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 22 Sep 2025 10:50

"hyper-focus and inattention are associated with auditory hyper-reactivity, which is related to anxiety, which is related to hyper-vigilance. Hyper-vigilance is then related to hyper-reactivity"? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... data from autistic and/or ADHD & general population adults, free

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Patrick Dwyer, Zachary J. Williams, Wenn Lawson, Susan M. Rivera (2026). A Trans-Diagnostic Investigation of Attention and Diverse Phenotypes of “Auditory Hyperreactivity” in Autism, ADHD, and the General Population. Journal of Attention Disorders, 30(1), 57-81. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 21 Sep 2025 11:18

Finding "poorer bone health" in autistic (vs non-autistic) children & "preliminary evidence to support the hypothesis that lower levels of physical activity among autistic children play an important role in the emergence of disparities in bone development" link.springer.com/article/10.1... free

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Martin O’Flaherty, Sjaan Gomersall, Jessica Hill, Kathryn Fortnum, Matthew Bourke, John Cairney, Craig Munns, Peter Simm, et al. (2025). Bone Health in Autistic Children: Evidence from a Population-Representative Australian Cohort Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 20 Sep 2025 11:40

"dropping the word disorder (... ‘attention-deficit &/or hyperactivity’ instead of ‘attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder’) might help avoid the false impression that diagnostic labels imply an understanding of underlying causes" acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... autism-relevant, free

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Branko M. van Hulst, Maria M. Groen‐Blokhuis, Bram de Ridder, Tycho J. Dekkers (2025). Commentary: Are we over‐pathologising young people's mental health? Locked inside our own building – on disorderism and the need to deflate our language. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 30(4), 397-399. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 19 Sep 2025 11:58

Peer-support programs ("with autistic peers only") for autistics, 15-study systematic review, free journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "all studies described an overall positive impact of peer support" "None of the included studies used a control group, and follow-up was often absent or short-term"

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Monica HM Verkooijen, Marjolijn Ketelaar, Max van Woerden, Wouter G Staal, Indira Tendolkar, Janneke R Zinkstok (2026). Impact of peer-support programs for individuals with autism: A systematic review. Autism, 30(2), 300-315. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 18 Sep 2025 11:37

Calendar calculation in autism "is intimately related with our understanding of autistic children processing of structured information, why some types of information are objects of interest, and to which extent their perception of the world differs..." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... free

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Jade Desrosiers, David Gagnon, Alexia Ostrolenk, Alice Boutros, Boris C. Bernhardt, Valérie Courchesne, Laurent Mottron (2025). Calendar calculation: A systematic review of 100 years of research. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 178, 106376. Elsevier BV.

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Post published on Bluesky on 17 Sep 2025 11:41

For young autistic children, "results did not support any significant associations between BI and parenting experiences" (where BI means "behavioral inflexibility" according to the parent-reported "Behavioral Inflexibility Scale") link.springer.com/article/10.1... "contrary to our hypothesis"

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Laura de la Roche, Yun-Ju Chen, Caroline Roncadin, Amedeo D’Angiulli, Vivian Lee, Mackenzie Salt, Elisabetta Trinari, Melissa Carter, et al. (2025). Exploring the Relationship Between Family Experiences and Behavioral Inflexibility in Young Autistic Children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 16 Sep 2025 13:28

Asking autistic adults why they did not seek help when suicidal--"It is essential to recognise... that reticence towards help-seeking is a wholly appropriate response to ineffective treatment and physical and/or psychological harm from medical care..." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... free

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Tanya L Procyshyn, Rachel L Moseley, Sarah J Marsden, Carrie Allison, Tracey Parsons, Sarah Cassidy, Mirabel Pelton, Elizabeth Weir, et al. (2025). ‘I did not think they could help me’: Autistic adults’ reasons for not seeking public healthcare when they last experienced suicidality. Autism, 29(11), 2677-2690. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 15 Sep 2025 10:32

"the neurodiversity movement cannot expand its scope without actively making space for the lived experiences & demands of new constituent groups such as Tourettic people. Among others, a reconsideration of strong anti-cure positions is needed..."? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... autism-relevant

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Gert-Jan Vanaken, Annelien Mulkers, Julie Segers, Kristien Hens, Jean Steyaert, Jo Bervoets (2025). Can the Neurodiversity Movement Make Space for Tourette's? Dialoguing Lived Experiences and Theory. Neurodiversity, 3, 27546330251378383. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 14 Sep 2025 11:03

Classes of later outcomes for infants with/without a family history of autism &/or ADHD? acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... life does not end at age 3, see Fig 2, e.g. children in "TD+Very High IQ" & "TD+High IQ" classes at age 3--then in autism, ADHD, & "high anxiety" classes at age 6-12

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Tony Charman, Tessel Bazelmans, Greg Pasco, Jannath Begum Ali, Mark H. Johnson, Emily J. H. Jones, The BASIS/STAARS Team (2026). Mid‐childhood developmental and behavioural outcomes in infants with a family history of autism and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 67(2), 282-295. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 13 Sep 2025 12:28

"despite feeling less socially supported than non-autistic adolescents, autistic boys do not feel more socially alienated... On the other hand, autistic girls feel more socially alienated than everyone else, but do not feel less socially supported"? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... free

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Ellie Roberts, William Mandy, Eirini Flouri (2025). Differences in the Social Experiences of Autistic and Non‐Autistic Adolescents by Gender. Autism Research, 18(11), 2307-2322. Wiley.

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