Alexandra Kalinyak
@kalinyak.bsky.social
✨Clinical Psychology PhD student✨| Autism researcher | Loves her dog and giving positive feedback
I don't represent anyone but myself.
(she/her)
I don't represent anyone but myself.
(she/her)
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The CDC website was quietly edited last night to claim there’s “no evidence” that vaccines don’t cause autism.
This is false.
But this is damaging, even beyond people’s confidence in vaccines.
For the first time in my career, I cannot tell people to trust what the CDC website without hesitation.
This is false.
But this is damaging, even beyond people’s confidence in vaccines.
For the first time in my career, I cannot tell people to trust what the CDC website without hesitation.
November 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The CDC website was quietly edited last night to claim there’s “no evidence” that vaccines don’t cause autism.
This is false.
But this is damaging, even beyond people’s confidence in vaccines.
For the first time in my career, I cannot tell people to trust what the CDC website without hesitation.
This is false.
But this is damaging, even beyond people’s confidence in vaccines.
For the first time in my career, I cannot tell people to trust what the CDC website without hesitation.
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Wrote about becoming one of the many ladies my age who lifts--and the raft of junk science and grifts out there for perimenopausal women who are trying to stave off muscle and bone loss as we age (gift link):
The Most Valuable Menopause Fitness Hack
Middle-aged women aiming to build muscle should be skeptical of "fitfluencers," many of whom promote junk science and grifts.
www.bloomberg.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Wrote about becoming one of the many ladies my age who lifts--and the raft of junk science and grifts out there for perimenopausal women who are trying to stave off muscle and bone loss as we age (gift link):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCl1...
My first look into Dr. Levy's work thanks to a friend - fascinating stuff!
My first look into Dr. Levy's work thanks to a friend - fascinating stuff!
Breaking the Age Code with Dr. Becca Levy
YouTube video by CWI
www.youtube.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCl1...
My first look into Dr. Levy's work thanks to a friend - fascinating stuff!
My first look into Dr. Levy's work thanks to a friend - fascinating stuff!
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NEW from @pewresearch.org: What Americans do when they encounter paywalls
Only 1% say they pay for access.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Only 1% say they pay for access.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
June 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
NEW from @pewresearch.org: What Americans do when they encounter paywalls
Only 1% say they pay for access.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Only 1% say they pay for access.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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It is only 4pm but when in Maryland, you have to eat a crab cake, right?
May 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It is only 4pm but when in Maryland, you have to eat a crab cake, right?
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To be clear, autistic people who are not employed and who have high support needs— whether it be with toileting at anything else— aren’t tragedies either.
April 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
To be clear, autistic people who are not employed and who have high support needs— whether it be with toileting at anything else— aren’t tragedies either.
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Substantively, this is my favorite.
April 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Substantively, this is my favorite.
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Imagine being 12 years old — a science-loving, neurodivergent American kid — and reading headlines from the U.S. presidential declaring plans to investigate the “causes of the #autism #epidemic.” Vaccines. Parenting styles. Air. Water. Food. Everything “on the table.”
You scroll and blink.
You scroll and blink.
April 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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It's 100% understandable and reasonable that the layoffs of scientists/researchers and the gutting of programs that directly helped prevent/treat diseases have gotten the most attention. Those cuts are going to have *enormous* impact. But I want to explain why the comms cuts are also important. 2/x
Kennedy Guts Teams That Share Health Information With the Public (Gift Article)
The health secretary had promised “radical transparency,” but fired communications teams in the Health and Human Services Department.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It's 100% understandable and reasonable that the layoffs of scientists/researchers and the gutting of programs that directly helped prevent/treat diseases have gotten the most attention. Those cuts are going to have *enormous* impact. But I want to explain why the comms cuts are also important. 2/x
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I need people to be aware of and accept autism acceptance. The new campaign is Autism Acceptance Awareness Acceptance Awareness.
April 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I need people to be aware of and accept autism acceptance. The new campaign is Autism Acceptance Awareness Acceptance Awareness.
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For anyone out there who has self-assessed as #autistic, and can't access a formal assessment/diagnosis (or don't want to for your own reasons), this is for you:
🥰🫂🩷🙏
This is an excerpt. Please read the entire handout at this link:
t.co/Y0sAYrr522
🥰🫂🩷🙏
This is an excerpt. Please read the entire handout at this link:
t.co/Y0sAYrr522
November 29, 2024 at 10:15 PM
For anyone out there who has self-assessed as #autistic, and can't access a formal assessment/diagnosis (or don't want to for your own reasons), this is for you:
🥰🫂🩷🙏
This is an excerpt. Please read the entire handout at this link:
t.co/Y0sAYrr522
🥰🫂🩷🙏
This is an excerpt. Please read the entire handout at this link:
t.co/Y0sAYrr522
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This is catastrophic for pancreatic cancer patients
March 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This is catastrophic for pancreatic cancer patients
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The importance of stupidity in scientific research—an inspiring read for me as a second-year PhD student!
March 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The importance of stupidity in scientific research—an inspiring read for me as a second-year PhD student!
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Being an academic means not realizing your desk is a total mess, your slides were out of order, or leaving your conference travel booking to the last secon, but also catching every time someone uses a different term for the same construct in a paper.
March 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Being an academic means not realizing your desk is a total mess, your slides were out of order, or leaving your conference travel booking to the last secon, but also catching every time someone uses a different term for the same construct in a paper.
