Dr Aimee Grant
#ActuallyAutistic Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow: "Autism from Menstruation to Menopause" | Swansea Uni
- Myself and Rebecca Ellis have shared our views on #AutisticBarbie in @theconversation.com You can read it for free here: theconversation.com/how-realisti...
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantHow much of a wretch is anti-vax hoaxer and defrocked doctor Andrew Wakefield? Well, He was judged "guilty of some 30 charges, including four counts of dishonesty and 12 of causing children to be subjected to invasive procedures that were clinically unjustified." www.bmj.com/content/342/... #autism
- It's only 2 days until the Autism and maternity free online event! It's on Thursday evening, from 6-7.30 GMT (UK time) Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-and... Or by emailing Danielle.Bird@swansea.ac.uk
- 📣New research Q: What do neurodivergent people think about words like "neurodiversity". A: it's complicated; they use it, but it has limitations and could stigmatise. Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... (1 of 2)
- Summary: theconversation.com/what-autisti... Team: @dramypearson.bsky.social, Jen Leigh, @drmbothapsych.bsky.social, Steve Macdonald, @kat-williams.bsky.social, Gemma Williams, Kieran Rose, @annmemmott.bsky.social (2 of 2)
- It's so exciting to see the advert for my Autistic maternity guide! If anyone is thinking of buying a copy, I have a 20% discount code if you buy from JKP. Code: %AGRANT20 Link: uk.jkp.com/products/the...
- There's still time to register for next Thursday's FREE online event: Autism and maternity: information for parents and supporters (6-7.30pm UK time). I'll be joined by 3 brilliant Autistic midwives: Karen Henry, Rebecca Warboys & Diane Fox. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-and...
- 📢 New research: how Autism charities talk about Autistic people. TLDR: they say we're a problem. Summary in The Conversation: theconversation.com/autism-chari... Full text: https://doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0335132 @helenabnett.bsky.social @kat-williams.bsky.social @willowholloway.bsky.social
- The Autism friendly guide to pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester is published today! Below you can see some information about the book (1 of 2) There's a 20% discount code if you buy from Jessica Kingsley Publishers - %AGRANT20
- The book has received really lovely reviews from @niamhgarvey.bsky.social Alexis Quinn & @autisticdoctor.bsky.social, which you can see below. (2 of 2)
- If you missed my "Autism From Menstruation to Menopause" event, outlining the research on Autistic menopause, it's now available on YouTube: youtu.be/QzeS3RjKLqA?...
- 🌟New piece out today in @theconversation.com on Autistic people who are non-speaking or semi-speaking (they can speak some times) theconversation.com/why-some-aut...
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantDamn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
- 🌟 New article on @theconversation.com today My thoughts on why we should stop saying "the Autism spectrum" and just use "Autism" theconversation.com/why-its-time...
- 📣Join me to for a free talk! Topic: a summary of the research on Autism and menopause: Tuesday, October 7 · 6 - 7pm GMT+1 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dr-aimee-g...
- My copies of The Autism Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and the fourth trimester have arrived 🥰 20% discount code: %AGRANT20 uk.jkp.com/products/the...
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantThe Israeli Air Force continues to bomb in Gaza
- 🌟 New systematic review published today: Autism & the menopause 🌟 Published in @autisminadulthood.bsky.social - www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/... Full text: www.researchgate.net/publication/... Summary @theconversation.com - theconversation.com/why-menopaus...
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantSTAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantI actually know more about the science than this sun-baked whoopie cushion masquerading as a HHS secretary and I and the rest of my board certified colleagues who practice evidence based medicine will continue to highly recommend COVID vaccines for pregnant patients
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantI'm begging folks to not compliment themselves too much on their "non-violent" marches & rallies. Instead, try to understand that violence at protests is generally a result of law enforcement escalation. Then, the galaxy brain move is to ask yourself "which protests do police tend to attack?"
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantUS concentration camps come to Europe?
- I'm delighted to announce that I've been promoted to Associate Professor in Public Health. Enormous thanks are due to @profamybrown.bsky.social my manager and fellowship mentor :)
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantTrump has federalized at least 2,000 National Guard forces and reportedly plans to deploy troops to Los Angeles over Governor Newsom’s objections. If that happens, it will be the first time since 1965 that a president has sent troops into a state without a state request. 1/19
- The evidence for condition-free minimum income keeps on growing. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social please take notes and change tack.
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantEditorial on neurodiveristy frameworks in East Asian cultures: identity vs person-first debates don't make (linguistic) sense in some languages. These cultures may value harmony/cultural tightness over individuality; important to learn from local autistic ppl. 1/ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantI’m so excited to share that our call for papers for a special issue of ‘ #Neurodiversity’ is now live! We’re looking for papers, podcasts, videos (and more) that align with the critical turn in #ND studies! 🤩 @ainokash.bsky.social @louisecreechan.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm...
