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Autistics' experiences of inpatient mental health care, interviews journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... quotes from 2 autistics: "they just lock you away until you can mask well enough to get yourself out again” & "I remember saying... if it meant getting out of this place, I’ll take out the bin..."
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January 27, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Autistics' experiences of inpatient mental health care, interviews journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... quotes from 2 autistics: "they just lock you away until you can mask well enough to get yourself out again” & "I remember saying... if it meant getting out of this place, I’ll take out the bin..."
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doi.org/10.1177/1362... Useful study - are we getting better at finding e.g. autistic women and girls? Yes.
408 people in Scotland.
The lifespan male-to-female ratio was approaching equal numbers of each. Do have a read of the detail. So much for 'it's a boy thing', eh?
408 people in Scotland.
The lifespan male-to-female ratio was approaching equal numbers of each. Do have a read of the detail. So much for 'it's a boy thing', eh?
Are we getting better at identifying and diagnosing neurodivergent girls and women? Insights into sex ratios and age of diagnosis from clinical population data in Scotland - Donald Maciver, Anusua Sin...
This study examined differences in referral and diagnosis based on sex recorded at birth (hereafter, ‘sex’), using case notes from 408 individuals diagnosed by ...
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January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
doi.org/10.1177/1362... Useful study - are we getting better at finding e.g. autistic women and girls? Yes.
408 people in Scotland.
The lifespan male-to-female ratio was approaching equal numbers of each. Do have a read of the detail. So much for 'it's a boy thing', eh?
408 people in Scotland.
The lifespan male-to-female ratio was approaching equal numbers of each. Do have a read of the detail. So much for 'it's a boy thing', eh?
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Emotion regulation in families of autistic children and adolescents: A longitudinal study
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January 19, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Emotion regulation in families of autistic children and adolescents: A longitudinal study
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Profiles of parent–teacher discrepancy on autistic children’s adaptive functioning
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January 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Profiles of parent–teacher discrepancy on autistic children’s adaptive functioning
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Well this looks amazing!
With some trepidation, I'm putting this out into the world:
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
January 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Well this looks amazing!
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‘It’s quite difficult to put Autistic relationships in a box’: A qualitative exploration of romantic relationships in gender and sexually diverse Autistic adults
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January 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
‘It’s quite difficult to put Autistic relationships in a box’: A qualitative exploration of romantic relationships in gender and sexually diverse Autistic adults
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54% of ABA practitioners "have considered leaving the ABA profession altogether" & while 70% are currently working in autism/IDD, only 4% want to work in this area? link.springer.com/article/10.1... quote from ABA practitioner: "feeling like this field does more harm than good for autistic people"
An Analysis of Variables Affecting Behavior Analytic Practitioners’ Intention to Leave a Position and Leave the Field - Behavior Analysis in Practice
With burnout prevalence rising in behavior analysts, it is important to consider the attrition rates of the field to determine variables that affect decisions to leave an organization versus decisions...
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January 8, 2026 at 11:41 AM
54% of ABA practitioners "have considered leaving the ABA profession altogether" & while 70% are currently working in autism/IDD, only 4% want to work in this area? link.springer.com/article/10.1... quote from ABA practitioner: "feeling like this field does more harm than good for autistic people"
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A mixed-methods study examining the ripple effect of inclusive employment on reducing stigma toward autistic people in South Korea
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January 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
A mixed-methods study examining the ripple effect of inclusive employment on reducing stigma toward autistic people in South Korea
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‘Breaking down a barrier’: Autistic young people see virtual reality as a possible social support, but not a substitute for in-person interactions
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January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
‘Breaking down a barrier’: Autistic young people see virtual reality as a possible social support, but not a substitute for in-person interactions
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Happy New Year from the Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice team!
Don't forget to tag us if you're sharing articles published in our journal. We're delighted to see and share your research!
Don't forget to tag us if you're sharing articles published in our journal. We're delighted to see and share your research!
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Happy New Year from the Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice team!
Don't forget to tag us if you're sharing articles published in our journal. We're delighted to see and share your research!
Don't forget to tag us if you're sharing articles published in our journal. We're delighted to see and share your research!
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Short report: Autistic adults’ perceptions of gender, autism, and policing in the United States
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January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Short report: Autistic adults’ perceptions of gender, autism, and policing in the United States
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I've got a fully-funded PhD studentship open at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social, investigating social learning about metacognition & awareness, w/ behavioural studies & neuroimaging (fMRI) - thanks to @leverhulme.ac.uk
More details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV831/p...
#cogsci #neuroskyence
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#cogsci #neuroskyence
PhD Studentship: Social Learning of Metacognition and Awareness at Birkbeck, University of London
jobs.ac.uk now advertising a PhD Studentship: Social Learning of Metacognition and Awareness Visit jobs.ac.uk to apply and to browse more PhD opportunities.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I've got a fully-funded PhD studentship open at @birkbeckpsychology.bsky.social, investigating social learning about metacognition & awareness, w/ behavioural studies & neuroimaging (fMRI) - thanks to @leverhulme.ac.uk
More details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV831/p...
