Maryam Moravvej (she/her) 🕊️🍉
@moravvej.bsky.social
Neurodivergent SWANA mother of 2 neurodivergent (AuDHD & ADHD) artistic, beautiful souls | Autism Advocate & Researcher | Passionate about intersectional neurodiversity-affirming research & care | Navigating the world through the lens of social justice
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Have you read "The Message" by Ta-Nehisi Coates yet? While listening to the audiobook, I caught myself pausing and rewinding to fully absorb the words—I didn't want it to end! The narration is incredibly powerful, moving, and vivid. I highly recommend reading it and sharing it with others!
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I think it’s not helpful to repeat claims that the administration is working on eliminating “DEIA” as though it’s some kind of corporate strategy; just say explicitly that they’re trying to eliminate diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and explain how.
February 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I think it’s not helpful to repeat claims that the administration is working on eliminating “DEIA” as though it’s some kind of corporate strategy; just say explicitly that they’re trying to eliminate diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and explain how.
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Our new paper led by @sarah-foster.bsky.social compares rapport between autistic groups, non-autistic groups, and mixed groups of autistic and non-autistic adults during a building activity. We found that the all-autistic groups… journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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February 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Our new paper led by @sarah-foster.bsky.social compares rapport between autistic groups, non-autistic groups, and mixed groups of autistic and non-autistic adults during a building activity. We found that the all-autistic groups… journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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A complete ban on @unrwa.org officially went into effect last week on Jan. 30. The implementation of the ban, however, remains unclear but will cause a crisis for many Palestinians who rely on the agency's services to survive. Asma Barakat reports ⬇️
www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...
www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...
UNRWA Ban Goes Into Effect, Implementation Unclear as Agency Continues Relief Efforts
Palestine Square
www.palestine-studies.org
February 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A complete ban on @unrwa.org officially went into effect last week on Jan. 30. The implementation of the ban, however, remains unclear but will cause a crisis for many Palestinians who rely on the agency's services to survive. Asma Barakat reports ⬇️
www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...
www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1656...
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Yes this is so important. And also please hold how many disabled people are disabled Black and Brown folks, disabled trans and queer folks. It’s those at the intersections of multiple oppressions: racism, ableism, anti-Blackness, cisheteropatriarchy that are in the most danger.
This is probably not a surprise to people in the disability community, and I apologize for my ignorance about it, but I have been genuinely surprised how much immediate government wrath is going towards people in the disability community
February 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Yes this is so important. And also please hold how many disabled people are disabled Black and Brown folks, disabled trans and queer folks. It’s those at the intersections of multiple oppressions: racism, ableism, anti-Blackness, cisheteropatriarchy that are in the most danger.
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#Gaza: The temporary ceasefire in #Gaza is a relief but it comes after 465 days and 46 000 lives lost.
This is just the beginning of addressing the immense humanitarian & medical needs.
#Israel must end its blockade & ensure access to a scale-up of humanitarian aid.
tinyurl.com/2wkdtwf7
This is just the beginning of addressing the immense humanitarian & medical needs.
#Israel must end its blockade & ensure access to a scale-up of humanitarian aid.
tinyurl.com/2wkdtwf7
Temporary ceasefire in Gaza: Immense scale-up of life-saving aid must flow now | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
The temporary ceasefire agreement in Gaza is a relief, but it arrives more than 465 days and 46,000 lives too late. While this temporary cessation of fighting and bombing must be both respected and lo...
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January 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
#Gaza: The temporary ceasefire in #Gaza is a relief but it comes after 465 days and 46 000 lives lost.
This is just the beginning of addressing the immense humanitarian & medical needs.
#Israel must end its blockade & ensure access to a scale-up of humanitarian aid.
tinyurl.com/2wkdtwf7
This is just the beginning of addressing the immense humanitarian & medical needs.
#Israel must end its blockade & ensure access to a scale-up of humanitarian aid.
tinyurl.com/2wkdtwf7
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This review highlights seven interventions and programmes with the strongest evidence base of addressing health & care #inequalities.
www.heec.co.uk/resource/sev...
www.heec.co.uk/resource/sev...
Seven high-impact interventions to tackle health and care inequalities - Health Equity Evidence Centre
We have undertaken a series of 10 evidence reviews for NHS England and here highlight seven interventions and programmes with the strongest evidence base.
www.heec.co.uk
December 21, 2024 at 3:30 PM
This review highlights seven interventions and programmes with the strongest evidence base of addressing health & care #inequalities.
www.heec.co.uk/resource/sev...
www.heec.co.uk/resource/sev...
