@cnn.com @newsnation.bsky.social @thinkingautism.com @nytimes.com

WE ARE EVERYWHERE. :)

Bathroom access. If we're talking food specific requirements, then chicken fingers/strips or battered fish. I'll still try other things, but having one of my safe foods for those times I might be overwhelmed is a massive way to get me to like a place

Our main requirement for happiness in new locations: French fries available at all times. (Note: We have scored.) If you go to different places, what is your #1 requirement? #Autism #SameFoods #neurodiversity [image: basket of French fries on a restaurant table.]

Our main requirement for happiness in new locations: French fries available at all times. (Note: We have scored.) If you go to different places, what is your #1 requirement? #Autism #SameFoods #neurodiversity [image: basket of French fries on a restaurant table.]

David Byrne being autistic as well makes me weirdly happy. Also his song with Montaigne is a work of art and it just has that feel-good-brain sound to it, you should listen to it right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKGJ4tVsDb8

I’ve now seen the first 2 episodes and enjoyed them. See yesterday’s repost. @shannonrosa.bsky.social there will also be a Quebec version in French. My online friends Margaux Wosk (Retrophiliac) and Damon Kirsebom are cast members.

Vaccines have saved millions of lives by preventing diseases like polio, measles, and smallpox. But their success depends on public trust. That’s why the approval process is deliberately slow, methodical, and transparent. From @epiren.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/phnights... #VaccinesWork

David Byrne talks about what being autistic means to him, including completely missing body language cues during conversations. He also doesn't quite grasp the non-ableist view of the autism spectrum, but TBH neither do most folks. @peoplemag.bsky.social: people.com/david-byrne-... #neurodiversity

Without SNAP, many people do not have enough money for food. Check out our new plain language Action Alert to learn about what’s happening with SNAP and actions you can take to fund SNAP! autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/take...

ABA proponents often claim play-based methods are “evidence-based” bc they produce measurable outcomes. The problem is what they measure. Most studies in ABA research focus on short-term behavior change—not long-term psychological health, identity or self-regulation. endseclusion.org/2025/10/31/t...

I just want to say this is heard and our long term hope to do lifespan work in this area covering childhood through old age.

Very excited to be part of the study team for this participatory research studying examining loneliness in autistic young adults.

I deserve an expert. I deserve someone who understands my disability. I deserve someone who sees my struggles. The NHS is obligated to give a disabled person an expert on their disability. I feel utterly ignored and desolate. #autism

3/ Two models for ocial behavior: 👉 Social homeostasis - like hunger, loneliness should push us to seek others. This is the framework for many isolation and loneliness work. 👉 Allostasis - behavior adapts to demands. Frome this lens, temporary withdrawal may help regulate stress and conserve energy.

Want to help with autism research? The Social Experiences of Loneliness of Autistic Adults (SELA) Project at the AJ Drexel Autism Institute is forming a Community Council of autistic adults (ages 18–35) to help guide a 5-year study on loneliness and social connection. Info in flyer and alt-text.

On autism and loneliness: "Many autistic people want to build connections with people, but this can so easily become overstimulating and exhausting. This creates a vicious cycle. Autistic processing may intensify this cycle." From @craeioe.bsky.social: crae.ioe.ac.uk/trapped-in-a... #neurodiversity

Sigh. "Doctors are having to fend off parents wanting access to leucovorin—the drug that the health secretary & his cronies claim will 'treat' autistic children. They find themselves in a 'tough position being asked to prescribe something that is not evidence-based.'” buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...

TY @autisticadvocacy.org for opposing "the petition to add a warning re: acetaminophen-containing drug products that would state that the use of said products has potential risks on fetal neurodevelopment—including an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder." autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/asan...

Hey journalists: Please don't be complicit in giving parents of autistic kids false hope—because when your slant is "fixing" those kids instead of helping parents learn how to help autistic kids thrive, entire families take detours into avoidable suffering. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Those "Covid in pregnancy causes autism!!" headlines are misleading AF plus use autistic people as a jump scare—instead of emphasizing that Covid vaccines protect pregnant people AND babies from actual bad outcomes. @ejwillingham.bsky.social, in our latest newsletter: buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...

I have a Master’s degree in History. My area of speciality is 20th century propaganda. It’s been a very long decade of trying to get people to listen…

An autistic person accused for the last decade of being a “harbinger of doom” has never been less thrilled about being correct, it has been revealed. More delicious satire (well, is it satire though?) from @thedailytism.com: thedailytism.com/autistic-doo... #autism #autistic #neurodiversity

David Byrne talks about what being autistic means to him, including completely missing body language cues during conversations. He also doesn't quite grasp the non-ableist view of the autism spectrum, but TBH neither do most folks. @peoplemag.bsky.social: people.com/david-byrne-... #neurodiversity

I delivered a webinar for AutCom on Challenging the ‘Profound Autism’ Label: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfE7... (recording). Subtyping into "profound autism" lacks scientific validity & weakens community power for us to collectively seek the systems change autistic people need for personalized support.

