This @nytimes.com article about #Deepfakes New Reality is a must read www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/u...

#INSAR2026 starts today! And in serious earnest tomorrow.

Another reminder that you might want to bring your own lanyard for your conference badge, lest you get stuck wearing branded merch from an openly anti-neurodiversity autism org. Just saying.

Watch this space for reporting. #neurodiversity

"A robust cohort of autistic professionals would quickly dispute autistic incompetence and incapacity; refute autistic abnormality; destigmatize autistic priorities and ways of being; and rectify imbalances of power in decision-making"? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... interviews, COIs, free

Le mois de février en est un qui célèbre la culture, l’histoire et l’héritage des personnes Noires. Surtout, rendons aussi hommage à l’apport des #AfroQueer (Noires et LGBTQI+) dans toutes nos intersections !

Honneur, reconnaissance et respect 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🦄♾️✊🏽🙏🏾

#HaveaGayDay
#QueerBlackJoy #JoieQueerNoire

"conceptualisation of neurodiversity in empirical research"?--scoping review, autism-relevant, free link.springer.com/article/10.1... "While some consensus in the field exists, contrasts and debate remain, particularly regarding the alignment of neurodiversity with disability models"?

It's not a mystery why neurodivergent people tend to have neurodivergent kids—even if those kids' neurodivergence isn't exactly the same as the parents'. Spread the word. -SR, who is gazing at her own friends with so much love. #neurodiversity

What’s at stake here is the quality of life and that’s evidently impacted by stigma and, an array of complex social inequalities that many Aû are facing in their everyday lives. More social and disability justice and, access to care, not just assessment.

Finding a job as autistic is a challenge, but keeping it, changing it or aspire to a career progression and retire remain under explored by research. This study offers a new perspective.

Quand un rappel de l’impérialisme américain nous donne froid dans le dos

This is critical in dismantling the Theory of mind (ToM) claims in autism and mental health research

Just realised that my free book featuring over 20 activists Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement: Stories from Frontline has been accessed over a million times! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Good to see it spread through news, policy, social media. Glad so many have benefitted. 🙏

In 1 survey, autistic adults were "most likely to stim when feeling anxious (50%), frustrated (39%), excited (37%), and angry (33%)" & "least likely to stim when feeling sick (11%), tired (15%), focused (17%), in pain (18%), or daydreaming (19%)"? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 2 surveys, free

The preface to Epistemic Justice in Mental Healthcare (open access) argues that the active participation of patients in clinical interactions enables an exchange of knowledge that makes interactions not only more just, but also more conducive to good health outcomes. link.springer.com/bo... #philsky

Laurent Mottron propose une nouvelle conception de l'autisme, en le considérant non pas comme une pathologie, mais comme une forme de bifurcation développementale, comparable au fait d'être gaucher ou à la grossesse gémellaire, par exemple.
À lire. Et peut-être à relire.

November 2024 Book Releases Recap!

Here are the books about autism, or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors, published this month!

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#AutismBooks #AutisticAuthor #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #BookSky

When they go low, we rise 🆙 to bsky