View past chats on this topic: November 3, 2019 and August 14, 2022. Research informs policies and practices that affect our lives as neurodivergent people. However, research agendas may not line up with community priorities, and research results aren’t always accessible. Today’s chat is about how we interact with research. #AutChat Thank you to @yes_thattoo […]

View past chats on this topic: October 6, 2019 and March 13, 2022. (You may also be interested in our other empathy chat.) Empathy involves different abilities and skills. For example, researchers often distinguish affective empathy (feeling distress, sympathy, or compassion in response to others’ emotions) from cognitive empathy (understanding what others think or feel). […]

View past chats on this topic: September 29, 2019 and February 27, 2022. Sometimes, one person’s accessibility needs conflicts with someone else’s. For example, one person may need a quiet classroom to be able to learn, while another person may need to be able to make noise. These are conflicting accessibility needs. #AutChat Q1: Have […]