Sparklie Brain
@sparkliebrain.bsky.social
Dachshund enthusiast, autistic educator, neurodiversity cultural responsiveness trainer, but mostly, dachshunds
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build these. i'm not joking. the more I read history the more I read how often hiding spaces save lives.
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 4:38 AM
build these. i'm not joking. the more I read history the more I read how often hiding spaces save lives.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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You may not know what the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee is, but it's the central advisory panel for autism in the federal government. @rosebroderick.bsky.social reports that RFK Jr. is loading it up with autism conspiracy theory cranks.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/23/k...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/23/k...
Key autism committee is being reshaped to support Kennedy's vaccine agenda, researchers and advocates fear
Researchers and advocates fear a key autism committee is being reshaped to support Kennedy's vaccine agenda.
www.statnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
You may not know what the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee is, but it's the central advisory panel for autism in the federal government. @rosebroderick.bsky.social reports that RFK Jr. is loading it up with autism conspiracy theory cranks.
www.statnews.com/2026/01/23/k...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/23/k...
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January 22, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Hey, that's me asking AOC this question
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Hey, that's me asking AOC this question
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Canva: This is the best size for a social media post
Me: are you sure???
Canva: yes, absolutely sure
Me: okayyy
Bluesky: CENTER CROP ONLY, POOR RESOLUTION
Canva: Did you copy paste or download that...?
Me: D'OH *deletes, downloads, re-posts*
Bluesky: CENTER CROP STILL BUT HOPEFULLY BETTER RESOLUTION
Me: are you sure???
Canva: yes, absolutely sure
Me: okayyy
Bluesky: CENTER CROP ONLY, POOR RESOLUTION
Canva: Did you copy paste or download that...?
Me: D'OH *deletes, downloads, re-posts*
Bluesky: CENTER CROP STILL BUT HOPEFULLY BETTER RESOLUTION
January 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Canva: This is the best size for a social media post
Me: are you sure???
Canva: yes, absolutely sure
Me: okayyy
Bluesky: CENTER CROP ONLY, POOR RESOLUTION
Canva: Did you copy paste or download that...?
Me: D'OH *deletes, downloads, re-posts*
Bluesky: CENTER CROP STILL BUT HOPEFULLY BETTER RESOLUTION
Me: are you sure???
Canva: yes, absolutely sure
Me: okayyy
Bluesky: CENTER CROP ONLY, POOR RESOLUTION
Canva: Did you copy paste or download that...?
Me: D'OH *deletes, downloads, re-posts*
Bluesky: CENTER CROP STILL BUT HOPEFULLY BETTER RESOLUTION
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
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Trauma informed MEANS something
Just like neuro-affirming MEANS something
These are not just buzzwords about the vibes you and your colleagues wish to emit to your clients
There are principles! Guidelines! Ethics!
The reason we talk about being trauma informed ✨at all✨ is to CHANGE OUR PRACTICE
Just like neuro-affirming MEANS something
These are not just buzzwords about the vibes you and your colleagues wish to emit to your clients
There are principles! Guidelines! Ethics!
The reason we talk about being trauma informed ✨at all✨ is to CHANGE OUR PRACTICE
Here is a decent page about what trauma-informed care should REALLY look like
If someone brands themselves that way and does not emulate these behaviors, that’s a 🚩
If someone brands themselves that way and does not emulate these behaviors, that’s a 🚩
What is Trauma-Informed Care?
Learn the definition of trauma-informed care, its core principles and ACEs scores and screening.
www.aap.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Trauma informed MEANS something
Just like neuro-affirming MEANS something
These are not just buzzwords about the vibes you and your colleagues wish to emit to your clients
There are principles! Guidelines! Ethics!
The reason we talk about being trauma informed ✨at all✨ is to CHANGE OUR PRACTICE
Just like neuro-affirming MEANS something
These are not just buzzwords about the vibes you and your colleagues wish to emit to your clients
There are principles! Guidelines! Ethics!
The reason we talk about being trauma informed ✨at all✨ is to CHANGE OUR PRACTICE
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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Black and Brown people. PLEASE, PLEASE for the love of us all do not allow yourself to be interviewed if SNAP benefits don't come on November 1. Make the white folks do the interviews. They love getting Black folks to do these interviews so that people think we are the only ones hurt.
