So incredibly proud at grateful to have spent the week in Prague at #INSAR2026 with these three amazing women. There’s nothing more fun at a conference than watching your mentees shine! 🥰

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We should no longer assume that Autism research isn't being done by Autistic Researchers It is! sometimes. We should NEVER assume that Autism research IS being done by Autistic Researchers It isn't! much of the time! AND we have to leave room for our closeted compadres, doing hard work in secret

Happy World Autism Day. Here is an Autism, ADHD, & AUDHD Starter Pack

THIS is by far my fav starter pack to share. BIPOC Autistic people are among the least heard population when it comes to raising Autistic voices. White supremacy abuses our Neurokin and our research has done little to abate that problem Consider following! We need to listen more to these folks!

Happy World #Autism Acceptance Day! 💐♾️🌈 There are a million things to learn from #actuallyautistic people on this app…go find them and elevate their stories! 🫶🏼

With #autismacceptancemonth coming up, remember: for many of us who are #autistic, it can be triggering more misinformation, performative advocacy, and mockery. And the lack of Black autistic faces remains! It’s not all sunshine & rainbows. Thank you to those who truly see & support us year round 💐

Another for my fellow #autistic s Many resources here. And the research at the bottom is listed at the end of each article. Really well done. Thank you so much @autisticexperience.bsky.social autisticexperience.substack.com

Presuming competence is obviously not the only reason why you should never speak about autistic kids or adults like they’re not right there in the room with you—but it’s damn good reason. More on the topic from Mel Baggs, *sniff*: ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/a... #autism #autistic 2/2

And! On this World Autism Awareness Day, please support #autistic creatives and authors! Hearing FROM autistic people rather than ABOUT them from others is a powerful way to shift the conversation and increase representation. #books #disabilityrights

Come work with me! 🙌🏼 My lab is hiring a full-time research associate to support projects related to neurodivergent motor & visual development. (Makes a great gap year job! 😉) #psychology #autism #biomechanics #umich #disability (Postdoc ad coming soon! 👀) careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

SO MANY autistic people have dyspraxia, or Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), which "affects motor coordination and planning in both children & adults. It's recognized globally as a distinct neurological condition that impacts daily life activities." dyspraxiahub.com-uk.com/about-dyspra...

Predictable display of unabashed mediocrity…and as usual, they’ll leave a trail of destruction in their wake as they bro off into the sunset to start the new jobs their dads got them working for “an old friend from the club”… 😑 www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Yikes 😅

Uta Frith said masking isn’t real, late diagnoses were probably wrong, and non-speaking autistic people who write may be lying. She admitted she had no proof. None of it was challenged. I wrote the response she didn’t get: www.canarysend.co.uk/canarysendbl...

annsautism.blogspot.com/2025/06/auti... May be helpful for those that prefer modern research findings, grounded in curiosity, deep listening, and humility in knowing when we could have done better in the past.

Don’t sign a #cheatbot into #Canvas, folks…& ✨please✨ don’t upload someone else’s IP to it. #AI can be a useful tool when used ethically & appropriately, but I’m begging students, don’t outsource all of your critical thinking & learning. We need your minds to build a better future. 🫶🏼 #academicsky

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 THIS. Why deny someone access to part of their identity?

@clareharrop-phd.bsky.social beautifully articulates all of the benefits and challenges associated with developmental research on #autism in this new paper. This will be a great ref to point people to when they want to understand the work we do…thanks Clare! 👏🏼 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

FYI: The switch to requiring the new NIH Biosketch format via SciENcv has been delayed until May. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Between seeing the Shostakovich 5 in person in October and the Estonian Philharmonic Choir’s Arvo Pärt program tonight, this season of UMS has checked two of the items I’ve had on my performing arts bucket list since college. What a treat! 🥰🎶

Beyond proud of my friend and colleague @drshannak.bsky.social who gave a beautiful, moving acceptance speech for the CEW+ Inspire Award honoring their work advancing equity for people of marginalized identities. Shanna embodies radical authenticity, & I’m so thankful to be in community with them. 🫶🏼

Nerds assemble! I need recommendations for a speaker who can talk not only about the growth in awareness of ADHD/autism in the UK, and the importance of accommodations etc., but also the sociological aspects of underdiagnosis/stigma in women/minority communities etc. Pls repost for wider reach, ta.

