@kellybirtwell
Research Fellow, University of Manchester | Chartered Psychologist | Counsellor | Mindfulness Teacher | ND | Interests in Primary Care, health inequalities, mindfulness, neurodiversity | Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research | Views my own
Could be worse. In order to avoid controversy, all Euro notes feature bridges. In order further to avoid controversy, they're all fictional. Or they were until the folk of the Dutch town of Spijkenisse took it upon themselves to build them. Now all Euro notes feature bridges from just one Dutch town
It has been absolute joy to work on this project about autistic adults' experiences of dance. 💃🕺 We worked with the brilliant autistic filmmaker Sophie Broadgate to produce short films about our findings and we'll share them at the event below ⬇️ You can see our trailer here: youtu.be/7OGcmYHq_KY
Brilliant, thanks so much!
⬆️⬆️ Event open to anyone in any country, free to attend, please register using the link in the linked post. Please share 😊 @autisticrealms.bsky.social @audhd-psychnp.com @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @autismmanchester.bsky.social @fergus.oolong.co.uk @autismsupsoc.bsky.social @medusaswink.bsky.social
It has been absolute joy to work on this project about autistic adults' experiences of dance. 💃🕺 We worked with the brilliant autistic filmmaker Sophie Broadgate to produce short films about our findings and we'll share them at the event below ⬇️ You can see our trailer here: youtu.be/7OGcmYHq_KY
Today, we're publishing Don't Steal This Book - a (mostly) empty book from almost 10,000 authors, protesting the theft of their work by AI companies.
🧵 1/3
I spent about 20 hours in the last week writing, from scratch, matlab code to run simple #metaanalysis. I had to search for the original #stats papers, browse Cochran manuals & try to understand R/CRAN stuff.
The code already exists in R (JASP, Jamovi, etc) & likely in Matlab, so why not use 'AI'?
I've had this talk with other parents more than once. "I don't want my kid to feel different." "They already feel different, what they're missing is context and understanding so that they can learn to understand their own needs and advocate for themselves."
Never miss a chance to tell my favourite science joke:
Q: What did Crick & Watson discover?
A: Rosalind Franklin’s lab book.
Image of a white mouse dressed as a fairy godmother waving a wand with a shiny silver star on the end of it. Words over the image say No more girl bossing just girl resting, girl sleeping, girl laying down etc.
Indeed. #IWD2026
We hope to continue to improve this publication and write more on community topics that will spread awareness and improve understanding about being Autistic.
You can access the book here: heyzine.com/flip-book/e2fd430c8a.html 🧵👇
Poster promoting a book titled “Ramadan Through Autistic Lens – 2nd Ed, March 2026” by SEMA (Scottish Ethnic Minority Autistics). The design features warm beige tones with hanging Ramadan lanterns. At the bottom are two images of the book cover showing an illustrated Muslim woman wearing a hijab. Colorful shapes around her list topics such as executive dysfunction, sensory overload, meltdown moments, routine changes, fasting challenges, prayer, social anxiety, and sleep struggles. The subtitle reads “An Autistic Guide to Ramadan.”
We are pleased to see the positive response to our Autistic Ramadan E-book!
We would like to thank our service users for the learning, our partner organisations and fellow Autistic advocates for the continued love and support over the years & the team who put this together. 🧵👇
ALT text copied and pasted from the linked website: An infographic titled “How To Write Alt Text” featuring a photo of a capybara. Parts of alt text are divided by color, including identify who, expression, description, colour, and interesting features. The finished description reads “A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.”
Posting this again because a lot of people said they found it helpful! Guide to ALT text: www.perkins.org/resource/how...
Good to know that Democratic attorneys generals took the threat of project 2025 seriously and planned ahead
📢 Really pleased to see this paper about autistic ageing published from my @autismmanchester.bsky.social colleagues ⬇️
The headline reads "Meta workers say they're seeing disturbing things through users' smart glasses."
In a moment of uncharacteristic incredulity I assumed it was badly written. Why would Meta *workers* being seeing things through Meta *users'* glasses?
SILLY ME.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...
We’re hosting anOTHER 'Ask Us Anything' on March 18th! 🎤
Got questions about dissociation or the neurology of the self? Our Care Team is here to help. Entry is just $5. CheetahHouseConsultations.as.me/AUAmarch
Autistic People May Play “Beat the Clock” to Find Financial Security Before Having a Breakdown
www.thearticulateautistic.com/autistic-peo...
#Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
The Autistic Burnout Conference 2026 (online)
5-6th June 2026.
A conference for neurodivergent individuals, parents of neurodivergent children and professionals working with neurodivergent children or adults
Purchase your ticket using this link
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-autist...
Your posts made me think of this ⬇️ Some people might be drawn to HR because the relationship dynamics are generally a lot healthier/ more equal than in a lot of straight romance stories, classics and others.
bsky.app/profile/from...
Moon gazing hare
‘Moonlit Meadow’, 20x20cm oil on canvas, £230. Available here www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/product-page/moonlit-meadow 💙
#Hare #MoonGazingHare #MoonlitMeadow
This is really interesting!
Malcolm X was assassinated on 2/21/65, at age 39, while addressing the Organization of Afro-American Unity in Harlem
Here are 14 Quotes that make me wish that I'd been taught more about him in school:
"I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against".
Cat memes are one of the oldest uses for photography. Basically the instant that exposure times were fast enough to get a non-blurry picture, people were selling postcards of cats in costumes with funny captions.
A lesson about networks that I’m kind of proud of: at the beginning of the year, I gave my 200 students a dumb survey: fav books, foods, etc. I told them they could use pseudonyms and that I’d share their responses with the class. We’ve been using that data in various ways: to make points about +
ICE agents are paid a bonus for anyone they seize and that includes tourists- read this account from a retired tourist held for 6wks despite a valid visa and seriously think do you need to go to the States? World Cup and Olympics are huge issues imo
🎓💡 New funding opportunity! Want to build expertise in mental health research? Master’s Scholarships funding applications are now open. ⏰ Deadline: 13:00, 26 March 2026 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/49wwWKI #MentalHealth #HealthResearch #Scholarships #FrontlineStaff @ashmore1973.bsky.social
🎓💡 New funding opportunity!
Want to build expertise in mental health research? Master’s Scholarships funding applications are now open.
⏰ Deadline: 13:00, 26 March 2026
🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/49wwWKI
#MentalHealth #HealthResearch #Scholarships #FrontlineStaff @ashmore1973.bsky.social
Exciting opportunity! The @nihrspcr.bsky.social Summer Internship Programme 2026 has launched. A fantastic chance for UK undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience in primary care research. Apply now: https://bit.ly/46ebrfu #PrimaryCare #Undergraduate #Internship
Exciting opportunity! The @nihrspcr.bsky.social Summer Internship Programme 2026 has launched. A fantastic chance for UK undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience in primary care research.
Apply now: bit.ly/46ebrfu
#PrimaryCare #Undergraduate #Internship
I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
If you’re into Creative Methods, it’s a great day to sign up to our showcase @keeleuniversity.bsky.social taking place 19th May this year!
tinyurl.com/3jn9hp6v
Students, lifelong researchers and everyone between are welcome. Come along, we’re delightful.