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Dr. Alyssa (they/them)

@yesthattoo.bsky.social

Autistic researcher with too many interests and no real intention of narrowing it down. Mostly AAC research at the moment. Sometimes a math teacher. Not speaking on behalf of any companies/organizations here.

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פינחס יוסף מונד@pymundgenealogy.bsky.social · 3d ago

My Judaica publisher told me rabbis keep filling his Talmud margins so I asked how many margins he has and he said he just goes to print and adds wider margins afterwards so I said it sounds like he’s just feeding whitespace to rabbis and then his printer started crying.

Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦@snarkysteff.bsky.social · 6d ago

MEANWHILE, in Canada, meet Brady Rogers, the reluctant politician who's fed up and thinks he can do better. His sign says "I barely want to do this." His website says, "I guess I'm running for Kelowna city council." His business? Recycling plastic into cool things.

lawn sign with a grumpy man in a "DADLIFE" sweatshirt and the sign says "I barely want to do this" with his name and campaignHi, I’m Brady. Do I enjoy politics? No. Do I know what I’m doing? No. But am I qualified? Also no. I was born in Williams Lake and raised in Kelowna since I was 10. These are the streets I biked every day, the cars I threw crab apples at (sorry), and the parks I played in. Seeing this city grow has been cool, but with growth has come a whole new spectrum of challenges. Running for council is the last thing I saw myself doing this year. I don’t like meetings, I don’t like having to be certain places at certain times, and I’m allergic to stuffy offices. But unfortunately, I happen to like Kelowna, and think I can help do some good.I guess I’m running for Kelowna city council. Support the campaignI graduated from UBCO in 2015ish (long story) and worked for 4 years as a robotic automation engineer. As cool as the job was, it was soulless, and I wanted to use my abilities for more than just helping huge companies save money. Since 2019, I’ve been building The Rogerie. Starting as a farmers market booth beside the mall, my wife and I began turning plastic waste into new products in our laundry room. Seven painful years later, and we have a pretty awesome shop downtown by Sprout (come check it out!) where you’ll find me just about every day.
Autumn Wolff | Lesbian Romance Author@autumnwolff.bsky.social · 5d ago

*turns wife sideways* "I tap an island." Wife: "Hey! I'm not a blue mana!" "Honey, please. I've seen how wet you get when I talk about Magic. You're an island." *turns girlfriend sideways* "I also tap 2 mountains." Girlfriend: "I am NOT a red mana!" "Honey, please. I've seen your tits."

Catherynne M. Valente@catvalente.bsky.social · 5d ago

It’s legit one of the weirdest things to happen on this Plane of Weirdest Things that of all the Weirdest Things, fucking Harry Potter and the Methods of goddamned Rationality might ultimately end the bloody world.

Emily Paige Ballou@epballou.bsky.social · 5d ago

A2: Yes. I think the Mad Pride movement is probably the most analogous to the autistic pride movement that I've seen, somewhat ironically, since the Mad Pride movement has a very fraught history as far as how it views autism... #AutChat

#AutChat Mod@autchatmod.bsky.social · 5d ago

Q2: Have you seen other people in autistic/neurodivergent communities discussing autistic/neurodivergent pride? Are there differences or similarities to how you think about it? #AutChat

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 2y ago

I am no longer accepting the argument "there are bigger problems than this!" unless you are personally working to stop the ultimate Heat Death of the Universe.

hegelian vs predator@reachrachelkahn.bsky.social · 2w ago

I think part of why the old-school autism researchers are frustrated by the rise in diagnoses is bc they can't separate the disabling comorbidities of autism from the baseline cognitive styles of autism, and because they think of it as a linear spectrum of disability instead of spokes in a wheel

Dr. Alyssa (they/them)@yesthattoo.bsky.social · 2w ago

I am prepared to throw my PhD in neuroscience behind "There is no single aspect of the human brain where a binary categorization truly applies." What to *do* re: named neurotypes, deficit-focused definitions, and support needs is harder. Inappropriate dimensionality reduction isn't the answer.

hegelian vs predator@reachrachelkahn.bsky.social · 2w ago

As far as I am aware there is not a single aspect of the human brain and body where a binary categorization truly applies. They are each their own gradients and each individual is shaped by the intersections and interactions of those qualities in the locus of the individual

Ari Dyer@aridyer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Really excited to share the first paper from my PhD! We explored autistic pupils' experiences of using school sensory rooms. They reported benefits for wellbeing, learning and sensory needs with self-directed use. Adaptable equipment was appreciated to meet context-dependent needs. #autism #AutRes

Autistic Pupil's Self-Reported and Observed Experiences of Multi-Sensory Environments in Schools - Ari MK Dyer, Georgina Powell, Eloise Crossman, Claire Bowsher-Murray, Catherine RG Jones, 2026

Multi-sensory environments (MSEs), or sensory rooms, are widely used in schools to support pupils with additional learning needs. While commonly accessed by aut...

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Ahana the Solar Bunny ☀️ 🐰@antisanitygirl.bsky.social · 2w ago

we see this in reproductive justice, women/trans/queer liberation, neurodiversity, Mad pride, disability justice, Black Lives Matter, Pro-Palestine, and immigrant rights. all deal with the freedom to self-direct/self-define how you live your bodymind and what is permitted to be done to your bodymind

Ahana the Solar Bunny ☀️ 🐰@antisanitygirl.bsky.social · 2w ago

the political battle of the era is a war over the agency to self-determine one’s psychic and bodily life.