Alex Newson, PhD (she/her)
@alexnewson.bsky.social
PhD in Special Education
#Autistic #Neurodivergent Researcher, Educator & Advocate
Interests:
- Neurodivergent/Disabled Educators
- Neuro-Inclusive Participatory Research and Teacher Prep
- Autistic Flourishing, Autistic Burnout + Autistic Mental Health
#Autistic #Neurodivergent Researcher, Educator & Advocate
Interests:
- Neurodivergent/Disabled Educators
- Neuro-Inclusive Participatory Research and Teacher Prep
- Autistic Flourishing, Autistic Burnout + Autistic Mental Health
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this is targeted erasure and will have very real and very many negative consequences
The CDC will no longer process transgender identity data in order to comply with Trump’s executive order, an agency rep told me today. This has immediate implications for the YRBS — the only nationally-representative source of data on trans youth — and more. www.statnews.com/2025/02/25/c...
CDC will no longer process transgender data
The agency's decision will likely affect a number of federal health surveillance systems that serve as critical resources for researchers.
www.statnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
this is targeted erasure and will have very real and very many negative consequences
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Print it, bookmark it, pause what you are doing. Whatever you do, prioritize reading this. And then share it. In meetings, on your office door, during office small talk.
It’s a crystal clear piece that leaves no question about the essential work we must do in higher education.
It’s a crystal clear piece that leaves no question about the essential work we must do in higher education.
New op-ed out today! "We believe this rush to comply is a sign that universities are willing to become an institutional wing of the new segregationists."
This op-ed was written with fierce love for our communities. That's who we serve. We will not be erased.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
This op-ed was written with fierce love for our communities. That's who we serve. We will not be erased.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
February 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Print it, bookmark it, pause what you are doing. Whatever you do, prioritize reading this. And then share it. In meetings, on your office door, during office small talk.
It’s a crystal clear piece that leaves no question about the essential work we must do in higher education.
It’s a crystal clear piece that leaves no question about the essential work we must do in higher education.
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There is nothing wasteful or unnecessary about funding education for disabled students.
Disabled people are worthy.
Disabled people have value.
Disabled people deserve an accessible, supportive, and fully funded education.
Disabled people are worthy.
Disabled people have value.
Disabled people deserve an accessible, supportive, and fully funded education.
the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
February 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There is nothing wasteful or unnecessary about funding education for disabled students.
Disabled people are worthy.
Disabled people have value.
Disabled people deserve an accessible, supportive, and fully funded education.
Disabled people are worthy.
Disabled people have value.
Disabled people deserve an accessible, supportive, and fully funded education.
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This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
February 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This commission statement refers to people with Autism, ADHD, asthma, auto-immune disease, and chronic illness as a “dire threat to the American people and our way of life”.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
This is a manifesto against disability.
This is the language of eugenics.
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There's so much for us to fight for right now. It's devastating, exhausting, and it's also possible. We can't forget past and present organizers who have always been fighting for justice.
They have always shown us that collective resistance works. Let's do this, but never alone. ❤️
They have always shown us that collective resistance works. Let's do this, but never alone. ❤️
February 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
There's so much for us to fight for right now. It's devastating, exhausting, and it's also possible. We can't forget past and present organizers who have always been fighting for justice.
They have always shown us that collective resistance works. Let's do this, but never alone. ❤️
They have always shown us that collective resistance works. Let's do this, but never alone. ❤️
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We are so excited to announce the launch of the Black Disability Institute, a think tank housed under our Research and Data team! Conceived and led by our Director of Data and Research Kiana Jackson and our Co-Founder and COO Kehi Iman Wilson, BDI’s mission is…
January 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
We are so excited to announce the launch of the Black Disability Institute, a think tank housed under our Research and Data team! Conceived and led by our Director of Data and Research Kiana Jackson and our Co-Founder and COO Kehi Iman Wilson, BDI’s mission is…
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1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them.
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
January 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them.
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Disability rights (Section 504, ADA, IDEA: www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/01/27/s...), Affordable Care Act, and gay marriage are all at risk in the U.S. Of course, so much of government and funding, separation of powers, the democratic republic itself are under threat. Hold the line against tyranny.
Supreme Court To Weigh How ADA, 504 Claims Against Schools Should Be Handled
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to take up a case centering on what standard students must meet in order to bring claims of disability discrimination at school.
www.disabilityscoop.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Disability rights (Section 504, ADA, IDEA: www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/01/27/s...), Affordable Care Act, and gay marriage are all at risk in the U.S. Of course, so much of government and funding, separation of powers, the democratic republic itself are under threat. Hold the line against tyranny.
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Lived experience of autistic adults in employment: synthesis by David Thorpe uses social relational model of disability & reports voices of #autistic workers should be prioritised in designing work environments
READ AGAIN, FREE to 14 Feb:
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
READ AGAIN, FREE to 14 Feb:
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
January 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Lived experience of autistic adults in employment: synthesis by David Thorpe uses social relational model of disability & reports voices of #autistic workers should be prioritised in designing work environments
READ AGAIN, FREE to 14 Feb:
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
READ AGAIN, FREE to 14 Feb:
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
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This is heartbreaking to read.
Disabled people are a part of every community.
Disabled people are not disposable.
Disabled people are worthy and deserve to live.
Disabled people are a part of every community.
Disabled people are not disposable.
Disabled people are worthy and deserve to live.
A 67 year old amputee and wheelchair user lived with his son who had cerebral palsy.
