The work we do to advocate for people with speech-related #disabilities is more important than ever. To celebrate SIX years of hard work, we want to raise $10k by 10/10, our 6th birthday. Share our birthday #fundraiser far and wide so we can meet our goal! lnk.to/pledge [Video: Bob... (1/3)

Fellow journalists: I will not quote Alison Singer of the Autism Science Foundation as an autism expert because of the harm she's caused. Maybe you shouldn't either.

We know that nonspeaking people have #MoretoSay. October is AAC Awareness Month, and AAC app maker @assistiveware.bsky.social is celebrating with a short AAC understanding video. Please watch, take to heart, and share. youtu.be/jGpglhW7I54?... #AACawarenessMonth #nonspeaking #neurodiversity

"Accessing the supports my autistic son needs can be brutally difficult, especially as he and his peers transition into adulthood. But unlike grievance parents, I believe my son deserves respect and understanding—not grievance parents’ relentless exploitation of their children as burdens."

Reporters & @nytimes.com, do better. Talk to folks like @fidgetsandfries.bsky.social, @jessdiaryofamom.bsky.social, @cosmickarmic.bsky.social, @lollardfish.bsky.social, @autisticenough.bsky.social who love and support their high-support autistic kids, and don't pretend their lives are pony parties.

I feel so awful for parents of newly diagnosed autistic kids right now, being drowned in such hateful nonsense. You deserve better. Your autistic kid deserves better. My kid was diagnosed 20 yrs ago; please let me give you hopeful advice: thinkingautismguide.com/2025/09/afte... #autism #parenting

Can you believe it's been a decade since #NeuroTribes came out? This groundbreaking, humane, endlessly entertaining history of autism and #neurodiversity now comes in a 10th anniversary edition, with a brand spanking new introduction by John Elder Robison: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/310415...

I went on CNN's One Thing podcast last week, talking about how absurd & ass-backwards last week's White House Big Autism Announcement was. But as not everyone listens to podcasts, here's a thread of the conversation: www.cnn.com/audio/podcas... #autism #TylenolDoesNotCauseAutism #neurodiversity 1/

If my writing about autism does anything, whether it be in my books, my columns or my reported stories, I hope it advances the idea that autistic people are whole human beings as they are with legitimate needs and inner lives that deserve to be told the same as other stories.

Things today's White House autism announcement did not do: -Discuss strategies to increase supports and services for autistic people/families -Highlight why autistic people and families deserve respect, not pity or fear -Endorse one speck of autism research that is not dangerous pseudoscience

Steve Silberman is not here to shout it — so it’s up to all of us. Vaccines don’t cause autism. Neither does Tylenol. (I mean seriously WTF?!?!) The “epidemic” of autism is the result of increased testing, broader definitions, and raised awareness. LOUDER.

Trump and Robert F. Kennedy's announcement about Tylenol and autism will have tons of negative implications for women's health. But it will also return society to when people blamed unloving mothers–aka "refrigerator mothers– for their autism. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

"Blue Envelope" programs have been created in some states and counties to try to reduce misunderstanding between drivers with disabilities and police, during traffic stops. @communicationfirst.bsky.social created a survey to hear what you think about these programs: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

This essentially is sending #autism discussions back sixty years back to the days when society blamed unloving mothers for their children becoming #ActuallyAutistic. It's going to inflict endless guilt among moms across the country. www.wsj.com/health/healt...

NEW @heardtell.bsky.social grown folk talk correcting revisionist history of Autism, RFK Jr, & dark parts of advocay w/@ericmgarcia.bsky.social iTunes podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l... Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/5lmQ... YouTube youtu.be/E_zpffelqpc Substack open.substack.com/pub/heardtel...

One year on, and I still see you everywhere. I love you, my friend. Thank you. @stevesilberman.bsky.social #neurotribes

We lost @stevesilberman.bsky.social 1 year ago. Steve wrote #NeuroTribes after asking, "why is it [mainstream autism] concerns are so divorced from the real problems that the people on the front lines of autism—autistic people & their families—were facing day to day?” tinyurl.com/NDequitableFuture

Autistic joy is an autistic commonality. And I worry about autistic people like my son who—because they thrive with intensive supports and have a communication disability—have their autistic joy dismissed, ignored, misidentified, or neglected. #autism #neurodiversity #autistic

The TPGA newsletter is live! This week, topics include autistic communication energy drain & measuring autistic burnout—plus a roundup of autism-related science, news, & culture that you won’t find anywhere else. Written by @ejwillingham.bsky.social; please subscribe: buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...

My first book We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation came out four years ago this month. It simultaneously feels like it came out yesterday and a century ago. I did it in hopes that people would take the needs of #ActuallyAutistic people seriously 1/ www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...

Some parents defend stories that violate their autistic children’s privacy, saying they have the right to be “honest”—but it is not honest to tell a story about two people while only including one person’s perspective. #autism #parenting #neurodiversity

Now would be a good time to buy my book We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation, which explores how cranks and hucksters exploited the increase in autism diagnoses to promote disinformation and stigma around #ActuallyAutistic people. www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...

