CDC funds researcher to do RFK Jr’s bidding | Armchair diagnosing Margaret Thatcher
The CDC plans to give a single researcher some unspecified amount of money to get the results Robert F Kennedy the Lesser can’t get through the transparent conduct of science.
RFK Jr's big September autism announcement | What autistic students want
RFK Jr is obsessed with mitochondria, probably thanks to the wellness whisperers around him.
RFK Jr prepping more lies | Ineffective alt-med | Autistic Bowie
The ever-exhausting (we are so tired) US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr wants to erase autistic people from existence and has told lies about them for years.
Pregnancy pain relief blamed, again | Autistic DJ makes Coldplay interesting
Is exposure to acetaminophen in utero linked to being autistic?
How many autistic people care about this question?
Positives of parenting autistic children | Fixated HHS leaders | Later-life diagnosis
“There is nowhere else that I’d rather be than with them.”
Those are the words one autistic parent used to describe their feelings about their autistic child in a new study from autistic researcher Melanie Heyworth and colleagues.
HHS autism registry | 4 autism subtypes – or hype | Minecraft makes for family fun
Blaming everything from mothers to mercury for autism is not new. But the fervor around these debunked claims has been revived under the new HHS leadership.
Communication energy drain | measuring autistic burnout | disclose at work?
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism Newsletter (TPGA) is a weekly roundup of autism-related science, news, and culture that you won’t find anywhere else. This information is curated by the TPGA editorial team, with autistic representation, and written by Emily Willingham.