Valerie Martin Ph.D.
@valeriemartinphd.bsky.social
Professeure SST / Professor OHS #ESG-UQAM, Montréal, Québec, Canada ⚜️🇨🇦
#autism #disability #employment #OHS #diversité capacitaire #autisme #handicap #emploi #SST
#autism #disability #employment #OHS #diversité capacitaire #autisme #handicap #emploi #SST
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
Shadow scholars: inside Kenya’s multibillion-dollar fake-essay industry www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...a hidden multibillion-dollar industry: contract cheating."
"...students in the wealthy, industrialized countries of the global north outsource coursework to “shadow scholars'"
"...a hidden multibillion-dollar industry: contract cheating."
"...students in the wealthy, industrialized countries of the global north outsource coursework to “shadow scholars'"
Shadow scholars: inside Kenya’s multibillion-dollar fake-essay industry
Sociologist Patricia Kingori is helping to expose contract cheating by scholars in high-income countries.
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Shadow scholars: inside Kenya’s multibillion-dollar fake-essay industry www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"...a hidden multibillion-dollar industry: contract cheating."
"...students in the wealthy, industrialized countries of the global north outsource coursework to “shadow scholars'"
"...a hidden multibillion-dollar industry: contract cheating."
"...students in the wealthy, industrialized countries of the global north outsource coursework to “shadow scholars'"
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
Nearly half of baby formula brands tested by @ConsumerReports contained potentially harmful levels of contaminants — including lead, arsenic, BPA, and PFAS. Parents deserve better. www.consumerreports.org/babies-kids/...
#BlueSky #MedSky #PedsSky #ObSky #EMSky #NurseSky #SciSky
#BlueSky #MedSky #PedsSky #ObSky #EMSky #NurseSky #SciSky
We Tested 41 Baby Formulas for Lead and Arsenic - Consumer Reports
CR tested over 40 baby formulas for heavy metals as well as lead, arsenic, BPA, and other potentially harmful contaminants. Here's what you should know.
www.consumerreports.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
The Python Software Foundation was recommended for a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation. The terms of the award said PSF could not work on DEI, whether or not the grant funding was used for it.
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
🧵
🧵
The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Python Software Foundation was recommended for a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation. The terms of the award said PSF could not work on DEI, whether or not the grant funding was used for it.
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
Autistic teens are nearly 2x as likely to have an anxiety disorder—not only due to social pressures and sensory overload, but also bc of interoception differences (ability to tune into internal bodily signals like toileting urges, or hunger). TY @craeioe.bsky.social:
crae.ioe.ac.uk/experiences-...
crae.ioe.ac.uk/experiences-...
Experiences of interoception and anxiety in autistic adolescents
A reflexive thematic analysis Kiera Adams, Jonahs Smith, Mary Brown, Geoff Bird, and Polly Waite (2025) research gate We all know the feeling: your heart races before a big event, your stomach twis…
crae.ioe.ac.uk
October 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Autistic teens are nearly 2x as likely to have an anxiety disorder—not only due to social pressures and sensory overload, but also bc of interoception differences (ability to tune into internal bodily signals like toileting urges, or hunger). TY @craeioe.bsky.social:
crae.ioe.ac.uk/experiences-...
crae.ioe.ac.uk/experiences-...
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
Rarement vu un doc sur la «conquête» spatiale aussi original, d'une beauté formelle aussi réussie. On connaît la science bancale de Musk qui promet de coloniser Mars, mais de voir comment ce rêve impossible détruit littéralement une région entière du Texas, c'est qq chose. En salles, dépêchez-vous!
Shifting Baselines | Bande-annonce
YouTube video by F3M
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Rarement vu un doc sur la «conquête» spatiale aussi original, d'une beauté formelle aussi réussie. On connaît la science bancale de Musk qui promet de coloniser Mars, mais de voir comment ce rêve impossible détruit littéralement une région entière du Texas, c'est qq chose. En salles, dépêchez-vous!
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
NEW from me: Employees at the Department of Education express fear that their layoffs will mean nobody will be able to enforce the rights of students with disabilities or make sure they have IEPs.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Special needs students pay as Trump guts Department of Education
Employees tell reporter Eric Garcia that they fear that students with disabilities will go without vital services after Trump’s recent layoffs in the federal government
www.independent.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
NEW from me: Employees at the Department of Education express fear that their layoffs will mean nobody will be able to enforce the rights of students with disabilities or make sure they have IEPs.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
One of the most important things I teach when I teach about the history of the FDA is how supplements are not monitored and tested like drugs are. They rely on self or 3rd party regulation, which often fails in so many ways.
