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 12 Sep 2025 11:43

Emotion regulation in young autistics, review, free www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "parent report measures, emotion elicitation tasks, & observational coding systems... were developed for non-autistic children" & "may not capture the features & contexts most relevant to autistic children..."

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Jessie B. Northrup, Heather J. Nuske, Alison E. Hipwell, Carla A. Mazefsky (2026). Review and Developmental Model: Early Childhood Emotion Regulation and Co-Regulation in Autism. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 65(4), 527-538. Elsevier BV.

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Post published on Bluesky on 11 Sep 2025 11:49

"Implementing neuro-affirming practice is undoubtedly challenging, but it is also a moral and ethical imperative"? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... is it "neuro-affirming" to widely implement practices before (or without ever) fairly testing their benefits vs harms to autistics & others?

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Anna Gray, Donald Maciver, Eleanor Curnow, Lorna Johnston, Marion Rutherford (2025). Contextual factors influencing neuro-affirming practice: Identifying what helps or hinders implementation in health and social care. Autism, 29(12), 3111-3123. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 10 Sep 2025 11:56

In autistics diagnosed at preschool age, "females tended to receive an initial autism diagnosis earlier than boys"? acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... a larger proportion of females (vs males) diagnosed autistic at preschool age "received an ADHD diagnosis before their autism diagnosis"?

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Yun‐Ju Chen, Meng‐Chuan Lai, Stelios Georgiades, Eric Duku, Jordan Edwards, Emma Nolan, Peter Szatmari, Ryan Miller, et al. (2026). Initial diagnosis patterns of coexisting mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions in autistic children and youth: Evidence from a nationally representative sample in Canada. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 67(2), 238-252. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 9 Sep 2025 12:18

"I think that people don’t try to kill themselves because they’re autistic. I think that society makes it hard for us to exist"--autism & suicidality, interviews journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "crisis-response practices may need to be adjusted for the safety and wellbeing of autistic people"

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Anne V Kirby, Kristina Feldman, Wilhelm Clark, Amber N Darlington, Alissa Atisme, Bobbi Duncan-Ishcomer, Rachel Kripke-Ludwig, Andrea Joyce, et al. (2026). Influences on suicidality and suicide-prevention needs for the autistic community: Qualitative insights from multiple perspectives. Autism, 30(1), 61-73. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 8 Sep 2025 10:52

Registered: "To what extent does bullying contribute to anxiety, depression, internalisation and trauma presentations in autistic adolescents?" www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... systematic review ("Only quantitative research will be included")

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Amy Brennand, Talya Greene, William Mandy, Sarah Hampton (2025). To what extent does bullying contribute to anxiety, depression, internalisation and trauma presentations in autistic adolescents?. CRD/PROSPERO. University College London.

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Post published on Bluesky on 7 Sep 2025 11:15

Dividing autistics into "sensory subtypes" again?--this time there are 5: "Taste/Smell Sensitive" "Extremely Atypical" "Mixed Sensory" "Gravitational Insecurity and Motor Difficulty" "Adaptive"? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... based on parent-reported SSP scores for N=264 autistic preschoolers

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Takuto Nakamura, Reika Dobashi, Haruka Noda, Kohei Ikeda, Hirofumi Nagayama, Satoshi Sasada (2025). Sensory subtypes of children on the autism spectrum in Japan: Characteristics of participation and family functioning. Autism, 29(12), 3032-3046. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 6 Sep 2025 12:14

Of 38 studies using PE (arm splints, helmets, etc) on autistics & others, 10 reported IRB approval, 10 "included safety precautions," 3 "monitored participant injury"? psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-... "a study in which... PE use leads to increased challenging behavior is not likely to be published"?

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Emily K. Sullivan, Jennifer R. Zarcone, Amanda N. Zangrillo (2025). A review of protective equipment used in challenging behavior intervention.. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 25(4), 204-227. American Psychological Association (APA).

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Post published on Bluesky on 5 Sep 2025 11:41

Non-financial COIs "arise from ambition, ideology, institutional loyalties and/or personal reputation" "are widely recognized but poorly regulated" "determine how evidence is interpreted, whose voices are trusted and which interests prevail" www.nature.com/articles/s41... commentary, autism-relevant

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Saroj Niraula, Ian F. Tannock (2025). Non-financial conflicts of interest. Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 22(12), 895-897. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 4 Sep 2025 11:20

On problematic citing--e.g. intentionally omitting citations that would "raise concerns about the validity of one’s work" & "reduce the apparent novelty of one’s own work"--and "intentionally misrepresenting prior articles in citations" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... autism-relevant, free

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Katherine M. Lawson, Brett A. Murphy, Jovani Azpeitia, Ella J. Lombard, Terrènce J. Pope (2025). Citing Decisions in Psychology: A Roadblock to Cumulative and Inclusive Science. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 8(3), 25152459251351287. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 3 Sep 2025 12:05

"Challenges to ABA" special issue intro--"important to recognize that critiques target specific procedures or interventions... and not ABA as a discipline"?--not ABA terrible standards, ABA disregard of harms, ABA COIs, etc? link.springer.com/article/10.1... autistics "with profound support needs"?

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Timothy D. Hackenberg, David M. Richman (2025). Challenges to Applied Behavior Analysis: Introduction to the Special Issue. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 48(3), 513-517. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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