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Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · 4h

Is "search it up" (i.e., "google it") a phrase all over, or is this just a southern kid thing?

an elderly woman says you can google it

ALT: an elderly woman says you can google it

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Leslie Brick @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 Position Alert! 🚨
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)

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Ashley Thomas @ashleyjthomas.bsky.social · 2d

Interested in understanding how young humans think about social relationships? I am reading PhD applications this year! **Please note**, that Harvard now requires the GRE. More information here: www.ashleyjthomas.com/workwithme

WANT TO WORK WITH ME? | Mysite

www.ashleyjthomas.com

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Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · 2d

Please share!

Calling all 11-13-month-olds (U.S.-based)!

Help advance research! Join our study. Kids watch fun, short videos about shapes and objects, and caregivers complete surveys. Caregivers will receive compensation.

Learn more and enroll now: childrenhelpingscience.com/studies/900e...

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Emily Myers @emilymyers.bsky.social · 2d

Stop, drop everything and pick up this new review paper from LABlab member @hannahmech.bsky.social. In it, Hannah argues for considering speech adaptation through the lens of reinforcement learning. Good stuff. link.springer.com/epdf/10.3758...

Insights into effortful adaptation during speech perception: The role of dopamine, norepinephrine, and prediction error

link.springer.com

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Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · 8d

Less than 48 hours to go!

MoLA @molautism.bsky.social · 8d

Have you submitted yet?!

Abstracts due 01 Oct 2025 by 11:59pm ET

molautism.org/call-for-pap...

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Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · 19d

Posting for a colleague. . .calling all parents. . .please participate in a study about autism screenings for young babies by completing the survey below.

www.esdlabsc.com/parent-persp...

Our Research Studies — The Early Social Development Lab at UofSC

Participate in our research to help us better understand infant development more broadly and improve earlier diagnosis for autism. We are trained in developmental assessments and can provide feedback ...

www.esdlabsc.com

Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · 27d

Seriously, Outlook? Yes, I would like to reserve time for focused work. Do you offer babysitting now?!

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Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · 27d

anyone have a copy of the NIH Survey of Pathways to Diagnosis and Services?

No longer available on CDC website 🙁

archive.cdc.gov#/details?q=S...

Archive App | CDC

Archived web material for CDC.gov is preserved on the CDC Archive Site

archive.cdc.gov

Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · Sep 6

Prague too far? Come to MoLA!

MoLA @molautism.bsky.social · Sep 6

The submission portal for MoLA 2026 is open! molautism.org/call-for-pap...

Deadline for submissions is 01 October 2025, at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.

MoLA 2026 will be held in Atlanta, GA March 12th-14th, 2026 (opening reception March 11th).

molautism.org

MoLA – Meeting on Language in Autism

molautism.org

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · Sep 5

Nice to see organizations like the @autismsciencefd.bsky.social and @defendpublichealth.bsky.social getting ahead of these potential forthcoming claims in RFK Jr.'s eventual autism report. More of this needed and in other forums too. 🛟😷🧪 sociology

Here's Autism Science Foundation's statement...

Statement from Autism Science Foundation Regarding Wall Street Journal Report “RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies” - Autism Science Foundation

(September 5, 2025, 4:00 pm ET) This afternoon, The Wall Street Journal reported that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will announce later this month that Tylenol has been identified as a cause of...

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Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · Sep 5

autismsciencefoundation.org/press_releas...

Statement from Autism Science Foundation Regarding Wall Street Journal Report “RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies” - Autism Science Foundation

(September 5, 2025, 4:00 pm ET) This afternoon, The Wall Street Journal reported that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will announce later this month that Tylenol has been identified as a cause of...

autismsciencefoundation.org

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Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · Sep 4

Can someone explain the Gen Z use of “I’m not trying to. . .”? I AM trying to understand.

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Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · Sep 3

2025-2026 Duke Autism Center Speaker Series starts today with "Stratifying the Heterogeneity of Autism: Impact of Co-Occurring Anxiety and ADHD" by Kim Carpenter, PhD.

Registration and future speakers: autismcenter.duke.edu/events/autis...

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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨Postdoctoral fellowship in corpus phonetics / data science for speech with me and Ann Bradlow. Position is open immediately. Apply now! 🚨 Details: faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/matt-goldric...

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Erin Conwell @erconwell.bsky.social · Aug 22

We are HIRING! The Department of Psychology at NDSU is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Developmental Psychology (broadly defined) to begin August, 2026. Full details here: tinyurl.com/3sjknmxn
Questions can be directed to me.
Please share widely!

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MoLA @molautism.bsky.social · Jul 20

Thank you to our sponsors for MoLA 2026! @simonsfoundation.org, @autismsciencefd.bsky.social, @dukebrain.bsky.social, Marcus Autism Center, and Children's Hospital of Atlanta.

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MoLA @molautism.bsky.social · Jul 18

MoLA 2026! Call for abstracts. More information at molautism.org. If you did not receive this in email, please reach out to us (molautism.org/about/contac...).

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Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · Jul 1

In addition to being a compelling read, I have this lovely new pub from Zane and Luyster on neolgisms to thank for teaching me the word "cheugy." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

An Autistic “Linguatype”? Neologisms, New Words, and New Insights

In this commentary, we present new ideas about autistic neologisms. This essay has two primary goals. First, we argue that an autistic predilection to form neologisms generates intriguing new hypothe...

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Matilde Ellen Simonetti @matildellen.bsky.social · Jun 25

📢 Researchers in bilingualism & word learning!
I'm doing a meta-analysis on the bilingual advantage & seeking unpublished data comparing bilinguals vs monolinguals.
Summary stats or raw data welcome (confidential).
Pre-reg 👉 osf.io/6a7yg/
DM me or share if you know someone! 🙏

The “Bilingual Advantage” in Word Learning: A Meta-Analysis

Hosted on the Open Science Framework

osf.io

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Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · Jun 25

FYI, for those who administer the ADOS. . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4rh...

Robo Bingo 🤖 🪥 | FULL BLUEY MINISODE | Bluey

YouTube video by Bluey - Official Channel

www.youtube.com

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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · May 29

Very sorry to learn of the passing of LouAnn Gerken, who had such an impact on our understanding of the acquisition of speech sounds and sound patterns obits.mlive.com/us/obituarie...

LouAnn Gerken Obituary (1959 - 2025) - Tucson, AZ - Arizona Daily Star

View LouAnn A. Gerken's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

obits.mlive.com

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Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · May 3

RISE study represented at INSAR 2025.

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Elena Tenenbaum @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · Apr 28

Belated kudos to another RISE undergrad student, Miranda Harris, for defending her Honors Thesis last week. We will miss her next year!

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Steven Kapp @drstevenkapp.bsky.social · Apr 25

Following public false claims on autism causation and attacks on science, INSAR has released a statement that people are “born with autism”
www.autism-insar.org/page/insarst.... Autism as innate and lifelong is the focus my new free paper (long thread incoming): www.frontiersin.org/journals/int...

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