and the start of the main text.
Rema Jyothirmayi@remajyo.bsky.social · 2y ago

Such an important paper, thank you for sharing here. Everyone involved in medical education should read this.

Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️ "medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation" Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #MedEd @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social

A screenshot of the first page of the article, showing the title ("when I say ... neurodiversity paradigm"), the author information, and the start of the main text.
Anna Baverstock@annabav.bsky.social · 2y ago

This paper requires a pause,a read and a reread. Thank you @autisticdoc.bsky.social @autisticdoctor.bsky.social et al. So much rich information. Will use in my next workshop.

The paper with some notes in my journal and a pen.
Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️ "medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation" Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #MedEd @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social

A screenshot of the first page of the article, showing the title ("when I say ... neurodiversity paradigm"), the author information, and the start of the main text.
Jess Morgan@jessmorgan.bsky.social · 2y ago

A few years ago, @autisticdoctor.bsky.social explained that I was misusing the word 'neurodiversity' to actually mean 'neurodivergence'. She was right Since then,I've tried to educate others, Because language matters. If nothing else, start with the 1st couple of paragraphs of this article #MedSky

Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️ "medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation" Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #MedEd @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social

A screenshot of the first page of the article, showing the title ("when I say ... neurodiversity paradigm"), the author information, and the start of the main text.
it’s me, aslynn@aslynnromano.com · 2y ago

"Ontologically, the neurodiversity paradigm argues that neurodivergent people are different—not flawed, impaired, or disordered. Difference does not entail inherent lack of worth, regardless of whether difference is personally experienced as an impairment, a disability, or an advantage." 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️ "medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation" Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #MedEd @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social

A screenshot of the first page of the article, showing the title ("when I say ... neurodiversity paradigm"), the author information, and the start of the main text.
Kat Williams@kat-williams.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is written in such a beautifully straightforward manner. For anyone who is still unsure about what the neurodiversity paradigm is, this is a great (quick) read.

Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️ "medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation" Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #MedEd @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social

A screenshot of the first page of the article, showing the title ("when I say ... neurodiversity paradigm"), the author information, and the start of the main text.
Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

💬 "this paradigm promotes critical thinking around things we have previously passively accepted as real. This considers the influence of power on how we constructed such historical ‘truths’ and how these are then maintained as part of the wider status quo"

Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️ "medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation" Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #MedEd @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social

A screenshot of the first page of the article, showing the title ("when I say ... neurodiversity paradigm"), the author information, and the start of the main text.
Mary Doherty@autisticdoctor.bsky.social · 2y ago

Lovely to be able to post our first “new” paper since I started hanging out here rather than the other place 😎 Wonderful to work with such a fabulous team on such a great project, bringing knowledge of neurodivergence to medical education. More to come, watch this space!

Seb Shaw@autisticdoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

🗞️🗞️NEW PAPER🗞️🗞️ "medical education will fundamentally fail in its mission to support neurodivergent learners unless we undergo a significant transformation" Read free: asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #MedEd @autisticdoctor.bsky.social @asmeofficial.bsky.social

A screenshot of the first page of the article, showing the title ("when I say ... neurodiversity paradigm"), the author information, and the start of the main text.