Nahime G. Aguirre Mtanous, AM, LSW
@nahime.bsky.social
autistic mental health therapist researching autistic adult mental health outcomes
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socwork.wisc.edu
hi hello. i finally got my fancy profile up and running on my institutional website. there, you can find all my autism research projects, my publications, etc. i plan to update it at least once a semester, but i have no idea how well that will pan out.
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The amazing graphic in post below is from article that was really published in Scientific Reports.
Altmetric scores reveal nearly 2k people here posted/reposted about the article.
Sure, X/Twitter has more users but Altmetric counts <100 tweets about article.
nature.altmetric.com/details/1847...
Altmetric scores reveal nearly 2k people here posted/reposted about the article.
Sure, X/Twitter has more users but Altmetric counts <100 tweets about article.
nature.altmetric.com/details/1847...
December 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The amazing graphic in post below is from article that was really published in Scientific Reports.
Altmetric scores reveal nearly 2k people here posted/reposted about the article.
Sure, X/Twitter has more users but Altmetric counts <100 tweets about article.
nature.altmetric.com/details/1847...
Altmetric scores reveal nearly 2k people here posted/reposted about the article.
Sure, X/Twitter has more users but Altmetric counts <100 tweets about article.
nature.altmetric.com/details/1847...
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Every so often I need to know if certain parts of BookTok/whatever are aware that characters are not real people trapped in stories by a sorcerer
December 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Every so often I need to know if certain parts of BookTok/whatever are aware that characters are not real people trapped in stories by a sorcerer
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CALLOUT: I am looking to interview individuals who have sought health care at crisis pregnancy centers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and want to talk about their experience. The center can be located anywhere. If you or someone you know might be interested, please email or send me a DM.
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
CALLOUT: I am looking to interview individuals who have sought health care at crisis pregnancy centers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and want to talk about their experience. The center can be located anywhere. If you or someone you know might be interested, please email or send me a DM.
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Sometime last year, a CUNY alum contacted me saying they’d found some photos they took at the 1995 protest against budget cuts and would I please take them so they could clear out their attic?
They arrived today and they DID NOT DISAPPOINT
They arrived today and they DID NOT DISAPPOINT
December 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Sometime last year, a CUNY alum contacted me saying they’d found some photos they took at the 1995 protest against budget cuts and would I please take them so they could clear out their attic?
They arrived today and they DID NOT DISAPPOINT
They arrived today and they DID NOT DISAPPOINT
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It me as they say
Many “Gifted Students” Are Nerodivergent kids whose complexity of Neurotypes is not yet revealed until later in life.
The DX of ASD for example references this phenomena as
“but may not become fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities”
The DX of ASD for example references this phenomena as
“but may not become fully manifest until social demands exceed limited capacities”
December 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
It me as they say
For folks without access to the article, I was generously asked to provide a video abstract of my most recent publication with @bn-hand.bsky.social and @drlaurenbishop.bsky.social for @journalautism.bsky.social. Here's a clip of me summarizing 16 months of work down to 4 minutes!
New video with @nahime.bsky.social talking about the recently published paper on mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis in a US national sample of privately insured autistic youth.
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/QotedL-LiiU?...
Read the paper: doi.org/10.1177/1362...
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/QotedL-LiiU?...
Read the paper: doi.org/10.1177/1362...
Mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis (Aguirre Mtanous et al., 2025)
YouTube video by Journal Autism
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
For folks without access to the article, I was generously asked to provide a video abstract of my most recent publication with @bn-hand.bsky.social and @drlaurenbishop.bsky.social for @journalautism.bsky.social. Here's a clip of me summarizing 16 months of work down to 4 minutes!
Reposted by Nahime G. Aguirre Mtanous, AM, LSW
New video with @nahime.bsky.social talking about the recently published paper on mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis in a US national sample of privately insured autistic youth.
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/QotedL-LiiU?...
Read the paper: doi.org/10.1177/1362...
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/QotedL-LiiU?...
Read the paper: doi.org/10.1177/1362...
Mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis (Aguirre Mtanous et al., 2025)
YouTube video by Journal Autism
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New video with @nahime.bsky.social talking about the recently published paper on mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis in a US national sample of privately insured autistic youth.
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/QotedL-LiiU?...
Read the paper: doi.org/10.1177/1362...
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/QotedL-LiiU?...
Read the paper: doi.org/10.1177/1362...
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What is this mess
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
What is this mess
I'm genuinely trying to help out my junior labmate with formatting but I've never had to make a conference poster before 😩😩
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I'm genuinely trying to help out my junior labmate with formatting but I've never had to make a conference poster before 😩😩
Less than 24 hours after my last check-in and life has become crazy. Gonna hide in my cave to get work done and maybe not get overwhelmed by changes.
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Less than 24 hours after my last check-in and life has become crazy. Gonna hide in my cave to get work done and maybe not get overwhelmed by changes.
I searched my surname on bsky and found out a distant relative of mine is now the President of the National Chamber of Industry Transformation back in Mexico. He's from my grandfather's hometown and has my last name; that *has* to be a primo.