They were killed in the Eaton fire while waiting for an ambulance that never arrived.
Many disabled people can not evacuate on their own. They need to be included in evacuation plans (yet almost never are)
They were killed in the Eaton fire while waiting for an ambulance that never arrived.
Many disabled people can not evacuate on their own. They need to be included in evacuation plans (yet almost never are)
Father Missing a Limb and Son with Cerebral Palsy Weren't Able to Evacuate L.A. Fires in Time, Family Says
A 67-year-old amputee along with his son with cerebral palsy died in the Eaton fire on Jan. 8, according to his daughter.
people.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This is heartbreaking to read.
Disabled people are a part of every community.
Disabled people are not disposable.
Disabled people are worthy and deserve to live.
Disabled people are a part of every community.
Disabled people are not disposable.
Disabled people are worthy and deserve to live.
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New pub today, focused on the ethnoracial diversity of the special ed teacher (SET) workforce.
We found that -- at current rate of change -- the SET workforce will NEVER be ethnoracially representative of the population of students w/disabilities.
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/VPMXC...
We found that -- at current rate of change -- the SET workforce will NEVER be ethnoracially representative of the population of students w/disabilities.
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/VPMXC...
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December 17, 2024 at 9:41 PM
New pub today, focused on the ethnoracial diversity of the special ed teacher (SET) workforce.
We found that -- at current rate of change -- the SET workforce will NEVER be ethnoracially representative of the population of students w/disabilities.
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/VPMXC...
We found that -- at current rate of change -- the SET workforce will NEVER be ethnoracially representative of the population of students w/disabilities.
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/VPMXC...
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Saturday re-share of my Autistic Realms starter pack with 150 wonderful neurodiversity-affirming people and
organisations to follow. Everyone in this pack is doing super valuable work with our families and communities and working towards positive change. Please share and follow.
go.bsky.app/9N5UEUC
organisations to follow. Everyone in this pack is doing super valuable work with our families and communities and working towards positive change. Please share and follow.
go.bsky.app/9N5UEUC
December 7, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Saturday re-share of my Autistic Realms starter pack with 150 wonderful neurodiversity-affirming people and
organisations to follow. Everyone in this pack is doing super valuable work with our families and communities and working towards positive change. Please share and follow.
go.bsky.app/9N5UEUC
organisations to follow. Everyone in this pack is doing super valuable work with our families and communities and working towards positive change. Please share and follow.
go.bsky.app/9N5UEUC
Congratulations to @proudmum95.bsky.social and the team for this amazing resource. We used this in our participatory #Autistic educator #burnout study, with support from Dr. Jackie Ryan, and loved it!
Open access Research 101 training is now available. It was created with Autistic adults. Ideally, researchers would use this training for their Autistic collaborators who want more information about research. salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk/our-projects...
Research 101: Collaborating in Participatory Autism Research
Research 101 is a training course designed by and for autistic people. The purpose of the course is to educate autistic people who are not academics or professional researchers, so they can be more in...
salvesen-research.ed.ac.uk
November 29, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Congratulations to @proudmum95.bsky.social and the team for this amazing resource. We used this in our participatory #Autistic educator #burnout study, with support from Dr. Jackie Ryan, and loved it!
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Community for Education Scholars in all areas and concentrations looking to find each other!
Please reply to this post if you want to be added!! #EducationScholars
go.bsky.app/BaXvoap
Please reply to this post if you want to be added!! #EducationScholars
go.bsky.app/BaXvoap
November 14, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Community for Education Scholars in all areas and concentrations looking to find each other!
Please reply to this post if you want to be added!! #EducationScholars
go.bsky.app/BaXvoap
Please reply to this post if you want to be added!! #EducationScholars
go.bsky.app/BaXvoap
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ICYMI, here's my Starter Park re: autism research - please share, and let me know if there's anyone else I need to add!
go.bsky.app/B9XV8UA #AutRes
go.bsky.app/B9XV8UA #AutRes
September 25, 2024 at 7:34 AM
ICYMI, here's my Starter Park re: autism research - please share, and let me know if there's anyone else I need to add!
go.bsky.app/B9XV8UA #AutRes
go.bsky.app/B9XV8UA #AutRes
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Quick summary visual to explain neurodiversity lite. Good to share & start a conversation @dr-nicky.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social 🤩
October 6, 2023 at 8:45 PM
Quick summary visual to explain neurodiversity lite. Good to share & start a conversation @dr-nicky.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social 🤩
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Understanding and supporting children and young people through #AutisticBurnout.
New article, up to date 2023 research.
Thanks for the opportunity of sharing this @thinkingautism.bsky.social
thinkingautismguide.com/2023/09/supp...
New article, up to date 2023 research.
Thanks for the opportunity of sharing this @thinkingautism.bsky.social
thinkingautismguide.com/2023/09/supp...
Supporting Your Young Person Through Autistic Burnout
Autistic kids who experience burnout will need understanding, flexibility, increased sensory regulation time, and a decrease in demands.
thinkingautismguide.com
September 27, 2023 at 12:28 PM
Understanding and supporting children and young people through #AutisticBurnout.
New article, up to date 2023 research.
Thanks for the opportunity of sharing this @thinkingautism.bsky.social
thinkingautismguide.com/2023/09/supp...
New article, up to date 2023 research.
Thanks for the opportunity of sharing this @thinkingautism.bsky.social
thinkingautismguide.com/2023/09/supp...