In an era where it feels risky to have a dx of autism in your records many autistics are opting for self ID. Help us support them by participating in an effort to validate self dx/ID. THIS STUDY IS NOT BEING CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION OR AFFILIATION W/ HHS/NIH OR ANY PROSPECTIVE AUTISM REGISTRY.

RFK Jr's registry is regressive, dangerous, and a waste of money that would be better spent solving one part of the real autism epidemic... the lack of resources for individuals and their families, especially ones that are neurodivergent affirming and person centered.
We need a village, not a cure.

I reshared the following image on Threads, and the ableist anti science crowd stumbled upon my post with the predictable outcome. In an effort to combat misinformation broadly & anger bigots, I'm sharing here, too. Because facts matter & so do HIPAA/legal requirements for informed consent (1/3)

And a few final words of wisdom... Avoid anyone trying to sell you something, especially if they have a financial stake in discrediting current scientific and medical consensus. Learn the red flags of snake oil salesmen and conspiracy theorists [5]
#factchecking #evidence-based #combatmisinformation

Remember the hierarchy of evidence when verifying claims. Not sure what that is? Here's one of several versions (via Icahn School of Medicine).... note personal opinion here likely refers to personal expert opinion. Joe Schmoe on YouTube and your aunt's second cousin's dog aren't even mentioned [4]

Aren't sure how to curate your feed for a fact based experience? Look to people well versed in critical analysis or those held accountable in their jobs for telling the truth: scientists, nonpartisan investigative journalists/news sources, statisticians, data scientists, etc. [3]
#factchecking

Perhaps most importantly, Meta's announcement is a reminder to verify claims that don't seem quite right. You are about to be flooded with even more misinformation than you have been previously, and the burden is increasingly on you to determine the validity of claims made. [2] #combatmisinformation

Meta's announcement today is a reminder to curate your feed if you have yet to do so. Follow reliable sources that don't require fact-checking to hold them accountable for the truth. Follow accounts that fact-check disreputable sources. Unfollow accounts with a tendency to post misinformation. [1]

ND parenting during holidays: extending all your cognitive effort towards traditions & joy in the lead up/day of only to find yourself unsure of the steps to make a cup of coffee or get dressed the day after because you have nothing left to fuel executive functioning
#neurodivergent #parenting #adhd

Or whether so many of us who identity as devout Christians would care for or house Mary and Joseph, not knowing of the miracle about to unfold, only that God's message is to love thy neighbor, and to serve the lest among these? Merry Christmas!!! [3/3]

Curious whether he would be welcomed by so many of us, who spent this evening joyfully worshipping his miraculous birth, if he were to appear on our doorstep as a stranger in need? [2/3]

Just got in from church where we rejoiced in the birth of Jesus Christ... a brown, Middle Eastern, Jewish refugee, born to poor, young, unwed parents. [1/3]

Insurance cuts coverage for my meds to save $. I inevitably get sick & land in the hospital. I get discharged & told to see a range of specialists that I didn't see before the hospital because the systems set up to save $ make it impossible to see my PCP or get referrals to other doctors #healthcare

Life is hard. Puppies make it just ever slightly better, don't you think? My dog was abandoned in a box with his siblings at a high 💀 shelter in Alabama. At an age where he shouldn't have been weaned yet. Humans can be pretty terrible. But dogs? They love us despite our flaws. We don't deserve them.

When your kid’s nose starts getting runny…

As w/ my experience on Threads, BlueSky is proving I'm incapable of being witty. I guess my need to communicate factually is why I became a scientist. So the facts are:
• I'm an evidence minded mom
• My space is neurodivergent affirming
• I'm unapologetically equality minded
Let's connect!