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 8 Nov 2024 11:17

Decades too late, a few behavior analysts mention "adverse collateral effects" of ABA programs, "such as emotional responding, bursts of dangerous behavior, and the emergence of new topographies of problem behavior—which are often unreported" link.springer.com/article/10.1... autism-relevant, COIs

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Mahshid Ghaemmaghami, Kelsey Ruppel, Anthony P. Cammilleri, Theresa Fiani, Gregory P. Hanley (2026). Toward Compassion in the Assessment and Treatment of Severe Problem Behavior. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 19(1), 74-87. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 7 Nov 2024 12:32

In the US, "24.2% of counties... have neither a BCBA nor an RBT in residence"? 7.4% of BCBAs (N=3074) were supervising 11 to >51 RBTs? link.springer.com/article/10.1... meanwhile there is still no evidence that BCBAs or RBTs are more beneficial vs harmful for autistics; & see those undisclosed COIs

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Marissa E. Yingling, Matthew H. Ruther, Erick M. Dubuque (2025). County Variation in the Supervision of Registered Behavior Technicians for the Provision of ABA Services in the United States. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 18(4), 1064-1075. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 6 Nov 2024 11:14

"although requiring ethical approval for PPIE would be a step too far, and stifle research progress, PPIE needs to be conducted with an ‘ethical anchor’ to facilitate ethical practice and mitigate risk"? researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... commentary, autism-relevant, free

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Sophie Suri, Samantha L. Harrison, Alex Bevin-Nicholls, Felicity Shenton, Sandra Atkinson, Jenny Earle, Gaynor Williams, Joanne Lally (2024). Patient and public involvement and engagement: Do we need an ‘ethical anchor’?. Research Involvement and Engagement, 10(1), 113-113. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 5 Nov 2024 12:32

Still not finding support for claims that more intervention is better for young autistic children pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39495503/ but "It would be preferable to use individual participant data" (yes, big variations within studies)--which "would require greater openness and data transparency"

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Micheal Sandbank, James E. Pustejovsky (2025). Evidence That Intervention Dosage Is Associated With Better Outcomes in Autism—Reply. JAMA Pediatrics, 179(1), 102. American Medical Association (AMA).

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Post published on Bluesky on 4 Nov 2024 10:35

Registered: "how ageing impacts cognition in middle aged and older adults who are autistic or have high autistic traits" & "the evidence for (1) accelerated cognitive ageing, (2) parallel cognitive ageing, and (3) ‘protective’ ageing" www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/dis... systematic review

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Systematic review registry

(n.d.). PROSPERO. CRD/PROSPERO. Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York.

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Post published on Bluesky on 3 Nov 2024 10:53

Autistics aged 65-75 on healthcare needs & access, free journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... quotes from participants: "Older autistic people might be more isolated than older typical people" "I think it is extremely worrying contemplating where autistic people are going to be when incapacitated"

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Hassan Mansour, Amy Gillions, Jude Brown, Anoushka Pattenden, Susan Hartley, Sarifa Patel, Stephanie James, Martin Styles, et al. (2025). ‘It’s designed for someone who is not me’: A reflexive thematic analysis of the unmet healthcare support needs in UK autistic adults aged 65 years and over. Autism, 29(3), 754-765. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 2 Nov 2024 10:11

In US health system electronic records from 2011-2022, of N=2,116,993 people aged 65 & over, only N=494 were diagnosed autistic (0.2 per 1000)? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39476234/ & "relative increases in autism diagnosis rates were greatest among young adults compared with all other age groups"

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Luke P. Grosvenor, Lisa A. Croen, Frances L. Lynch, Ben J. Marafino, Melissa Maye, Robert B. Penfold, Gregory E. Simon, Jennifer L. Ames (2024). Autism Diagnosis Among US Children and Adults, 2011-2022. JAMA Network Open, 7(10), e2442218. American Medical Association (AMA).

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Post published on Bluesky on 1 Nov 2024 10:01

For N=87 autistic children, scores on the new parent-report "Behavioral inflexibility scale" ranged from 10-190 (mean=81, SD=40)?--190 is the maximum possible onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... "Behavioral inflexibility is not different between minimally verbal and verbal autistic children"?

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Charlotte Gaynor, Yanru Chen, Helen Tager‐Flusberg (2024). Concurrent predictors of behavioral inflexibility in minimally verbal and verbal autistic children. Autism Research, 17(12), 2602-2613. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 31 Oct 2024 11:25

In recent ABA papers, 39% of preference assessments used edible reinforcers? link.springer.com/article/10.1... "edible reinforcers may have deleterious effects on the health and well-being of individuals participating in the research as well as those receiving services based on that research"

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Samuel L. Morris, Katherine G. Bridges (2024). On the Identification and Use of Social versus Nonsocial Reinforcers: A Review of Research Practices. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 47(4), 739-761. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 30 Oct 2024 09:26

Among N=43 autistic adults, 28% (N=12) were "verified synesthetes" & 7% (N=3) met the cut-off criterion for aphantasia link.springer.com/article/10.1... compared to N=42 non-autistic adults--9.5% (N=4) were "verified synesthetes" & 7% (N=3) met the cut-off criterion for aphantasia

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Clara Bled, Q. Guillon, L. Mottron, I. Soulieres, L. Bouvet (2026). Evaluation of a Visual Cognitive Style in Autism: A Cluster Analysis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 56(3), 1046-1057. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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