#cogsci #neuroskyence
More details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV831/p...
#cogsci #neuroskyence
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🆓🔓 @htagerf.bsky.social (2025). Debate: Standing up for science - how to combat misinformation in child mental health: protecting the integrity of #autism research & practice in the 🇺🇸US. Child & adolescent mental health, 10.1111 doi.org/10.1111/camh...
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January 1, 2026 at 12:37 AM
🆓🔓 @htagerf.bsky.social (2025). Debate: Standing up for science - how to combat misinformation in child mental health: protecting the integrity of #autism research & practice in the 🇺🇸US. Child & adolescent mental health, 10.1111 doi.org/10.1111/camh...
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To Taiwan’s🇹🇼 friends far & wide.
Blessings for bridging divides.🌉
2025 had cracks, but 2026 will let in a light-filled bounceback.🕯️
Freedom and democracy are values we declare. Join us in daring to share.🤝
Happy New Year!
Let’s #FreeTheFuture🖖 — together.
Blessings for bridging divides.🌉
2025 had cracks, but 2026 will let in a light-filled bounceback.🕯️
Freedom and democracy are values we declare. Join us in daring to share.🤝
Happy New Year!
Let’s #FreeTheFuture🖖 — together.
January 1, 2026 at 11:36 AM
To Taiwan’s🇹🇼 friends far & wide.
Blessings for bridging divides.🌉
2025 had cracks, but 2026 will let in a light-filled bounceback.🕯️
Freedom and democracy are values we declare. Join us in daring to share.🤝
Happy New Year!
Let’s #FreeTheFuture🖖 — together.
Blessings for bridging divides.🌉
2025 had cracks, but 2026 will let in a light-filled bounceback.🕯️
Freedom and democracy are values we declare. Join us in daring to share.🤝
Happy New Year!
Let’s #FreeTheFuture🖖 — together.
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#InnoMinds think alike.👥
More freedom & lashings of liberty are a remedy for social media platform ills.✅
#TaiwanModel🇹🇼 promotes public interest over attention metrics in digital public spaces.
Delve deep with Jaron Lanier, @allisonstanger.bsky.social & me.🙌
cacm.acm.org/opinion/suns...
More freedom & lashings of liberty are a remedy for social media platform ills.✅
#TaiwanModel🇹🇼 promotes public interest over attention metrics in digital public spaces.
Delve deep with Jaron Lanier, @allisonstanger.bsky.social & me.🙌
cacm.acm.org/opinion/suns...
December 31, 2025 at 12:45 AM
#InnoMinds think alike.👥
More freedom & lashings of liberty are a remedy for social media platform ills.✅
#TaiwanModel🇹🇼 promotes public interest over attention metrics in digital public spaces.
Delve deep with Jaron Lanier, @allisonstanger.bsky.social & me.🙌
cacm.acm.org/opinion/suns...
More freedom & lashings of liberty are a remedy for social media platform ills.✅
#TaiwanModel🇹🇼 promotes public interest over attention metrics in digital public spaces.
Delve deep with Jaron Lanier, @allisonstanger.bsky.social & me.🙌
cacm.acm.org/opinion/suns...
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Excellent episode of “Computer Says Maybe” with Alix Dunn at Mozilla Festival.💯
Steering AI to foster relational health in communities can erase the tech firm-driven global maximization incentive.✅
Listen🎧 www.themaybe.org/podcast/audr...
Unlearn🌌 youtu.be/NHPGvZJxpfs?...
#LLAP🖖
Steering AI to foster relational health in communities can erase the tech firm-driven global maximization incentive.✅
Listen🎧 www.themaybe.org/podcast/audr...
Unlearn🌌 youtu.be/NHPGvZJxpfs?...
#LLAP🖖
December 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Excellent episode of “Computer Says Maybe” with Alix Dunn at Mozilla Festival.💯
Steering AI to foster relational health in communities can erase the tech firm-driven global maximization incentive.✅
Listen🎧 www.themaybe.org/podcast/audr...
Unlearn🌌 youtu.be/NHPGvZJxpfs?...
#LLAP🖖
Steering AI to foster relational health in communities can erase the tech firm-driven global maximization incentive.✅
Listen🎧 www.themaybe.org/podcast/audr...
Unlearn🌌 youtu.be/NHPGvZJxpfs?...
#LLAP🖖
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"If authors want to understand autism they need to control for IQ statistically..."? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... but tests claimed to assess IQ are misleading in autism ("IQ tests used in both research and practice tend to underestimate the cognitive abilities of autistic people"--yes)
The Developmental Approach to Autism Science: Considering Cognitive Ability in the Age of Neuroimaging Research
Over the last 75 years, the developmental approach to developmental disability has touted—as one of its central tenets—the need to consider development in our understanding of developmental differenc...
