Autistic people have more chronic pain from hypermobility, EDS, migraines, and sensory overwhelm etc. and so take more Tylenol/acetaminophen/paracetamol than non-autistic people do.

And autistic people also have more autistic kids than non-autistic people do.

This is not rocket science.

#autism

Washburn and Justice page students take part in a nationwide student walkout demanding gun control

Minneapolis, MN

🎉 New article! 🎉
Our latest in @jidr-wiley.bsky.social measures what teachers of students with IDD know about foundational word reading and how that relates to their training and classroom instruction.

#OpenAccess version here: doi.org/10.1111/jir....

@kimberlymcfadden.bsky.social

I am fascinated by this guy who was a Higher Ed administrator and has now moved into teaching classes as a faculty member. He is documenting his whole journey on TikTok. Over the summer, he had so much excitement 🧵

The Hechinger Report has been following the Trump administration's actions on a week-by-week basis. Keep up with all the news here:

hechingerreport.org/tracking-tru...

For those following the NIH budget fight, the next big development will be this Tuesday, Sept 2nd, with the House LHHS subcommittee markups. The bill text will likely come out late Monday. The House bill is likely to be closer to the president's budget request than the Senate's was, so be prepared.

“Do not offer thoughts and prayers as you systemically enable such tragedies. Do not claim prayers are sufficient when children die as they pray. Do not pretend you do not understand.”

— Lydia, 16, Minneapolis

If you are an #Autism researcher who has had their federal research grant from NIH/HHS on autism canceled, I'd like to speak with you. My signal is Emgarcia.85 #AutismSky

I’m curious your thought because I do agree that most of our biggest problems are collective actor problems. The article and your prompt do leave me wondering the same- perhaps it would generate good ideas, but getting people to act on them together for improvements for others remains a challenge.

"Even in a world without additional economic constraints, accessibility tools and assistive technologies are already shockingly high-priced." mashable.com/article/tari...

U.S. Dept of Ed is proposing to eliminate the requirement for states to report data on racial disparities in special education, currently a condition to receive federal $ under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Comments open till 10/21 www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

And more cuts likely to critical #4SpecialEducation services, teaching, professional development, and teacher preparation. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... @cecmembership.bsky.social

A lot to watch right now regarding potential changes to special education in the US: www.k12dive.com/news/educati...

#4SpecialEducation researchers, educators and trainers- what is one of your favorite aspects of IDEA? @cecmembership.bsky.social @tec-cec.bsky.social @tedearlycareersig.bsky.social @cec-dr.bsky.social share it here with a picture or quote that represents it!

At the Office Of Special Education Programs Project Director’s Meeting starting off by looking back at the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (50 years old!). This act is CRITICAL for ALL children and young people, especially those with disabilities, their educators, families, & communities

An actual thing that happened to me at work one time was that some time after I disclosed as autistic, my leader sent me some really good free training on neurodiversity in the workplace and asked if I thought it'd be useful. I got excited, completed it all myself, and highly recommended it.

New @caldercenter.bsky.social paper alert! We (big group of authors) look at summer school as a pandemic recovery strategy.

What do we find? 👇

caldercenter.org/publications...

“Celebrate today, but keep organizing and keep advocating and using your voice so we can make sure that our students get the services that they need,” said Montserrat Garibay www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

“Peace at a price, if the price is right.” #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

We are very pleased to announce the 2025 Awards Winners for the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science! Join us in celebrating the exceptional projects that have revolutionized the field of psychological science.

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Remote mixed methods educational researcher position focused on DOE data and affiliated with UD CRESP group careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job...

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲: Emeritus Professor Theo Wubbels on three initiatives that the Dutch organisation for educational research launched to help improve the relationship between educational research and practice. #EduSci #EERA_VOR https://blog.eera-ecer.de/educational-research-dutch/

New Publication Alert: "Sharing Materials to Heighten the Impact of Publications" by Campbell, Brunsting, Landmark, Butler, and Cook. The paper provides an overview of issues and recommendations for sharing materials with research and practitioner publications. riseopenjournal.org/article/id/2...