We kicked off our #ABCTAutism2025 SIG Meeting with a welcome and update on annual accomplishments from our wonderful SIG Co-Chairs! This was followed by the announcement of our new co-chair, @jordanalbright.bsky.social! Join us in welcoming her to this new role!

Last night’s SIG Expo was a hit! Shout-out to our 12 wonderful presenters from various career stages who did a great job covering a range of topics. We love our vibrant #autism research community! #ABCTAutism2025

Exploring Alexithymia, Uncertainty, Anxious Arousal, and Social Anxiety as Mediators of the Relationship Between Sensory Processing Differences and Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Autistic Adults - Moore et al - Autism Research - 2025 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

This is why we can’t have nice things 👀

The assumption that parents of autistic kids could not themselves be autistic, having achieved such an important societal milestone as finding a social connection (at least for one night), is rooted in ableist nonsense and SO frustrating!!

There wouldn’t be an issue with increasing identification of autism and pushing to identify a “cause” if autism wasn’t viewed as a problem to begin with 👀

Many have already seen the open letter to Dr. Bhattacharya and RFK Jr. from over 300 NIH staff. The letter makes a clear statement in support of science, public health, and equity. Read the Bethesda Declaration: tinyurl.com/BethesdaDecl... Sign the support letter: tinyurl.com/BDpublicsupp...

I will be presenting on neurodiversity-affirming AAC, gestalt language processing, and a a decent chunk of stuff about part-time AAC use/AAC use by speaking autistic folks on September 28, 2025. A recording will be available until November 12, 2025. bit.ly/nwacs2025 #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #AAC

📣 New Article Published! DYK that using different bullying measures gives you different results? 😜 And especially for disability populations like #autistic and #ADHD youth who are bullied differently than their peers. #AutRes rdcu.be/etERF

Very excited for this opportunity!

On Saturday, @alsobrooks.senate.gov held a Sick of It rally at the NIH, and 3 NIH employees were given speaking slots! Check out the news piece at m.youtube.com/watch?v=NfJ5... and the full stream at www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7OG....

“It’s the registry without the word ‘registry’ in it,” said David Mandell, a professor of psychiatry and longtime autism researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. It would improve trust if people could opt out of having their data included in the "real-world platform"/registry.

Autistic Autism Diagnosticians Collaborative Connect with other autistic, credentialed professionals who diagnose autism to shape conversations around access, high-masking presentations, and differential diagnosis. Trainees welcome, Self-ID is valid. bit.ly/AutisticDiag... Please share! 🫶

A1: My top priority is for senior researchers in the field to examine their own positionality, for many of them to realise that they too are autistic, to embrace this, explore what it means for themselves & our community, and then - when ready - to own it and come out publicly #AutINSAR #INSAR2025

As an autism community we should be coming together to defend and support the services and supports that allow autistic people to live a life of their choosing - @drstevenkapp.bsky.social Thank you Dr. Kapp for your continued leadership and advocacy at #INSAR2025 and beyond

Hey #INSAR2025 - want to share your communication preferences more visibly? Grab a colored lanyard from the networking area on the 6th floor!

Today! Autism PROMnet SIG #INSAR2025

Friday morning meetup at #INSAR2025 Let’s talk about how to support each other and advocate for work that aligns with our values 🙌

Currently: The Impact of Group-Based DBT Skills Training on Emotion Dysregulation and Coping Skills Use for Autistic Adults - Dr. Alexis Brewe Autistic people’s differences interface with existing in a world not made for us to exacerbate overwhelm #INSAR2025

Loved connecting with @rosebroderick.bsky.social for this bit at #INSAR2025 Follow her for more affirming content! #autres

Yeah, the concept of "mental age" is flawed and clinicians should not be using it. People have the lived experience of their actual age, even if they have intellectual or developmental disabilities. This term should be banned. #INSAR2025

Incoming INSAR president Dr Brian Boyd kicks off #INSAR2025 by highlighting the consequences of US funding cuts for autism research. ECRs: I'm not going to pretend to have any clear solutions. But if you'd find it helpful to have a chat, come find me at INSAR www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/fed...

Grateful for the leadership and guidance from senior researchers in our field to fight for rigorous science in autism research. This coalition is a step towards returning to evidence-based work. #autres

So much has changed since @shannonrosa.bsky.social & I last hosted #AutINSAR chat in 2019. But #SciencIsStillReal. At @thinkingautism.bsky.social we still dedicate ourselves 2 promoting full #Autistic participation in #AutismResearch. We r over the 🌙 that we’ll get to cover #INSAR2025

Explore 'Eight Principles of Neuro-Inclusion' from an autistic perspective to learn how these principles foster inclusive research practices within the autism community! Check out the full article here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy... #AutismAcceptanceMonth

Excited for another year of the Autism PROMnet Special Interest Group at #INSAR2025! Come chat with us about using valid, accessible, and inclusive measures for and by autistic people in autism research 🙌 Friday, May 2 at 10:30AM (#706) www.autismpromnet.org @quantpsychiatry.bsky.social

👋 Where are the #autistic, autism evaluators? If you're [also] autistic and credentialed to diagnose autism, I'd love to connect with you. Bonus if you'll be at #INSAR2025 and can meet up in person!

