I don't know who needs to see this, but stomach issues are EXTREMELY common in autistic people. Some studies have found that up to 91% of autistic people have stomach issues (like constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain).

"Why Stimming is So Important for Autistic People" by @orion-kelly.bsky.social | #Disability #AutisticVoices #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #ASD www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2UV... "Don't say, 'Stop that!' Say, 'Does this help you? Are you going through something, and this is helping you?"

#Autism #Neurodivergent

#BookSky Five years on, 'Autism, Bullying and Me: The Really Useful Stuff You Need to Know About Coping Brilliantly with Bullying' (2020) by Emily Lovegrove still has much to offer on #autism and resilience. wp.me/s2oNj1-abme

“ #NIH has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into [studying] causes of #autism over the last three decades, and so it's disturbing to hear that it's all being dismissed.” #science #PedSky www.latimes.com/science/stor...

Are there more autistic people now? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #autism

RFK Jr.’s #autism rhetoric isn’t about freedom or equality—it’s about enforcing capitalist exploitation. This piece decodes his words and exposes the deeper system that devalues #autistic lives. open.substack.com/pub/autside/...

What does supporting someone with autism look like? Read more to find out how to support someone with autism. ferrygodmother.com/how-to-suppo... #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #TouretteSyndrome #disorder #autism #asd

The average American has three friends. Maybe that's all you need.

Why Autistic People May Be More Susceptible to Abusive Romantic Relationships www.thearticulateautistic.com/why-autistic... #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutismMom #AutismDad #AutismParent #Neurodivergent

Autism & Agoraphobia / Fear of Leaving Home - Sometimes agoraphobia is thought of as fear of crowds, or fear of the outdoors, but it’s more nuanced than that. Agoraphobia is really a fear of being in a situation where you don’t have control. aspergersautismnews.com/2020/04/29/a... #autism #autistic

Gone are the days where we blame autism on “refrigerator moms” who did not “hold their children enough” in their younger years. Yes, that used to be an accusation in the 1950s and 1960s. . That’s where autistic mice come in . aspergersautismnews.com/2022/01/02/a... #autism #autistic #neurodivergent

New from @rosebroderick.bsky.social: People with autism and parents of autistic kids are asking clinicians to erase their diagnoses and cancelling appointments with medical professionals over fears of a national registry www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/a...

A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas in a bid to raise awareness for autism.

There are high numbers of autistic people in the sciences. So one could argue that autism causes vaccines.

Rod Stewart pays for autism diagnosis of boy waiting for three years

1. The UK has announced autism tests for all transgender youth. In the United States, RFK Jr. is pushing autism registries. Fearmongering is spreading about autistic trans people. S. Baum in their latest breaks down the autism-trans scare. Subscribe to support our journalism.

The rise in autism diagnosis rates is real. The panic over an “autism epidemic”? Manufactured by the likes of RFK Jr., who has led the ignorant down a dangerous path of disinformation.

Is anyone surprised? . Bill Gates’ daughter reveals father has ‘Asperger’s syndrome’ after comments about autism spectrum - The 69-year-old billionaire Microsoft co-founder has never publicly shared his diagnosis www.the-independent.com/life-style/p... #aspergers #autism #neurodivergent

Greetings to Bluesky. I'm moving my account over from Twitter / X to Bluesky which seems far more welcoming to neurodivergent / autistic conversations. I'm looking forward to re-finding my companions here. #autism #autismspectrum #aspergers #neurodivergent