Interviews with autistics about autistic burnout, free journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... many participants "shared a sense of self-blame as a result of ability loss & difficulty with functioning at least partially connected to burnout. Some participants seemed to experience very severe distress"

Research on camouflaging in autism, critical review, free journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "studies were inconsistent in how they defined camouflaging" "There is currently no consensus on how camouflaging is distinct from social learning, self-presentation, self-monitoring, or social anxiety"

EIBI vs community treatment as usual (CTAU) for autism, 10-year follow-up? link.springer.com/article/10.1... group differences "favored CTAU on... cognitive, adaptive, and language functioning, as well as overall clinical severity" but "were no longer significant when controlling for baseline IQ"?

"females were more likely to be scored as showing hand, finger, or other complex mannerisms, specific interests, and/or repetitive interests/behaviors than males with an equivalent level of autistic latent traits"? link.springer.com/article/10.1... ADOS scores for autistics & non-autistics, free

Oh dear me. Having found nothing, they pin hope on a result that is significant “before adjusting for multiple comparisons”. People: this adjustment is not optional. It’s clear nobody will ever give up on this quest.

"the gut microbiome in the first 7 months after birth and its relation to later development of autism, examined at 36 months of age"?--study finds "no major differences in the gut microbiome of infants who developed autism compared to those who did not" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... free

Registered: "the experiences, barriers and enablers of autistic peoples' safety across life stages and contexts"--an umbrella review www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... autistics "face serious threats to their safety such as victimisation, discrimination, violence, abuse, neglect, bullying..."

Behavior analysts are alarmed & appalled (at great length) by what they claim is "a notable shift away from the term problem behavior" to characterize autistics link.springer.com/article/10.1... rock-bottom ABA standards, with zero evidence re accuracy & consequences of terms used in autism research

"findings indicate a consistent pattern of sex‐specific differences in early physical health among autistic children, with autistic females bearing a disproportionate burden of several neurological and cardiovascular conditions"? acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... population-based study

"10 most important areas that require improvement for autistic people"? European survey, free link.springer.com/article/10.1... only diagnosed autistics put "discrimination" in their top 10 (5th)--vs non-diagnosed autistics 11th, parents-carers 13th, members of autism-related organisations 12th

In conversations, autistic & typical children "produced a similar number of on-topic responses" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... but autistics "made more topic shifts, and their shifts were more drastic" ("they were perceived as interrupting the flow of the conversation more drastically")?

Trauma & PTSD symptoms in typical vs autistic vs maltreatment-exposed 10-16 year olds, free journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... "Relative to the TD group, both the autism and maltreatment groups reported higher incidence of physical assaults, traumatic bereavements and stressful medical procedures"

"results suggest that reduced social motivation may be associated with an increased vulnerability to anxiety and depression in autistic individuals"? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... "important to note that we do not fully understand the directionality of these associations"

Registered: "What does the literature tell us about the factors influencing the decision to disclose an autism diagnosis?" & "What are the experiences of adults disclosing an autism diagnosis?" www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... systematic review of qualitative studies

Autistics, distress & communication journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "important to be aware of the communication function of behaviors that challenge... people require support rather than judgment or reductionistic ‘behavior management’"? but review authors ok with ABA--FCT, functional analyses?

On longitudinal autism research journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "individuals recruited as non-autistic may move into the autism group over time, & those diagnosed beyond the age span of the study or those stuck on long waitlists for diagnostic evaluations would be ineligible for these designs"

In autistic adults, "camouflaging behaviors... did not independently predict depression, psychological distress, disability, or QoL when controlling for social responsiveness and social anxiety"? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... note: "the cross-sectional design precludes causal inference"

In ABA programs, "context changes may result in increased rates of challenging behavior"--most (71%-85%) autistics & others "demonstrated at least one renewal incident" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... in which "challenging behavior" includes "inappropriate vocalizations"--ABA in 2026, free

"clinicians specialized in diagnosing autism often say that they are able to ‘hear’ autistic children from the waiting room, even before starting the first diagnosis appointment"? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... a test using infant sounds ("the task was challenging for autism professionals")

Registered: "systematically examining how studies investigating autism, the menstrual cycle, and menopause are designed and reported, to identify strategies to inform future research and enhance methodological transparency and rigour" www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... "meta-research review"

On the trustworthiness (or not) of research, a framework, autism & ABA-relevant www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... e.g., "Moreover, failure to report research processes and outcomes impedes the ability to assess the research. This is particularly true when publication ignores negative and null results"

"Anecdotally, autistic movement has been likened to that of Parkinson’s Disease"? link.springer.com/article/10.1... but in a direct comparison of kinematic features, "autistic movement differed from parkinsonian movement in terms of speed modulation values, sub-movements, and reaction time"

"the profound autism community needs brain organoids now"? www.cell.com/neuron/fullt... "every month that research is delayed is another month people with profound autism suffer with debilitating medical problems and another month that caregivers must shoulder huge daily burdens"?

Arbaclofen for autism RCT (N=122) finds "no significant improvement" on the primary outcome, VABS social, "or the clinician-rated GGI scales" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "improvements on many secondary outcomes"?--there are 53 outcomes & "no correction for multiple comparisons was applied"

In autistics, finding "age-related cohort increases in prescribing of antipsychotics" link.springer.com/article/10.1... "perhaps older autistic people are maintained on antipsychotics" "little examination of the long-term risks of antipsychotics on the health of autistic people has been conducted"

This paper's "profound autism" criteria: "IQ<50, limited or no functional speech, and substantial support needs in daily functioning" acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... the Lancet Commission criteria: "either verbal, non-verbal, or full-scale IQ at or below 50, or minimally verbal status"

Registered: "the experiences of neurodivergent clinical professionals working and training in healthcare settings" www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... systematic review, including "formally diagnosed and/or self-identified" autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, Tourette syndrome

Views on autism assessment & diagnosis, free journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "adopting a neuro-affirming and strength-based approach to diagnostic evaluation, which recognises and validates challenges, in no way diminishes or alters the relevance or interpretation of diagnostic criteria"?

