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 Jun 2025 12:12

On eye contact as an ABA intervention target for autistics: "establishment of such a skill in early intervention should not be controversial"? "establishing social eye-looking in early intervention is not only ethical, but essential"? link.springer.com/article/10.1... behavior analyst (COIs) in 2025

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Francesca degli Espinosa (2025). Eye Contact: To Teach or Not to Teach? That is Not the Question. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 48(3), 529-537. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 2 Jun 2025 10:45

In autism intervention research, "‘problem behavior’ (& its many terminological variations such as aberrant, challenging, or maladaptive behavior, & subvariants such as stereotypy or restrictive & repetitive behavior) is inadequately conceptualized" acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... free

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Kristen Bottema‐Beutel, Ruoxi Guo, Jessica Hinson‐Wiliams, Yueyang Shen, Shannon LaPoint, Tiffany Woynaroski, Micheal Sandbank (2025). Research Review: Conceptualizing and measuring ‘problem behavior’ in early intervention autism research – a project AIM secondary systematic review. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 66(11), 1765-1780. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 1 Jun 2025 11:09

An autistic boy (age 12) was placed in "a padded session room with a table, chair, and low-preferred items" & 3 or more staff?--for 25 hours/week, for more than a year? ABA in 2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1... "Staff wore helmets, chest guards, arm guards, padded gloves, and a balaclava"

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Summer Bottini, Mindy Scheithauer, Jessica Herrod (2025). Evaluation of Individualized De-escalation Strategies for an Individual With Dangerous Behavior. Behavior Analysis in Practice. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 31 May 2025 12:52

Higher rate of Parkinson's disease (PD) in autism?--population-based study, up to age 48 years, finds N=24 autistics with PD jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... antipsychotic exposure "exhibited a 6-fold increased risk of PD and explained half the magnitude of the association between autism... and PD"?

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Weiyao Yin, Abraham Reichenberg, Michal Schnaider Beeri, Stephen Z. Levine, Jonas F. Ludvigsson, Martijn Figee, Sven Sandin (2025). Risk of Parkinson Disease in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder. JAMA Neurology, 82(7), 687. American Medical Association (AMA).

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Post published on Bluesky on 30 May 2025 13:15

Not finding autistic vs non-autistic group differences in performance on everyday life prospective memory tasks? ("Contrary to our expectations") onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... but autistics "experienced more stress" & "more often reported that... their day did not go as planned"

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Larissa L. Faustmann, Mareike Altgassen (2025). Prospective Memory Performance of Autistic Adults in Everyday Life: The Role of Stress and Motivation. Autism Research, 18(7), 1447-1460. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 29 May 2025 11:37

Small crossover RCT of CBD vs placebo, to reduce "problem behaviors such as aggressive, self-injurious, or repetitive and stereotyped behaviors" in autistic boys? link.springer.com/article/10.1... finding "no significant effects of CBD over placebo" on primary outcomes & "a prominent placebo effect"

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Doris Trauner, Anya Umlauf, David J. Grelotti, Robert Fitzgerald, Andrew Hannawi, Thomas D. Marcotte, Caitlin Knight, Lauren Smith, et al. (2025). Cannabidiol (CBD) Treatment for Severe Problem Behaviors in Autistic Boys: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 28 May 2025 11:11

On the dubious ranking of autistics & others using "support needs" terms journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "researchers use terms such as extensive, pervasive, significant, complex, or similar terms to describe degree of support without any definition or description of what the terms mean"

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MaryAnn Demchak, Chevonne Sutter, Jodee Prudente (2025). Definitions of Support Needs: An Analysis and Call for Clarity. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 50(4), 270-288. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 27 May 2025 12:20

An autistic child "exhibited outstanding English abilities despite being raised and educated exclusively in Spanish-speaking contexts" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... case study, "expands current knowledge about enhanced skills in autism" & "opens novel avenues for language learning research"

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Matías Morales, Consuelo Reyes Payeras, Catalina González Santibáñez, Édinson Muñoz, Adolfo M. García (2026). Paradoxical language dominance in a bilingual child with autism spectrum disorder. International Journal of Bilingualism, 30(2), 603-620. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 26 May 2025 10:36

4 new autism subgroups? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... high autistic symptom severity & lowest behavioral problems; high autistic symptom severity & high behavioral problems; low autistic symptom severity & highest behavioral problems; low autistic symptom severity & low behavioral problems?

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Harmony Némorin, Cécile Michelon, Hugo Peyre, Maëva Monnier, Marianne Périés, Amaria Baghdadli (2025). Profiling clinical heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorder at time of children’s diagnosis: A cluster analysis from the ELENA cohort. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 163, 105040. Elsevier BV.

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Post published on Bluesky on 25 May 2025 11:17

Using ABA to reduce "stereotypy" in autism now framed as "neurodiversity affirmative"? link.springer.com/article/10.1... authors claim using ABA-based interventions ("least intrusive yet effective"? "contextually fit"?) "aligns with recommendations provided by members of the neurodiversity movement"

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Alyssa Rojas, Catia Cividini-Motta, Mary Llinás (2025). Contextual Fit of Interventions for Vocal Stereotypy: A Systematic Review of Research Evaluating Antecedent-Based Interventions. Behavior Analysis in Practice. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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