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AUTSCAPE<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/CallForProposals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallForProposals</span></a> </p><p>We are now accepting proposals to the main conference programme for Autscape 2025: “Evolving Autistic Space”, held Mon 4th – Thu 7th Aug 2025 at The Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire, UK.</p><p>Read the Call for Proposals at:<br><a href="https://www.autscape.org/2025/proposals/cfp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2025/proposals/cf</span><span class="invisible">p</span></a></p><p>Submission deadline: Monday 31st March. Presenters will be required to attend in person.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape2025</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AutisticSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutisticSpace</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodivergence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergence</span></a></p>
AUTSCAPE<p>Now up on YouTube, an <a href="https://c.im/tags/OnlineAutscape2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineAutscape2025</span></a> “More Autistic Joy” presentation: “Sensory joy to the rescue: emotional containers and portable safe spaces” by Alicja Nocon.</p><p>Watch: <a href="https://youtu.be/1ArUdA_ZJio" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/1ArUdA_ZJio</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Worksheet: <a href="https://www.autscape.org/2025/programme/handouts/sensory-joy-worksheet.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2025/programme/ha</span><span class="invisible">ndouts/sensory-joy-worksheet.pdf</span></a></p><p>“It's well-known that having a more sensitive nervous system means that autistic people experience more sensory triggers and are more easily dysregulated. But what if we could use our sensory sensitivity to our advantage to bring a sense of peace and joy to helps us get through difficult experiences? In this presentation, I will share a number of practical ways using sensory joy to help contain overwhelming emotions and prepare for unfamiliar of predictably stressful situations, based on my own experience and the experiences of my clients.”</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AutisticJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutisticJoy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/sensory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sensory</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SensoryIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SensoryIssues</span></a></p>
AUTSCAPE<p>Now online, one of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/OnlineAutscape2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineAutscape2025</span></a> Lightning Talks: ‘Màiri Mhòr nan Òran: Gaelic poet, songwriter and activist’, by Max Marnau.<br><a href="https://youtu.be/9E6QxbJNRSI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/9E6QxbJNRSI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AutisticJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutisticJoy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/gaelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaelic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ScottishGaelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishGaelic</span></a></p>
AUTSCAPE<p>Now available on YouTube, an <a href="https://c.im/tags/OnlineAutscape2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineAutscape2025</span></a> “More Autistic Joy” performance:</p><p>On the 7th of February at 20:30 GMT/UTC, autistic stand-up poet and BBC Radio 4 regular Kate Fox performed some of her pieces from last year’s hit Autscape show, the Dr Who-themed “Bigger on the Inside”, plus other poems which invoke autistic joy! </p><p>Content warning: Profanity, explicit references to sex.<br>Watch it at: <a href="https://youtu.be/c3_aYD89TUI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/c3_aYD89TUI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AutisticJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutisticJoy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/standup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>standup</span></a></p>
AUTSCAPE<p>Now available on YouTube, an <a href="https://c.im/tags/OnlineAutscape2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineAutscape2025</span></a> “More Autistic Joy” presentation:</p><p>On the 7th of February at 20:00 GMT/UTC, Jorik Mol, “professionally autistic”, presented “Now I wanna think about all the good times – The joys of Breaking the Boundaries”.</p><p>Watch now at: <a href="https://youtu.be/88-EGSq_dmg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/88-EGSq_dmg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Slides with clickable read-along links: <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qEl3c4O8bVsB-oJ9lhLi-PCbRkV6Fbq6zZtx29cCOjk/edit#slide=id.g32b2dc19ab3_0_274" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/presentation/d</span><span class="invisible">/1qEl3c4O8bVsB-oJ9lhLi-PCbRkV6Fbq6zZtx29cCOjk/edit#slide=id.g32b2dc19ab3_0_274</span></a></p><p>“Jorik's first book of 2025 is Breaking the Boundaries, describing his experiences as a lived experience mentor of autistic higher education students. These stories highlight the particular joys of being neuroqueer and finding one's community, gender joy, the joy of art, the joy of hyperfocus and the joy of fighting the good fight.”</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AutisticJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutisticJoy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neuroqueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neuroqueer</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gender</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/hyperfocus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hyperfocus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FightingTheGoodFight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FightingTheGoodFight</span></a></p>
