Matthew Harrison 🔬+🕹+🧠

Thanks to my Twitter/X community - it's been fun. There is a big shift in education and neurodiversity towards the social platform Bluesky so I'm going to see how I like it. You can find me at bsky.app/profile/hattde… - reach out and say hi. Still be here as well (for now).

@alexburns Thanks Alex - I'll have a read.

Universal Design for Learning and building more neuroaffirmative cultures for staff and students at universities (@hattdesigns: this might be a useful article to possibly share): timeshighereducation.com/campus/rethink…

@alexburns @EduMelb Thanks Alex - look forward to reading this!

This might interest you @EduMelb valued former colleagues & @hattdesigns in particular: theguardian.com/games/2025/jul…

POSITIVE ABOUT ADHD! Are you between 18-25 years with a diagnosis of attention-deficit & hyperactivity (ADHD)*? You're invited to participate in research developing a new questionnaire about people's positive attitudes toward their ADHD. *They ask for evidence of ADHD diagnosis

Today I presented study by @BethFearon96 from her thesis I supervised w/ @DrAmyPearson's support, at @portsmouthuni's Exploring Childhood and Youth: A Cross-Disciplinary Hybrid Symposium. Thread summarising, & access to, our @AutismAdulthood paper: researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/publication… 1/

@IAmIronMan42522 “ I would like to dedicate this to autistic people everywhere. Everyone deserves to have a happy and fulfilling life. Everyone.” Wonderful words Jim

“Autism Is of the Essence” medium.com/invisible-illn…

I wanted to write an article to chronicle what I have learned these last three years and the people that I’ve welcomed into my heart. This is for the autism community and for our future… “Autism Is of the Essence” (Please see the next tweet for the link. Thank you.)

@drstevenkapp Congratulations Steven - you’re a leader in our field and have forever changed the game for our community. Thanks for your work

Today I reached 10,000 citations - let this be a lesson that it's never too late to publish from your PhD. In fact, only today did I have my final acceptance of updated adaptations of an unsubmitted 2015 chapter of my '*pre*-dissertation'. 2 of these papers are not yet published.

One way to be Autistic and Living the Dream is to have your first first-authored paper published (in the top autism journal @AutismAdulthood) on Autism Acceptance Day! Congratulations, @social_parasite, and important research on autistic adults' experiences w/ substance services.

New original research! I’m delighted to share my (open access, Autistic-led, coproduced) paper with you about auditory environments and how they influence the link between #ActuallyAutistic traits and quality of life, due to sound sensitivity. tiny.cc/SoundQoL

Fr: Alex Kidman A very useful (and neat) update to Apple Maps today, adding indigenous place names and details across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand — here’s the rundown of what’s new: alexreviewstech.com/apple-maps-add…

Overdiagnosis? Seems timely to reshare... In CAMHS, little evidence of overdiagnosis of emotional disorders, rather the opposite - many children and young people with diagnosable mental health disorders not receiving a clinical diagnosis or timely help. doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.1…

Super excited to see this: "Nintendo Joins Cross-Industry Effort 'Accessible Games Initiative' As Founding Member" 🔗nintendolife.com/news/2025/03/n…

Autistic vs non-autistic adults did not differ "on general lie frequency, which medium they used or who they lied to"? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… but autistics reported "more guilt, feeling less confidence in their likelihood of being believed and increased difficulty when lying"

60 years ago, a group of brave civil rights organizers marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in the pursuit of justice and equality. Today we’re reminded of their courageous sacrifices, and tasked with the responsibility of doing what we can to carry forward their work.

@alexburns Thanks - reshared!

This may be relevant to you @hattdesigns.

📢Survey for autistic uni students in UK on your support experiences & needs developed from community-based participatory research w/ autistic & non-autistic students & disability support staff. Pls share widely🙏 Scan QR code in flyer -> send drafted email to receive direct link

Why including people with disabilities in the workforce and higher education benefits everyone buff.ly/41d9qgi

@alexburns Yes it was a pretty innovative title when it released (and I believe is one of the top selling games of all time?)

The video game that foresaw contemporary neoliberal life: theguardian.com/culture/2025/f… Have you ever played it @hattdesigns?

Good to welcome @hattdesigns Sarah Timperley and Jessica Riordan to @UoP_CIDD @portsmouthuni to learn about the exciting findings of the @UniMelb Neurodiversity Project. On Valentine’s Day good to show love for neurodivergent students and staff (see unimelb.edu.au/neurodiversity)!