CDMRP cuts entire autism research program for FY2025. This is a major blow for #AutismResearch in the U.S. cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/2...

Development of PREPARE for Autistic Adults: An Adult Autism Training for Resident Physicians Designed with Autistic Adults and Family Members. @bn-hand.bsky.social details a program co-designed with #autistic adults to address gap in residents' education. READ shorturl.at/eVu7Q

Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals. So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

Important new insights on how to make consent materials and procedures more accessible when conducting research with autistic people and people with intellectual disability #AutRes www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10....

NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order The administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo 🧪 #AcademicSky @nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Findings from a high-profile study on autistic mortality are widely misrepresented by citing authors jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... with "potential repercussions for autistic people, including psychological distress, altered retirement planning, insurance denials, & exacerbated health disparities"

>70% of citing authors misrepresent findings on mortality in autistic people, often falsely claiming “people with autism die 16 years earlier” or have a “54-year life expectancy.” New OA paper with @drlaurenbishop.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

My university library is assembling a list of resources for disappeared US government #data. Check it out: subjectguides.library.american.edu/data_rescue

What NIH research funds…

If you’ve been directly impacted by a pause or cancellation of an NIH study session, we @forbes.com would like to talk to you

“Stimming had a SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE impact on autistic adults’ self-rated self-efficacy” “Results CONTRADICT the negative view often expressed suggesting that stimming should be eradicated” “Stimming has a POSITIVE effect and SUPPORTS autistic individuals’ ability to COPE with difficulties” 🫠

There's half a dozen of them at this point I think! Autism health research - bsky.app/starter-pack... Autism research - bsky.app/starter-pack... & bsky.app/starter-pack... Autistic professionals (includes some researchers) - bsky.app/starter-pack... Autistic psych people - bsky.app/starter-pack...

On the confusing definitions of ID & DD: "Not everyone with a DD has ID, but do all people with ID, by definition, have a DD? Can someone have ID but not DD? How are populations of people with ID, DD, and IDD characterized in different datasets?" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39585684/ autism-relevant

Lovely to be able to post our first “new” paper since I started hanging out here rather than the other place 😎 Wonderful to work with such a fabulous team on such a great project, bringing knowledge of neurodivergence to medical education. More to come, watch this space!

I’ve created a starter pack of accounts focusing on research to improve health, health outcomes, and healthcare for autistic people. Will continue adding to this over the next few weeks also! #Autism #AutismResearch #AutRes go.bsky.app/Kpo99jS

Gave this Starter Pack thing a try... #AutRes #AutismResearch #Autism go.bsky.app/B9XV8UA