It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me. Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

🇵🇷 👑 🇺🇸 King shit. What a great day to be Latina! 💃🏻🕺🏻 In the middle of this hot mess timeline, at least we had the #BenitoBowl!

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s picks for a key autism panel include members who tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are “poisoning children.” One doesn't know why she was chosen. www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...

Aged 18-24years? Newly Identified Autistic, or maybe you have clients you'd like to refer to our Discovery Programme? 6 weeks starting 18th Feb 2026 Neuro-affirming Find out more about your Autistic identity Build community support Funded spaces available thrivingautistic.org/discovery-pr...

the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex

Charlie Mackesy’s messages are always so timely each time I revisit his work. Thankful for #art and its ability to remind us to hold on to our #hope and #humanity even in terrible storms.

Former colleague of color noted that they were frequently asked to be the outside member on dept faculty searches (often times 3-4 requests per year) and freq asked to chair committees dealing with DEI or Culture themes

The data show that when you let more women and racial/ethnic minorities into your academic society they tend to be overrepresented doing the service work of your society. Isn’t that interesting? #ACNP2026

figuring out the the SCIENCV bio sketch for NIH submissions feels distinctly like being told that I am rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic in the wrong way

👀 Currently seeking two new team members: (1) a doctoral student excited to learn about neurodivergent movement (Movement Science PhD program), (2) a postdoctoral trainee with significant prior experience analyzing motion capture OR medical records data, with proficiency in Python, R, and Visual3D.

Let’s finish 2 partially-done papers and a grant before the next semester starts. I’ll race you. Ready? Go! 🏃🏻‍♀️

This, but it’s email instead of chocolate.

You guys next week I get to do an R workshop that I’ve been wanting to do for FOUR YEARS. I finally hit the trifecta of registering fast enough, maintaining a (mostly) empty calendar for 2 whole days, and not having relatives in town. What a rush. 😮‍💨 Adulthood is weirder than I thought it would be.

New (free!) paper out describing our AASPIRE Suicide Prevention Project team's collaborative work to develop a new program focused on suicide prevention for the autistic community. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!

Write more grants write more grants write more grants. I feel like I'm out here buying endless *expensive* lottery tickets. Meanwhile the actual research piles up because there are only so many hours in a day.

A reshare from Sabrina Guerra (Neuroclastic 2022) When the rights of abled people take precedence over those of disabled people, our great shame is evident, and we must not consider ourselves a modern, progressive society. neuroclastic.com/arresting-ab...

“Your job is not to turn in completed assignments; it's to learn how to think.” Ted Chiang‘s succinct summary of the issue with using AI in education. I’m not a sports guy but the athlete metaphor he uses in this interview is pretty spot on.

A groundbreaking children's television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet. #disabilities #autism #PBSKids #AAC

The Coalition of Autism Scientists have entered the chat: “The data cited do not support the claim that Tylenol causes autism and leucovorin is a cure, and only stoke fear and falsely suggest hope where there is no simple answer.” www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/aut...

Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it? share.google/bxzgi0hMPCFT... Useful debunking, from the science writers.

Important information to share in the wake of disinformation-visual created by @neurodivergent_lou on FB.

“Three deeply compassionate autistic experts” is such a lovely and accurate description of these fine folks. 🫶 Great read!

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Read this if you want an encapsulation of what RFK jr is doing to autism research. Then imagine what happens when each NIH institute has an ideological overseer who has final say on funding priorities and funding decisions, as they intend to implement