Let’s talk about physical health in autism—beyond the stereotypes. Join me + other amazing researchers for an AIR-P webinar on July 15 (2PM PT / 5PM ET) to bust myths on: * GI issues * Obesity * Stress & Hormones * Cervical cancer * Reproductive health Register: uclahs.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Happy Mother's Day to those celebrating. Here is an incomplete list of fantastic #ActuallyAutistics mothers for you to follow & respect: @autisticenough.bsky.social, @supernovaparenting.org, @drjmphan.bsky.social, @autisminblack.bsky.social, @fidgetsandfries.bsky.social, @autisticdoctor.bsky.social.

My first #INSAR2025 ✅. There were so many great #autism presentations & meetings. I got to sit beside the amazing TC Waisman, Kristen Gillespie-Lynch and Shoba Meera on a panel for student and trainees talking about participatory research. Then, I co-presented w/ Samantha Harker on #HEARD.

Join us May 5, 12–1 PM ET for a virtual seminar with Professor Tawara Goode: “Youth with Disabilities: Transition Through a Cultural Lens.” Hosted by CASSBI at George Mason University. Free and open to all. Register: go.gmu.edu/cassbi

The HHS Secretary made big statements about autism today—& missed the mark. He needs our data. Our stories. It’s #AutismAcceptanceMonth. Not Awareness. We’re not going back. Share how autistic people—yourself and/or your kids, students, clients—are showing up & contributing. #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

Join us on 4/14 12–1 PM ET for a virtual seminar with Dr. Millie Rincón-Cortés on modeling maternal adversity in rodents to study intergenerational effects. Learn how early life adversity affects brain reward systems, maternal behavior, & offspring development. Register at go.gmu.edu/cassbi.

We ended @gatlinburg.bsky.social with more fun and fellowship with Children's National Hospital Center for Autism crew in front of sunset San Diego, CA. #IDDRC #IDDResearch #Autism #AutismResearch #Conference #Pediatrics

Just wrapped up presenting a poster at the @gatlinburg.bsky.social! We reviewed what we know & don’t know about puberty in youth w/ neurodevelopmental disabilities. Much of puberty research leaves out ND youth. We need more inclusive studies, especially on ND-specific mechanisms.

For 2 yrs, @GMU_CASBBI students have been co-developing tools with #Parkinsons patients, care partners, and clinicians to improve communication & care. Partnering with Dance for PD®, they’re tracking #biometrics during Dance Therapy-unlocking the potential of movement. Support student-led research.

Team VIRTUE, @GMU_CASBBI NSF Research Traineeship, is breaking barriers to #DomesticViolence prevention in Northern VA. They partnered with local orgs (e.g., DC Peace Team) to bring Restorative Justice to survivors @ The Women’s Center. Support student-led, community-driven solutions like this.

We're proud to spotlight our FIRE initiative—#FirstResponders, Innovation, Research, and Exploration—@GMU_CASBBI for #MasonVisionDay! We're building a research & community partnership model to improve the health and well-being of #firefighters and first responders. Learn more: cassbi.gmu.edu/donate/

#MasonVisionDay is here! For the next 12 hrs, we spotlight community-driven research at the intersection of #SystemsScience & #Bioengineering innovation. Your donation powers: 🔬 Research 🤝 Community engagement 🎓 Student & trainee support 🧪 Cutting-edge tech & tools. Give today: cassbi.gmu.edu/donate

Excited to share our latest effort at @GMU_CASBBI! We’re launching a new initiative to improve #TransitionSupport for youth with #IDD, centering inclusion and community voice. Learn more about the panel at tinyurl.com/4ed96ztv #DisabilityInclusion #CommunityEngagement #Neurodiversity

New book release: "How to Support the Neuropsychological Health of the Vietnamese Diaspora." I am deeply honored to contribute chapters to this body of work addressing the intersection of #culture, #health, & #neuropsychology within the #Vietnamese diaspora. Link: tinyurl.com/2e44a54x

These senators voted to confirm Kennedy. They voted to decimate the world's premier health agency. They own this.

Upcoming Boycotts & Protests 2/28 – Economic Blackout 3/4 – #ProtectOurKids Protests 3/4 – 50501 Protests 3/7 – March for Science 3/7-3/14 – Amazon Boycott 3/21-3/28 – Nestlé Boycott 4/7-4/14 – Walmart Boycott 4/18 – Economic Blackout #2 4/21-4/28 – General Mills Boycott

New from me: A MacArthur genius fellow grantee has worked on helping #Neurodivergent and #ActuallyAutistic people enter the STEM fields. He was set to receive a $4 million grant. But Trump's war on DEI killed the grant. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

💾 ⬇️ www.democracynow.org/2025/2/28/in...

