Autistic Professor

28/11/2025

Next Wednesday I will be talking about autism and ageing at the Nunawading Library - a free event hosted by the Whitehorse Manningham Libraries

21/11/2025

Whoo hoo! I am beyond excited to have been awarded the 2025 Scarlet Stiletto Award. Thank you

05/11/2025

This will be fun - I will be talking about why communication breakdowns in the workplace are not due to 'poor' communication skills of autistic people (just different languages between neurotypes)
Event: AV - Annual General Meeting 2025
When: 24 Nov 2025 7:30 PM
Where: Online via Zoom

29/10/2025

One of the joys of exiting the full-time work force is having the time and energy to do the things that really matter

A pair of recent events held in October provided important opportunities for connection among the Yarra Ranges autistic community. Healesville-based author Sandra Thom-Jones, with support of grants from Yarra Ranges Council, was behind the second edition of Auti-magination, a published series of sto...

26/10/2025

I had a great time this afternoon talking to Sally on Out of the Pan about my new book, Autistics at Work. You can listen to the podcast here: https://www.3cr.org.au/outofthepan/episode/sandra-thom-jones-re-autistics-work
3CR (Melbourne)

Sandra Thom-Jones (pronouncerd Tom) re her excellent new book Autistics at Work

24/10/2025

Thank you to everyone who participated in our autistic parenting study and waited so patiently for the slow wheels of academia to turn. The first data paper is now published 🎉. We have paid for Open Access publication so it is free for everyone to download.

Background: Research into the experiences of autistic parents is limited, with the majority of existing studies focusing on pregnancy, childbirth, and raising infants. We sought to capture the experiences of autistic parents across the journey from pregnancy to parenting adult children. Methods: We....

16/10/2025

We have more than 30 active participants, but still room for more - and particularly keen to hear from autistic people aged 60 and over
QR code in the image, and link in the first comment

ALT TEXT: Autism and ageing project
I am an autistic author who writes fiction and creative non-fiction about the autistic experience.
Autism and Ageing: Sharing Our Stories is an exploration of the experience of ageing as an autistic person, told through the stories of autistic people over 50 from diverse backgrounds, locations, and ways of life.
As autistic people enter the later decades of their lives they encounter a stunning lack of awareness of autism in healthcare, social care, and aged care. We are invisible, our needs are unknown and unmet, and our chances of autistic-affirming care are minimal. Your support for this project will enable the voices of older autistic Australians to be heard. It will enable our needs and concerns to be shared with those responsible for providing the services and supports we need as we age.
If you are an autistic person aged 50 or over and you are interested in participating in the Autism and Ageing: Sharing Our Stories Project, you can find out more or register your interest in participating via the links in the comments.
The Autism and Ageing Project is supported through the Australian Cultural Fund.

05/10/2025

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/06/experience-autistic-person-in-the-workplace-realised-it-was-ok-to-ask-for-changes-after-40-years

Many autistic people face barriers due to stereotypes and ableist assumptions, including the belief that the neurotypical way of working is the only right way

29/09/2025

https://theconversation.com/from-refrigerator-mothers-to-paracetamol-why-harmful-autism-myths-are-so-common-266075

The science is clear: no link exists between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism. What lingers is the harm caused when powerful voices spread misinformation.

26/09/2025

I just got my first review on Amazon.
I love this: “It does what it says”. Thank you 😊

25/09/2025

While my heart goes out to autistic people and their families in the US as their leader spreads misinformation and hate, I could not help laughing when I saw this meme. The world is watching and united in support of autistic people, our dignity and our right to exist.

22/09/2025

Now, THIS is good journalism. It’s superb science journalism. Kudos to the Associated Press.
Let’s be clear here. THERE IS NO SCIENCE LINKING TYLENOL WITH AUTISM.
NONE
NADA.
Richard Feynman: Science is what we do to keep from lying to ourselves.