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The #Trump administration is pushing back on a lawsuit seeking to ensure that sign language interpreters are included at #WhiteHouse events by suggesting that the accommodation is incompatible with the president's image. #disabilities #accessibility
White House Says ASL Interpreters 'Intrude' On Trump's Ability To Control His Image
The administration is pushing back on a lawsuit seeking to ensure that interpreters are included at White House events by suggesting that the accommodation is incompatible with the president's image.
www.disabilityscoop.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The #Trump administration is pushing back on a lawsuit seeking to ensure that sign language interpreters are included at #WhiteHouse events by suggesting that the accommodation is incompatible with the president's image. #disabilities #accessibility
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Assessing the literature, finding "serious flaws, inconsistencies, and contradictions that... undermine any claims about the involvement of the gut microbiome in autism" & "in many of the studies... some or all of the authors have competing commercial interests" www.cell.com/neuron/fullt... free
Conceptual and methodological flaws undermine claims of a link between the gut microbiome and autism
Claims that the gut microbiome causally contributes to autism regularly appear in
the scientific literature and popular press. Mitchell et al. critically examine influential
studies underpinning these...
www.cell.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Assessing the literature, finding "serious flaws, inconsistencies, and contradictions that... undermine any claims about the involvement of the gut microbiome in autism" & "in many of the studies... some or all of the authors have competing commercial interests" www.cell.com/neuron/fullt... free
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Writes @betsyphillips.bsky.social: How do we expect 16-year-olds to sit in prison for most of their lives when grown men like Casada and Cothren can’t serve two years for their misdeeds?
Trump's Casada/Cothren Pardon Is a Slap in the Face
How do we expect 16-year-old kids to sit in prison for most of their lives when grown men can’t serve two years for their misdeeds?
www.nashvillescene.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Writes @betsyphillips.bsky.social: How do we expect 16-year-olds to sit in prison for most of their lives when grown men like Casada and Cothren can’t serve two years for their misdeeds?
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As the world mourns Dr Watson, it’s worth noting that Rosalind Franklin was the first person to photograph DNA structure back in 1953. Watson helped steal her photograph and, with it, went on to win the Nobel prize. Franklin died at 37, unaware that her photograph was stolen
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
As the world mourns Dr Watson, it’s worth noting that Rosalind Franklin was the first person to photograph DNA structure back in 1953. Watson helped steal her photograph and, with it, went on to win the Nobel prize. Franklin died at 37, unaware that her photograph was stolen
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Hedy Lamarr was born #OTD in 1914.
In the 1940s, in an attempt to help the war effort, she quietly invented what would become the precursor to many wireless technologies we use today including Bluetooth, GPS, cellphone networks & more: frequency hopping. #WomenInSTEM
npr.org/2011/11/27/1...
In the 1940s, in an attempt to help the war effort, she quietly invented what would become the precursor to many wireless technologies we use today including Bluetooth, GPS, cellphone networks & more: frequency hopping. #WomenInSTEM
npr.org/2011/11/27/1...
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Hedy Lamarr was born #OTD in 1914.
In the 1940s, in an attempt to help the war effort, she quietly invented what would become the precursor to many wireless technologies we use today including Bluetooth, GPS, cellphone networks & more: frequency hopping. #WomenInSTEM
npr.org/2011/11/27/1...
In the 1940s, in an attempt to help the war effort, she quietly invented what would become the precursor to many wireless technologies we use today including Bluetooth, GPS, cellphone networks & more: frequency hopping. #WomenInSTEM
npr.org/2011/11/27/1...
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Happy Native American Heritage Month! This month and every month, we recognize the rich heritage and traditions of indigenous peoples and honor the tribal nations – like the Piscataway Conoy Tribe – that have shaped #MD03’s past and present.
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Happy Native American Heritage Month! This month and every month, we recognize the rich heritage and traditions of indigenous peoples and honor the tribal nations – like the Piscataway Conoy Tribe – that have shaped #MD03’s past and present.
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TENNESSEE FARMERS: “The tariffs pass down to the consumer… had to take on 2nd & 3rd jobs… 4 blood pressure pills a day…”
Why won’t Republicans fight for them and ask Trump to stop the pain instead of supporting this like @MattForTN Van Epps & @rustygrills & @MarshaBlackburn?
Why won’t Republicans fight for them and ask Trump to stop the pain instead of supporting this like @MattForTN Van Epps & @rustygrills & @MarshaBlackburn?
November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
TENNESSEE FARMERS: “The tariffs pass down to the consumer… had to take on 2nd & 3rd jobs… 4 blood pressure pills a day…”
Why won’t Republicans fight for them and ask Trump to stop the pain instead of supporting this like @MattForTN Van Epps & @rustygrills & @MarshaBlackburn?
Why won’t Republicans fight for them and ask Trump to stop the pain instead of supporting this like @MattForTN Van Epps & @rustygrills & @MarshaBlackburn?