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I searched my surname on bsky and found out a distant relative of mine is now the President of the National Chamber of Industry Transformation back in Mexico. He's from my grandfather's hometown and has my last name; that *has* to be a primo.
Hey, look ma; I made it.
Mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis in a US national sample of privately insured autistic youth
Mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis in a US national sample of privately insured autistic youth - Nahime G Aguirre Mtanous, Jamie Koenig, Melica Nikahd, Sarah E Effertz, Sal Silinonte, J Madison Hyer, Brittany N Hand, Lauren Bishop, 2025
Applied behavior analysis is a widely used intervention for autistic youth, though its mental health impacts remain under-researched. This study aims to investigate the association between applied ...
journals.sagepub.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Hey, look ma; I made it.
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Mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis in a US national sample of privately insured autistic youth
Mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis in a US national sample of privately insured autistic youth - Nahime G Aguirre Mtanous, Jamie Koenig, Melica Nikahd, Sarah E Effertz, Sal Silinonte, J Madison Hyer, Brittany N Hand, Lauren Bishop, 2025
Applied behavior analysis is a widely used intervention for autistic youth, though its mental health impacts remain under-researched. This study aims to investigate the association between applied ...
journals.sagepub.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis in a US national sample of privately insured autistic youth
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Finally! Good news from Houston, TX: Autistic teen held for almost 48 days in federal custody Emanuel Gonzalez Garcia is home where he belongs.-CG youtu.be/4_Xpcht3PQM
Houston mother gets son back after weeks-long battle with federal authorities
YouTube video by KHOU 11
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Finally! Good news from Houston, TX: Autistic teen held for almost 48 days in federal custody Emanuel Gonzalez Garcia is home where he belongs.-CG youtu.be/4_Xpcht3PQM
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Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
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also trump is always deferential to celebrities and mamdani is a celebrity bsky.app/profile/atru...
Q: would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration ?
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
also trump is always deferential to celebrities and mamdani is a celebrity bsky.app/profile/atru...
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you know what? good advice.
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
you know what? good advice.
People don’t know this about me, but I used to be a QIDP in IL’s adult IDD Medicaid Waiver before grad school. Today, IL HHS had to remind providers to not overbill for ABA. Mind you, Guidehouse’s program audit points out that BCBAs are making ~$20/hour more than other types of MH clinicians.
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
People don’t know this about me, but I used to be a QIDP in IL’s adult IDD Medicaid Waiver before grad school. Today, IL HHS had to remind providers to not overbill for ABA. Mind you, Guidehouse’s program audit points out that BCBAs are making ~$20/hour more than other types of MH clinicians.
Autism diagnosis battery training? Nap time.
Bad news? Nap time.
Good news? Nap time.
Conference travel? Nap time.
Homework? Nap time.
Everything's nap time.
Good news? Nap time.
Conference travel? Nap time.
Homework? Nap time.
Everything's nap time.
a woman eating fried chicken with the words fried chicken gnarly
ALT: a woman eating fried chicken with the words fried chicken gnarly
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Autism diagnosis battery training? Nap time.
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Wikipedia editors approved my article to be cited in the “Neurodiversity” Wikipedia article. Those editors are some of the hardest critics on the whole internet. en.wikipedia.org?curid=107373...
Wikipedia editors approved my article to be cited in the “Neurodiversity” Wikipedia article. Those editors are some of the hardest critics on the whole internet. en.wikipedia.org?curid=107373...
Neurodiversity - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Wikipedia editors approved my article to be cited in the “Neurodiversity” Wikipedia article. Those editors are some of the hardest critics on the whole internet. en.wikipedia.org?curid=107373...
Wikipedia editors approved my article to be cited in the “Neurodiversity” Wikipedia article. Those editors are some of the hardest critics on the whole internet. en.wikipedia.org?curid=107373...
genuinely love when i get asked to consult. this is still so fun for me.
November 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
genuinely love when i get asked to consult. this is still so fun for me.
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i’m proud to have studied and worked with many chinese public health scientists over the years. this red scare bullshit is unjust, bigoted, and utterly self-destructive
The only way we will win a better world is not only leftism for America, but internationalism. “Researchers who have anything to do with China should have their careers ended” is a bipartisan position, and it can’t be anymore. If we live in a fragmented world, it will burn in our lifetime
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 AM
i’m proud to have studied and worked with many chinese public health scientists over the years. this red scare bullshit is unjust, bigoted, and utterly self-destructive
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Stop using chatgpt adopt an autistic with special interests TODAY this deal wont last forever mostly cause they get overstimulated pretty fast but hey great for the environment amirite
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Stop using chatgpt adopt an autistic with special interests TODAY this deal wont last forever mostly cause they get overstimulated pretty fast but hey great for the environment amirite
everyone send good luck my way, please. i'm submitting a really big thing soon.
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 AM
everyone send good luck my way, please. i'm submitting a really big thing soon.
Why are medication recalls and medication shortages always happening to folks with ADHD? Is there something specific about Vyvanse and Adderall production that is difficult?
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Why are medication recalls and medication shortages always happening to folks with ADHD? Is there something specific about Vyvanse and Adderall production that is difficult?