AuDHD Speech & Language Therapist - Research student - Teacher - Trauma survivor - Co-founder Neurodivergent SLT Network - Disability justice - Keynote speaker - Poet - Blogger - Views my own. Http://linktr.ee/jodeesimpson Http://linktr.ee/ndsltukhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3m4vth5fbf22qRe/imagining professional identity in speech and language therapy as inspired by neurodivergent SLTs @ndsltuk.bsky.social @naitscotland.bsky.social https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLupgyjMJCl6ZNP7AyQ4r8BEiYE4MIX-gs&si=AN0z8IaN5BdGandc05 Nov 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vth5fbf22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lzne7nq3ws2rStatement from the Neurodivergent SLT Network UK We, the Neurodivergent SLT Network UK, strongly condemn President Trump’s recent claims that paracetamol causes autism. These statements are not only scientifically baseless—they are profoundly harmful.25 Sep 2025 06:47 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzne7nq3ws2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lzeayt7ovc2uExciting news! The final manuscript of our collective book has now been submitted and will be published in the spring- jeep an eye out for pre-ordering soon. Thanks to our editor Claire Westwood for pulling us all together for this amazing book. https://www.jr-press.co.uk/product/breaking-barriers-disabled-and-neurodivergent-slts-changing-practice/21 Sep 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzeayt7ovc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lxceilzwb22nI keep listening to myself in my first postgraduate researcher Vlog !!! This statement might sound a bit vain… but speaking from the child with special needs who couldn’t read independently till age 11 or talk to anyone without crying for years… it makes me feel pretty good to see my confidence ♥️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxceilzwb22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lxcdivsqtc2dI have been accepted to present my research at this year's RCSLT conference. My research explores the professional identity concepts of neurodivergent SLTs using Agential Realism Diffractive Methodologies. Don't be fooled by the title! Agential Realism uncovers the stories we don't usually hear..26 Aug 2025 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxcdivsqtc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lurjfwax3k2hI’ve made this video for my research study supervisor after they requested a “noddy” version of a very upside down research methodology that I’m using. I’m not sure though I’ve achieved this 🤣 let me know what you’re thinking in the comments below ⤵️ https://youtu.be/zYst-AfubkM?si=USWfH--HNWYTm6ap&utm_source=MTQxZ #diffractivemethodology25 Jul 2025 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lurjfwax3k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3luqh2dntvc2aI recorded a podcast at RCSLT to give a response to their report on the experiences of disabled SLTs. The headline…? … “there is ableism and discrimination in the SLT profession”!!! No mincing of words in this report. No watering it down. It’s sobering. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rcslt-royal-college-of-speech-and-language-therapists/id1523073475?i=100071868948224 Jul 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqh2dntvc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lt2h6r2dx22hJust found out that I won joint first prize for my poster presentation at @leedsbeckett.bsky.social PsyCEN PGR conference 🎉 http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.16363.0464303 Jul 2025 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2h6r2dx22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lstzv7er4s2mCelebrate with us! https://youtu.be/F4iDC4u6mFs?si=d4vvkDCIZ5cZveLG30 Jun 2025 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstzv7er4s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lmnha6cpzs26Neurodivergent lived experiences: Redundancy https://jodeesimpson.wixsite.com/glitchedscripted/post/standing-on-the-slash12 Apr 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmnha6cpzs26https://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lksld4o4kk2iLove networking at conferences. Excited about #ASLTIP Therapy Talks day tomorrow. This is how I subtly propose my preferred small talk topic. With a homemade badge 🤣 #accessibility #mySLTday #AuDHD20 Mar 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lksld4o4kk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lkj3w5sfxs2nThank you to @NAITScotland for inviting me to talk @ndsltuk.bsky.social published by #RCSLT For inclusive workplaces, psychological safety, authenticity, normalising accessibility, celebrating difference https://youtu.be/ncQlBi1pdUQ?si=43cn5yXcxBd2TmeW16 Mar 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkj3w5sfxs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3li7fjokfwk2tGetting ready to speak at PBS UK conference 2025. Great line up of speakers. Tickets selling fast. Click here to book your place now: PBS Good Practice Conference: Learning from Our Mistakes - Professional Humility in PBS https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pbs-good-practice-conference-learning-from-our-mistakes-professional-humility-in-pbs-tickets-1042808697887?