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The corruption never ends
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The corruption never ends
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Tennessee public libraries are launching an “immediate age-appropriateness review” of children’s and teens’ books following a state government directive.
Tennessee Secretary of State Orders ‘Age-Appropriateness Review’ of Library Books
Tennessee public libraries are launching an “immediate age-appropriateness review” of children’s and teens’ books following a state government directive, with some calling the plan “anti-public-librar...
www.nashvillescene.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Tennessee public libraries are launching an “immediate age-appropriateness review” of children’s and teens’ books following a state government directive.
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Sigh. "Doctors are having to fend off parents wanting access to leucovorin—the drug that the health secretary & his cronies claim will 'treat' autistic children. They find themselves in a 'tough position being asked to prescribe something that is not evidence-based.'”
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
Autism and Covid infection during pregnancy: Guess what??
The risks of Covid infection in pregnancy unrelated to autism are sufficient to reinforce public health measures and messaging to prevent Covid infection during pregnancy – including vaccination.
buttondown.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Sigh. "Doctors are having to fend off parents wanting access to leucovorin—the drug that the health secretary & his cronies claim will 'treat' autistic children. They find themselves in a 'tough position being asked to prescribe something that is not evidence-based.'”
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
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The autistic experience of needing more time to *recover* from socialising than the time you actually spent socialising…
Yes, seriously 😅
Yes, seriously 😅
October 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The autistic experience of needing more time to *recover* from socialising than the time you actually spent socialising…
Yes, seriously 😅
Yes, seriously 😅
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The saddest part was when I finally realized that the things that caused my oldest to go into meltdown mysteriously were exactly the things that bothered me that the whole world taught me to ignore.
October 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The saddest part was when I finally realized that the things that caused my oldest to go into meltdown mysteriously were exactly the things that bothered me that the whole world taught me to ignore.
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what people need to realise is that we cannot just 'tune them out', same with flashing or bright lights
the only way noises stop being irritations is if they stop
the only way noises stop being irritations is if they stop
A useful animated video, illustrating how everyday noises—ones non-autistic people may not notice—can overwhelm an autistic person, in some cases leading to bolting and meltdowns that uninformed people dismiss as "autistic behaviors." Please watch and share.
youtu.be/K2P4Ed6G3gw?... #neurodiversity
youtu.be/K2P4Ed6G3gw?... #neurodiversity
Sensory Overload
YouTube video by Alkurhah
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
what people need to realise is that we cannot just 'tune them out', same with flashing or bright lights
the only way noises stop being irritations is if they stop
the only way noises stop being irritations is if they stop
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Why ABA Can Never Be Trauma-Informed: "Suppressing outward signs of distress does not equal safety. In fact, it deepens trauma. Children learn that their bodies’ survival signals are wrong and must be ignored in order to receive approval." @endseclusion.bsky.social:
endseclusion.org/2025/10/20/w...
endseclusion.org/2025/10/20/w...
Why ABA Can Never Be Trauma-Informed: Not now. Not ever.
Lately, I've seen more and more programs advertising something they call "trauma-informed ABA." On the surface, it sounds hopeful. After all, who wouldn't want therapies to be gentler, safer, and more...
endseclusion.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Why ABA Can Never Be Trauma-Informed: "Suppressing outward signs of distress does not equal safety. In fact, it deepens trauma. Children learn that their bodies’ survival signals are wrong and must be ignored in order to receive approval." @endseclusion.bsky.social:
endseclusion.org/2025/10/20/w...
endseclusion.org/2025/10/20/w...
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This is excellent. People don't understand that when we're overwhelmed we often can't go into noisy spaces. Academic networking events I'm looking at you
A useful animated video, illustrating how everyday noises—ones non-autistic people may not notice—can overwhelm an autistic person, in some cases leading to bolting and meltdowns that uninformed people dismiss as "autistic behaviors." Please watch and share.
youtu.be/K2P4Ed6G3gw?... #neurodiversity
youtu.be/K2P4Ed6G3gw?... #neurodiversity
Sensory Overload
YouTube video by Alkurhah
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This is excellent. People don't understand that when we're overwhelmed we often can't go into noisy spaces. Academic networking events I'm looking at you
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Autistic people can struggle with “praxis,” or "the ability to execute chains of smooth motor movements. As much as someone with autism might want to, it may seem impossible […] to break free from the gap between intention and action."
hussmanautism.org/praxis-and-a... #autism #neurodiversity
hussmanautism.org/praxis-and-a... #autism #neurodiversity
Praxis and Autism: Bridging the gap between intention and action - Hussman Institute for Autism
People with autism may know exactly what they want to say, but may be unable to say it. They may know every answer on a quiz, but have only written down a few by the time the teacher collects the pape...
hussmanautism.org
October 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Autistic people can struggle with “praxis,” or "the ability to execute chains of smooth motor movements. As much as someone with autism might want to, it may seem impossible […] to break free from the gap between intention and action."
hussmanautism.org/praxis-and-a... #autism #neurodiversity
hussmanautism.org/praxis-and-a... #autism #neurodiversity
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“In his short time as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims about autism, chronic illness and disability are having real-life impacts on disabled individuals, their families, caregivers.” discojourno.com/eugenics/how...
