"Profound autism" label is profoundly useless
Clustering autistic people under an arbitrary, demeaning label erases their individual humanity and needs.
Autistic Barbie met with joy, controversy
Do all autistic people interested in Barbie look like this doll or wear headphones or use an AAC device? No. But it is an important social statement on a global stage.
Uprooting autistic myths planted by the father of ABA
"...autistic people don't lack humanity. Research just lacked the humanity to see it."
4 autism subtypes: hype in August, still hype now
As with all such genetics studies, it’s unclear what the results offer for autistic people.
The Big Santa Lie, Autistic Gift Guide Part II, and Whats In That Pudding??
Timely holiday resources at TPGA and some advice if you’ve lied to your child about Santa
Autistic Holiday Gift Guide | Spectrum Santas | Elves We'd Shelve
Would you like to express a joyful spirit with intention in these trying times? Consider these autistic-curated gifts to show the autistic people in your life that yes, you see them, and that yes, they are seen.
In which grifters ignite bogus autism fears to destroy public health
"RFK the Lesser's hazardous public health campaign and latest attacks on vital vaccines explored."
We mourn the passing of Alice Wong
"She has joined the ancestors, but her light will continue to illuminate disability spaces and beyond."
Autism and Covid infection during pregnancy: Guess what??
The risks of Covid infection in pregnancy unrelated to autism are sufficient to reinforce public health measures and messaging to prevent Covid infection during pregnancy – including vaccination.
The immortality of autism quackery
A bleach solution called “MMS,” hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), chemical castration, chelation, and stem cell therapy - keep rising from the dead.
Damn, what a fortnight…
Autism news may be exasperating but it is never boring. Photo by Shannon Kunkle on Unsplash Prelude: Administrators at BlueSky took it upon themselves to ban...
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Do some tall people have "profound tallness?" (This is an autism labels side-eye)
You can’t take the tallness out of someone, not in any ethical way. “Tall” is just what they are.
What a week, or the autism roundup no one should have needed
Q: Should I be concerned if I have taken acetaminophen at any point during my pregnancy?
A: No.
The Big Autism Announcement Is A Big Pile of You-Know-What
The current administration has made its Big Autism Announcement, and it is big, all right: a big, easily predicted steaming pile of bullshit.
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.
