Public @autismcrisis posts on Bluesky and Twitter/X

This page lists public posts integrated from @autismcrisis.bsky.social on Bluesky and archived posts from Twitter/X in one chronological feed. It supports reading, filtering and structured review of Michelle Dawson’s public posts used in the autism science watch project.

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Post published on Bluesky on 10 Feb 2026 13:16

"clinicians specialized in diagnosing autism often say that they are able to ‘hear’ autistic children from the waiting room, even before starting the first diagnosis appointment"? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... a test using infant sounds ("the task was challenging for autism professionals")

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Marielle Weyland, Pauline Maes, Mikhail Kissine (2026). Can autism professionals hear the autism diagnosis at a preverbal stage? A first impression study. Research in Autism, 132, 202844. Elsevier BV.

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Post published on Bluesky on 9 Feb 2026 10:55

Registered: "systematically examining how studies investigating autism, the menstrual cycle, and menopause are designed and reported, to identify strategies to inform future research and enhance methodological transparency and rigour" www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... "meta-research review"

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Carrie McCabe, Rachael Avis, Athina Zoi Lountzi, Line Caes, Judith Lowes (2026). The Methodological and Reporting Practices of Menstrual Cycle and Menopause Research in Autism – A Meta-Research Review. CRD/PROSPERO. University of Stirling Faculty of Natural Sciences..

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Post published on Bluesky on 8 Feb 2026 12:10

On the trustworthiness (or not) of research, a framework, autism & ABA-relevant www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... e.g., "Moreover, failure to report research processes and outcomes impedes the ability to assess the research. This is particularly true when publication ignores negative and null results"

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Brian A. Nosek, David B. Allison, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Marcia McNutt, A. Beau Nielsen, Susan M. Wolf (2026). A framework for assessing the trustworthiness of scientific research findings. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(6), e2536736123. National Academy of Sciences.

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Post published on Bluesky on 7 Feb 2026 11:52

"Anecdotally, autistic movement has been likened to that of Parkinson’s Disease"? link.springer.com/article/10.1... but in a direct comparison of kinematic features, "autistic movement differed from parkinsonian movement in terms of speed modulation values, sub-movements, and reaction time"

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Lydia J. Hickman, Dagmar S. Fraser, Joseph M. Galea, Francesca Happé, Jennifer L. Cook (2026). An assessment of autistic and parkinsonian movement profiles to inform selective classification algorithms. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 18(1), 8. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 6 Feb 2026 11:43

"the profound autism community needs brain organoids now"? www.cell.com/neuron/fullt... "every month that research is delayed is another month people with profound autism suffer with debilitating medical problems and another month that caregivers must shoulder huge daily burdens"?

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Alison Singer (2026). Urgency with integrity: Why the profound autism community needs brain organoids now. Neuron, 114(3), 387-389. Elsevier BV.

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Post published on Bluesky on 5 Feb 2026 12:10

Arbaclofen for autism RCT (N=122) finds "no significant improvement" on the primary outcome, VABS social, "or the clinician-rated GGI scales" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "improvements on many secondary outcomes"?--there are 53 outcomes & "no correction for multiple comparisons was applied"

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M. Parellada, A. San José Cáceres, R. Delorme, A. Moscoso, C. Moreno, R. Calvo, R. Canal-Bedia, M.A. Franco Martín, et al. (2026). Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of arbaclofen in Autistic children and adolescents, the AIMS-2-TRIALS-CT1: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II trial. eClinicalMedicine, 92, 103760. Elsevier BV.

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Post published on Bluesky on 4 Feb 2026 11:38

In autistics, finding "age-related cohort increases in prescribing of antipsychotics" link.springer.com/article/10.1... "perhaps older autistic people are maintained on antipsychotics" "little examination of the long-term risks of antipsychotics on the health of autistic people has been conducted"

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Teal W. Benevides, Jessica Rast, Brian Lee, Kristy Anderson, Jonas Ventimiglia, Jennifer E. Jaremski, Jennifer Poon, Edward S. Brodkin, et al. (2026). Antipsychotic Drug Prescriptions for Transition-Age Youth on the Autism Spectrum. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 3 Feb 2026 11:56

This paper's "profound autism" criteria: "IQ<50, limited or no functional speech, and substantial support needs in daily functioning" acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... the Lancet Commission criteria: "either verbal, non-verbal, or full-scale IQ at or below 50, or minimally verbal status"

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Elaine B. Clarke, Catherine Lord, Vanessa Hus Bal (2026). Relative strengths in daily living skills among autistic individuals and individuals with related developmental conditions who have co‐occurring intellectual disability. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 67(7), 1147-1158. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 2 Feb 2026 10:22

Registered: "the experiences of neurodivergent clinical professionals working and training in healthcare settings" www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... systematic review, including "formally diagnosed and/or self-identified" autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, Tourette syndrome

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Nadia M. Ernst, Rebecca L. Adlington, Debra Marais (2026). Experiences of Neurodivergent Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Literature Review. CRD/PROSPERO. University of Hertfordshire National Health Service (NHS).

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Post published on Bluesky on 1 Feb 2026 11:42

Views on autism assessment & diagnosis, free journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "adopting a neuro-affirming and strength-based approach to diagnostic evaluation, which recognises and validates challenges, in no way diminishes or alters the relevance or interpretation of diagnostic criteria"?

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Rhylee Sulek, Rachelle Wicks, Emma Hinze, Nicole Dargue, Briohny Dempsey, Emma Goodall, Libby Groves, David Trembath, et al. (2026). Community views on the assessment and diagnosis of autism: Principles to guide clinical practice. Autism, 30(3), 642-654. SAGE Publications.

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