Autistics on "autistic flow" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... "findings challenge conventional flow models and suggest that autistic flow experiences may be qualitatively distinct in their reliance on sensory engagement as an entry point, aligning with sensory-seeking accounts of flow"?

On the increasing use of "extensive support needs" (ESN) to classify disabled people: "ESN as a label is currently used inconsistently. The variability of ESN definitions poses problems to research replication, validity, and synthesis" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... autism-relevant

A "dysfunctional hub" in autism? a new model? www.cell.com/trends/cogni... in which "vocal indifference in autism... reflects impairment in these functional connections, resulting in weakened associations between vocal signals and their affective value, social context, and behavioral relevance"?

In N=1050 autistic adults (age 16-85 years, 58% are female), finding "markedly elevated misophonia symptoms"?--"25.3% scored above the AMISOS-R threshold for moderate symptoms" link.springer.com/article/10.1... "This rate is significantly higher than those in general and student populations"

Autistics' experiences of inpatient mental health care, interviews journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... quotes from 2 autistics: "they just lock you away until you can mask well enough to get yourself out again” & "I remember saying... if it meant getting out of this place, I’ll take out the bin..."

Registered: "Differences in dopamine functioning between autistic and non-autistic participants" & "Associations between dopamine functioning and autistic traits among autistic individuals" www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... systematic review of molecular imaging (SPECT and PET) studies

A bimodal bilingual autistic child, case study, free journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "His shifting use of ASL, English, and code-blends depended on his conversation partners, suggesting pragmatic awareness and underscoring the need to study pragmatic strengths in autistic children..."

Cross-sectional study, seeking "predictors of the severity of SIB" for N=594 autistics (age 2-17 years)? link.springer.com/article/10.1... finding "SIB severity" is unrelated to autistics' "cognitive functioning" (MSEL or WISC scores) & autistics' "autism characteristics" (ADOS scores)

In an online survey of formally diagnosed vs self-identifying autistics, 27% of diagnosed autistics are female, vs 53.5% of self-identifying autistics? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 68.7% of self-identifying autistics want a formal diagnosis, 24.5% are unsure, 6.8% do not want a diagnosis

"the first systematically described cohort of Deaf autistic children with native ASL exposure who nonetheless remain minimally expressive signers" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... of N=23 deaf autistic children "born to Deaf parents & exposed to ASL from birth," N=7 (30.4%) are minimally signing

While building objects, right-handed autistic vs non-autistic adults show "profound group differences in hand use and visuomotor control"? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... autistics "showed reduced right-hand preference, moved more slowly, and demonstrated more variability in their movements"

In an autism oxytocin RCT, what happened during the placebo lead-in?--results "provide evidence of the importance of placebo controlled randomised designs..." acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... "providing an inert treatment can still result in substantial clinical improvement over time"

"autistic and non-autistic adults produce different angry, happy, and sad facial expressions" "autistic and non-autistic faces may be essentially 'speaking a different language' when it comes to conveying emotion" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... based on posed (not spontaneous) expressions

Among N=1694 Memorial University of Newfoundland students responding to a 2023 survey (N=1072 identified as female, 63%), 3% (N=50) reported being autistic, of whom 82% (N=41) identified as female www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 84% of autistics agreed that "I feel I belong at my university"

In communication with non-autistics, autistics "are constantly on high alert, overthinking how their words might be misinterpreted" & "often try to read between the lines, which is tiring & can lead to speaking less or feeling less confident" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... mixed methods study

"this study identified a 11.7% co-occurrence of selective mutism and autism" "delayed autism diagnoses observed in older age groups suggest that selective mutism may initially mask autistic traits, leading to under-recognition and diagnostic overshadowing" link.springer.com/article/10.1... free

"Clinical intuitions have long suggested that statistical learning deficits might explain some of the challenges and characteristics of autism"?--but "the behavioral data are generally inconsistent with this hypothesis" link.springer.com/article/10.1... systematic review including 37 studies 2007-25

"Currently, there are no measures of neurodiversity knowledge or attitudes with high-quality evidence showing sufficient validity, reliability, and responsiveness to warrant a recommendation that they be used in research" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... systematic review, autism-relevant

For decades, promoters of facilitated communication, rapid prompting, etc, chose not to fairly test their benefits vs harms to autistics onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... and in 2026 this still has not changed--commentary authors reject RCTs, ignore autistics harmed by these hyped methods, etc

Reflexivity & positionality in ABA?--behavior analysts "challenge and encourage our field to utilize qualitative reflexivity and positionality in the research process"?--which means elaborate lengthy positionality statements while COIs are ignored? link.springer.com/article/10.1... autism-relevant

"results extend previous findings demonstrating reduced Bouba-Kiki effects in autistic individuals"? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "results suggest that multisensory integration is less robust in autism and lend support to 'embodied cognition' accounts of autism"?

Autism &/or ADHD & alcohol use, free link.springer.com/article/10.1... autistics were "more likely than controls to fall into the possible dependence category" but "drank less overall" & "had the highest proportion who reported not getting drunk"--"autism alone is associated with lower alcohol use"