- 🌟New article / rant for @theconversation.com 🌟 Why it's NOT true to say "everyone's a bit Autistic" theconversation.com/everyone-isn...
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantI'm hosting the three free one-hour seminars starting next week as tasters to my full 1-day seminars with @instats.bsky.social! My third free seminar is: Creative Academic Writing, Wednesday 28th May: instats.org/seminar/crea... I hope to see you there! #RadicalResearchEthics
- My #INSAR2025 talk - expertly tweeted by @thinkingautism.com & @aimeespeaks.bsky.social - is now available to watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n4c... Focus: How I share power with lay Autistic people - including those with learning disabilities and who are non-speaking - and what they think of it /1
- I used the term "High Support Needs" (HSN) in the title - that was chosen by INSAR, not me. For me, HSN means Autistic people with learning disabilities/intellectual disabilities or who are non-speaking. Not everyone would agree with this. /2 #INSAR2025
- Regardless, I share some lessons, built on the AASPIRE guidance for participatory research, for how we (myself, the council & my academic researchers) have created a space to meaningfully co-produce research. /3 #INSAR2025
- The team includes: @krysiawally.bsky.social @willowholloway.bsky.social @kat-williams.bsky.social @cnicolaidis.bsky.social and many others not on Blue Sky. Thanks to @dianatan.bsky.social and @drstevenkapp.bsky.social for organising
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantMacmillan accused of ‘betrayal’ over plan to axe cancer benefits advice service
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantCan't help but think about how twenty five years ago some dude failed at making a shoe bomb and now we have to deal with airport security theater forever but five years ago there was a global pandemic that killed millions that is still active and now masks are banned, and how the difference is $$
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantAssociate profs start at about £50k and the perpetual threat of imminent redundancy is thrown in for free out here in the provinces. It’s a grand old life really
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantJaswal and Blasko highlight the importance of ensuring that no autistic person with high support needs is left behind in research. THIS is the discussion that I would have expected in a SIG about research priorities for autistic people with HSN. We need more authentic representation. #INSAR2025
- Completely agree with Blasko and Jaswal: Access to AAC is a human rights issue for non-speaking and semi-speaking Autistic people. #INSAR2025
- Blasko and Jaswal: Many autistic people with the highest support needs have not been provided with appropriate AAC (augmentative and alternative communication). #INSAR2025
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantBlasko: We talked for a long time about the barriers to inclusion for autistics with HSNs. Researchers need to develop the skills to do it. We need less gatekeeping, and to dismantle that power imbalance. Researchers needs to provide better access. I hope we are patient with each other. #INSAR2025
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantBlasko and Jaswal: To truly participate in research, autistic people with HSNs, we need to support their: Communication skills Critical thinking Collaboration Self-advocacy #INSAR2025
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantBlasko and Jaswal: Important to presume competence, have intentional and ongoing conversations about power sharing, and ensure that accessibility is "baked in" to all research efforts involving autistic people with the highest support needs. #INSAR2025
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantBlasko and Jaswal: Questions & commentary: How do we make CBPR (community based participatory research) possible for autistic people with the highest support needs? Because it's the right thing to do morally, ethically, and scientifically. #INSAR2025
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantNow: AAC user and UW college student Grant Blasko and Dr. Vikram Jaswal. Blasko, via AAC: He is trying to broaden his understanding of complex issues, grateful to be included and for support of fellow panel members. Jaswal works at UVA on communication in folks like Blasko. #INSAR2025
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantSutherland: Some subjects' hand flapping can mean happiness or distress. For more information on the study, go to heasutherland.com. #INSAR2025
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantNow hearing the fantastic @heasutherland.com present on her PhD research looking at communication in social care setting for autistic people with high support needs. Holly opens by highlighting that there is a gap of research in this area. #INSAR2025
- Reposted by Dr Aimee Grant5 themes identified using thematic analysis: 1. Get to know me (individual approach) 2. Don't make assumptions (assume ability) 3. Clear communication in various formats 4. Advocate with me (not for me) 5. Always be kind & respectful (not dehumanising, listening) Themes inform resources #INSAR2025
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantRyan: Also, don't make assumptions. Just because an autistic person can do something one day doesn't mean they can do it the next day. Presume competence. #INSAR2025
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantConclusion: - CBPR and neurodiversity paradigm approach - universal design to make accommodations for all - frequent reviewing of practice - funding (finance & time) should factor in the costs of support. #INSAR2025
- Reposted by Dr Aimee GrantGrant: Community based participatory research (CBPR)'s universal design and accommodations can benefit everyone who participates, whether they have high support needs (HSNs) or not. #INSAR2025