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
One of the most important things I teach when I teach about the history of the FDA is how supplements are not monitored and tested like drugs are. They rely on self or 3rd party regulation, which often fails in so many ways.
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
Hurrah!
Bruno, G. et al (2025)Decolonizing autism research Integrating indigenous ways of knowing, being & doing journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Prioritize Indigenous & Autistic co/leadership
Develop framewks of ethical space & relational accountability
Foster cross-cultural & interdisc collab
Bruno, G. et al (2025)Decolonizing autism research Integrating indigenous ways of knowing, being & doing journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Prioritize Indigenous & Autistic co/leadership
Develop framewks of ethical space & relational accountability
Foster cross-cultural & interdisc collab
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Hurrah!
Bruno, G. et al (2025)Decolonizing autism research Integrating indigenous ways of knowing, being & doing journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Prioritize Indigenous & Autistic co/leadership
Develop framewks of ethical space & relational accountability
Foster cross-cultural & interdisc collab
Bruno, G. et al (2025)Decolonizing autism research Integrating indigenous ways of knowing, being & doing journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Prioritize Indigenous & Autistic co/leadership
Develop framewks of ethical space & relational accountability
Foster cross-cultural & interdisc collab
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
We are delighted that @connortkeating.bsky.social's Demystifying Emotion-Processing: Autism & Alexithymia #CRAEwebinar is now available to watch on our YouTube Channel.
youtu.be/OqbcUW6qbLw
youtu.be/OqbcUW6qbLw
October 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
We are delighted that @connortkeating.bsky.social's Demystifying Emotion-Processing: Autism & Alexithymia #CRAEwebinar is now available to watch on our YouTube Channel.
youtu.be/OqbcUW6qbLw
youtu.be/OqbcUW6qbLw
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
Je l'ai déjà publié ici mais LE livre qu'il faut lire pour comprendre le big picture à propos de ce qui est en train de se passer avec la gouvernance politique vs le GAFAM c'est celui-ci. Un des plus brillants livres sur la technologie lus depuis 15 ans. Et suivez aussi @marietjeschaake.bsky.social
The Tech Coup
A tech insider who has been hailed by The New Yorker for her “forceful critique” of Big Tech describes what must be done to stop its erosion of democracy
press.princeton.edu
October 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Je l'ai déjà publié ici mais LE livre qu'il faut lire pour comprendre le big picture à propos de ce qui est en train de se passer avec la gouvernance politique vs le GAFAM c'est celui-ci. Un des plus brillants livres sur la technologie lus depuis 15 ans. Et suivez aussi @marietjeschaake.bsky.social
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
The other animation is Lightbulb Moments: Being Autistic.
So much about Autistic experience is still missing from most professional accounts, which have been formulated from the outside.
Many people talk about all these little epiphanies: 'I thought it was just me!'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O6h...
So much about Autistic experience is still missing from most professional accounts, which have been formulated from the outside.
Many people talk about all these little epiphanies: 'I thought it was just me!'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O6h...
Lightbulb Moments: Being Autistic
YouTube video by Thriving Autistic
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The other animation is Lightbulb Moments: Being Autistic.
So much about Autistic experience is still missing from most professional accounts, which have been formulated from the outside.
Many people talk about all these little epiphanies: 'I thought it was just me!'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O6h...
So much about Autistic experience is still missing from most professional accounts, which have been formulated from the outside.
Many people talk about all these little epiphanies: 'I thought it was just me!'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O6h...
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
Excited to finally be able to share these animations I’ve been working on with @fergus.oolong.co.uk , @iara-abigalil.bsky.social , @autisticrealms.bsky.social and other team members not on here. Particularly pleased to get my favourite image that I use of “thinking in constellations” in there ✨
The other animation is Lightbulb Moments: Being Autistic.
So much about Autistic experience is still missing from most professional accounts, which have been formulated from the outside.
Many people talk about all these little epiphanies: 'I thought it was just me!'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O6h...
So much about Autistic experience is still missing from most professional accounts, which have been formulated from the outside.
