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The holidays are upon us, and that means hanging with folks who might need a nudge or a gentle reminder about holiday kindness and accommodation for autistic kids and adults, on being nice about understanding autistic behaviors versus assuming naughtiness. #autism #neurodiversity 1/
December 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The holidays are upon us, and that means hanging with folks who might need a nudge or a gentle reminder about holiday kindness and accommodation for autistic kids and adults, on being nice about understanding autistic behaviors versus assuming naughtiness. #autism #neurodiversity 1/
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The words we use to talk about AAC matter.
They shape how people feel seen and included, as well as our everyday practices.
Not just #AutRes but our sample was Autistic-heavy, and lots of Autistic people (including me!) use AAC.
So new, free paper I'm on: assistivewa.re/4j3DCD3
#AcademicSky
They shape how people feel seen and included, as well as our everyday practices.
Not just #AutRes but our sample was Autistic-heavy, and lots of Autistic people (including me!) use AAC.
So new, free paper I'm on: assistivewa.re/4j3DCD3
#AcademicSky
What terms should we use for AAC and the people who use it? Results from a terminology survey
This study aimed to elicit and analyze the views and preferences of a variety of AAC stakeholders regarding terminology related to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and the people wh...
assistivewa.re
December 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The words we use to talk about AAC matter.
They shape how people feel seen and included, as well as our everyday practices.
Not just #AutRes but our sample was Autistic-heavy, and lots of Autistic people (including me!) use AAC.
So new, free paper I'm on: assistivewa.re/4j3DCD3
#AcademicSky
They shape how people feel seen and included, as well as our everyday practices.
Not just #AutRes but our sample was Autistic-heavy, and lots of Autistic people (including me!) use AAC.
So new, free paper I'm on: assistivewa.re/4j3DCD3
#AcademicSky
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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At the center of Drew’s World are Bo, a misunderstood Choctaw boy, & Drew, a kind and imaginative girl with Down syndrome. When the two become lost in the woods, they are forced to rely on one another, learning how to communicate, build trust & move forward together.
redpopnews.com/drews-world-...
redpopnews.com/drews-world-...
Drew’s World Builds a Story of Belonging Through Choctaw Culture and Disability Visibility
Avoke Productions has begun production on Drew’s World, an animated feature with Native culture and disability representation at the heart of its story. Built around relationship and care, the film fo...
redpopnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
At the center of Drew’s World are Bo, a misunderstood Choctaw boy, & Drew, a kind and imaginative girl with Down syndrome. When the two become lost in the woods, they are forced to rely on one another, learning how to communicate, build trust & move forward together.
redpopnews.com/drews-world-...
redpopnews.com/drews-world-...
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Just in time for the holidays, today's HHS dump of terminated grants lists a bunch of child welfare projects funded by the Administration for Children and Families' Children's Bureau. Programs across KS, KY, MN, NY, OR, CA, MD, DC, and IA. taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
December 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Just in time for the holidays, today's HHS dump of terminated grants lists a bunch of child welfare projects funded by the Administration for Children and Families' Children's Bureau. Programs across KS, KY, MN, NY, OR, CA, MD, DC, and IA. taggs.hhs.gov/Content/Data...
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You just understood that you're autistic.
Now what?
Be in community with others on the same path.
Don't over-index on reels and blogs.
www.theautisticcoach.com/newly-diagno...
Now what?
Be in community with others on the same path.
Don't over-index on reels and blogs.
www.theautisticcoach.com/newly-diagno...
December 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
You just understood that you're autistic.
Now what?
Be in community with others on the same path.
Don't over-index on reels and blogs.
www.theautisticcoach.com/newly-diagno...
Now what?
Be in community with others on the same path.
Don't over-index on reels and blogs.
www.theautisticcoach.com/newly-diagno...
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Do you need support from your loved ones but don't know how to get them to listen?
Do they want to support you but don't have the tools?
My workshop for the families and allies of autistic adults is a 5-week space that will guide them in allyship.
www.theautisticcoach.com/allies-autis...
Do they want to support you but don't have the tools?
My workshop for the families and allies of autistic adults is a 5-week space that will guide them in allyship.
www.theautisticcoach.com/allies-autis...
December 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Do you need support from your loved ones but don't know how to get them to listen?
Do they want to support you but don't have the tools?
My workshop for the families and allies of autistic adults is a 5-week space that will guide them in allyship.
www.theautisticcoach.com/allies-autis...
Do they want to support you but don't have the tools?
My workshop for the families and allies of autistic adults is a 5-week space that will guide them in allyship.
www.theautisticcoach.com/allies-autis...
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🔴 Starting now!
Launch of the International #YearOfTheWomanFarmer 2026.
Learn about the essential roles women play across agrifood systems & support actions to close gender gaps & improve women's livelihoods.
🖥️ buff.ly/naMugZE
#IYWF2026
Launch of the International #YearOfTheWomanFarmer 2026.
Learn about the essential roles women play across agrifood systems & support actions to close gender gaps & improve women's livelihoods.
🖥️ buff.ly/naMugZE
#IYWF2026
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🔴 Starting now!
