“The long history of trying to ‘cure’ or eliminate autism has been a history of terrible abuse and dangerous sham treatments." I spoke to @autisticadvocacy.org's Greg Robinson and @drstevenkapp.bsky.social about the awful autism presser yesterday. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

calling autism a “tragedy” and saying that there should be fewer autistic people are eugenicist talking points. Everyone who opposes such views also needs to recognize the ways in which everyday ableism left the door wide open for a person like RFK Jr.

"You can’t eradicate autism without eradicating autistic people. It’s genocidal rhetoric against us that’s justified by 'autism destroys families. It destroys children.' No, it doesn’t. It’s bias against autistic people." From an interview at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I just want a world that stops trying to cure autism and starts supporting autistic people.

In addition to all the ableism, blaming moms for taking tylenol during pregnancy or vaccinating their children definitely feels like a recycled version of the "refrigerator mom" theory of autism. Every single day under this administration I have been reminded of why disability history matters.

oh fucking hell, are you serious. In before Google loses the reference to news bullshit: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... "analyses of matched full sibling pairs found no evidence of increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability" 2.5 Million study participants. #MedSky

Sigh. This academic year is not going to get easier. www.rawstory.com/steve-bannon...

This is so very dumb and misguided.

The general lack of emotional regulation is really really fucking us all. I don’t think we talk about it enough.

@kevinmkruse.bsky.social are you aware someone is impersonating you? I reported it, because it seemed odd that all of the sudden, a bunch of my skeets were liked by you. Noticed a discrepancy in the user name, but they’re using your profile pic and bio.

Sooooooo frustrating that I have spent an entire career pushing back on a debunked article by a disgraced author.

The Trump and House R budgets would both take a chainsaw to K-12 funding—$35 million and $41 million per congressional district, respectively. Cuts fall heaviest on rural schools and those in low-income and majority-of-color congressional districts. See how much your CD would lose in school funding:

They should just sell single-use super glue packs. Use a regular tube once and when you need it again, shocker, the top is super glued on 🤦‍♀️

SIGH 🤦‍♀️

It’s fall, and I am fully charred. 🙃🔥📆 #AcademicSky Art by Brittany Frost Designs.

I don’t even know what’s happening right now. People are getting fired if they are less than deferential about the death of a podcaster, but a Fox News host can sit on their set & promote the killing of 100s of 1000s of homeless, perhaps with mental illness. “Just kill them.” WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?

Revisiting - regular price up $2, sale price up $1

Kids with disabilities are guaranteed a free appropriate public education. But parents say schools are failing them-under Trump, the agency meant to protect their rights is being dismantled. Families are suffering. We must demand better. abcnews.visitlink.me/6FExdq #DisabilityRights #FAPE #IDEA

If I have to spend a week on the couch in comfy clothes, dozing & drinking hot tea due to a mild case of shingles, this was the week. How is anyone focusing on normal activities with all the swirling chaos?

BREAKING: Trump’s Education Dept. cancels grants that help students who are both deaf and blind. “How low can you go?” said one person who works with DeafBlind students and their families. W/ @jsmithrichards.bsky.social for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Study on Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability - NO EVIDENCE TO SUBSTANTIATE - jamanetwork.com/jour...

SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool

If you're a reporter, please stop referring to RFK Jr and his cronies as "vaccine skeptics." They're not skeptical. Skepticism would be fine. Skeptics look at evidence and can be persuaded. These people are extremist anti-vaccine cranks, and that's how news organizations should describe them.

The pre-vaccine era was HELL for kids. We have already failed them on gun safety, we cannot fail them on the issue of vaccines. #VACCINES cause Adults!

Even as oppression descends, a democratic education campaign can uplift.

Really excellent. Since Wakefield's retracted study, 43 of some 70 studies found no vaccine-autism link For 26 reporting a link: 2/3s authored by David & Mark Geier. Their work's been criticized for "deceptive research techniques & flawed data." Of the 8 others: 4 retracted for data manipulation

CC-ing profs, adjuncts, lecturers, and instructors. You got this. #HigherEdSky #AcademicSky #AdjunctFaculty

Horrifying story on Meta's AI "companion" preying on vulnerable people--a man with cognitive issues post-stroke who traveled to NYC to "meet" the companion at its urging, who fell and died. And its preying on children. How many stories like this do we need to read? www.reuters.com/investigates...

Over the last 20-odd years, maybe you’ve heard those of us opposed to vouchers say they draw funds and services from public school students? Here you go.

RFK Jr. doesn’t like that a study of every child born in Denmark from 1997-2018 showed no link between aluminum in vaccines and 50 adverse health outcomes. This study included more than a million kids. RFK Jr. wants the study retracted. The journal, which is a very prestigious one, refused.

America first right?

Could it be their constituents contacted them and said, “Not my school! Not my distraction!”? Go figure.

For crying out loud 🤦‍♀️

Update: I offered this simple amendment in the Appropriations Committee to say no President can withhold funds from a college to try to control their speech. Failed 14-15. Every Republican voted to endorse Trump’s censorship.

Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) — Appeals court panel finds President Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block.

Lo these many days later, still not a "freeze" and releasing some but not all of the funds doesn't make it any less lawless.

“Historically, when left to their own devices, states don’t necessarily do the right thing for kids with disabilities and their families,” a former director at the federal Office of Special Education Programs said. With @idahostatesman.com (Published May)

Holy shit. CBS is killing Colbert’s show. “This is a purely a financial decision,” says the network. Right.

Ugh. I hate this timeline. www.msnbc.com/politics/con...

Sharing again because it’s important www.unr.edu/nevada-today...

Intentionally dumbing down American kids. They’re easier to control as adults. It’s all part of their plan…

The majority may think: "We're not ruling on the legality of Trump's actions; it's just a stay." Bullshit. With the injunction stayed, Trump and McMahon will be able to effectuate their evisceration of the Department of Education and it will be impossible to put Humpty Dumpty back together.

One attorney for the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights said the job became “impossible" as their caseload went from 60 to 380. “The people who remain are doing all they can. We’re doing all we can. But it isn’t enough, and it keeps us up at night,” they said. (Published May)

It's easy to take institutions for granted when they've been around longer than we have, and when they've become so thoroughly embedded in the fabric of our lives. But look back to their early days, and it becomes clear that their present form wasn't inevitable and won't inevitably remain.

The reasons Republicans are destroying the Department of Education 👇

The United States Supreme Court has approved President Donald Trump's plan to dismantle the Department of Education with its nearly 1,400 layoffs.

My hometown 😢

Y’all, I live in wildfire territory. That’s the weather disaster most likely to impact me. I just want my phone to scream out a warning when I need to run. Which means I need NOAA & NWS fully staffed to do the damn thing. Why is this so hard for the Trump admin to understand?