October 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Black and Brown people. PLEASE, PLEASE for the love of us all do not allow yourself to be interviewed if SNAP benefits don't come on November 1. Make the white folks do the interviews. They love getting Black folks to do these interviews so that people think we are the only ones hurt.
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Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.
October 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.
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Pet food is usually not covered by SNAP (depending on where you are), but needing to cover more groceries may take up what you would have spent on it. Many animal shelters have pet food pantries, so check your local if you're struggling to feed your pets.
October 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Pet food is usually not covered by SNAP (depending on where you are), but needing to cover more groceries may take up what you would have spent on it. Many animal shelters have pet food pantries, so check your local if you're struggling to feed your pets.
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Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.
U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
www.usatoday.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.
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#AutRes Results and Importance: The findings indicate that peer-support programs generally have a positive impact, including improved self-esteem, academic performance, and overall well-being.
Impact of peer-support programs for individuals with autism: A systematic review - Monica HM Verkooijen, Marjolijn Ketelaar, Max van Woerden, Wouter G Staal, Indira Tendolkar, Janneke R Zinkstok, 2025
The neurodiversity approach recognizes autism as a natural variation of human experience, emphasizing unique strengths while acknowledging social and behavioral...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
#AutRes Results and Importance: The findings indicate that peer-support programs generally have a positive impact, including improved self-esteem, academic performance, and overall well-being.
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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Our friend @ericmgarcia.bsky.social is my go-to on Autism issues, and does a great job here on Canada's Forum Daily News
youtu.be/du5AeRvHvDs?...
youtu.be/du5AeRvHvDs?...
Trump Draws Unproven Link to Tylenol & Autism
YouTube video by Forum Daily News
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September 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Our friend @ericmgarcia.bsky.social is my go-to on Autism issues, and does a great job here on Canada's Forum Daily News
youtu.be/du5AeRvHvDs?...
youtu.be/du5AeRvHvDs?...
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If James Lankford wants to know why we have more cases of autism, he can read the CDC's own report, which says that improved screening has led to more diagnoses of autism, particularly among Black, Latino, Asian-American and low-income people.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
August 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If James Lankford wants to know why we have more cases of autism, he can read the CDC's own report, which says that improved screening has led to more diagnoses of autism, particularly among Black, Latino, Asian-American and low-income people.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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“If you find out that you’re Autistic later in life, it does not change who you are. In fact, it doesn’t change who you are regardless of ‘if’ or ‘when’ you find out.” From Reframing Autism’s
Starter Pack:
reframingautism.org.au/service/welc... #autism #autistic #neurodiversity
Starter Pack:
reframingautism.org.au/service/welc... #autism #autistic #neurodiversity
Welcome Pack - Reframing Autism
reframingautism.org.au
August 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“If you find out that you’re Autistic later in life, it does not change who you are. In fact, it doesn’t change who you are regardless of ‘if’ or ‘when’ you find out.” From Reframing Autism’s
Starter Pack:
reframingautism.org.au/service/welc... #autism #autistic #neurodiversity
Starter Pack:
reframingautism.org.au/service/welc... #autism #autistic #neurodiversity
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"Every dollar spent relitigating the disproven vaccine-autism link is a dollar stolen from research that could actually help people with autism — studies on support services, educational interventions, employment programs and other factors behind autism" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)
Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Every dollar spent relitigating the disproven vaccine-autism link is a dollar stolen from research that could actually help people with autism — studies on support services, educational interventions, employment programs and other factors behind autism" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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My first book We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation came out four years ago this month. It simultaneously feels like it came out yesterday and a century ago. I did it in hopes that people would take the needs of #ActuallyAutistic people seriously 1/
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We're Not Broken
“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It’s also...
www.harpercollins.com
August 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My first book We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation came out four years ago this month. It simultaneously feels like it came out yesterday and a century ago. I did it in hopes that people would take the needs of #ActuallyAutistic people seriously 1/
www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
www.harpercollins.com/products/wer...
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Babbling in sign language to her deaf grandparents: #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
July 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Babbling in sign language to her deaf grandparents: #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
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This book is available on Kindle Unlimited
June 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This book is available on Kindle Unlimited