Launch of the International #YearOfTheWomanFarmer 2026.
Learn about the essential roles women play across agrifood systems & support actions to close gender gaps & improve women's livelihoods.
🖥️ buff.ly/naMugZE
#IYWF2026
Launch of the International #YearOfTheWomanFarmer 2026.
Learn about the essential roles women play across agrifood systems & support actions to close gender gaps & improve women's livelihoods.
🖥️ buff.ly/naMugZE
#IYWF2026
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According to at least one independent group “More than 25,000 children have been killed and 45 girls raped while fleeing the North-Darfur city of El Fasher since Sudan’s war began”
Utterly horrific, making global silence on #Sudan ever more unconscionable
sudantribune.com/article/3077...
Utterly horrific, making global silence on #Sudan ever more unconscionable
sudantribune.com/article/3077...
Sudan war has killed 25,000 children, medics say; 45 girls raped fleeing El Fasher - Sudan Tribune
December 2, 2025 (PORT SUDAN) – More than 25,000 children have been killed and 45 girls raped while fleeing the North-Darfur city of El Fasher since Sudan’s war began, a doctors’ group said on Tuesday...
sudantribune.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
According to at least one independent group “More than 25,000 children have been killed and 45 girls raped while fleeing the North-Darfur city of El Fasher since Sudan’s war began”
Utterly horrific, making global silence on #Sudan ever more unconscionable
sudantribune.com/article/3077...
Utterly horrific, making global silence on #Sudan ever more unconscionable
sudantribune.com/article/3077...
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2026 is UN Intl #YearOfTheWomanFarmer, a chance to spotlight the women who drive agrifood systems yet still face unequal opportunities.
#IYWF2026 is a call for us to transform their lives, harness their potential, & build more resilient communities.
👩🏽🌾https://buff.ly/LazTx6A
#IYWF2026 is a call for us to transform their lives, harness their potential, & build more resilient communities.
👩🏽🌾https://buff.ly/LazTx6A
December 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
2026 is UN Intl #YearOfTheWomanFarmer, a chance to spotlight the women who drive agrifood systems yet still face unequal opportunities.
#IYWF2026 is a call for us to transform their lives, harness their potential, & build more resilient communities.
👩🏽🌾https://buff.ly/LazTx6A
#IYWF2026 is a call for us to transform their lives, harness their potential, & build more resilient communities.
👩🏽🌾https://buff.ly/LazTx6A
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You just understood that you're autistic.
Now what?
Be in community with others on the same path.
Don't over-index on reels and blogs.
www.theautisticcoach.com/newly-diagno...
Now what?
Be in community with others on the same path.
Don't over-index on reels and blogs.
www.theautisticcoach.com/newly-diagno...
December 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
You just understood that you're autistic.
Now what?
Be in community with others on the same path.
Don't over-index on reels and blogs.
www.theautisticcoach.com/newly-diagno...
Now what?
Be in community with others on the same path.
Don't over-index on reels and blogs.
www.theautisticcoach.com/newly-diagno...
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Many of us look dysregulated when we’re actually fine.
Excitement gets labelled hyperactivity.
Passion gets labelled aggression.
Directness gets labelled conflict.
All because regulation has been defined through a neuronormative lens that prizes composure over truth.
Excitement gets labelled hyperactivity.
Passion gets labelled aggression.
Directness gets labelled conflict.
All because regulation has been defined through a neuronormative lens that prizes composure over truth.
Autistic Regulation Isn’t Calm – It’s Connection
Regulation doesn't always mean what you think it does
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Many of us look dysregulated when we’re actually fine.
Excitement gets labelled hyperactivity.
Passion gets labelled aggression.
Directness gets labelled conflict.
All because regulation has been defined through a neuronormative lens that prizes composure over truth.
Excitement gets labelled hyperactivity.
Passion gets labelled aggression.
Directness gets labelled conflict.
All because regulation has been defined through a neuronormative lens that prizes composure over truth.
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Pastoralists are stewards of Indigenous and local knowledge, and care for rangelands that span half the planet.
During 2026 International #YearofRangelandsPastoralists, we honour both the lands and the communities that depend on them.
buff.ly/jgxy8Iw
During 2026 International #YearofRangelandsPastoralists, we honour both the lands and the communities that depend on them.
buff.ly/jgxy8Iw
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Pastoralists are stewards of Indigenous and local knowledge, and care for rangelands that span half the planet.
During 2026 International #YearofRangelandsPastoralists, we honour both the lands and the communities that depend on them.
buff.ly/jgxy8Iw
During 2026 International #YearofRangelandsPastoralists, we honour both the lands and the communities that depend on them.
buff.ly/jgxy8Iw
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Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
Join The Onion
Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.
membership.theonion.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
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For this 28th day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting #coloringbooks by #Indigenous creators from five major #Alaska cultural regions. But there are so many more - leave your favorites in the comments!
