kimlockhartga , 7 hours ago

@martyn_clayton welcome! There are some authors here, and a ton of folks in the #bookstodon and #writingcommunity. I hashtagged them to help you find your people. Many of the writers are on the https://wandering.shop/about instance or the https://writing.exchange/about instance.

Also, there are groups. The biggest one is @bookstodon but simply typing @ bookstodon will not get you there. You need the full address which is @ [email protected]. (I put a space after @ just to show you the non-shortened address, which will become a shortcut link after you hit send.)

This page can help you find groups, and there is one about autism which might interest you: https://a.gup.pe/

Feditips is also extremely helpful:
https://fedi.tips/

Wishing you much success with your dissertation.