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile15 Feb 2025 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3li7fjokfwk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lhv4bao6nk2jReally happy to be speaking at this event about the experience of writing guidelines for neurodivergent speech & language therapists. The talk will be available on my YouTube channel and on @ndsltuk.bsky.social website soon [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2025 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhv4bao6nk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lfwefg4crs2y#Speechies in the UK. Have you read our guidelines for supporting neurodivergent SLTs yet? This is more than a ‘how to’ document, it challenges the beliefs we hold about ways of being an SLT. Embracing diverse ways of being and doing better serves the diverse populations we support17 Jan 2025 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfwefg4crs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lfwefg4crs2y#Speechies in the UK. Have you read our guidelines for supporting neurodivergent SLTs yet? This is more than a ‘how to’ document, it challenges the beliefs we hold about ways of being an SLT. Embracing diverse ways of being and doing better serves the diverse populations we support17 Jan 2025 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfwefg4crs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lems2cuqyc2uMy year of mental health recovery in rhyme … https://jodeesimpson.wixsite.com/glitchedscripted/post/ending-well31 Dec 2024 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lems2cuqyc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3ldnfjrxwkc2dWhat have you read or learned that was a “turning point” or “epiphany” moment? This paper feels like a turning point for me in my understanding of what decolonisation is all about. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/1/3719 Dec 2024 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldnfjrxwkc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lcy4d5retk2oOur new publication written by 16 co-authors from @ndsltuk.bsky.social and published by RCSLT is now available online https://www.rcslt.org/news/new-guidance-to-support-neurodivergent-slts/10 Dec 2024 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcy4d5retk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lcxx5ntmmc2oThat’s me enrolled at uni again for my Masters. Time to raid the library for some Christmas holidays brain stimulation 🤣 Happy place 🥰10 Dec 2024 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxx5ntmmc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lct3b6ywy226Leading this project with 16 neurodivergent co-authors from @ndsltuk.bsky.social has been so rewarding & supporting self-awareness. But we need allies to reframe narratives from disorder>difference & address implicit bias & ableism. YES to thriving, not striving 🧡❤️♥️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Dec 2024 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lct3b6ywy226https://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lcgaednbgk2gI’ll be speaking about the groundbreaking guidelines for neurodivergent employees, published by RCSLT, why they were written and how to use them to support ND colleagues and create inclusive, psychologically safe workplaces. 5th December 2pm https://bdcpartnership.co.uk/connected-on-ability-inspire-and-enable-festival/03 Dec 2024 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgaednbgk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lccqguvplc2gSo glad the topic of #linguisticracism is being studied. I see this systematically when using speech and language assessments standardised on majority white populations but used with global majority in inner city areas [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2024 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lccqguvplc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lbuv6kuui22uAims of speech and language therapy…? “Effective communication is connecting with another human being in a way that brings joy to both people” (my words)… is “joy” not a life goal that all humans share in common?26 Nov 2024 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbuv6kuui22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lbkvfepcu22zThe purpose of speech and language therapy in this week’s sessions… ? 🧡 connection 🧡 there is nothing more beautiful than the moment when a child with a profound learning disability and their communication partner connect in moment of shared joy 🧡♥️❤️ Communication is really about Connection. ⭐️Magic⭐️22 Nov 2024 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkvfepcu22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jodeeslt.bsky.social/post/3lbehide2jk2i“Reasonable adjustments aren’t fair” is a comment I’ve heard a lot when asking for support. Thoughts… 1) The nature of our challenges are misunderstood 2) I don’t always have the words, energy or safety to explain 3) If everyone would benefit, why aren’t we making changes to benefit everyone?20 Nov 2024 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:blbtmcpt7h7iilxusqyeb5ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbehide2jk2i