Join us for a free virtual seminar on Minority Stress in Autism with @drjlgreenlee.bsky.social! Learn about the challenges autistic young adults face in education, employment, and mental health. 📅 Monday, March 3, 12 PM ET. Link: go.gmu.edu/cassbi

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

The presidents of all universities should hold a press conference together at the National Press Club in Washington DC condemning the attacks on science and universities and outline the stakes for all Americans. 1/

Check your studentaid.gov account ppl. To my surprise, a $2k addition appeared in my account balance that I supposedly owed back in 2013. I wasn't enrolled in college during 2012-2013 because I took a gap year to work. I wasn't eligible to take out student loans during that period.

We, the People stand with you. And are SO sorry this is disrupting your lives. Go follow @altnps.bsky.social and @altcdc.bsky.social for further actions to take & keep the faith in a kinder, more heart-centered nation.

To all the civil servants who were unjustly fired from federal jobs, you didn't deserve this. We thank you for your service to this country and the world. We are a less safe nation today without you. May you find work where you will be appreciated for your talents, skills, and expertise.

I feel like I'm going insane every time I see a media story about DOGE that doesn't also mention the fact that the Government Accountability Office exists and performs the exact function that DOGE pretends to, only in a credibly constitutional, non-partisan, and conflict-of-interest-free manner

✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼 www.npr.org/2025/02/16/n...

In an episode of The Pitt, one of the docs asks an autistic patient how much pain he was in on a scale from 1 to 10 and his response was to ask if 10 was taking into account all of human history or just the most pain he ever experienced. I felt so seen. Like an 8 out of 10.

For 20 yrs, I have fought for our children's rights & am exhausted. Our disabled children don't deserve this. If these bills pass into law, our children will grow up in the same old world that institutionalized disabled people. Please call your Repub reps. (images cred: IG worldsokayestschoolpsych)

ATTENTION (PLEASE SHARE) If anyone has or knows of any positions that might be appropriate for the NIH staff members who were terminated, please post the information in this thread. There are lots of talented and accomplished people who may be looking for new opportunities.

From one of my NIH scientist/administrator friends yesterday. This the very real real-time cruelty of the thugs who have seized control of our government from us! #resist

This is the list of senators who voted to confirm RFK Jr. as head of HHS. If you are dissatisfied by their vote, call them today to express your dissatisfaction. They work for you. Download the 5 Calls app. It has your senator’s number to call and scripts you can use.

Howard University is now a R1 university, the first HBCU with a research one designation. H-U definitely knows!

Is your NSF grant on this list? Reach out if so! Ted Cruz released a list of grants flagged for DEI or "neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda" from his Oct. report. NSF is using keywords from that report for their review, though Cruz's list is likely larger. www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...

In the meantime, please go to your local town hall and share your stories with your elected officials. They need to hear from us. www.usa.gov/local-govern...

What comes next? 💙 #BuildTheResistance #50501

This is a shortfall overnight of ~35% of operating revenue. It's like yoinking $80 million out from under the rug of a university operating on $220 million. The UK🇬🇧 uni landscape is in crisis mode bc last year a temp hit of ~20% sent unis into severe austerity. The US just slashed ~35% #SaveTheNIH

Dear US scientists, We've been hearing a lot of questions of the form "Why aren't universities doing anything!? They need to speak out!" We can explain. It's bad news. We're on our own. But understanding why can help us all figure out our plan. Read along in thread 1/x 🧪

Indirect costs = the costs of keeping a university running. Heating and lighting it, the library, the IT department, HR, cleaning etc. The actual costs are perhaps 50-100% of the direct costs of research. This is a pillow on the face of academic research in USA.

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

📣 Since the response to my archive index of the CDC & FDA websites has been so positive, I'm tackling a much larger site: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS site is 10x larger than either the CDC or FDA sites, so this may take awhile... acasignups.net/25/02/07/lin...

Exactly! This includes many illegal EOs that either give the impression of "must comply" or unlawful compliance enforcement.

Here are the apps battling to be become the ‘TikTok for Bluesky’

We came together and told them that this is a failed leadership. We, the people, have real power. We're going to keep the pressure. #50501 #buildtheresistance r/50501 (reddit)

THIS ⬇️ "We at the American Journal of Public Health have no interest in following the president's prohibitions on language," APHA's Georges Benjamin tells Medpage Today. "We will publish things under our guidelines, under our ethical principles." www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo... 🔥

Information about tomorrow's mass protest across all 50 states can be found here: www.newsweek.com/50-states-an...

Jeffries: The constitution requires the president has the responsibility to take care that the laws are faithfully executed. Spending agreements passed through the appropriations process are law. When those laws are violated, the constitution has been violated.

Constituents attempting to visit Senator Tillis at his office in Greensboro were refused entry. That’s the people’s office paid for by the people. How dare they lock us out? #indivisible

Breaking news: Lambda Legal and ACLU are suing on behalf of PFLAG and GLMA to end Trump's illegal executive order banning trans care under 19 years old. The suit has been brought in Maryland. A similar suit was brought on behalf of PFLAG to end child abuse investigations in TX 3 years ago.

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth!