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 3 Jul 2025 11:46

Among autistics diagnosed as adults (N=2799; N=912 female, 32.6%)--49.4% also had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, 48.3% bipolar disorder, 42.9% personality disorder, 33.2% intellectual disability, 20.4% ADHD, 8.4% OCD, 3.7% Tourette's? jneurodevdisorders.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... Quebec data

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Isabelle Dufour, Yohann Chiu, Sébastien Brodeur, Mireille Courteau, Josiane Courteau, Émilie Dubé, Alain Lesage, Éric Fombonne, et al. (2025). Pathways to autism diagnosis in adulthood. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 17(1), 35. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 2 Jul 2025 11:25

Based on parent-report, finding "significantly better executive functioning skills" in autistic children (but not in typical children) with--vs without--2nd language exposure? free onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... N=396 study where "parents reported 31 unique languages other than English"

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Sarah M. Hutchison, Natalia DiazPinzon, Tim F. Oberlander, Grace Iarocci (2025). What Is the Impact of Second Language Exposure and Intellectual Disability Status on Executive Function and Functional Communication Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD )?. Autism Research, 18(9), 1805-1816. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 1 Jul 2025 11:27

"Research on autism has suggested that autistic people use neologisms more than nonautistic people, but no previous work has carefully examined these words to understand what they mean and why autistic people might be creating them in the first place" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... free

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Emily Zane, Rhiannon J. Luyster (2025). An Autistic “Linguatype”? Neologisms, New Words, and New Insights. Autism Research, 18(8), 1518-1534. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 30 Jun 2025 10:42

Registered: aiming to "consolidate differences in autistic characteristics for adults, and also across sex/gender, from the literature" & "evaluate if adult autistic characteristics are underrepresented in autism diagnostic instruments..." www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... systematic review

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Lawrence Fung, Julia Zielke, Heather Satterwhite, Yu Jie (Emily) Hsiao, Victoria Sigaroudi, Grace Peterson, Ellie Peterson (2025). Phenotypes of Adults on the Autism Spectrum. CRD/PROSPERO. Stanford University University of California at Irvine University of California at San Diego.

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Post published on Bluesky on 29 Jun 2025 11:34

How autism researchers (who were not asked if they are autistic) view participatory research journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "autism researchers seemed to value the contributions of autistic people compared to other community partners, even as there may be less engagement and more barriers"?

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Sarah L Curtiss, Sarah Tillman, Majd Subih, Kaitlyn Myers (2025). A mixed-methods study of autistic and non-autistic community member participation in autism research. Autism, 29(9), 2268-2281. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 28 Jun 2025 11:28

Longitudinal study of autistic adults "did not find evidence that camouflaging was followed by an increase in mental health difficulties" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "one needs to be cautious with drawing strong conclusions about direct effects of camouflaging on mental health..."

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Wikke J van der Putten, Audrey JJ Mol, Tulsi A Radhoe, Carolien Torenvliet, Joost A Agelink van Rentergem, Annabeth P Groenman, Hilde M Geurts (2025). Camouflaging in autism: A cause or a consequence of mental health difficulties?. Autism, 29(10), 2604-2617. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 27 Jun 2025 11:46

In a Quebec study (free), "over 60% of individuals diagnosed with autism in adulthood have been diagnosed during a hospitalization or at an emergency department"? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... "...obstacles may postpone the diagnostic process until a crisis necessitates emergency care..."

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Mélanie Couture, Josiane Courteau, Sébastien Brodeur, Yohann M. Chiu, Mireille Courteau, Émilie Dubé, Nina Thomas, Alain Lesage, et al. (2025). Male and Female Healthcare Trajectories in Autism: Are There Any Differences Considering Age at Diagnosis and Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities Status?. Autism Research, 18(8), 1674-1692. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 26 Jun 2025 13:01

Auditory "hyperreactivity" in autistic youth? link.springer.com/article/10.1... "for auditory hyperreactivity and several other forms of sensory experience, autistic participants’ caregivers reported more atypical sensory processing than was indicated by participants’ self-reports" ("Unexpectedly")

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Patrick Dwyer, Andre Sillas, Falco Enzler, Arnaud J. Noreña, Clifford D. Saron, Susan M. Rivera (2025). Using Psychoacoustic Tasks and Multidimensional Questionnaires to Characterize Auditory Hyperreactivity in Autistic Young People. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 25 Jun 2025 11:01

"as few as 25% of autistic adults diagnosed in childhood score in the average or above-average range when measuring communication as an adaptive behavior skill"? "studies suggest... high rates of communication disability among autistic adults"? link.springer.com/article/10.1... review, free

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Ashley de Marchena, Nicole Cuneo, Emine Gurbuz, Maci Brown, James Trujillo, Jennifer Bergstrom (2025). Communication in Autistic Adults: An Action-Focused Review. Current Psychiatry Reports, 27(8), 471-481. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 24 Jun 2025 11:25

Women diagnosed autistic as adults (vs as children) "had attained higher levels of education, were more likely full-time employed, with higher household income, and more likely to be married" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... SPARK study, age of diagnosis ranges from 18 months-58 years, free

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Maire Claire Diemer, Rosmary Ros‐Demarize, Catherine C. Bradley, Stephen Kanne, So Hyun Kim, Julia Parish‐Morris, LeeAnne Green Snyder, Ericka Wodka, et al. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Autistic Women Across the Lifespan: Childhood vs. Adulthood Diagnosis. Autism Research, 18(8), 1651-1663. Wiley.

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