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Cara
@picsuresque1.bsky.social
Community-Based Intervention and Clinical Trials Expert. Reducing fraud, waste, and inefficiency by shortening the clinical trials pipeline and bringing behavioral healthcare to ALL Americans. Neurodiversity Ally. #SDOHareReal
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While hundreds of millions of dollars are being funneled into studying the cause of autism, billions are being cut from Medicaid, education, respite care, mental health, and community supports—the very programs that give autistic people and their families stability, dignity, and opportunity.
September 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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We must invest in supports that empower autistic people across the full spectrum of needs.

Using federal time, energy, and resources to study unsubstantiated risk factors takes away from pursuing research that could help more people… faster.
September 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The focus has been on recycling an outdated, damaging narrative that autism is only a childhood condition, erasing the reality that autistic people live to adulthood and deserve long, healthy, fulfilling lives like anyone else.
September 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM