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 23 Jul 2025 11:56

Autistics arrested & detained in police custody, interviews, free link.springer.com/article/10.1... "findings indicate that we are failing to protect autistic people’s right to equal access justice" which "may expose them to greater risks of miscarriages of justice and self-incrimination"

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C. A. Holloway-George, N. Munro, J. Jackson, D. Ropar (2025). Experiences of Autistic People in Police Custody: The Need for Adjustments to Improve Participation in the Custody Process. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 22 Jul 2025 12:34

Neurodiversity 2.0? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "3 interrelated tensions shape the limitations of current neurodiversity discourse: social narratives that prioritize independence & productivity, discomfort with the role of medical models, and exclusionary patterns in research and policy"?

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Hari Srinivasan (2025). Neurodiversity 2.0 - Harnessing cross-disciplinary disability insights. Research in Autism, 127, 202652. Elsevier BV.

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Post published on Bluesky on 21 Jul 2025 10:53

Interviews with autistics about independence & daily living skills link.springer.com/article/10.1... one quote: "if we were all truly independent, it would be very bad. I think we all need support, and we do give each other support... whether it’s... public and private services and stuff like that"

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Elizabeth A. Kaplan-Kahn, Melanie J. W. Ong, Dave Ki, Reid Caplan, Amie Duncan, Jamie R. Kleiner, Natalie Larkin-Gilmore, Alyssa L. Clayton, et al. (2025). “Everyone Uses Different Skills and Resources to Live Independently”: A Brief Report on Autistic Young Adults’ Perspectives on Independence and Daily Living Skills. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 20 Jul 2025 11:24

Statistical learning & language in autism, results include "a significant increase in reaction time over trials" in non-autistics but not in autistics ("Surprisingly") journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... note: this autistic instantly spotted 2 repeated sentences in the paper (sorry, can't help it)

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Charlotte Dumont, Emma Peri, Arnaud Destrebecqz, Mikhail Kissine (2025). To What Extent Can Statistical Learning Explain Language Profiles in Autism? Methodological and Theoretical Challenges. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 10, 23969415251347878. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 19 Jul 2025 11:32

While receiving placebo only, autistics show big decreases (26.7%-33.5%) in all parent-reported ABC (Aberrant Behavior Checklist) subscale scores--e.g. 30.2% decrease in ABC irritability, the primary outcome link.springer.com/article/10.1... data from a single-blind 2-week placebo lead-in, free

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Joseph C. McGrath, Jared Gong, John P. Hegarty, Lawrence K. Fung, Mirko Uljarevic, Antonio Y. Hardan (2025). Placebo Effect in Clinical Trials in Autism: Experience from a Pregnenolone Treatment Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 18 Jul 2025 13:30

Experiences with ABA--"Parents, legal representatives and
healthcare professionals less often reported negative results" (48.9%, 32.1%, and 48.7%) vs autistic adults (75.8%) link.springer.com/article/10.1... "the autistic voice... can differ significantly from parental & professional perspectives"

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Kim M. Jonkman, Charlotte den Hartog, Bart Sloot, Sander Begeer, Elisa Back, Anke M. Scheeren (2025). Experiences of Autistic Individuals, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers with ABA-Derived Therapies: a Sequential Exploratory Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 17 Jul 2025 12:02

The CATI (Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory) has 2 higher level & 6 lower level factors--"social" ("social interactions" "communication" "social camouflage") & "non-social" ("self-regulatory behaviors" "cognitive flexibility" "sensory sensitivity")? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... free

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Michael CW English, Rebecca E Poulsen, Murray T Maybery, David McAlpine, Paul F Sowman, Elizabeth Pellicano (2025). Psychometric evaluation of the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory in autistic and non-autistic adults. Autism, 29(12), 2955-2974. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 16 Jul 2025 11:32

N=37 children were assessed for autism at age 3-13 years & judged to be non-autistic, but during follow-up to age 7-21 years, N=7 (18.9%; 4 male, 3 female) were then diagnosed autistic link.springer.com/article/10.1... children diagnosed vs not diagnosed autistic, 2-9 year follow-up study, free

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Shlomit Tsafrir, Ran Barzilay, Doron Gothelf, Michal Begin (2025). Longitudinal Analysis of Children Referred for ASD Evaluation: Exploring Outcomes for Individuals Without Confirmed ASD Diagnoses. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 15 Jul 2025 11:32

NDBIs (ABA-based autism interventions) reject compliance for "a mutually enjoyable context in which children and adults are both active participants"? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... note: the ESDM manual says "Our job is not to keep children happy; it is to teach them their objectives" (p 119)

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Kyle M. Frost, Brooke Ingersoll (2026). Differentiating Compliance Training From Naturalistic Teaching Approaches in NDBIs: A Response to Cullinane et al. (2024). Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 46(2), 97-100. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 14 Jul 2025 10:42

"parent–child similarity in autism and ADHD traits may act as a protective or broader positive influence on children’s early development of social functioning and psychological wellbeing"? acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... based on self-report (parents) & parent-report (children), free

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Daniel L. Wechsler, Emily J. H. Jones, Greg Pasco, Tessel Bazelmans, Jannath Begum‐Ali, Mark H. Johnson, Tony Charman, The BASIS/STAARS Team (2025). Parent–child similarity on autism and ADHD traits and children's social functioning and psychological well‐being at 3 years. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 66(12), 1818-1828. Wiley.

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