What a coincidental citation! I was recently cited in Chester et al's work on Autistic people and the criminal justice system. While, it is always an honor for my work to be cited, this work is particularly interesting because...

We require unifying theories of autism that can adequately account for complexity. My published theory of autism deals with the complexity of the intrinsic value of autistic traits and their interaction with co-occurring conditions. Co-occurring conditions, including marginalization, disable autism.

I have no desire to discuss the recent national declaration of nonsense about autism. I try to avoid suffering fools and have no desire to dignify the declaration in any way beyond this statement.

Wow, my research on Autistic Identity with the Autism Spectrum Identity Scale (ASIS) received quite a bit of publication attention last month! Pleased to be cited in this review of autistic women's experiences:

#autism #actuallyautistic

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Also honored that my work on self-diagnosed autistic adults is cited in this article validating the DSM Social Anxiety Severity Scale for use with Autistic Adults. Super happy to see more research including self-diagnosed autistic adults!

#autism #actuallyautistic

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Honored that my work in autistic identity was cited in this article focused on their measure (Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory). This inventory may become a boon for self-diagnosed/identifying autistic adults.
#autism #actuallyautistic

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In case you couldn't hear it in the back row:

"We [every major autism organization in the US] are deeply concerned by growing public rhetoric and policy decisions that challenge these shared principles.

What is being said about Autism is Atrocious and False.

Autistic people work, they go on dates, they play sports, they write poetry. To say autistic people do not do these things is like saying humans do not do these things. Not all humans do all of these things; neither do all autistic people.

In the past, Congress decided that children with disabilities are **Worth** educating. This is the Department that prevented, and continues to prevent, States from discriminating against students with disabilities. See link for full post:

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Children do not Die of Autism. People do not Die from Autism.

People *DO* die from being unvaccinated.

Indeed, it is likely that autistic people are *more* vulnerable to not being vaccinated as they are more likely to have co-occurring health conditions.
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