Nominations for public members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee are through Monday. This is an important opportunity for U.S. citizens to influence national autism policy; we need good research and advocacy that advance needs of autistic people www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

“Autistic ppl are a natural part of the human experience & society needs to affirm the value of ppl—even with significant disabilities. I don’t think eugenics is ethical or warranted in science or research.” @drstevenkapp.bsky.social to @juliametraux.bsky.social: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Interviewed by @juliametraux.bsky.social for @motherjones.com. Ableist misinformation will lead to harm of pregnant people and more eugenics, abuse, and services destruction against autistic people. We are descending to new depths, but lately I also think about old-fashioned normalization... 1/

This just in: sex causes autism. www.frontiersin.org/journals/int...

Tomorrow at 11am-1 pm ET/4-6 pm BST I'll present to Autism National Committee "Challenging the ‘Profound Autism’ Label: How Severity Scores and IQ Tests Obscure the Strengths of Nonspeaking Autistics" Registration is free but required in advance, at autcom.org or via us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Hi! We are a part-time (can work alongside) online ("live" *options*; costs the same in/outside the UK, can study from everywhere) MSc course on learning/intellectual disability, autism, and neurodiversity. Students have own tutor. We are recruiting for this term: www.port.ac.uk/study/course...

Proud to teach on the MSc in Psychology and Learning Disability. @uoppald.bsky.social! It’s part-time & online, so students may meet in person for 1st time at graduation as below. It’s not too late to apply for this term, although next week is induction week & teaching week after, so act quickly!

Someone who practiced medicine w/o a license, chemically castrating autistics, has access to vaccination data despite a lack of scientific background & skill. The antivax+ movement belongs to moral model & falsely blames parents for their decisions (Kapp, 2022). www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...

NEW #AUTISM RESEARCH (@gavrobstew.bsky.social + @proffrancescahappe.bsky.social): Nearly 90% of middle-aged and older #autistic adults are undiagnosed in the UK; autistic adults are facing higher rates of mental and physical health conditions as they age www.kcl.ac.uk/news/up-to-9...

If you are an #Autism researcher who has had their federal research grant from NIH/HHS on autism canceled, I'd like to speak with you. My signal is Emgarcia.85 #AutismSky

Jiedi Lei is hiring 3 postodcs (2 yrs w/ opp. to renew) to join a new @oxforduni.bsky.social project to develop a strengths-based assessment toolkit for neurodivergent children & youth. Apps due Sept 3 at 12 pm. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... Early Years x 2 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... Adolescence

the latest special issue in @journalautism.bsky.social is out! The Social Model in Autism Research guest edited by @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @dramypearson.bsky.social Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist plus @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social from the permanent editor team journals.sagepub.com/toc/auta/29/...

💻Live Q&A - Autism, Gender and Queerness 🗓️Tuesday 12th August at 7.30pm. With @tanyaadkin.bsky.social and @kmunday.bsky.social #ActuallyAutistic 1/6

"The autism diagnosis is based on accts by largely non-autistic ppl, yet only autistic ppl possess the expertise of direct lived experience, & many autistic ppl demonstrate enhanced scientifically based understanding of autism as well." @drstevenkapp.bsky.social: www.frontiersin.org/journals/int...

Apps due Aug 6 for a postdoc w/ Jiedi Lei to explore character strengths in neurodivergent children & young ppl (qual & quant methods, design w/ co-production w/ CYP, their families, & practitioners, co-facilitating training workshops, creating psychoeducation content): my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Emily Jerram (an Autistic trainee clinical psychologist) still needs autistic men participants for an interview-based study on autism and empathy (self-ID is okay). Options incl spoken (online or near London), written, AAC, or w/ support. Please email [email protected] w/ q's or to express interest

This is really a fascinating and useful paper. Here's a handy thread about it, because reading papers is hard (even ones like this).

In time for Disability Pride Month, @drmbothapsych.bsky.social’s thread on our Q-sort paper on how neurodivergent researchers understood what the neurodiversity movement is and should be (I loaded onto it being a social justice movement and led factor that it should promote genuine social inclusion)

On communicating: Research shows it works best when EVERYONE is more considerate, for example sharing & accommodating communication modes even if alternative, and double-checking to see if a message was understood—instead of making assumptions. Holly Radford et al: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

On 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act & during the Motormorphosis Conference for Nonspeakers, a thread on my new free paper w/ @juliettegudkne1.bsky.social (pre-Ed) Strengths of Speech Divergence: Implications for Assessment and Support. researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/publicati...

Important paper on autistic communication, backing up much of what we have been saying about monotropic communication (Subtheme 1.2 here): "Many contributors preferred, or found it easier, to attend to one channel of communication over others (e.g., tone of voice) suggesting monotropic processing"

Non-speakers deserve a full education: "We have "a critical need for research into (1) why people are often denied access to AAC, (2) the systemic effects of this denial, & (3) how we can ensure access to AAC from infancy and onward." By @jordynbzim.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Love dancing? Hate dancing? If you're #autistic, age 18+, in the UK, please take part in our survey (designed with autistic project advisors). We want to hear about why people don't dance, dancing at home (kitchen disco anyone?), socially, or at dance classes. For more info: tinyurl.com/Aut-dance

PUBLIC LECTURE: My end of @leverhulme.ac.uk fellowship lecture is on the 24th of September! It will be in person at @durhampsych.bsky.social and also streamed online. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for...

Today's hearing on proposed execution date for Robert Roberson, a wrongly accused autistic man - even the former police officer who charged him regrets it - will be livestreamed in few min from 4pm BST (11am EDT, 8am PDT) on www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuaU.... Let's not play politics w/ facts, reason.