I am grateful to be living in a home that is so often filled with JOYFUL noise. #NormalizeStimming #autism #neurodiversity

“When an oppressed group such as disabled people is forced to join a registry, we end up targets for abuse, not for assistance. And RFK Jr. has given us a real reason to fear such abuse.”

"If my attention is focused on something else, I may not be able to take in what you’re saying. If I’m focusing on what you’re saying, I may not be able to do anything else (or I may need to do something else to absorb excess attention)." @fergus.oolong.co.uk: thinkingautismguide.com/2019/02/star...

RFK Jr. says we're in an “autism epidemic.” Some families feel seen by his attention; others feel exploited. On “Radio Atlantic,” @hannarosin.bsky.social talks with Eric Garcia, the author of “We're Not Broken,” about how RFK Jr. has split the autism community.

#INSAR2025 keynote by Karen Adolph on movement and autism - as I cited her in my new autism as a lifelong sensory-movement neurodiversity paper: all behavior is motor activity and looking at caregivers' faces is rare among young autistic and non-autistic children. www.frontiersin.org/journals/int...

Must-read Q&A with Ari Ne'eman. hsph.harvard.edu/news/a-resea...

Really grateful @jordynbzim.bsky.social wrote this. While speaking autistic people have made their grievances known, non-speaking ones deserve a platform.

So thrilled that—after a 6 year hiatus—we will be hosting the #AutINSAR chat at #INSAR2025!. This discussion on autistic priorities for autism research will be held both IRL & here on BlueSky on Sat May 3rd, 12:45–1:45 PM Pacific time. 2019 AutINSAR summary: thinkingautismguide.com/2019/05/auti...

Over the past couple weeks, autism has been part of many conversations on here and in the news. Read my latest letter to the editor of @nytimes.com, available online and in print. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...

the thing I hate most about that rfk quote is that autistic lives have value and worth and beauty and dignity whether they are able to do the things other people do or not. no one is defined by ability or lack thereof and to frame divergence as lack is monster stuff, utterly godless

We WILL get through this onslaught of negativity about autism and autistic people. But crucially and right now, let's talk about what autistic people themselves want and need to feel safe and secure. Please share. At TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2024/05/what... #autism #neurodiversity 1/

ASAN, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, the Autistic People of Color Fund, Autism Society of America, Autism Speaks, The Arc, and others stand united: Autistic people deserve respect, support, and science-based policy, not dangerous disinformation. autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/lead...

Less than two days later, I’m sad to say that this piece is already outdated. The amount of damage that Secretary Kennedy is inflicting on autistic people and families is abhorrent.

RFK Jr. is claiming most of the CDC’s vaccine advisers have conflicts of interest. For those of you who don’t already know that he is a lying liar who lies, this is not accurate or true. At NPR: www.npr.org/sections/sho... Note: #VaccinesSaveLives and have nothing to do with autism.

We'll keep on bringing up dyspraxia—that is, disabling difficulties with motor coordination and movement—until all our affected community members understand that they are Not Just Clumsy. Also @autiebiographical.bsky.social has an excellent comic explainer: www.facebook.com/autiebiograp... #autism

Once again, you can buy my book to explain why Trump’s numbers about autism are just not true and he is distorting the history www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...

The complex trauma traits "helplessness, loss of autonomy, loneliness, isolation, & recurrent perceived or real danger" also underlie "the experience of being unable to rely on speech to be heard & understood in the absence of effective communication supports." autismspectrumnews.org/can-being-de...

"It’s easy to miss the human side of policy, legal compliance, the nitty gritty of efficient government. To get caught up in slogans about fraud or waste. That’s what Musk and Trump are counting on. And yet I see and hear the human side every time my son says “My dad’s name is David.” On @msnbc.com

Still true: "My high-support adult autistic son’s many medical appointments have become routine. Even so, I broke into sobs during a recent session. Despite years of consults and procedures, no one seems to know how to treat his debilitating headaches." www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/cli... 1/

A recent US presidential EO "refers to autism and other disabilities as 'a dire threat to the American people & our way of life.' This is fundamentally inaccurate. Autistic people have always been here, including before America existed. We aren’t new." autisticadvocacy.org/2025/02/asan... 1/2

Why parents of disabled students are alarmed by Trump’s pick Linda McMahon. @ericmgarcia.bsky.social writes why putting McMahon in charge or throwing out the Education Department would cause these already vulnerable students more harm. READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

Let’s Talk About Why My Autistic Son Is Fully Vaccinated. If you have concerns about vaccines and autism, please know that I’m here to reassure you, and answer your questions. thinkingautismguide.com/2024/12/why-...

We are going to be okay. Today I signed an offer letter. Next week I start work for my new employer. To everyone out there who provided support and encouragement, thank you so much for your help along the way. I'm so grateful and relieved our family gets to keep our home and stay in our community.

“what really bothers me … is there's this idea that autism is so terrible and finding something to blame on it rather than loving and accepting autistic people.” @ericmgarcia.bsky.social