#nativeamericanheritagemonth #books #nativeamerican #alaskanative #writers #artists
#nativeamericanheritagemonth #books #nativeamerican #alaskanative #writers #artists
Thirty Days of Alaska Native Books: Day 28
For this twenty eighth day of Alaska Native Heritage Month, we’re highlighting coloring books by Indigenous creators from five major Alaska cultural regions. But there are so many more, so leave yo…
verastarbard.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
For this 28th day of #AlaskaNativeHeritageMonth we’re highlighting #coloringbooks by #Indigenous creators from five major #Alaska cultural regions. But there are so many more - leave your favorites in the comments!
#nativeamericanheritagemonth #books #nativeamerican #alaskanative #writers #artists
#nativeamericanheritagemonth #books #nativeamerican #alaskanative #writers #artists
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🎁 For this holiday season, consider gifting COLOR TASTE TEXTURE! It’s a great primer for people of all ages with little to no experience cooking. If you have some neurodivergent friends and family, or parents of littles, they might love this! It’s not just a cookbook, it’s a new approach to food. 🎁
I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide titled COLOR TASTE TEXTURE, that’s all about finding out what works for specific sensory needs and how to customize food for them. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience necessary.
Color Taste Texture by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt: 9780593538593 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques.....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🎁 For this holiday season, consider gifting COLOR TASTE TEXTURE! It’s a great primer for people of all ages with little to no experience cooking. If you have some neurodivergent friends and family, or parents of littles, they might love this! It’s not just a cookbook, it’s a new approach to food. 🎁
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Congress must act to stop parts of the Department of Education from being moved to other agencies. Help us protect the rights of disabled students. Learn what you can do: autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/tell...
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Congress must act to stop parts of the Department of Education from being moved to other agencies. Help us protect the rights of disabled students. Learn what you can do: autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/tell...
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It stops sorting your inbox into folders, btw, when you turn this off. As the inbox folders predate Gemini, this is a passive-aggressive attempt to make gmail a miserable experience unless you turn AI on, not a necessity.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
It stops sorting your inbox into folders, btw, when you turn this off. As the inbox folders predate Gemini, this is a passive-aggressive attempt to make gmail a miserable experience unless you turn AI on, not a necessity.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
Really, *really* inconvenient but makes me more determined to keep it off.
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The latest update to US CDC's website on autism and vaccination is, sadly, a major blow to the credibility of this institution. Because it undermines faith in any impartiality. It's going to take a major effort to reconstruct its status, assuming it even survives the next few years.
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The latest update to US CDC's website on autism and vaccination is, sadly, a major blow to the credibility of this institution. Because it undermines faith in any impartiality. It's going to take a major effort to reconstruct its status, assuming it even survives the next few years.
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Page One in Iowa.
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Page One in Iowa.
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So the full title is COLOR TASTE TEXTURE: Recipes for Picky Eaters, Those with Food Aversion, and Anyone Who’s Ever Cringed at Food. I know that “picky eaters” is a loaded term, the sole purpose of it in the title is so it can be found by the most people. It’s used sparingly within the book itself.
I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide titled COLOR TASTE TEXTURE, that’s all about finding out what works for specific sensory needs and how to customize food for them. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience necessary.
Color Taste Texture by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt: 9780593538593 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques.....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
So the full title is COLOR TASTE TEXTURE: Recipes for Picky Eaters, Those with Food Aversion, and Anyone Who’s Ever Cringed at Food. I know that “picky eaters” is a loaded term, the sole purpose of it in the title is so it can be found by the most people. It’s used sparingly within the book itself.
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Across Brazil, families of missing loved ones have turned food into a form of remembrance.
In 'Flavours of Longing', they share the dishes that carry their memories.
📖 Download it here for free in English or Portuguese 👉🏽 missingpersons.icrc.org/library/sabo...
In 'Flavours of Longing', they share the dishes that carry their memories.
📖 Download it here for free in English or Portuguese 👉🏽 missingpersons.icrc.org/library/sabo...
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Across Brazil, families of missing loved ones have turned food into a form of remembrance.
In 'Flavours of Longing', they share the dishes that carry their memories.
📖 Download it here for free in English or Portuguese 👉🏽 missingpersons.icrc.org/library/sabo...
In 'Flavours of Longing', they share the dishes that carry their memories.
📖 Download it here for free in English or Portuguese 👉🏽 missingpersons.icrc.org/library/sabo...
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#Egypt becomes the 27th country validated by WHO for eliminating #trachoma as a public health problem!
This marks a historic public health milestone for the country.
Trachoma remains a public health problem in 30 countries and is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness.
This marks a historic public health milestone for the country.
Trachoma remains a public health problem in 30 countries and is the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness.
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Alley Cat Allies also has a gallery of other options from $$$ to more cheap DIY plans. And of course work with your local TNR groups if possible make sure everyone is spayed/neutered. 👍 www.alleycat.org/resources/fe...
Community Cat Shelter Options Gallery
Providing outdoor shelters for community cats helps them stay warm and safe during even the chilliest months!
www.alleycat.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Alley Cat Allies also has a gallery of other options from $$$ to more cheap DIY plans. And of course work with your local TNR groups if possible make sure everyone is spayed/neutered. 👍 www.alleycat.org/resources/fe...