Many people talk about all these little epiphanies: 'I thought it was just me!'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O6h...
Lightbulb Moments: Being Autistic
YouTube video by Thriving Autistic
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Excited to finally be able to share these animations I’ve been working on with @fergus.oolong.co.uk , @iara-abigalil.bsky.social , @autisticrealms.bsky.social and other team members not on here. Particularly pleased to get my favourite image that I use of “thinking in constellations” in there ✨
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
La sécurité des patients et le manque de personnel dans six ressources d’assistance sont inquiétants, note son rapport.
Des ressources d’assistance continue « inadéquates » dans Lanaudière, juge le Protecteur du citoyen
www.ledevoir.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
La sécurité des patients et le manque de personnel dans six ressources d’assistance sont inquiétants, note son rapport.
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
Our Special Issue on The Social Model in Autism Research is now available online & all articles are free until 11th September!
journals.sagepub.com/toc/AUT/curr...
Here are some of the brilliant things you can find in it...
#AutismResearch #AutRes
journals.sagepub.com/toc/AUT/curr...
Here are some of the brilliant things you can find in it...
#AutismResearch #AutRes
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our Special Issue on The Social Model in Autism Research is now available online & all articles are free until 11th September!
journals.sagepub.com/toc/AUT/curr...
Here are some of the brilliant things you can find in it...
#AutismResearch #AutRes
journals.sagepub.com/toc/AUT/curr...
Here are some of the brilliant things you can find in it...
#AutismResearch #AutRes
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
“Newton’s … law of inertia, tells us that an object at rest stays at rest, & an object in motion stays in motion, unless something intervenes. In daily life, autistic inertia echoes this: Starts, stops, & shifts can require disproportionate effort.”
www.psychologicalscience.org/publications... -SR
www.psychologicalscience.org/publications... -SR
Student Notebook: The Physics of Autistic Inertia
Hari Srinivasan describes the difficulty autistic people face in starting, stopping, or switching tasks, as well as how to manage this feeling of “inertia” as a graduate student.
www.psychologicalscience.org
September 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
“Newton’s … law of inertia, tells us that an object at rest stays at rest, & an object in motion stays in motion, unless something intervenes. In daily life, autistic inertia echoes this: Starts, stops, & shifts can require disproportionate effort.”
www.psychologicalscience.org/publications... -SR
www.psychologicalscience.org/publications... -SR
Cette étude souligne l'importance d'une relation positive entre employé-e et son ou sa supérieur-e pour sa réussite professionnelle, y compris lorsque l’employé-e est autiste. Cet effet est particulièrement visible sur les opportunités de développement de carrière.
New #openaccess autism research
"... the importance of positive employee–manager relationships for career success, irrespective of neurotype. However, the poorer ratings of these relationships by autistic employees highlight a critical need for strategies to enhance employee–manager relationships."
"... the importance of positive employee–manager relationships for career success, irrespective of neurotype. However, the poorer ratings of these relationships by autistic employees highlight a critical need for strategies to enhance employee–manager relationships."
Quality employee–manager relationships are key to career success - Susan M Hayward, Sophie Hennekam, Simon M Bury, 2025
This study investigated the relationship between the perceived quality of employee–manager relationships and workplace outcomes, and whether these differed betw...
journals.sagepub.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Cette étude souligne l'importance d'une relation positive entre employé-e et son ou sa supérieur-e pour sa réussite professionnelle, y compris lorsque l’employé-e est autiste. Cet effet est particulièrement visible sur les opportunités de développement de carrière.
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
New #openaccess autism research
"... the importance of positive employee–manager relationships for career success, irrespective of neurotype. However, the poorer ratings of these relationships by autistic employees highlight a critical need for strategies to enhance employee–manager relationships."
"... the importance of positive employee–manager relationships for career success, irrespective of neurotype. However, the poorer ratings of these relationships by autistic employees highlight a critical need for strategies to enhance employee–manager relationships."
Quality employee–manager relationships are key to career success - Susan M Hayward, Sophie Hennekam, Simon M Bury, 2025
This study investigated the relationship between the perceived quality of employee–manager relationships and workplace outcomes, and whether these differed betw...
journals.sagepub.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
New #openaccess autism research
"... the importance of positive employee–manager relationships for career success, irrespective of neurotype. However, the poorer ratings of these relationships by autistic employees highlight a critical need for strategies to enhance employee–manager relationships."