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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 5:15 AM
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)
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital are seeking autistic and non-autistic adults aged 18-35 years, who are fluent English speakers, to help develop a toolkit for measuring social skills used for dating and sex.
December 17, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital are seeking autistic and non-autistic adults aged 18-35 years, who are fluent English speakers, to help develop a toolkit for measuring social skills used for dating and sex.
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Yes!! We talked with @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social about ABA research COIs at TPGA. Specifically she told us, “we shouldn’t have a separate set of lower standards that we only apply to autism research.”
thinkingautismguide.com/2020/05/conf...
thinkingautismguide.com/2020/05/conf...
Conflicts of Interest in Early Autism Intervention Research
A very large portion of early autism intervention research is… conducted by the same people who design or provide the interventions.
thinkingautismguide.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Yes!! We talked with @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social about ABA research COIs at TPGA. Specifically she told us, “we shouldn’t have a separate set of lower standards that we only apply to autism research.”
thinkingautismguide.com/2020/05/conf...
thinkingautismguide.com/2020/05/conf...
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Today we reflect on Indigenous Peoples' Day and the struggle for justice, sovereignty, and self-determination.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #FreePalestine #SolidarityAcrossStruggles #JusticeForAll
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #FreePalestine #SolidarityAcrossStruggles #JusticeForAll
November 29, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Today we reflect on Indigenous Peoples' Day and the struggle for justice, sovereignty, and self-determination.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #FreePalestine #SolidarityAcrossStruggles #JusticeForAll
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #FreePalestine #SolidarityAcrossStruggles #JusticeForAll
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On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, we call on the government to end its participation in genocide.
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, today and every day, until there is a free and independent Palestine.
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, today and every day, until there is a free and independent Palestine.
November 29, 2024 at 3:12 PM
On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, we call on the government to end its participation in genocide.
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, today and every day, until there is a free and independent Palestine.
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, today and every day, until there is a free and independent Palestine.
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Here are some of the key people, organizations, and platforms working to end U.S. support for Israel's genocide of Palestinians.
Feel free to reply with additional suggestions of accounts I should add.
#Palestine #Gaza
#StarterPack
go.bsky.app/4VSErsn
Feel free to reply with additional suggestions of accounts I should add.
#Palestine #Gaza
#StarterPack
go.bsky.app/4VSErsn
November 27, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Here are some of the key people, organizations, and platforms working to end U.S. support for Israel's genocide of Palestinians.
Feel free to reply with additional suggestions of accounts I should add.
#Palestine #Gaza
#StarterPack
go.bsky.app/4VSErsn
Feel free to reply with additional suggestions of accounts I should add.
#Palestine #Gaza
#StarterPack
go.bsky.app/4VSErsn
I have been personally affected by anti-Palestinian racism this past year, and I cannot imagine the experiences my Palestinian colleagues have endured. Don't be a bystander!
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www.linkedin.com/posts/visual...
November 23, 2024 at 4:30 PM
I have been personally affected by anti-Palestinian racism this past year, and I cannot imagine the experiences my Palestinian colleagues have endured. Don't be a bystander!
www.linkedin.com/posts/visual...
www.linkedin.com/posts/visual...
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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...
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November 21, 2024 at 11:21 PM
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...
November 21, 2024 at 9:36 AM
None of us is free until all of us are free! #freedomforall #freepalestine
November 20, 2024 at 2:20 PM
None of us is free until all of us are free! #freedomforall #freepalestine
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Hi all, everything is terrible, but taking Arabic classes with Ahmed from Nablus in Palestine in not. It's been super amazing and lovely. Mumtaz in fact 😊! I am an extreme beginner, and that was fine. Please consider supporting Ahmed while learning Arabic, you won't regret it.
November 20, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Hi all, everything is terrible, but taking Arabic classes with Ahmed from Nablus in Palestine in not. It's been super amazing and lovely. Mumtaz in fact 😊! I am an extreme beginner, and that was fine. Please consider supporting Ahmed while learning Arabic, you won't regret it.
Through my journey, I’ve learned we can’t address ableism without addressing racism, sexism, white supremacy, colonialism, and other systems of oppressions. A must read article!