Writing up some findings/analyses on a whiteboard makes me feel so scientific.
March 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Writing up some findings/analyses on a whiteboard makes me feel so scientific.
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Calling autistic uni students in UK (UG, masters): our survey on your support experiences & needs, developed from community-based participatory research w/ autistic & non-autistic students & disability support staff. Pls share widely
Scan QR code in flyer -> send drafted email to receive direct link
Scan QR code in flyer -> send drafted email to receive direct link
March 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Calling autistic uni students in UK (UG, masters): our survey on your support experiences & needs, developed from community-based participatory research w/ autistic & non-autistic students & disability support staff. Pls share widely
Scan QR code in flyer -> send drafted email to receive direct link
Scan QR code in flyer -> send drafted email to receive direct link
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From the American Psychological Association:
March 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
From the American Psychological Association:
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Mixed methods are super popular in mental health right now but there are unfortunately many systemic barriers to using this approach.
We were inspired to write this piece to help researchers to overcome these challenges and as a call to action for institutions, funders, and journal editors⬇️
We were inspired to write this piece to help researchers to overcome these challenges and as a call to action for institutions, funders, and journal editors⬇️
NEW PAPER: How do we advance mixed methods in mental health research?
doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...
Mixed methods are widely recognised as valuable in mental health research, but aren’t as embedded as we’d hope and there are a lot of challenges that individual researchers and teams must navigate… 1/
doi.org/10.1136/bmjm...
Mixed methods are widely recognised as valuable in mental health research, but aren’t as embedded as we’d hope and there are a lot of challenges that individual researchers and teams must navigate… 1/
Advancing mixed methods in mental health research
In the mental health research field, there is a need for effective and robust methodological approaches that are able to address complexity. In this article, we reassert the importance of mixed method...
doi.org
February 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mixed methods are super popular in mental health right now but there are unfortunately many systemic barriers to using this approach.
We were inspired to write this piece to help researchers to overcome these challenges and as a call to action for institutions, funders, and journal editors⬇️
We were inspired to write this piece to help researchers to overcome these challenges and as a call to action for institutions, funders, and journal editors⬇️
Always cool seeing so many disciplines and stakeholders come together for the Alabama Autism Conference!
February 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Always cool seeing so many disciplines and stakeholders come together for the Alabama Autism Conference!
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New free paper, Guidelines for the Creation of Accessible Consent Materials & Procedures: Lessons from Research w/ Autistic People & People w/ Intellectual Disability, from teams incl. AASPIRE - more coming from our Outcomes Project led by @cnicolaidis.bsky.social!
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
Guidelines for the Creation of Accessible Consent Materials and Procedures: Lessons from Research with Autistic People and People with Intellectual Disability | Autism in Adulthood
Informed, voluntary, ongoing consent is a central tenet of ethical research. However, consent processes are prone to exclusionary practices and inaccessibility. Consent materials are often too long an...
www.liebertpub.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
New free paper, Guidelines for the Creation of Accessible Consent Materials & Procedures: Lessons from Research w/ Autistic People & People w/ Intellectual Disability, from teams incl. AASPIRE - more coming from our Outcomes Project led by @cnicolaidis.bsky.social!
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
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Our #A2ndVoice chat for #AutisticElders is tomorrow, Thur 12th Feb, from 11am-noon. If you're #autistic & aged 50+ years, you're welcome. We'll chat about Reactions to a late diagnosis, focusing on other ppl's reactions. It's free, but you must register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Our #A2ndVoice chat for #AutisticElders is tomorrow, Thur 12th Feb, from 11am-noon. If you're #autistic & aged 50+ years, you're welcome. We'll chat about Reactions to a late diagnosis, focusing on other ppl's reactions. It's free, but you must register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Just did this!
Hey - please help save jobs and lives!
Anyone who works at a university, who works on medical research, or could benefit from medical research is at risk!
Please tell them to click the link below. Takes 2 seconds, literally.
click.info.apa.org?qs=09c745fe0...
Anyone who works at a university, who works on medical research, or could benefit from medical research is at risk!
Please tell them to click the link below. Takes 2 seconds, literally.
click.info.apa.org?qs=09c745fe0...
Tell Congress to Stop NIH Cuts
Please take 2 minutes today to ask Congress to take steps to stop funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The administration's proposed cuts to federal research funding, particul...
click.info.apa.org
February 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Just did this!
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I *knew* it!
«These games, such as “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” and “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,” allow players to experience a sense of freedom and autonomy, which can reduce stress and improve mental health.»
www.jmir.org/2024/1/e63760/
«These games, such as “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” and “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,” allow players to experience a sense of freedom and autonomy, which can reduce stress and improve mental health.»
www.jmir.org/2024/1/e63760/
Open-World Games’ Affordance of Cognitive Escapism, Relaxation, and Mental Well-Being Among Postgraduate Students: Mixed Methods Study
Background: Open-world games, characterized by their expansive and interactive environments, may offer unique cognitive escapism opportunities, potentially leading to relaxation and enhanced well-bein...
www.jmir.org
February 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I *knew* it!
«These games, such as “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” and “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,” allow players to experience a sense of freedom and autonomy, which can reduce stress and improve mental health.»
www.jmir.org/2024/1/e63760/
«These games, such as “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” and “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,” allow players to experience a sense of freedom and autonomy, which can reduce stress and improve mental health.»
www.jmir.org/2024/1/e63760/