Balancing the Experience of Being a Neurodivergent Academic
The AuDHD Academic I came across this paper today and really enjoyed reading it: Kattari, S. K., & Erickson, D. (2025). “If you’re asking for my diversity, you’re asking for all of me”:…
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Autistic Adults as Critical Autism Experts
I haven’t posted since November. A combination of a very busy period at work, and some personal circumstances that meant I just didn’t have the mental space to devote to…
Advice for Aspiring Autistic Academics
I review two research articles about autistic academics by Professor Sandra Jones. The characteristics and motivations of autistic people can be well-suited to an academic career but barriers still exist.
Living with Stigma, and Identity-first Language
I came across an interesting journal article about autism this week. The paper is open access so will be available to all. The article is called “Autism is me”: an…
Autism and ADHD in Academia?
How prevalent is neurodiversity within academia? I’ve carried out a brief search of the published literature on this topic and can find nothing! The research on prevalence in any context…