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December 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"If authors want to understand autism they need to control for IQ statistically..."? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... but tests claimed to assess IQ are misleading in autism ("IQ tests used in both research and practice tend to underestimate the cognitive abilities of autistic people"--yes)
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Letter to the editor: Employment of autistic individuals in the age of AI integration: Challenges and opportunities
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December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Letter to the editor: Employment of autistic individuals in the age of AI integration: Challenges and opportunities
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Understanding autistic identity contingencies: The chain mediation effect of autism acceptance and loneliness in ableist microaggressions and social camouflage
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December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Understanding autistic identity contingencies: The chain mediation effect of autism acceptance and loneliness in ableist microaggressions and social camouflage
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Heisenberg & Schrödinger get pulled over for speeding.
Cop: D'you know how fast you were driving?
Heisenberg: No but I know exactly where I am.
Cop: It was 118mph.
H: Thanks, now I'm lost.
Cop [inspects car, opens boot]: Were you aware there's a dead cat back here?
Schrödinger [angrily]: We are now!
Cop: D'you know how fast you were driving?
Heisenberg: No but I know exactly where I am.
Cop: It was 118mph.
H: Thanks, now I'm lost.
Cop [inspects car, opens boot]: Were you aware there's a dead cat back here?
Schrödinger [angrily]: We are now!
I just did a little post about Schrödinger's cat. I get why it is culturally iconic, but in terms of quantum physics it isn't very meaningful.
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Enough about the cat
As the year of quantum draws to a close, so should our cultural obsession with Schrödinger's cat
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December 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Heisenberg & Schrödinger get pulled over for speeding.
Cop: D'you know how fast you were driving?
Heisenberg: No but I know exactly where I am.
Cop: It was 118mph.
H: Thanks, now I'm lost.
Cop [inspects car, opens boot]: Were you aware there's a dead cat back here?
Schrödinger [angrily]: We are now!
Cop: D'you know how fast you were driving?
Heisenberg: No but I know exactly where I am.
Cop: It was 118mph.
H: Thanks, now I'm lost.
Cop [inspects car, opens boot]: Were you aware there's a dead cat back here?
Schrödinger [angrily]: We are now!
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“Findings suggest a major transition in human behaviour from ~500-300ka. Although the behavioural & cognitive changes certainly involved early Neanderthals & other contemporaneous humans, similar developments likely occurred among ancestors of Denisovans in east Eurasia & of H. sapiens in Africa“🔥😯🧪
Earliest evidence of making fire - Nature
Baked sediment, heat-shattered artefacts and introduced pyrite in a 400,000-year-old Palaeolithic occupation site in Suffolk, UK provide evidence of intentional fire-making, marking a pivotal moment i...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“Findings suggest a major transition in human behaviour from ~500-300ka. Although the behavioural & cognitive changes certainly involved early Neanderthals & other contemporaneous humans, similar developments likely occurred among ancestors of Denisovans in east Eurasia & of H. sapiens in Africa“🔥😯🧪
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Report from HEARD ("Healthy Engagement in Autism Research Dialogue") about autism genetics www.cell.com/trends/genet... HEARD's aims: "allowing productive disagreement, critical examination of one’s perspectives, and improving our collective capacity for holding conflicting perspectives in mind"?
Autism genetics: perspectives, discourse, and community engagement
Autism genetics research has the capacity to improve the quality of life of autistic
community members, but research priorities vary widely across stakeholders. We summarize
key points from our discus...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Report from HEARD ("Healthy Engagement in Autism Research Dialogue") about autism genetics www.cell.com/trends/genet... HEARD's aims: "allowing productive disagreement, critical examination of one’s perspectives, and improving our collective capacity for holding conflicting perspectives in mind"?
@journalautism.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
@journalautism.bsky.social
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Self-compassion in autism? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... autistics experience "stigma and victimization... much more than non-autistic people" ergo "relational factors may play a more significant role than individual-specific factors such as cognitive-affective attitude toward oneself"
Understanding Self‐Compassion in Autistic Adults: Validity Evidence and Its Links to Loneliness and Depression Across Autistic and Non‐Autistic Individuals
Autistic adults face higher rates of loneliness and depression than non-autistic adults. Self-compassion may offer a protective buffer against mental health difficulties, but its measurement validity...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Self-compassion in autism? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... autistics experience "stigma and victimization... much more than non-autistic people" ergo "relational factors may play a more significant role than individual-specific factors such as cognitive-affective attitude toward oneself"
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Why are diagnoses of ADHD soaring? There are no easy answers – but empathy is the place to start | Gabor Maté
Why are diagnoses of ADHD soaring? There are no easy answers – but empathy is the place to start | Gabor Maté
Some say it’s overdiagnosis, others say it’s greater recognition. But it’s clear we must think about how our society is impacting human development, says author and retired physician Gabor Maté
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December 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Why are diagnoses of ADHD soaring? There are no easy answers – but empathy is the place to start | Gabor Maté