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 31 May 2026 11:34

Parent-reported "sensory profiles" in autism and/or FXS? free journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "The autistic groups (autism and FXS+ASD) were similar on hypo-responsivity and sensory seeking, and the FXS groups (FXS-only and FXS+ASD) were similar on hyper-responsivity and sensory seeking"?

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Chandler E. Knott, Jane E. Roberts, Elizabeth A. Will (2026). Capturing Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Differentiated Sensory Processing Profiles: Non-Syndromic Autism and Fragile X Syndrome. Autism, 30(7), 1829-1843. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 30 May 2026 12:14

Not finding predicted & presumed autistic deficits in prospective memory & executive functioning ("working memory and inhibition performance"), under high vs low cognitive demands onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... "In contrast to our expectations" "in contrast to the extant literature"

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Daniela Nürnberg, Mareike Altgassen (2026). Does Ongoing Task Load Influence Prospective Remembering in Autism Spectrum Disorders?. Autism Research, e70285. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 29 May 2026 12:44

Autistic "hypoconnectivity and hyperconnectivity subtypes"? "a new empirical framework for targeted subtyping of the autism spectrum"?--but only 25% of autistics could be subtyped? www.nature.com/articles/s41... & subtypes did not differ in RRBs, or "age, IQ, sex, psychiatric co-occurrence..."?

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Marco Pagani, Valerio Zerbi, Silvia Gini, Filomena Grazia Alvino, Abhishek Banerjee, Andrea Barberis, M. Albert Basson, Yuri Bozzi, et al. (2026). Autism subtypes identified using cross-species functional connectivity analyses. Nature Neuroscience, 29(6), 1476-1487. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 28 May 2026 12:24

See autism researchers use "community involvement" to unethically deny autistics fair tests of interventions--e.g. "They didn’t want a control group to not have an opportunity, or to be invited, to also receive the intervention. And that’s very understandable" link.springer.com/article/10.1... free

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Chloe Silverman, Michael Yudell, Amy Carroll-Scott (2026). "They Really Save Us From Ourselves". Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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Post published on Bluesky on 27 May 2026 12:25

Reviewing "studies into autistic language & communication published in 2023" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... in N=123 studies with typical controls, predictions were: autistics would perform better 3.3%, autistics would perform worse 45.5%, both 5.7%, neither 22% (& no prediction in 23.6%)

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Harrie Reynolds, Titia Benders, Josje Verhagen (2026). Comparing to a Neurotypical Norm Is Normal in Autistic Language and Communication Research: A Cross-Sectional Systematic Review and Critical Analysis of Recent Literature. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 11, 23969415261441522. SAGE Publications.

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Post published on Bluesky on 26 May 2026 11:42

"The starting point that the typical brain is optimal shapes both research theory (e.g., neurodevelopmental theory) and practice... We argue that this premise is false--in many ways, the brain is 'suboptimal', and importantly so" www.cell.com/trends/cogni... autism-relevant, free

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Kayson Fakhar, Duncan E. Astle (2026). Embracing the suboptimal organization of the human brain. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. Elsevier BV.

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Post published on Bluesky on 25 May 2026 10:35

Registered: "How do mainstream primary schools promote inclusion practices for autistic pupils?" "What are the experiences and perspectives of stakeholders (autistic students, their parents, peers, and educators) in mainstream education?" www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/vie... systematic review

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Magdalini Moraitou, Paraskevi Triantafyllopoulou, Damian Milton (2026). Autism-inclusive practices and stakeholder experiences in mainstream primary education: a systematic review. CRD/PROSPERO. Tizard Centre, School of Psychology, University of Kent.

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Post published on Bluesky on 24 May 2026 11:19

Autism journal editor wonders if there are autistics "we had underestimated... because the assessments we use are designed for speaking individuals"? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... note: there are studies (not involving hyped "assisted" typing methods) on better ways to assess autistics

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David G. Amaral (2026). Why I Invited a Commentary on “Why We Need to Study Assisted Methods to Teach Typing to Nonspeaking Autistic People”. Autism Research, 19(5), e70259-e70259. Wiley.

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Post published on Bluesky on 22 May 2026 12:16

Pimavanserin vs placebo for "irritability" in autistics aged 5-17, 6-week RCT?--"Pimavanserin did not demonstrate statistically significant improvement in primary or secondary efficacy endpoints... owing primarily to a substantial placebo effect"? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... COIs, free

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Dragana Bugarski-Kirola, Robert K. Hofbauer, Snjezana Sameljak, Elysa J. Marco, Anita Sumiła, Mona Darwish, Sharon Ortiz, I-Yuan Liu, et al. (2026). Pimavanserin for Irritability in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Phase 2 Randomized Trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Elsevier BV.

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Post published on Bluesky on 21 May 2026 11:52

"subtypes of aphantasia vary alongside three main dimensions: the number of sensory modalities involved, the amount of imagery experienced, and the presence or absence of additional cognitive features"? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... autism-relevant, free

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Bérengère Galadriel Digard, Kealan Jones, Fraser Milton, Zoe Foster, Adam Zeman (2026). Invisible variations: Associations and subtypes of visual imagery vividness extremes. Neuropsychologia, 229, 109500. Elsevier BV.

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