Martijn “McDutchie” Dekker🇪🇺<p>Dear <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span> folks, I hope it is okay for me to briefly mention <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> here.</p><p>We're all autistic/neurodivergent and have organised residential autistic-led events in the UK for two decades.</p><p>We've got an international autistic-led *online* event on this weekend, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OnlineAutscape2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineAutscape2025</span></a> “More <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AutisticJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutisticJoy</span></a>”. Fee: £20. All money raised goes towards the cost of future events.</p><p>We'll have presentations, performances and community! See <a href="https://www.autscape.org/2025/programme/schedonline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2025/programme/sc</span><span class="invisible">hedonline</span></a></p><p>Please follow <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@autscape" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autscape</span></a></span>. Thanks!</p>
AUTSCAPE<p>Only three days to go until <a href="https://c.im/tags/OnlineAutscape2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineAutscape2025</span></a>! Registration remains open!</p><p>Music is an essential source of joy to many autistic people. At Online <a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a>, we are not just talking, we are sharing our music! All performers on the programme are autistic and some are music professionals.</p><p>Join in to hear performances by:<br>- Katja Gottschewski, Meri Bourgeois and Martijn “McDutchie” Dekker on 8th February, 19:00-19:30 GMT<br>- James Pelham, piano recital on 8th February, 20:30-21:00 GMT<br>- Madge Woollard, chillout classical piano on 9th February 14:00-14:30 GMT.</p><p>This autistic-led, autistic-run event is on from the 7th to the 9th.<br>Schedule &amp; info: <a href="https://www.autscape.org/2025/programme/schedonline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2025/programme/sc</span><span class="invisible">hedonline</span></a><br>Registration: <a href="https://www.autscape.org/2025/registration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2025/registration</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p>Please help <a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> out by boosting this for visibility. Thanks :)</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/AutisticJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutisticJoy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conference</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a></p>
AUTSCAPE<p>At <a href="https://c.im/tags/OnlineAutscape2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineAutscape2025</span></a> (7-9 Feb), we'll have <a href="https://c.im/tags/LightningTalks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LightningTalks</span></a>: participants are invited to hold a five-minute talk on any topic of their interest.</p><p>We are taking suggestions for 5-minute Lightning Talks until 5 pm GMT, Wednesday 5th February. Approved speakers get a £10 discount on the ticket. Those wishing to offer a lightning talk should contact Kacey by sending email to programme@autscape.org, indicating if they wish to speak on Saturday or Sunday. </p><p>More at: <a href="https://www.autscape.org/2025/programme/schedonline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2025/programme/sc</span><span class="invisible">hedonline</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a></p>
AUTSCAPE<p>An <a href="https://c.im/tags/OnlineAutscape2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineAutscape2025</span></a> “More Autistic Joy” highlight:</p><p>On the 8th of February at 20:00 GMT/UTC, Emily Slater, Lyric Schranz and Tokyo Attard from Malta will be presenting “Empowering Autistic Youth – Introducing the ACTIVATE Project”.</p><p>This autistic-led, autistic-run event is on from the 7th to the 9th.<br>Registration: <a href="https://www.autscape.org/2025/registration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2025/registration</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a><br>Schedule (still in flux): <a href="https://www.autscape.org/2025/programme/schedonline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2025/programme/sc</span><span class="invisible">hedonline</span></a></p><p>Please boost for visibility. Thanks :)</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Empowerment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Empowerment</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Advocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Advocacy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SelfAdvocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfAdvocacy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ACTIVATE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACTIVATE</span></a></p>
AUTSCAPE<p>Announcing <a href="https://c.im/tags/OnlineAutscape2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineAutscape2025</span></a> “More Autistic Joy”: Fri 7th – Sun 9th February 2025, Zoom + Discord</p><p>A follow-up to <a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape2024</span></a> “Autistic Joy”, this £20 online event reprises that theme. If you wish you'd been there last year, you don't want to miss this one! But we will also have plenty of new things for those who were there.</p><p>Among many other things, we will have a performance by the great autistic stand-up poet Kate Fox, a presentation by Joanna Ławicka on “The joy of autistic parenting”, a presentation on “Empowering Autistic Youth” by three young presenters from Malta, and the online version of our famed Sparklies in the Dark activity, a celebration of true autistic joy.</p><p>We will be using Zoom webinars to broadcast the presentations. In addition, there will be a space to socialise and organise participant-led activities on Discord.</p><p>Programme schedule:<br><a href="https://www.autscape.org/2025/programme/schedonline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2025/programme/sc</span><span class="invisible">hedonline</span></a></p><p>Registration will remain open until the event starts:<br><a href="https://www.autscape.org/2025/registration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2025/registration</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p>Note: Autscape is led and run entirely by autistic or otherwise neurodivergent volunteers; nobody is getting paid for this! Autscape is a small UK Registered Charity and all the money raised goes into running our events. Your online registration will help support Autscape and keep fees for future in-person events as low as possible (in-person venues have become a *lot* more expensive since the pandemic).</p><p>If you could help us out by boosting this and spreading the word, we would be very grateful. Thanks :)</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a></p>
