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Kristen Bottema-Beutel
@kbottemabeutel.bsky.social
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Professor of Special Education at Boston College. I research autistic interpersonal interaction and social development. She/her. COI log: https://t.co/YwzPvxEyVb
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Happy Halloween Boston Neighbors!
Bowl of candy with a note taped to it that says “take as many as you want! It’s cold and you are working hard! Happy Halloween!”
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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We’re staying in a rental and I just found this in the closet. My 14 year old is about to have the best night of her life.
The board game Mall Madness
October 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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My yearly reading of Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness, in which Remi Yergeau eviscerates the logics of autism interventions.
The recovery of ABA has all the trappings of rhetorical discovery: excavating the human from the prison of autism; remapping the autistic brain to forge plastic and flexible neuronal territories; affecting the queer by refusing to acknowledge its presence; making the known the deviant by rendering it non-deviant. In book club, we autistics recover from “fuck you” as a social worker whips out a volume chart, hastily points to “TOO LOUD!”, and then leads us in the communal practice of indoor voicing.
October 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Sunset over Pebble Beach in Crescent City, CA
Bright orange sunset over the Pacific Ocean, with rocky outcrops on the horizon, and pine trees lining the shore.
August 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Sunset at Shelter Cove, CA
Orange sunset over the Pacific Ocean. Shore has a dark sand beach and hills covered with shrubbery.
August 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Narrow gauge railroad in Portland Maine
Train tracks along the Casco bay at sunset. The sky is hazy blue fading into yellow and orange, and the sunset meets the train tracks on the horizon.
July 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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I work hard so my monstera plant can have a better life
Large indoor monstera plant with broad, fenestrated leaves
July 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Meet my new baby axolotls, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
A transparent, pink tinged little axolotl guy swimming in a tank. He is smiling. A tiny transparent little axolotl in a tank, mugging for the camera.
June 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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We were so delighted to have @yesthattoo.bsky.social visit the ACER lab at Boston College! They led fascinating discussions about bilingualism and AAC, and many other things!
Six smiling women sitting around a table.
May 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Me rolling up to conference registration table for the first time as a full professor
Merlin the wizard from the Disney movie the Sword in the Stone. Merlin is wearing Bermuda shorts and skidding in on his heels.
April 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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The best part is that he’s tried it two days in a row with two different versions
A grey watch made out of paper and marker
March 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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My 5yo has been scheming to steal his dad’s watch for several weeks now. His latest attempt was to snatch it off the nightstand and replace it with this 💀
A grey watch colored with marker and cut out of paper.
March 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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I get that my name is long and perhaps hard to spell, but yeesh
An email text that opens with “Dear Professor Bobo,”
March 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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An infographic with the following text: Teachers: your voice matters! Participate in a research study on classroom experiences! Participants will enter a raffle to receive a $100 gift card. We are seeking general education elementary school teachers who have taught or are currently teaching autistic learners. This study seeks to explore general education teachers’ experiences working with autistic students. Our goal is to support teacher well-being and foster inclusive, supportive classrooms for all learners. Participation involves completing a brief questionnaire and a 35-45 minute remote interview. Interested? Email Olivia DeMichaelis at demichao@bc.edu This study has been approved by the Boston college institutional review board and is supervised by Dr. Kristen Bottema-Beutel.
March 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Just move your office to your bed
A baby sleeping in a Merlin sleep suit, next to a mom typing on a computer.
January 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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The mixed messages of being told to spend more time in my office and also arriving to find that it’s too cold in there to support life
A thermostat showing an indoor temperature of 55 degrees Fahrenheit
December 4, 2024 at 2:41 PM
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@michealsandbank.bsky.social do you know of any study that would support a claim like this?
A screen shot of text from the article, with a highlighted quote that says “But [Cathy Lord] says kids who are at risk of not being verbal have been shown to have a better chance of talking with ABA.”
April 20, 2024 at 6:20 PM
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I just made this French Bulldog tote bag 🤗
A bucket style tote bag made with white and black sturdy yarn. The base, top band, abdomen bulldog outline are in black, the rest is white. The whole bag is done in single crochet.
January 14, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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To celebrate the end of the semester I made this bag with cats on it.
Medium sized crocheted cross-body handbag. Teal bands at the base and top, two repeating rows of white cats on a yellow background for the main portion of the bag. Single crochet for the bag, thermal stitch for the teal strap.
December 23, 2023 at 1:09 AM