From 'Wellness Farms' to Budget Cuts, How RFK Jr.'s Misguided Policies Threaten Disabled People - Disabled Journalists Association
In his short time as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims about autism, chronic illness and disability are having real-life impacts on disabled…
discojourno.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“In his short time as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims about autism, chronic illness and disability are having real-life impacts on disabled individuals, their families, caregivers.” discojourno.com/eugenics/how...
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Autistic people need downtime in order to process, reintegrate, stim, watch favorite videos—however they best decompress.
LET AUTISTIC PEOPLE HAVE THEIR SPACE!
thinkingautismguide.com/2017/04/elev...
#autism #autistic #neurodiversity
LET AUTISTIC PEOPLE HAVE THEIR SPACE!
thinkingautismguide.com/2017/04/elev...
#autism #autistic #neurodiversity
October 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Autistic people need downtime in order to process, reintegrate, stim, watch favorite videos—however they best decompress.
LET AUTISTIC PEOPLE HAVE THEIR SPACE!
thinkingautismguide.com/2017/04/elev...
#autism #autistic #neurodiversity
LET AUTISTIC PEOPLE HAVE THEIR SPACE!
thinkingautismguide.com/2017/04/elev...
#autism #autistic #neurodiversity
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President Trump and Secretary RFK Jr. continued to spread untrue info about autism today. They said people who were circumcised were more likely to be autistic. This is not true. It is another example of lies that hurt autistic people and our families.
Monday’s press conference with President Trump, RFK, and other members of HHS leadership contained false and harmful information about autism, acetaminophen, and vaccines. Read our full statement in formal language and plain language here: autisticadvocacy.org/2025/09/asan...
ASAN Condemns Administration's Rampant Misinformation about Autism, Acetaminophen, and Vaccines; Calls for Respectful, Fact-Based Approach - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
On September 22nd, President Trump, RFK, and other members of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) leadership held a press conference that contained false and harmful information about…
autisticadvocacy.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
President Trump and Secretary RFK Jr. continued to spread untrue info about autism today. They said people who were circumcised were more likely to be autistic. This is not true. It is another example of lies that hurt autistic people and our families.
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YES: “If parents get their information about parenting autistic kids from the autistic community, they will find people who think their kids are awesome and deserve to be happy, and want their parents to feel the same way. The parents will learn about autism from people who had autistic childhoods.”
"Because of the media's relentless negativity, fearmongering, & pseudoscience in covering autism, “ #profoundAutism " communities are often magnets for parents whose goal is to cure or treat autism, instead of understanding how to support an autistic child."
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/04/crea...
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/04/crea...
thinkingautismguide.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
YES: “If parents get their information about parenting autistic kids from the autistic community, they will find people who think their kids are awesome and deserve to be happy, and want their parents to feel the same way. The parents will learn about autism from people who had autistic childhoods.”
Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/09/m...
Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds • Tennessee Lookout
A majority of Americans disapprove of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s job performance and vaccine policy.
tennesseelookout.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/09/m...
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Many studies have shown that there is no relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism. Here are two of the best.
This one followed every single child born in Denmark from 1991 through 1998 (n=537,303). There was no association.
This one followed every single child born in Denmark from 1991 through 1998 (n=537,303). There was no association.
A Population-Based Study of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination and Autism | NEJM
It has been suggested that vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) is
a cause of autism. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all children born
in Denmark from January 1991 th...
www.nejm.org
September 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Many studies have shown that there is no relationship between MMR vaccine and the development of autism. Here are two of the best.
This one followed every single child born in Denmark from 1991 through 1998 (n=537,303). There was no association.
This one followed every single child born in Denmark from 1991 through 1998 (n=537,303). There was no association.
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AWN Responds to the Tylenol & Autism Announcement
AWN Responds to the Tylenol & Austism Announcement - Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN)
The Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network condemns today’s White House announcement about autism. The Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN) is a national nonprofit dedicated to disability justice, gen...
awnnetwork.org
September 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
AWN Responds to the Tylenol & Autism Announcement
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Trump is calling autism “out of control”
No…
Autism stigma is out of control
Ableism is out of control
Inaccessibility to basic healthcare and support is out of control
No…
Autism stigma is out of control
Ableism is out of control
Inaccessibility to basic healthcare and support is out of control
September 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Trump is calling autism “out of control”
No…
Autism stigma is out of control
Ableism is out of control
Inaccessibility to basic healthcare and support is out of control
No…
Autism stigma is out of control
Ableism is out of control
Inaccessibility to basic healthcare and support is out of control