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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · 1h

I'm surprised at how many people in my network don't know about the case of Robert Roberson, an autistic father scheduled to be executed next week for a crime that never happened. Please join me in speaking up against this. It's not too late to exonerate him! innocenceproject.org/cases/robert...

Robert Roberson - Innocence Project

Robert Roberson faces execution on Oct. 16, 2025 for a crime he did not commit. Read key facts about the case and act to stop this injustice.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 14h

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2d

I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 5d

Shared how the greater shutdown of NIH science has been underway since January on @msnbc.com today.

We need Congress to stand firm to protect science, democracy and the American people.

www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/wat...

Furloughed NIH worker: Left office with 'pit' in my stomach about future of our country

On day three of the government shutdown, around 750,000 federal employees are furloughed as the White House threatens mass firings as early as today. Furloughed NIH Program Director Jenna Norton joins...

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · 11d

Yes! I’ve been dying for someone to make this figure.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28d

General reminder that people who engage in political assassinations often have pretty muddled world views.

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Sep 6

That and fever reduction! You know fevers, that are harmful to both the pregnant person and the fetus? Yeah, keep those raging.

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Aug 31

The .5 is pretty much diagnostic.

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Stonekettle @stonekettle.bsky.social · Aug 28

BREAKING: Robert F. Kennedy Jr poised to surpass gun violence as leading cause of death among American children.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · Aug 16

The pretexts for these paramilitary takeovers don’t matter

They’re lies

Don’t buy into their narrative

They’re normalizing military takeovers

That should be the opposing narrative, not crime rates which let them steer the conversation

WE should steer it
What they’re doing is unacceptable
Period

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Aug 15

With @jamestrujillo.bsky.social

Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Aug 15

Want to be a better communication partner for the autistic adults in your life? Here are some of our top recommendations:

⏳ Allow time for processing.

🗣️ Focus on explicit communication.

🔍 Check in for understanding.

📏 Use direct, concrete language.

💬 Offer alternatives such as writing.

New Research Recommendations for Supporting Autistic Adults to Ensure Their Communication Success

To better understand the communication difficulties experienced by autistic adults and help the clinicians and researchers who have autistic people in their lives, researchers from Drexel University’s...

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Jul 30

IMPORTANT UPDATE IMPORTANT UPDATE

Regarding APHU/ACLU et al. vs. NIH Lawsuit

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ALT: a cartoon of a man and a dog with the words now 's the time for action written on the bottom

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Jul 27

Thanks for sharing our work, @thinkingautism.com!

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Jul 27

On communicating: Research shows it works best when EVERYONE is more considerate, for example sharing & accommodating communication modes even if alternative, and double-checking to see if a message was understood—instead of making assumptions. Holly Radford et al:

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

“There is just too much going on there”: Nonverbal communication experiences of autistic adults

Background Atypical nonverbal communication is required for a diagnosis of autism, yet little is known about how autistic adults use gestures, facial expressions, and other nonverbal behaviours in soc...

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Jul 27

Psychologist here! As a field, we completely agree with you (look up “biopsychosocial model”, eg). This is why change is so hard! Not impossible - but really really hard.

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Jul 25

Really appreciated Peter’s discussion of children’s rights to an education vs. parents’ rights to control their education. Would love to learn about more cases in which parent/child rights are potentially in conflict.

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Jul 16

@michaelhobbes.bsky.social @notalawyer.bsky.social @ifbookspod.bsky.social

My son turned 14 today so of course we had to gift him an AI-generated “we deserve this cheese” poster. AI was not especially cooperative, but that made it all the more enjoyable.

Teenage boy holding a series of six images based on his favorite podcast.

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Jul 15

Thank you @thinkingautism.com for highlighting our new study on nonverbal communication experiences of autistic adults!

This one was an absolute treat to work on.

With Holly Radford, @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, and Bronte Reidinger

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Jul 14

Want to do better by autistic people? OK:

1) Check how someone prefers to communicate
2) Allow more time to process responses
3) Avoid assumptions based on body language
4) Be open to written or direct communication when that works best

@drstevenkapp.bsky.social et al:

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* - Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Jul 15

Study author here! Thanks for sharing, @thinkingautism.com!

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Jul 15

@jamestrujillo.bsky.social took us on a post-conference joy ride around the canals of Utrecht! Way better than a Zoom meeting and especially great spending time together after catching up on all of his great work at @isgs2025.bsky.social!

James Trujillo @jamestrujillo.bsky.social · Jul 15

A couple of days late to post this, but this is one of the great things about in person conferences: getting to hang out with people in very different, non-work settings! Had a great time on Sunday canoeing in Utrecht with @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social , who is normally only see on Zoom!

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Jun 23

With @jamestrujillo.bsky.social, Maci Brown, Emine Gurbuz, Nicole Cuneo, and Jennifer Bergstrom

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Jun 23

Our new review explores how autistic adults experience & express communication – and how environments & partners shape that. We spotlight AAC, nonverbals, double empathy, & more. Plus: practical tips for clinicians & researchers to be better communication partners and allies.
#autism #research

Communication in Autistic Adults: An Action-Focused Review - Current Psychiatry Reports

Purpose of Review This review focuses on recent research (primarily published between 2020–2024) describing unique aspects of communication in autistic adults. We review research on communication-rela...

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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · Jun 21

A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.

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Ashley de Marchena ☕️ @ashleydemarchena.bsky.social · Jun 11

I signed!

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · Jun 11

What does 18,000+ brave signatories look like standing together in massive solidarity with the #NIH heroes of the historic Bethesda Declaration??...

Find out by adding YOUR NAME to our #NIHLove letter here! -

actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...

#StandUpForScience
#BethesdaDeclaration
#StopTrump

ADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open Letter in Support of NIH Staff

Join the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now.

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Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · Jun 10

Seems a good time to invite Sen Britt to watch an NIH review panel (aka study section) analyze piles of grants over several days to identify the <10% that win funding. Applications that scientists spent months preparing, whose peers spent weeks poring through in advance of review mtg at NIH.

Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · Jun 10

Republican Senator Katie Britt: We need to create a system "where the beat idea wins... This is our opportunity to make a dollar go further and to make it have a greater impact."

(NIH already generates $2.56 for every $1 spent it spends on research.)

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