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Helen Tager-Flusberg is an American psychologist who is professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Science at Boston University and the Departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). She is the Director of the Center for Autism Research Excellence at Boston University. .. more

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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 1d
Cause we should all aim to hurt the most vulnerable of our population?
Dang! Humans need to be nice to humans. Humans should care for and about other humans.

First: DO NO HARM!

www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
FDA Removes Warning Page About Dangerous Autism Treatments
Autism researchers question motivations for latest HHS changes, including the new IACC
www.medpagetoday.com

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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Fun article to remind us of the best things in life!
Opinion | The Evolutionary Brilliance of the Baby Giggle
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 20d
Tonight in BBC Radio 4’s Illuminated, the poet Jack Underwood offers his services as a metaphor consultant, for a very reasonable fee.

Listen to The Metaphor Consultant in the Illuminated podcast

Produced by Eleanor McDowall www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 28d
Powerful piece in STAT this morning from some NIH staff members who have resigned

www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...

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The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
www.statnews.com

Helen Tager-Flusberg @htagerf.bsky.social · Jan 6
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A summary of my activities in 2025...let's hope 2026 is less damaging to the research and autism communities
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · Jan 1
🆓🔓 @htagerf.bsky.social (2025). Debate: Standing up for science - how to combat misinformation in child mental health: protecting the integrity of #autism research & practice in the 🇺🇸US. Child & adolescent mental health, 10.1111 doi.org/10.1111/camh...
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Sam Gershman @gershbrain.bsky.social · Dec 4
Congress is currently considering a piece of legislation that would effectively sever all scientific ties between the US and China. Unbelievable.

You can read the AAU response here:
www.aau.edu/key-issues/a...

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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · Nov 23
Origins of language, one of humanity’s most distinctive traits, may be best explained as a unique convergence of multiple capacities each with its own evolutionary history, involving intertwined roles of biology & culture. This framing can expand research horizons. A 🧵 on our @science.org paper.🧪1/n
What enables human language? A biocultural framework
Explaining the origins of language is a key challenge in understanding ourselves as a species. We present an empirical framework that draws on synergies across fields to facilitate robust studies of l...
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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · Nov 22
“The rewriting of CDC’s guidance is not a routine update. It is a warning. If scientific consensus can be erased with a keystroke & replaced with politically curated doubt, institutions meant to safeguard national health are at risk.“
By @drdebhoury.bsky.social @drdemetre.bsky.social & Dan Jernigan
We are former CDC officials. RFK Jr.'s change to vaccine guidance is propaganda.
Under Secretary Kennedy, CDC materials can no longer be assumed to reflect scientific authority.
www.ms.now

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Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · Nov 20
The Coalition of Autism Scientists does not support new information published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on November 19, 2025 linking vaccination and autism as it is misleading and not evidence-based.
Coalition of Autism Scientists | "autism scientists"
The Coalition of Autism Scientists formed in 2025 and is comprised of the leading autism researchers across the United States. The website includes statements made by researchers and science-based edu...
www.coalitionofautismscientists.org

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