Social model of disability

New scientific frameworks for thinking about autism, and improved inclusion of autistic voices in the research process, are changing our understanding of what autism is.

An ethnographic study of care and support services for autistic people with higher support needs.

The way autistic people talk to and interact with other people has often been considered ‘wrong’ or ‘impaired’. Previous research has …

Autistic people socialise and communicate differently to non-autistic people. However, qualitative exploration of this, particularly …

A panel looking at how the neurodiversity paradigm is beneficial to, and inclusive of, autistic people with higher support needs.

Exploring neurodiversity, the double empathy, and cross-neurotype communication in an autistic high support needs context.

Research findings from an ethnographic study of two day-support services for autistic adults with high support needs, through a neurodiversity paradigm lens.

Talk on my PhD research and progress so far.

An overview of my PhD research, with a focus on autistic-autistic social communication.