"A lot of autism therapies try and make autistic people look and act 'normal.' These therapies don’t make our sensory differences go away. But they make us feel like we need to hide them." Reid Caplan, at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2019/10/what... #autism #sensory #autistic #neurodiversity

I love stim culture for embracing our bodies’ rhythms. But we need to talk about how racialized surveillance changes what ‘safe stimming’ means. Not all of us can stim in public without fear

ABA Is not for autistic people. It’s concept is making autistic people tie themselves into knots so that autistic folks feel more comfortable around us. It’s inherently violent bc we are forced to mask which is draining our resources causing all sorts of long term damage up to autistic burnout.

ABA proponents often claim play-based methods are “evidence-based” bc they produce measurable outcomes. The problem is what they measure. Most studies in ABA research focus on short-term behavior change—not long-term psychological health, identity or self-regulation. endseclusion.org/2025/10/31/t...

"Autism is a natural part of human diversity. Autistic people enjoy a good quality of life when we have the supports we need. Autism is not a problem for which anyone needs to be blamed."

On autism and loneliness: "Many autistic people want to build connections with people, but this can so easily become overstimulating and exhausting. This creates a vicious cycle. Autistic processing may intensify this cycle." From @craeioe.bsky.social: crae.ioe.ac.uk/trapped-in-a... #neurodiversity

TY @autisticadvocacy.org for opposing "the petition to add a warning re: acetaminophen-containing drug products that would state that the use of said products has potential risks on fetal neurodevelopment—including an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder." autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/asan...

Bottom line is that the outcome analyzed was not "autism."

Note: Bullying "Starting in the childhood, autistic people are more likely to be bullied both at home and at school. This continues in the workplace. [this is] unlikely to be broken without significant structural intervention." us.specialisterne.com/workplace-bu... #autism #neurodiversity

More nope on #ProfoundAutism: An Autistic person’s ALS was only diagnosed a couple of months before they died, as their symptoms of progressive muscle weakness & associated disability were assumed to be 'challenging behavior' due to being 'severely Autistic.' thinkingautismguide.com/2023/09/grav...

I'm really glad @thinkingautism.com went over this study and avoided the eugenicist rhetoric and ideas behind so much of the coverage of it. There are a million good reasons to avoid Covid in pregnancy. Leave autistic babies out of it! buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...

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"'Play-based ABA' is often more insidious than old-school discrete trial training bc it’s harder to recognize as control. A table full of flashcards makes power visible. But when the same conditioning is wrapped in toys and smiles, the coercion hides behind warmth." endseclusion.org/2025/10/31/t...

Those "Covid in pregnancy causes autism!!" headlines are misleading AF plus use autistic people as a jump scare—instead of emphasizing that Covid vaccines protect pregnant people AND babies from actual bad outcomes. @ejwillingham.bsky.social, in our latest newsletter: buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...

“It didn’t matter if I was in pain or would be in pain the entire day from the added sensory input” What feels small to one person can be huge to another. For autistic people, those moments can become trauma Neurodivergent people need spaces where they can feel seen, safe, and supported

so many people genuinely need to hear this

Leucovorin for autism is BS, y'all: "At this time, the American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social (AAP) does not recommend the routine use of leucovorin (folinic acid) for autistic children." www.aap.org/en/patient-c... #autism #neurodiversity #leucovorin

Hey journalists: Please don't be complicit in giving parents of autistic kids false hope—because when your slant is "fixing" those kids instead of helping parents learn how to help autistic kids thrive, entire families take detours into avoidable suffering. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Love to see it: “We adore our nonspeaking autistic child and the way they experience the world.” But then nope nope nope: “…which is why early intervention is so important, especially social skills and ABA therapy.” Folks, there is no such thing as “ #neurodiversity-affirming” normalization FFS.

I was legit just thinking about this yesterday. I truly despise this labeling

Amazing the things neurotypical ppl think are acceptable ways to express displeasure with a coworker. /sarcasm

These Every Day Little Things Can Destroy An Autistic Person: While the small cruel moments can make an autistic person feel awful, the small kind moments can help that autistic person persevere. New from Luce Greenwood, at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/thes... #autistic #neurodiversity

Ese alcornoque se merece una demanda por traficar pánico. Después de sus declaraciones estúpidas, ahora le toca admitir que no hay evidencia "indicativa" de un vínculo entre el uso de acetaminofén y el autismo.

Te kura urupare, meaning gift of the senses, is a Māori term for autism which acknowledges and celebrates autistic peoples’ unique sensory abilities and experiences. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #autism #neurodiversity #autistic

Autism researchers on why the #ProfoundAutism isn't just unnecessary, it's *dangerous*: "By collapsing co-occurring difficulties etc. into one diagnostic label, it is unlikely that support needs will be met." At TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2023/09/grav... #autism #neurodiversity #autistic