Public @autismcrisis posts on Bluesky and Twitter/X

@cathusmax many thanks for the kind offer, but I'm just a scientist, I can wait with the rest of the rabble

While we're waiting for "diagnose autism with simple brain scan!" paper to actually show up, here's the IMFAR abstract http://j.mp/cN1r2v

Kevin Michael Connolly, born without legs, travels the world & takes photos of people who stare at him http://j.mp/a6ioK8 Great interview

Is characterizing autistics as "changelings" evidence for theory of mind & empathy in nonautistics? Just asking.

Please tell Lorna Wing that autistics aren't changelings any more than she is http://j.mp/dyyhdV We are as human as she is. Via @lilacCourt

Fact of the day: authors of the major autism ABA group designs do not know whether ~39% of the children in their studies were male or female

Making a mockery of quality, over & over again: there are now 8 meta-analyses (using the term loosely) of the ABA group designs in autism

"Non-evasive brain exploration has made huge leaps forward"--head-scratching quote found in Adam Feinstein's *A History of Autism*

With an intervention to improve their visual memory, nonautistics are shown to temporarily perform as well as autistics http://j.mp/bhGQit

Very good profile of Mel Rutherford--Canada Research Chair & autism researcher--who is transgender http://j.mp/9XRUB8