As harmful autism disinformation campaigns go, grievance parents‘ attempt to break off “ #profoundAutism” as a separate diagnosis via smearing #neurodiversity advocates is notable—mostly for its spitefulness. Select observations by @embergreen.bsky.social: thinkingautismguide.com/2026/03/debu... 1/

My autistic son is now an adult. I'd like to share some hard-earned wisdom with parents who are just starting out, so they can avoid some of the mistakes I made, and do right by their autistic kids. :) thinkingautismguide.com/2025/09/afte... #AutismAcceptanceMonth #autism #parenting

"Autism is not a tragedy. It is a big problem when people hear that autism is a tragedy. It makes people assume that autistic people’s lives must be bad because we are autistic. This means they don’t think about ways our lives could be better."

My autistic son is now an adult. I'd like to share some hard-earned wisdom with parents who are just starting out, so they can avoid some of the mistakes I made, and do right by their autistic kids. :) thinkingautismguide.com/2025/09/afte... #AutismAcceptanceMonth #autism #parenting

It’s Autism Acceptance Month! Want to participate? Excellent. The best choice is to listen, learn—and lean back to make space for autistic people & autistic-informed resources. We have advice about good (and bad) autism orgs: tinyurl.com/UsefulAutismOrgs #AutismAcceptanceMonth #neurodiversity

"Autism is not a tragedy. It is a big problem when people hear that autism is a tragedy. It makes people assume that autistic people’s lives must be bad because we are autistic. This means they don’t think about ways our lives could be better."

Spotted on lampposts all over downtown. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Spotted on lampposts all over downtown. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

1. In devastating news, the Supreme Court just ruled in favor of conversion therapy, a practice the UN calls torture. The ruling could have catastrophic consequences, writes Jackson in her sole dissent. The ruling comes on trans day of visibility. Subscribe to support our journalism.

1. Gov. Tony Evers has on multiple occasions pledged to veto any anti-LGBTQ+ bill that crosses his desk. Now, on Trans Day of Visibility, he delivered on that promise again, issuing five vetoes against anti-trans bills. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Happy International day of Transgender Visibility! All my homies say Trans Rights are Human Rights / anyone who's cool knows it too. We see you out there. Choose to be yourself and know that we have your back. Much love and respect today (and every day)! 🏳️‍⚧️ #transrights #transdayofvisibility

The NYT has repeatedly made clear that for its editors, the facts about gender-affirming care for minors are irrelevant to them as long as they can find a contrarian to highlight, a personal story to misrepresent, a rabid bigot to rely on, or data to skew. cc: @erininthemorning.com @katelynburns.com

The NYT has repeatedly made clear that for its editors, the facts about gender-affirming care for minors are irrelevant to them as long as they can find a contrarian to highlight, a personal story to misrepresent, a rabid bigot to rely on, or data to skew. cc: @erininthemorning.com @katelynburns.com

"Las familias de niños autistas con altas necesidades de apoyo no pueden conseguir acceso a cuidados porque seguimos votando por personas que no ven ese cuidado como necesario. [...] Es su culpa. No es porque personas como yo estemos acaparando todos los recursos."

This thread is important. "Profound Autism" is something used to invalidate the struggles of autistics that are less apparent. For example, me. I do most of the neurotypical stuff. I also stop being able to talk when emotionally overwhelmed & can't make sense of my environment when its too loud

If i tag you -- i'm desperate. I don't want watch another disabled person die of neglect. 🥲 @brittbutatwhatcost.bsky.social is a loving soul w/ a cat & deserves housing. please follow them OR MAKE POSTS / BOOSTS AT LEAST. shelter $1900 due 3/31 (morning) & ALARMING amount of health concerns⚠️😭

The Villages was once called “Trump Country.” Now this Florida community is gathering in huge numbers to reject the regime. #NoKings

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain. Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow. #NoKings

Huge turnout in St Augustine, Florida. #Nokings #staugustine

Besties since the 1960s. Did not expect to be protesting our government together sixty years later. #NoKings

The San Diego crowd is so massive that we can’t see the begging or end of the march! #NoKings #NoKings3 #NoKingsSD

To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️ It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.

Protest is part of disability history and how we support a better future. As communities prepare for No Kings protests, access and safety matter. Check out ‘Power in Protest’ for guidance on protest prep, accessibility, rights, and what to do if arrested.

7. This is the second org to correct the record and announce reaffirmation of support for trans youth. The American Psychological Association has recently done the same. www.erininthemorning.com/p/american-p...

1. The largest medical organization in the United States, the American Medical Association, has reaffirmed that gender affirming care for trans youth is medically necessary. It disavowed the New York Times reporting. Incredible development for trans youth. Subscribe to support our journalism.

