Public @autismcrisis posts on Bluesky and Twitter/X

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Post published on Bluesky on 2 Mar 2026 10:50

Registered: aiming to "integrate and synthesise the available research evidence on the perspectives, experiences, and priorities of late-diagnosed autistic adults concerning post-diagnostic support" www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... integrative review, in which "late-diagnosed" means after age 25

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Katherine Josephine McKay, Sarah Cassidy, Claire Whyte, Lai-sang Iao (2026). Post-Diagnostic Support for Late-Diagnosed Autistic Adults: An Integrative Review. CRD/PROSPERO. Nottingham Trent University.

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Post published on Bluesky on 1 Mar 2026 11:37

See behavior analysts being alarmed about ABA "falling prey to uncontrolled mentalism"--"That tendency toward default mentalism also risks minimizing the distinction between ABA and its competition in the marketplace of treatment models" link.springer.com/article/10.1... ABA in 2026, autism-relevant

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James M. Johnston, William H. Ahearn (2026). The Status of Radical Behaviorism. Perspectives on Behavior Science. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 28 Feb 2026 11:41

Interviews with autistics about autistic burnout, free journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... many participants "shared a sense of self-blame as a result of ability loss & difficulty with functioning at least partially connected to burnout. Some participants seemed to experience very severe distress"

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Dorota Ali, Will Mandy, Francesca Happé (2026). How does ‘autistic burnout’ feel? A qualitative study exploring experiences of earlier and later-diagnosed autistic adults. Autism, 30(4), 1014-1027. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 27 Feb 2026 12:05

Research on camouflaging in autism, critical review, free journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "studies were inconsistent in how they defined camouflaging" "There is currently no consensus on how camouflaging is distinct from social learning, self-presentation, self-monitoring, or social anxiety"

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Wayne M Arnold, Vicki Bitsika, Christopher F Sharpley (2026). Camouflaging and autism: Conceptualisation and methodological issues. Autism, 30(5), 1131-1146. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 26 Feb 2026 12:51

EIBI vs community treatment as usual (CTAU) for autism, 10-year follow-up? link.springer.com/article/10.1... group differences "favored CTAU on... cognitive, adaptive, and language functioning, as well as overall clinical severity" but "were no longer significant when controlling for baseline IQ"?

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Suzannah Iadarola, Leona Oakes, Jessica Keith, Samantha Hochheimer, Hongyue Wang (2026). 10-Year Outcome of Community-based Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention for Autistic Children. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 54(2), 38. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 25 Feb 2026 11:23

"females were more likely to be scored as showing hand, finger, or other complex mannerisms, specific interests, and/or repetitive interests/behaviors than males with an equivalent level of autistic latent traits"? link.springer.com/article/10.1... ADOS scores for autistics & non-autistics, free

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Yuen Yvonne Yu, Austin Wyman, Calliana J. Faulk, Lizzy J. Fulop, Rebecca L. Greenberg, Rachel M. Benecke, Lauren K. Steinbeck, Jessica Foy, et al. (2026). The Under-Identification of Autism in Females: A Review and Analysis of Sex-Based Scoring Differences Observed in Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Module 3. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 24 Feb 2026 12:39

Oh dear me. Having found nothing, they pin hope on a result that is significant “before adjusting for multiple comparisons”. People: this adjustment is not optional. It’s clear nobody will ever give up on this quest.

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24 Feb 2026 13:09

Moved to comment about this on PubPeer. pubpeer.com/publications...

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(n.d.). PubPeer - Mixed Evidence for Impact of Early Infant Gut Microbiome and...

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Post published on Bluesky on 24 Feb 2026 12:04

"the gut microbiome in the first 7 months after birth and its relation to later development of autism, examined at 36 months of age"?--study finds "no major differences in the gut microbiome of infants who developed autism compared to those who did not" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... free

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Jennie Sotelo‐Orozco, Diana H. Taft, Jassim Al‐Oboudi, Brittany C. Baikie, Cailyn Lake, Meghan Miller, David A. Mills, Daniel J. Tancredi, et al. (2026). Mixed Evidence for Impact of Early Infant Gut Microbiome and Later Development of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the MARBLES Prospective Cohort Study. Autism Research, 19(4), e70207. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 23 Feb 2026 10:43

Registered: "the experiences, barriers and enablers of autistic peoples' safety across life stages and contexts"--an umbrella review www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... autistics "face serious threats to their safety such as victimisation, discrimination, violence, abuse, neglect, bullying..."

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Iliana Magiati, Jane Mantzalas, Diana Tan, Patrick Dwyer, Dawn Adams, Kate Simpson, Rachel Grove, Charlotte Brownlow, et al. (2026). Autistic People's Safety Across Life Stages and Contexts: An Umbrella Review. CRD/PROSPERO. The University of Western Australia.

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Post published on Bluesky on 22 Feb 2026 12:08

Behavior analysts are alarmed & appalled (at great length) by what they claim is "a notable shift away from the term problem behavior" to characterize autistics link.springer.com/article/10.1... rock-bottom ABA standards, with zero evidence re accuracy & consequences of terms used in autism research

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Michael P. Kranak, Kimberly Cantu-Davis, Leslie C. Neely, Meredith J. Stephens, Megan A. Wessel (2026). On Terms: Is There a Problem With “Problem Behavior”? A Bibliometric Prevalence Analysis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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