November 20, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Through my journey, I’ve learned we can’t address ableism without addressing racism, sexism, white supremacy, colonialism, and other systems of oppressions. A must read article!
We just had an IEP meeting, and I’m so frustrated! Even with the best teachers and intentions, the system is still fundamentally ableist. The IEP needs a section for system-level interventions to address ableism and promote inclusivity. Bullying shouldn’t just be addressed by focusing on autistic—
November 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
We just had an IEP meeting, and I’m so frustrated! Even with the best teachers and intentions, the system is still fundamentally ableist. The IEP needs a section for system-level interventions to address ableism and promote inclusivity. Bullying shouldn’t just be addressed by focusing on autistic—
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Autism researchers made up their own field-specific criteria for labeling interventions “evidence-base practice” for the sole purpose of giving interventions with low-quality evidence this designation.
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
(Bringing back a 2018 Twitter hit): Keeping honey bees to save the bees is like keeping chickens to save the birds. They're a managed species and not at risk of extinction. The bees at risk of extinction are wild species.
(Bringing back a 2018 Twitter hit): Keeping honey bees to save the bees is like keeping chickens to save the birds. They're a managed species and not at risk of extinction. The bees at risk of extinction are wild species.
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Ants often act like inefficient goofballs. They got lost, accidentally drop their good and walk in circles trying to find it but eventually give up and go home, half of the ants in a nest just sit there 24/7 and do absolutely nothing.
Ants often act like inefficient goofballs. They got lost, accidentally drop their good and walk in circles trying to find it but eventually give up and go home, half of the ants in a nest just sit there 24/7 and do absolutely nothing.
November 19, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Autism researchers made up their own field-specific criteria for labeling interventions “evidence-base practice” for the sole purpose of giving interventions with low-quality evidence this designation.
“Defiance must be woven into the fabric of our daily lives, rather than simply proclaimed at marches or on social media.”
I wrote about the need to rethink our approach to direct action in changing times.
Collective Survival, Adaption and Direct Action
Defiance must be woven into the fabric of our daily lives, rather than simply proclaimed at marches or on social media.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 18, 2024 at 8:49 PM
“Defiance must be woven into the fabric of our daily lives, rather than simply proclaimed at marches or on social media.”
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THE MOST IMPORTANT PART of my article on supporting autistic kids (and adults, as my son is now) during the holidays: "Remind others that even if your child doesn’t speak in typical fashion, or indeed at all, it’s still rude to talk about them like they’re not sitting right there, taking it in."
Holidays unsettle autistic children for legitimate reasons. If your child thrives on routine, consider how challenging this time of the year can be. But we can support our kids through seasonal chaos, if we help them cope with whatever disruptions or delights the holidays may bring.
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Perspective | Broken routines, crowded gatherings, funny smells: How to help autistic kids over the holidays
Understanding how autistic kids experience the season and being flexible with our expectations can make the long winter break more joyous for everyone.
wapo.st
November 18, 2024 at 3:53 PM
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART of my article on supporting autistic kids (and adults, as my son is now) during the holidays: "Remind others that even if your child doesn’t speak in typical fashion, or indeed at all, it’s still rude to talk about them like they’re not sitting right there, taking it in."
Have you read "The Message" by Ta-Nehisi Coates yet? While listening to the audiobook, I caught myself pausing and rewinding to fully absorb the words—I didn't want it to end! The narration is incredibly powerful, moving, and vivid. I highly recommend reading it and sharing it with others!
November 17, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Have you read "The Message" by Ta-Nehisi Coates yet? While listening to the audiobook, I caught myself pausing and rewinding to fully absorb the words—I didn't want it to end! The narration is incredibly powerful, moving, and vivid. I highly recommend reading it and sharing it with others!
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🥳 Check out our new article introducing neurodiversity research--for kids!
Frontiers For Young Minds is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for kids, with young reviewers (+ adults). With @cjcrompton.bsky.social @katiecebula.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Frontiers For Young Minds is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for kids, with young reviewers (+ adults). With @cjcrompton.bsky.social @katiecebula.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
kids.frontiersin.org
November 13, 2024 at 9:34 AM
🥳 Check out our new article introducing neurodiversity research--for kids!
Frontiers For Young Minds is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for kids, with young reviewers (+ adults). With @cjcrompton.bsky.social @katiecebula.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Frontiers For Young Minds is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for kids, with young reviewers (+ adults). With @cjcrompton.bsky.social @katiecebula.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....