AUTSCAPE<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> (the European “<a href="https://c.im/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> conference” in the UK) now has this brand new account on the Fediverse (Mastodon). Please spread the word!</p><p>We also have some dates to announce (more info will be announced here and on www.autscape.org when available). Please reserve in your calendars:</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/OnlineAutscape2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineAutscape2025</span></a> “More Autistic Joy”:<br>7th-9th Feb 2025, Zoom + Discord</p><p>In-person <a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape2025</span></a> “Evolving Autistic Space”:<br>4th-7th Aug 2025 @ The Hayes, Derbyshire</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a></p>
Panda | 판다<p>Booking for *online* attendance at <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/Autscape2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape2024</span></a> (theme: <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> joy) just opened: watch most of the main programme on Zoom, as well as join in a dedicated Discord group for social opportunities. <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> is ‘trying out a hybrid meeting’ where online attendees can interact with people at the live conference.</p><p>Online tickets are £10.</p><p>Booking: <a href="https://www.autscape.org/2024/registration/#online" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2024/registration</span><span class="invisible">/#online</span></a><br>Programme: <a href="https://www.autscape.org/2024/programme/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">autscape.org/2024/programme/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span></p>
Martijn "McDutchie" Dekker🇪🇺<p><a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/Autscape2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape2024</span></a> “Autistic Joy” is the 20th <a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> autistic-led conference/retreat.</p><p>Provisional main programme schedule now available: <a href="https://www.autscape.org/2024/programme/schedule" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2024/programme/sc</span><span class="invisible">hedule</span></a></p><p>Registration is open! <a href="https://www.autscape.org/2024/registration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2024/registration</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/neurodiversity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>neurodiversity</span></a></span></p>
Martijn "McDutchie" Dekker🇪🇺<p><a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/Autscape2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape2024</span></a> “Autistic Joy” registration is open!<br>28 August – 31 August @ The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire, UK</p><p>Programme of presentations:<br><a href="https://www.autscape.org/2024/programme/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">autscape.org/2024/programme/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Booking information:<br><a href="https://www.autscape.org/2024/registration/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2024/registration</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a><br>Prices include full board.</p><p>What is <a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a>:<br><a href="https://www.autscape.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">autscape.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>_____<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/neurodiversity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>neurodiversity</span></a></span> <a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conference</span></a> <a href="https://social.cybre.town/tags/retreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retreat</span></a></p>
Ferrous<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cstross</span></a></span> really important research! A few years on, and there's now a whole pile of research showing that Damian Milton was bang on the money when he described the 'double empathy problem' a decade or so back: empathy is hard, but it's easier to empathise (and communicate) with people whose experiences are similar to yours.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@scrappapertiger" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scrappapertiger</span></a></span> talked about this research (among other things) in their first <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> talk in 2019, 'Intense Connections'...</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@sonnyhallett/intense-connections-2e0ecd1bcbb8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/@sonnyhallett/inten</span><span class="invisible">se-connections-2e0ecd1bcbb8</span></a></p>
Ferrous<p>Feeling very lucky to be in a poetry workshop at <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> with the excellent Kate Fox and Janine Booth.</p><p>I half-misunderstood the section on barriers to writing poetry, and took it as a writing prompt.</p><p>So maybe I'll share my poem later about why I'm not a poet...<br><a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Autscape2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape2023</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a></p>