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 13 Aug 2025 11:02

"older autistic women experience intense emotional distress when engaging with healthcare"--one quote: "I can feel like waves fear coming up through the body, it’s like pulsing... that’s why I can’t think straight when I’m talking to the GP" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... interviews, free

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Amy Gillions, Elizabeth O’Nions, Hassan Mansour, Sarah Hoare, Will Mandy, Joshua Stott (2026). The healthcare experiences of middle and older age autistic women in the United Kingdom. Autism, 30(1), 49-60. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 11 Aug 2025 10:01

Registered: how is PDA defined & framed ("as a clinical condition, behavioral profile, autism sub-type, or part of a broader mental health condition") & "What critiques or discussions exist regarding the terminology 'pathological' in PDA?" etc www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... systematic review

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Yosheen Pillay, Charlotte Brownlow, Neil Martin, Michael Ireland (2025). Reframing Demand Avoidance: A Systematic Review of Marginalising Language and Inclusive Perspectives in Supporting Demand Avoidant Behaviour. CRD/PROSPERO. University of Southern Queensland Sinnathamby Boulevard Springfield 4300.

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Post published on Bluesky on 10 Aug 2025 11:14

Are autistic traits autistic: on SRS-2, autistic adults "may have elevated scores for different reasons, which may or may not be related to their autism diagnosis" link.springer.com/article/10.1... "SRS-2 scores may also reflect difficulties related to other psychiatric or behavioral conditions..."

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Linnea A. Lampinen, Jeannine E. Ederer, Vanessa H. Bal (2025). Associations Between the SRS-2 and the ASEBA Adult Self Report: Implications for Interpretation of the SRS-2 in Autistic Adults. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 9 Aug 2025 11:35

53% of autistics (age 18-23) "were employed in the sales/retail sector, primarily stocking shelves and bagging groceries" vs 14% of non-autistics?--non-autistics "are more frequently employed in roles that provide greater opportunities for career advancement" link.springer.com/article/10.1... free

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Jo A. Yon-Hernández, Catherine Gonzales, Surina Bothra, Kali Kecskemeti, Ana-Maria Iosif, Yukari Takarae, Steve Ruder, Susan R. McGurk, et al. (2025). Early Employment Outcomes in Autistic and Non-autistic Youth: Challenges and Opportunities. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 8 Aug 2025 12:06

In autistic adults, a social anxiety intervention "did not increase overall camouflaging behaviors, which is a reassuring finding..."? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... note: "several limitations... should be considered when interpreting the findings. First, the absence of a control group..."

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Bruna B. Roisenberg, Kelsie A. Boulton, Emma E. Thomas, Adam J. Guastella (2025). Cognitive‐Behavior Therapy for Social Anxiety Does Not Increase Reports of Camouflaging Behavior in Autistic Adults: Results From an Exploratory Study. Autism Research, 18(9), 1896-1909. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 7 Aug 2025 11:07

Autistics "process auditory and semantic information differently in noisy environments, likely due to a combination of differences in sensory encoding and reduced top-down control"? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... "Despite these neural differences" autistics were as accurate as non-autistics

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Jiayin Li, Maleeha Sujawal, Zivile Bernotaite, Ian Cunnings, Fang Liu (2025). Auditory and Semantic Processing of Speech‐in‐Noise in Autism: A Behavioral and EEG Study. Autism Research, 18(10), 2011-2030. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 6 Aug 2025 11:07

Based on ADOS, reporting "motor stereotypies" in 62% of autistic vs 27% of non-autistic (with "other neurodevelopmental conditions") young children? acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... "there is no evidence that decreasing motor stereotypies may lead to developmental benefits in toddlers"

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Katarzyna Chawarska, Thomas V. Fernandez, Anna Milgramm, Fred Volkmar, Mariana Torres‐Viso, Kelly Powell, Angelina Vernetti, Suzanne Macari, et al. (2026). Motor stereotypies in toddlers with and without autism: A transdiagnostic dimension. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 67(1), 104-114. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 5 Aug 2025 12:10

On DSM-6: "a proposed dimensional Alternative Model for Neurodevelopmental Disorders... could integrate functioning severity and pathological traits, drawing inspiration from DSM-5 innovations, such as the Autism Spectrum Disorder severity levels"?? acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... free

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Michele Poletti, Antonio Preti, Andrea Raballo (2026). Editorial Perspective: Issues for DSM 6 – an Alternative Model for Neurodevelopmental Disorders to enhance nosological validity and clinical utility. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 67(2), 305-308. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 4 Aug 2025 10:42

Registered: aiming to "identify the diagnostic validity and utility of electrophysiological (speech Auditory Brainstem Responses) and behavioral (auditory processing tests) measures to assess sensory processing of speech in autistic children" www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... systematic review

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Silvia Di Bonaventura, Doris-Eva Bamiou, Vasiliki Vivian Iliadou (2025). Speech processing in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): a systematic review. CRD/PROSPERO. Royal National Ear, Nose, and Throat & Eastman Dental Hospital, University College London Hospital Trust, London, United Kingdom..

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Post published on Bluesky on 3 Aug 2025 10:53

EASE, a program "to improve emotion dysregulation" in autistics, vs an active control condition? RCT www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... both groups "remained significantly lower in reactivity and dysphoria" & "the differential benefit of EASE was no longer observed at the three-month follow-up"?

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Susan W. White, Caitlin M. Conner, Kelly Beck, Carla A. Mazefsky (2025). Efficacy of the Emotion Awareness and Skills Enhancement (EASE) Program in Autism: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Elsevier BV.

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