Spotted the stall for the #DiscoveryDrum at the #AutismEuropeCongress. It quickly became my go-to place for fast #Proprioceptive input. It is usually sold with toys to hide and find for kids (was designed by an #Autism class teacher), but I asked can I just buy the drum. They realised now there's an adult market, and I bought one for 100 euro. I cannot believe the instant proprioceptive & immediate calming I get ( i can get my whole lower arm in from elbow to hand). www.discoverydrum.com
Spent the last 3.5 days at #AutismEuropeCongress and was so heartening to see the research happening around #Autism. Multiple presentations of research, and pretty much all the research was designed with the #DoubleEmpathyProblem at the forefront. It was a tonic to hear continuous neuro-affirming language.
Next step: increase diversity of people studied, to include non-speaking autistics, ethnic minorities, more people of colour etc.


