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Mindfully Scientific Mama
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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.
Are you autistic? Help us learn about the autistic brain and validate self identification. Where: Language & Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Teachers College Columbia University 525 W. 120th St NY NY 10027. How long will it take? About 2.5 hours (not including optional breaks). Compensation Up to $30 cash or 2 hours course credit. Additional gift card raffle available with chance to win one $50 or one of two $25 gift cards. Who can participate? Autistic people with a clinical diagnosis, informal diagnosis, or who are self identified/diagnosed People who learned to speak English as a baby People without a history of reading disorders (such as dyslexia) People who are right handed and have normal or corrected to normal vision Adults 18 years to 40 years of age without a history of seizures or intellectual disability What's involved? This study uses electroencephalogram (EEG), a non-invasive method that collects information about brain activity using a specialized cap, to learn about how autistics and non-autistics process written words. We are also looking to provide evidence supporting the validity of self identification within the autistic community. You will be asked to take a series of screener tests and answer some questions to make sure you are a good fit. This may take up to 1.5 hours. You will then sit in front of a computer and watch a series of different slides with words and word-like things. This takes about 25 minutes. This study is not being conducted in affiliation or cooperation with NIH/HHS or any prospective autism registry. WHO CAN I CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION? Erin Kirby - Email: langcog@tc.columbia.edu TC IRB PROTOCOL #23-067
May 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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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)
Screenshot from Threads User: myadhdcounselor Text: Looking, I get I'm a therapist, but my code of ethics says to fight against injustice. And I' going to do that as long as a** hats like RFK Jr try and send us back to Nazi Germany with a HIPAA violating Autism registry. (Repost because typos were too much).
April 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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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]
January 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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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.
A small brown dog wearing a gray sweater sitting on a white blanket in a vehicle.
December 12, 2024 at 3:51 PM