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"…this feels like a good time to remind everyone that girls, Black people, and yes, even Black girls can be autistic, too. Just because it looks different for us does not mean we aren’t autistic." blackyouthproject.com/for-black-wome…

Call for Papers: Autistic Rights Movement and Social Model in Autism Research and Practice This special issue aims to showcase research that is inclusive of autistic people and addresses their research priorities. Final drafts due Dec 15th More details: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmsc…

Yay it's #BINW23! I'm Juliet Mwirigi and I'll soon be defending my PhD UT Dallas looking at the molecular mechanims driving neuropathic pain. #BlackInNeuroRollCall Center for Advanced Pain Studies Black In Neuro 🧠

So proud of Dr. Desi Jones (Desi Jones) who I had the honor of hooding earlier today. I’m going to miss her a ton but I couldn’t be more proud of her and I’m so happy to have been part of her journey. Elizabeth Redcay, you’ve got a great post-doc headed your way!!

While many Comets prep for fall, we recently celebrated doctoral graduates who completed their academic journeys this summer #ThrowbackThursday to last week’s doctoral hooding ceremony

New free paper calls for going beyond adoption of language and concepts from neurodiversity movement, but a fundamental mindshift to "reduce discrimination and stigma, halt the spread of harmful ideologies, and help Autistic adults live fulfilling lives." frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

"... with schizophrenia associated with more perceived fear and danger, and an increased preference for social distance, compared to autism." frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… From Desi Jones & Noah Sasson N=533. Prejudice abounds about schizophrenia.

Our new open-access paper lead by Desi Jones does a deep dive using both quantitative & qualitative approaches to compare stigma and misconceptions about autism & schizophrenia. Stigma is elevated for both relative to a generic clinical condition and..🧵frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

We have a new empirical paper about double empathy led by Desi Jones and Monique Botha is actually they/them 🤷🏻‍♀️. Check it out! “Non-autistic observers both detect and demonstrate the double empathy problem when evaluating interactions between autistic and non-autistic adults” doi.org/10.1177/136236…

Please join me in congratulating Desi Jones, a @PsycTerps Univ. of Maryland President's Postdoctoral Fellow, on receiving a dissertation award from International Society for Autism Research, INSAR! Kudos to you, Desi! go.umd.edu/desijonesINSAR

📢 NEW STUDY ALERT Study on masking and identity development in autistic people Looking for: ✅ Autistic and Non-autistic adults 18+ (self diagnosis welcome) ✅ Proficient in English ✅ Based anywhere in the world To take a 20-25 min survey. Link: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/stirling/aut…

Finishing #INSAR2024 with a powerful and vitally important panel on stigma, violence and discrimination, featuring the fantastic Monique Botha is actually they/them 🤷🏻‍♀️, Amy Pearson, Desi Jones, and Dr Vicki Gibbs.

Now Desiree Jones is speaking about "Intersectional Experiences of Stigma Among Black and White Autistic Adults" Jones starts by defining autism stigma and the impact of stigma (& peer Victimisation) towards autistic people, as well as self-stignatisation. #INSAR2024

It's been incredible to be in Melbourne chairing a panel on autistic people's experiences of victimisation, discrimination, and dehumanization International Society for Autism Research, INSAR 2024. I am endlessly passionate about tackling the excruciatingly high rate of violence that autistic people face.

Our #INSAR poster about difficulties doing participatory work and strategies to overcome them. A poster like a flower garden, envisioned by Dr. TC Waisman (on left) with support from our team. Audience insights about strategies on the right: researchgate.net/publication/38…

I woke up to the amazing news that I've been awarded the This account is no longer active.. This award will open up so many life-changing opportunities, and I'm incredibly grateful to have been selected. Thank you so much to National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), my letter writers, and everyone who helped me with my application.

Johnnie Lacy was a Black disability rights activist who helped establish the Berkeley Center for Independent Living in 1981. Lacy's activism highlighted the intersectionality of race and disability and aimed to tackle ableism in the Black community. #DisabilityPrideMonth

incredible talk today Desi Jones !! so thrilled we were able to host you at our University of Rochester Psychology Colloquium speaker series! amazing to watch all the cool things you’re doing!! 🤩