"... the importance of positive employee–manager relationships for career success, irrespective of neurotype. However, the poorer ratings of these relationships by autistic employees highlight a critical need for strategies to enhance employee–manager relationships."
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
Have you seen the Stanford Neurodiversity Summit's incredible panels for Sept 13-15? Let us know if you would like a complimentary virtual ticket (we have 50 but they're going fast). Email ThinkingAutism at Gmail to reserve:
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu/event/series... #neurodiversity
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu/event/series... #neurodiversity
Program at a Glance
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu
August 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Have you seen the Stanford Neurodiversity Summit's incredible panels for Sept 13-15? Let us know if you would like a complimentary virtual ticket (we have 50 but they're going fast). Email ThinkingAutism at Gmail to reserve:
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu/event/series... #neurodiversity
stanfordneurodiversityproject.stanford.edu/event/series... #neurodiversity
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
Autistic adults on their strengths journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "61% of participants reported strengths in Cognitive & Executive Functioning... The high level of endorsement is notable, considering that many autistic individuals also exhibit and report challenges with executive functioning"
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Autistic adults on their strengths journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "61% of participants reported strengths in Cognitive & Executive Functioning... The high level of endorsement is notable, considering that many autistic individuals also exhibit and report challenges with executive functioning"
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
Non-autistics, please allow autistics "sufficient processing time for both comprehension and production, respect communication preferences (e.g., for written communication), & trust their words even when their nonverbals appear to be sending a conflicting signal."
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
“There is just too much going on there”: Nonverbal communication experiences of autistic adults
Background Atypical nonverbal communication is required for a diagnosis of autism, yet little is known about how autistic adults use gestures, facial expressions, and other nonverbal behaviours in soc...
journals.plos.org
August 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Non-autistics, please allow autistics "sufficient processing time for both comprehension and production, respect communication preferences (e.g., for written communication), & trust their words even when their nonverbals appear to be sending a conflicting signal."
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
Ce papier de @abenanav.bsky.social est brillant. S'il fallait se rappeler cette évidence: «The current trajectory of generative AI reflects the priorities of firms seeking to lower costs, discipline workers, and consolidate profits — not any drive to enhance human flourishing.»
Is the AI Bubble About to Burst?
In the years since Automation and the Future of Work first appeared, a new wave of technological enthusiasm has swept across the popular imagination. The catalyst this time has been the rapid advances...
www.versobooks.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Ce papier de @abenanav.bsky.social est brillant. S'il fallait se rappeler cette évidence: «The current trajectory of generative AI reflects the priorities of firms seeking to lower costs, discipline workers, and consolidate profits — not any drive to enhance human flourishing.»
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944
August 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
“The daily cost of the D.C. troop deployment is more than six times what it would cost to operate affordable housing for D.C.’s entire unhoused population. The government’s priorities could not be more clear," said @hannahomestead.bsky.social of @nationalpriorities.bsky.social
An analysis conducted for the Intercept found that the militarization of D.C. could end up costing hundreds of millions.
Price Tag for Trump’s D.C. Military Surge: At Least $1 Million a Day
An analysis conducted for the Intercept found that the militarization of D.C. could end up costing hundreds of millions.
interc.pt
August 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“The daily cost of the D.C. troop deployment is more than six times what it would cost to operate affordable housing for D.C.’s entire unhoused population. The government’s priorities could not be more clear," said @hannahomestead.bsky.social of @nationalpriorities.bsky.social
Reposted by Valerie Martin Ph.D.
Coming up on 4 September 13:00-14:00, we'll hear about the method of literature reviews using the case study of one conducted on black women academics' experience in the UK.
Ideal for EDI practitioners as well as students of social sciences.
go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Semina...
#EDI #DEI #AcademicSky
Ideal for EDI practitioners as well as students of social sciences.
go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Semina...
#EDI #DEI #AcademicSky
August 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Coming up on 4 September 13:00-14:00, we'll hear about the method of literature reviews using the case study of one conducted on black women academics' experience in the UK.
Ideal for EDI practitioners as well as students of social sciences.
go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Semina...
#EDI #DEI #AcademicSky
Ideal for EDI practitioners as well as students of social sciences.
go.hw.ac.uk/EDICa/Semina...
#EDI #DEI #AcademicSky