I am not saying that Hoppers is a perfect movie, but I also do not remember the last time I laughed out loud so many times in a movie theater. (And we go a LOT, my son is a huge fan of movies in theaters.)

I am not saying that Hoppers is a perfect movie, but I also do not remember the last time I laughed out loud so many times in a movie theater. (And we go a LOT, my son is a huge fan of movies in theaters.)

No one is trying to tell you that you are not allowed to feel nostalgic for what Harry Potter may have once meant to you as a kid; they are literally just asking you to not fund their destruction.

I made a phone call! Yay me. Now I have to make another phone call. FML.

This article is darkly fascinating as an example of how transphobia infects your entire ideology. The core argument is that we should not believe people when they say they are trans, were sexully abused or have a mental disorder.

If you've never seen the awful Autism Speaks video in which Alison Singer talks about wanting to drive off a bridge with her autistic daughter, but won't because she also has a non-autistic kid, by all means watch—with the caveat that you can't unsee it: youtu.be/C7NTfZzS9b8?... #autism #parenting

While I canceled my @washingtonpost.com subscription a while back, today I removed the bookmark for their contributors' portal. I used to be thrilled to write for WaPo. Now, I am horrified by their complicity in and boosting of MAGA bigotry propaganda campaigns. History will not be kind to Bezos.

While I canceled my @washingtonpost.com subscription a while back, today I removed the bookmark for their contributors' portal. I used to be thrilled to write for WaPo. Now, I am horrified by their complicity in and boosting of MAGA bigotry propaganda campaigns. History will not be kind to Bezos.

"Having sat across from client after client sobbing thru the story of how a professional told them that the autism diagnosis they had been given—which led to so much personal growth—was incorrect [comparing skepticism of autism in women to lobotomies & eugenics] doesn’t seem like an exaggeration.”

A few years back, a friend of mine and I discussed how Robert Mueller’s report essentially said he couldn’t indict a sitting president so it asked Congress to act, which it didn’t do, while the January 6 committee asked the DOJ to take action on a former president, which it didn’t.

"Having sat across from client after client sobbing thru the story of how a professional told them that the autism diagnosis they had been given—which led to so much personal growth—was incorrect [comparing skepticism of autism in women to lobotomies & eugenics] doesn’t seem like an exaggeration.”

At yesterday's Independent Autism Coordinating Committee multiple comments indicated little progress for autistic ppl over the past 20 years, including concerns regarding the US's emphasis on ABA. Interventions & care in real world are often low quality, as IACC member @dsmandell.bsky.social said 1/

I am giving a talk next Wednesday (March 25) 12-2 pm Central, Autistic Sensory and Movement Differences: Strengths, Access, and Support: therapistndc.org/events/ Focus on autistic sensory processing and movement differences as foundational; understanding, access, and ethically grounded support.

A wonderful new podcast by @mx-joyner.bsky.social & @shubhab.bsky.social, parents of high support needs autistic kids! Unbound Futures is about trusting our kids, & trusting ourselves to learn along & with them—so they can learn to trust themselves/their own boundaries. unboundfutures.transistor.fm

There's only one autistic person on the new independent committee, and some members have advocated for making "profound autism" its own label. That is “not scientifically justified”, said @drstevenkapp.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Kennedy's overhauled autism committee is a "sham" stacked with anti-vaxxers, critics told me. But a rival science-focused committee had also had a rough start. Critics hope it's able to focus on evidence instead of members' personal views. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Finding our favorite comfort restaurant demolished was surprisingly not much of an issue for my son. But having to find a restaurant that works for both of us with no notice makes me fret, because he will eat french fries anywhere but I like to vet my food (bad selective eater childhood memories).

The California State Poppy Reserve is blooming like gangbusters this year! Check out the live camera feed (during California daylight hours): www.parks.ca.gov?page_id=31189

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

Finding our favorite comfort restaurant demolished was surprisingly not much of an issue for my son. But having to find a restaurant that works for both of us with no notice makes me fret, because he will eat french fries anywhere but I like to vet my food (bad selective eater childhood memories).

Now is not the time to ask your trans friends if they are okay. Now is the time to send your trans friends care packages, find them jobs, and ask your doctor about a HRT prescription you don't actually need.

The California State Poppy Reserve is blooming like gangbusters this year! Check out the live camera feed (during California daylight hours): www.parks.ca.gov?page_id=31189

Uta Frith "is stuck in a past of her own making and in past evidence. Meanwhile, far from a collapse, the autism spectrum shines on." @ejwillingham.bsky.social, in contrast, wields updated evidence in detailing Frith's recents swings and misses—in the TPGA newsletter: buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...