Today's hearing on proposed execution date for Robert Roberson, a wrongly accused autistic man - even the former police officer who charged him regrets it - will be livestreamed in few min from 4pm BST (11am EDT, 8am PDT) on www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuaU.... Let's not play politics w/ facts, reason.

Thank you @thinkingautism.com for highlighting our new study on nonverbal communication experiences of autistic adults! This one was an absolute treat to work on. With Holly Radford, @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, and Bronte Reidinger

“There is just too much going on there”: Nonverbal communication experiences of autistic adults. Our free paper led by my PhD student Holly Radford & @bronteweissman.bsky.social (adapted from her thesis) w/ Ashley deMarchena. Holly delivered talk on it: INSAR 2023. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

I am excited to share that my team here at the at the Social Connections and Treatment Lab at the Life Course Outcomes Program at the AJ Drexel Autism Institute, and we are looking for a full-time Research Associate! For more information and to apply: careers.drexel.edu/mob/cw/en-us... (1/)

Happy our paper on autistic adults’ experiences of nonverbal communication is out (free): journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... Led by my PhD student Holly Radford and @bronteweissman.bsky.social and senior authored by Ashley deMarchena. Read more: neurosciencenews.com/asd-nonverba...

New preprint: Open data in autism research: the views of autistic people and parents of autistic children osf.io/preprints/me... Led by @hannahhobson.bsky.social w/ @dramypearson.bsky.social Audrey Linden @cmanning.bsky.social @fsedgewick.bsky.social @lauramaycrane.bsky.social #AutRes #OpenSci

Hey All- we are deep in the swing of data collection season for our MSc, and some of the students are looking for autistic/ADHD adults for a study (see poster below). Please share if you can.

Institutional care isn't optional under Medicaid. Home and community based services care is optional. Cutting Medicaid will lead to more people losing HCBS and be forced into nursing homes, as I wrote for @motherjones.com in January. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The House just passed the budget. I'm a disabled person first before being a journalist. I'm so sorry to my disabled friends whose healthcare is now at risk.

Today my birth and adopted/"naturalised" countries, the US and UK, voted to reduce health and social care from disabled and poor people. These cuts were led by the red parties (Republicans and Labour), because both are run by the rich and will pay for these bills in the same colour: blood.

Thanks for positive feedback, @chloeapter.bsky.social! The MSc in Psychology and Learning Disability is free, online and part-time, so you can complete it alongside work etc. anywhere. "Live" sessions are optional, in the UK early evening. Same cost in/outside the UK. www.port.ac.uk/study/course...

In case you missed it, a presentation by our Director Beatriz López. @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, and @eminegurbuz.bsky.social delivered a good practice research showcase on Creating an inclusive research culture for neurodivergent researchers, as part of the Uni's Research Culture Connect-Fest.

As Autism Acceptance Month (AAM) comes to a close, with disability benefits internationally under threat, here is a summary of my papers since the last AAM to demonstrate autism acceptance means recognizing and supporting disability, rather than weaponization/co-option ('neurodiversity-lite'). 1/

📣 Latest article from Autistic School Staff Project - the experiences of autistic teachers in Poland 📣 Many challenges but strongest findings yet on monotropism. Questioning the inclusivity of current expectations of teachers. Open access - please share! 👇🏻🇵🇱 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

FINAL PUSH! EHRC Consultation ends 30th June PIP cuts first parliamentary vote on 1st July How we can fight this: Mutual aid Email your MP Protest Take part in the EHRC consultation Every action helps!

These life-and-death times make for unusual collaborations. @dallasnews.com features letter to the editor on unjust execution awaiting autistic man. Matthew Belmonte, Simon Baron-Cohen, Connie Kasari, @juliettegudkne1.bsky.social and I, and Kristen Gillespie-Lynch. www.dallasnews.com/opinion/lett...

POSITIVE ABOUT ADHD! Are you between 18-25 years with a diagnosis of attention-deficit & hyperactivity (ADHD)*? @slukito.bsky.social invites you to participate in research developing a new questionnaire about people's positive attitudes toward their ADHD. *Evidence of ADHD diagnosis will be sought.

Autistic led research searching for autistic American participants!! Please email me or message me if you are interested and want to know more :) #autism #autistic #autismresearch #asd #actuallyautistic #audhd #autisticresearch

Happy Autistic Pride Day - it gets better for autistic transgender youth. 🏳️‍⚧️ New paper in time for Pride Month. While most autistic youth gain anxiety over time, most gender-diverse youth's anxiety reduced, related to earlier receipt of gender-affirming healthcare. www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

@georgiarivers.bsky.social and I can finally share our Cervical Screening for Trans+ Autistic People: A Self-Advocacy Zine #AutResearch #AutismResearch 🎓🌈 autisticltd.co.uk/2025/06/13/c...

The Department of Energy is trying to get rid of accessibility requirements for new construction via rulemaking. This unprecedented move, which seems to be illegal, could be the blueprint for other federal agencies to follow. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Resesearchers, can you help? My wonderful MSc student Esther is recruiting NOW for an online interview study on how uni-based academic/clinical researchers think and talk about neurodevelopmental diversity in their everyday work (postdocs + up). We've had loads of spam sign-ups, so really need YOU!

IT’S NOT TOO LATE for the government to change course. Keir Starmer is being advised to urgently pause the Government's plans to cut disability & health benefits by Parliament's work & pensions committee who say they should not go ahead without a comprehensive impact assessment Contact your MP, NOW