McCormick was born in 1968. One reason he did not remember seeing people with autism at the time was autism did not have a diagnosis separate from schizophrenia in the DSM until 1980.

Looking for a new #podcast?🎧 Celebrate #AutisticJoy & check out the Autistic Culture Podcast for "authentic insights into what it REALLY means to be Autistic" with hosts Dr. Angela Lauria & Matt Lowry, LPP. Listen at autisticculturepodcast.com #AutismAcceptanceMonth

I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance guide and cookbook called COLOR TASTE TEXTURE. While not all Autistics have food aversions (and vice versa), we have outsized representation. For #AutismAcceptanceMonth, buy my book! Nothing about us, without us.

Hey autism researchers, I'm investigating NIH grant terminations related to reproductive health/gender/sexuality in autism and broader shifts away from that area. Pls DM or reach me on Signal at rzamzow.25 if you know of an affected project/would be willing to talk. #autres

We'll be at INSAR 2025, the meeting of the International Society for Autism Research. This will be our first INSAR since 2019. Hope you're up for a renewed #AutINSAR chat about autistic priorities in autism research—on BlueSky this time. A preview, from 2019: thinkingautismguide.com/2019/05/auti...

It’s the 1st day of #AutismAcceptance month ♾️ & we are so excited to announce that the @abctnow.bsky.social Autism SIG is now on BlueSky! Please follow us! We post about research, support, & advocacy for #autistic people & those w/ other #DevelopmentalDisabilities, all with a neuro-affirming lens!

Join us at our free ABCT Autism SIG Event - Universal Design in Autism Research and Practice with Dawn-Marie Solais. This webinar will focus on the concept of Universal Design and how we can put it to work to benefit the autistic community. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Do you prefer ‘a person with ADHD’ or ‘an ADHDer’? If you have ADHD (and you are 18+ years), we would like to know what you think as part of our research on disability language preferences. To have your say, you can complete a 10 – 15 minute survey deakin.au/4iqPuOi #ADHD #ADHDAwareness

Episode 2 of our podcast series on #Neurodiversity and #QualitativeResearch is out today with Dr Monique Botha: why is the funding agenda for autism research so far from what the communities concerned want? #CommunityResearch #ResearchMethods #Neurodivergent www.quahrc.co.uk/resources/ne...

Turns out interventions for autistic people aren’t quite so “evidence-based” for improving outcomes that matter to autistic people, like Quality of Life.. (rather than reducing autism characteristics 💀)

Hello friends. I'm asking for some input from my fellow #Autistic / #ADHD / #AuDHD people. I plan for my PhD project to be shaped by the community throughout, including right from this early stage. Can you spare an hour to help? Get in touch here or email me (address on the image). Thanks! #AutRes

🧪 Training the next generation of scientists is now more important than ever! 👩🏽‍🔬🧑🏽‍🔬 🚨 PAID summer internship opportunities at our Seaver Center for undergrad students interested in #autism research 🔬 🧠 🧬 🙏 share at your institution/with your students labs.icahn.mssm.edu/derubeislab/...

RFK Jr. wants more autism research. But the top autism expert at the National Institute of Mental Health was fired. Horticulturalists, biologists, engineers -- all gone. My report on the federal brain drain: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...

My new hobby is finding secondhand or small-business alternatives for necessary consumption Turning the effort into a game = so many wins

Among the victims of the Trump purge is a top autism researcher. www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/aut...

The internal AuDHD “tug-of-war” experience gets talked about a lot. But I haven’t seen it researched yet. Any peer-reviewed studies I’m missing? #autres #autism #adhd

Our support group guide and resources for autistic gender diverse youth is now freely available via UNC Chapel Hill libraries: doi.org/10.17615/c79... Project website: www.med.unc.edu/healthscienc...

There’s something so validating about seeing my experience described with such beautiful intricacy 👀 @jlimburg.bsky.social

♾️ Have you ever stopped to notice all the [undiagnosed] #neurodivergent friendships and partnerships in your life? Like our parents and grandparents just ⭐️ found ⭐️ each other.. Neurotype vibes are so cool.

We're 25% of the way to our $1,000 goal! 🎉 Every dollar supports the ABCT ASDD Special Interest Group’s mission to amplify #autistic voices and drive #neuroaffirming research and supports. Let’s keep it going! 🧡 🔗: my.cheddarup.com/c/asdd-sig/i... #GivingTuesday #AutRes #AcademicSky

For #GivingTuesday, the #ABCT Autism SIG has a big goal: $1,000 for our community. We rely entirely on donations to fund travel for #autistic & trainee awardees, speaker compensation, & accessibility features. Donate here: my.cheddarup.com/c/asdd-sig/i... #AutismAcceptance @abctnow.bsky.social

I completed 2 peer reviews last week for different journals. Now a third one (third journal) is pending. Plus the 5 additional requests quoted below (2 more journals). Is this typical? This can’t be right. #AcademicSky @academic-chatter.bsky.social

Anyone else tired of being inundated with peer review requests? Personally doing way more than 3:1 these days. Make it stop 🛑 New record of 5 different peer review emails from 2 journals in the past 3 days, *neither of which I have published in* #AcademicSky @academic-chatter.bsky.social