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Disability Scoop @disabilityscoop.bsky.social · 3d

A groundbreaking children's television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet. #disabilities #autism #PBSKids #AAC

PBS Kids Show To Feature Character Who Uses Communication Device

A groundbreaking children's television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet.

www.disabilityscoop.com

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Sherry Pagoto, PhD @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social · 18d

The Coalition of Autism Scientists have entered the chat:

“The data cited do not support the claim that Tylenol causes autism and leucovorin is a cure, and only stoke fear and falsely suggest hope where there is no simple answer.”

www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/aut...

Autism experts question HHS statements on Tylenol, leucovorin

Concerns include the administration’s reliance on weak, correlational evidence rather than established research…

www.thetransmitter.org

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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 18d

Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it? share.google/bxzgi0hMPCFT... Useful debunking, from the science writers.

Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?

The US president repeatedly advised people, “Don't take Tylenol,” but scientists say that strong evidence between the medication and autism is lacking.

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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · 18d

Important information to share in the wake of disinformation-visual created by @neurodivergent_lou on FB.

Autism was first diagnosed in 1943. Tylenol was invented in 1955.

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Haylie Miller @hayliemiller.bsky.social · 22d

“Three deeply compassionate autistic experts” is such a lovely and accurate description of these fine folks. 🫶 Great read!

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 22d

"I practice self-care by turning off the news periodically, and stepping back from the world. I made the realization that in my fight for justice, I was hurting my own mental health." Autistic academic TC Waisman on self-compassion and resilience, at TPGA:

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/09/cher...

Cherishing Compassion While Autistic and Marginalized

T.C. Waisman, Monique Botha, and Wenn Lawson—three deeply compassionate autistic experts—on navigating the world while autistic.

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Haylie Miller @hayliemiller.bsky.social · 25d

Congratulations!! 👏🏼🥳

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · Sep 1

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."

It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

www.nytimes.com

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turrigiano.bsky.social @turrigiano.bsky.social · Aug 20

Read this if you want an encapsulation of what RFK jr is doing to autism research. Then imagine what happens when each NIH institute has an ideological overseer who has final say on funding priorities and funding decisions, as they intend to implement

Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · Aug 20

My latest on the Health Sec who promised to figure out what causes autism and the autism research that's been stopped along the way www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...

RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.

While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...

www.propublica.org

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · Aug 6

This is not caused primarily by "screen time".

It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces.

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

‘Worrying’ levels of screen time means young people losing confidence to socialise in person, minister warns – UK politics live

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says ‘majority of young people spend all, or almost all, of their free time alone in their bedrooms, online’

www.theguardian.com

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Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · Aug 1

I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide titled COLOR TASTE TEXTURE, that’s all about finding out what works for specific sensory needs and how to customize food for them. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience necessary.

Color Taste Texture by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt: 9780593538593 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques.....

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Haylie Miller @hayliemiller.bsky.social · Jul 31

I’m pretty sure this is exactly what ChatGPT would give you if you asked it for an image of a “safe space” exclusively for rich white oligarchs. Good thing they aren’t building this on a college campus, or they would be doing an illegal DEI… 🙄

NPR @npr.org · Jul 31

After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this coming September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says.

Trump's dream of building a ballroom at the White House is becoming a reality

After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says.

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Chrystal Starbird @drstarbird.bsky.social · Jul 31

Despite the fact that I try to advocate for people in tough situations (often using my own experience to amplify), I’m generally positive in my outlook.

But someone please tell me how (new) PIs shouldn’t be scared about what’s ahead? Where are the solutions, the funders who believe in science?

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 29

For NCI, that appears to be (at least largely) the case.

I received 2 scores under 4% over the course of my career (out of ~30 applications and ~15 funded awards). I largely stopped submitting applications in 2003 when I moved to NIH.

Tracy Bale @thebalelab.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thx again @jeremymberg.bsky.social. If I’m doing mathing correctly, nothing above 4% gets funded? This will be catastrophic, especially for our junior and mid career faculty.

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · Jul 29

Now do the Department of Defense budget, Andrew.

“Washington has thrown billions at NIH for decades with little accountability and few measurable outcomes,” HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement to Future Pulse.

www.politico.com/newsletters/...

NIH spending battle’s ripple effect

www.politico.com

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Metabo_Dave @metabodave.bsky.social · Jul 28

To put this into perspective, in almost 15 years since my postdoc, the best score I have received on an R01 is 8%. You will need a score of 1 - 5% to land a new grant this year, and likely for years to come. I hope you can pull it off, but this is an insane standard that only a lucky few will hit

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Haylie Miller @hayliemiller.bsky.social · Jul 27

If you’re from Texas and this doesn’t even remotely surprise you, clap your hands… 👏🏼👏🏼

steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · Feb 19

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account

The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

www.texasobserver.org

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Haylie Miller @hayliemiller.bsky.social · Jul 27

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Lauren @laur705.bsky.social · Jul 6

“The way the secretary characterizes autism research, it’s as if nobody’s been doing anything for the last 30 years.” 🩺 🛟

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jul 6

At the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, more than a dozen veteran researchers told John Donvan and Caren Zucker the same thing about the U.S. health secretary's approach to autism science: What he's doing is not good.

RFK Jr.’s Autism Time Machine

The health secretary’s approach to the condition gives the impression that two decades of research simply never happened.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Jun 19

On Juneteenth, a US national holiday, we honor our Black communities—and should talk "about [its] complex history. Students, particularly Black students, can find empowerment in the jubilant celebrations of culture, activism and the humanity of a people.”

www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/tea...

Teaching Juneteenth

The history of Juneteenth acknowledges hard history while also empowering students to be advocates for change.

www.learningforjustice.org

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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · Jun 20

Check out this list of resources about being Black and disabled, collected by the HBCU Disability Consortium: www.blackdisabledandproud.org/disability-1...

Disability 101 Learning About Your Communities

These are some resources to learn about disability. Be sure to also see our list of disability organizations for more information, assistance, or to set up campus chapters of national groups. We...

www.blackdisabledandproud.org

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Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨 @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social · Jun 19

IT'S JUNETEENTH! There is still so much fucking work to do in this country to clean up the blood it was built on and so many reparations owed.

One of the small ways we can help is actively seeking out, hiring, supporting and buying from Black artists.

bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Haylie Miller @hayliemiller.bsky.social · May 26

This is a great list, thanks for doing the work to compile it! ☺️👏🏼

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Haylie Miller @hayliemiller.bsky.social · May 15

Congratulations! 🥳

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · May 13

"The question isn’t whether people like my [autistic] daughter have something to offer. It’s whether society is finally ready to stop measuring value with the wrong scale." Anais Godard skewers RFK Jr.'s unexamined ignorance re: autism, via @mcsweeneys.net:

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...

An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Who Thinks My Daughter Is a Tragedy

Dear Mr. RFK Jr., (The “dear” is tradition. Don’t mistake it for affection.) You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Jamie And Lion (aka, SpacedOutSmiles) @jamieandlion.bsky.social · May 13

Very cool. This mirrors my anecdotal experiences too. Welcoming to our community really helps folks.

The welcome pack used is available here; reframingautism.org.au/service/welc...

Just having a browse of it myself. See what it covers & if it’s worth sharing with folks I know.

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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · May 11

"They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds."

-Dinos Christianopoulos.

looking from under a couple trees. branches and bunches of leaves all pointing toward the center.

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