Public @autismcrisis posts on Bluesky and Twitter/X

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Post published on Bluesky on 1 Jan 2026 11:44

For autistics, "neurodiversity-affirming" PCIT?--which is "inherently built upon the principles of behavior analysis" i.e. it is ABA-based, including time-outs (ABA punishment procedure) link.springer.com/article/10.1... note: authors fail to mention the PCIT holding chair (restraint as punishment)

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Lauren Quetsch, Emily Shah, Julia Kiefer, Family and Community Intervention Lab: Autism Community Advisory Board (2025). Collaborating with an autism community advisory board to develop a family-based, neurodiversity-affirming intervention: PCIT-Autism. Research Involvement and Engagement, 11(1), 149-149. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 31 Dec 2025 11:15

"both exceptionally large and small head circumference measures during infancy are significantly associated with a subsequent diagnosis of autism..."? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... & this "may be attributed to overall growth abnormalities & not a restricted characteristic of head growth"?

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Rewaa Balaum, Leena Elbedour, Einav Alhozyel, Gal Meiri, Dikla Zigdon, Analya Michaelovski, Orly Kerub, Idan Menashe (2026). Head Growth Trajectories During the First Year of Life and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism Research, 19(2), e70172. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 30 Dec 2025 11:15

"Bilingual autistic children did better than monolingual autistic children at focusing on language and ignoring distractions" "findings suggest that bilingualism is not only non-detrimental but may offer cognitive and linguistic benefits in autism" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... free

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Pauline Wolfer, Franziska Baumeister, Stephanie Durrleman (2026). Bilingualism Enhances Metalinguistic Awareness in Autism: Extending the Two‐Dimensional Grammaticality Judgment Task. Autism Research, 19(3), e70173. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 29 Dec 2025 10:51

"The increase in autism prevalence between 2000 and 2016 was disproportionately among those with mild or no significant adaptive limitations and without co-occurring ID"? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... based on health & education records with "a large amount of missing adaptive information"

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Sarah M. Furnier, Ronald Gangnon, Maureen S. Durkin (2026). Trends Over Time in the Prevalence of Autism by Adaptive and Intellectual Functioning Levels. Autism Research, 19(1), e70167. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 28 Dec 2025 11:24

"autistic people reported higher levels of negative post-traumatic appraisals" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... including fear appraisals: "it is plausible that these are developed and reinforced through repeated experiences of the world not being safe or supportive for autistic people"

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Rachel Prosser, Freya Rumball, Dorothy King, Craig Steel (2026). Post-traumatic stress disorder in autistic and non-autistic adults: The impact of appraisals on reactions to traumatic events. Autism, 30(3), 605-625. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 27 Dec 2025 11:40

In which ABA-promoting authors "describe and advocate for a neurodiversity framework in the context of the medical necessity of ABA in support of Autistic individuals"? & "conclude with recommendations for delivering neurodiversity-affirming ABA"? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... COIs

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Darren J. Sush, Stuart L. Lustig, Lauren Presti Morrison (2025). A Neurodiverse Perspective on Autism Spectrum Disorder and the Medical Necessity of Applied Behavior Analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Elsevier BV.

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Post published on Bluesky on 26 Dec 2025 11:09

For students (age 6-11) classified as having "extensive support needs" what does "challenging behavior" mean?--this review includes "playing with academic materials during instruction" & "turning away from person making a request" & "stereotypy" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... autism-relevant

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Virginia L. Walker, Megan E. Carpenter, Alexandra M. Reilly, Andy B. Masud, Morgan E. Nichols, Ryan Harris (2025). Intervention Research on Challenging Behavior in Inclusive School Settings for Students With Extensive Support Needs: A Systematic Review. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 15407969251392218. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 25 Dec 2025 12:04

Authors conclude that "inclusion of autistic people with profound ID is an imperative" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... but their actual study participants are autistics with any "ID or Developmental Delay" & "quantitative data were not available regarding participants’ intellectual ability..."

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Elizabeth A. Kaplan-Kahn, Rachel M. Benecke, Laura Graham Holmes, Judith S. Miller (2026). Understanding and measuring caregiver-reported quality of life among minimally verbal autistic children with intellectual disability. Autism, 30(2), 495-509. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 24 Dec 2025 11:21

"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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Natalie Russo, Jarryd Osborne, Elia F. Soto, Jeffrey C. Zemla, Jacob A. Burack (2026). The Developmental Approach to Autism Science: Considering Cognitive Ability in the Age of Neuroimaging Research. Developmental Psychobiology, 68(1), e70114. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 23 Dec 2025 11:52

Autistic educators on their experiences journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... autistics "described a staffroom culture of commenting negatively about autistic children" & one "reflected on working previously in a special school where the staff 'were really rude and derogatory about the students...'"

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Jessica Spiegler, Kathelene Iagrossi Arhin-Acquaah, Charlie Hamilton, Amanda Timmerman, Anna Melissa Romualdez, Elizabeth Pellicano (2025). Autistic educators’ views and experiences of inclusion and exclusion: How workplace culture shapes belonging. Neurodiversity, 3, 27546330251406910. SAGE Publications.

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