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Excellent episode of “Computer Says Maybe” with Alix Dunn at Mozilla Festival.💯

Steering AI to foster relational health in communities can erase the tech firm-driven global maximization incentive.✅

Listen🎧 www.themaybe.org/podcast/audr...

Unlearn🌌 youtu.be/NHPGvZJxpfs?...

#LLAP🖖
December 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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autismcrisis.bsky.social
"If authors want to understand autism they need to control for IQ statistically..."? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... but tests claimed to assess IQ are misleading in autism ("IQ tests used in both research and practice tend to underestimate the cognitive abilities of autistic people"--yes)
The Developmental Approach to Autism Science: Considering Cognitive Ability in the Age of Neuroimaging Research
Over the last 75 years, the developmental approach to developmental disability has touted—as one of its central tenets—the need to consider development in our understanding of developmental differenc...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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journalautism.bsky.social
Letter to the editor: Employment of autistic individuals in the age of AI integration: Challenges and opportunities

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December 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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journalautism.bsky.social
Understanding autistic identity contingencies: The chain mediation effect of autism acceptance and loneliness in ableist microaggressions and social camouflage

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December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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profsimonfisher.bsky.social
Heisenberg & Schrödinger get pulled over for speeding.
Cop: D'you know how fast you were driving?
Heisenberg: No but I know exactly where I am.
Cop: It was 118mph.
H: Thanks, now I'm lost.
Cop [inspects car, opens boot]: Were you aware there's a dead cat back here?
Schrödinger [angrily]: We are now!
philipcball.bsky.social Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 15d
I just did a little post about Schrödinger's cat. I get why it is culturally iconic, but in terms of quantum physics it isn't very meaningful.
philipball86.substack.com/p/enough-abo...
Enough about the cat
As the year of quantum draws to a close, so should our cultural obsession with Schrödinger's cat
philipball86.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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profsimonfisher.bsky.social
“Findings suggest a major transition in human behaviour from ~500-300ka. Although the behavioural & cognitive changes certainly involved early Neanderthals & other contemporaneous humans, similar developments likely occurred among ancestors of Denisovans in east Eurasia & of H. sapiens in Africa“🔥😯🧪
Earliest evidence of making fire - Nature
Baked sediment, heat-shattered artefacts and introduced pyrite in a 400,000-year-old Palaeolithic occupation site in Suffolk, UK provide evidence of intentional fire-making, marking a pivotal moment i...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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autismcrisis.bsky.social
Report from HEARD ("Healthy Engagement in Autism Research Dialogue") about autism genetics www.cell.com/trends/genet... HEARD's aims: "allowing productive disagreement, critical examination of one’s perspectives, and improving our collective capacity for holding conflicting perspectives in mind"?
Autism genetics: perspectives, discourse, and community engagement
Autism genetics research has the capacity to improve the quality of life of autistic community members, but research priorities vary widely across stakeholders. We summarize key points from our discus...
www.cell.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
yoshikos.bsky.social
@journalautism.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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autismcrisis.bsky.social
Self-compassion in autism? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... autistics experience "stigma and victimization... much more than non-autistic people" ergo "relational factors may play a more significant role than individual-specific factors such as cognitive-affective attitude toward oneself"
Understanding Self‐Compassion in Autistic Adults: Validity Evidence and Its Links to Loneliness and Depression Across Autistic and Non‐Autistic Individuals
Autistic adults face higher rates of loneliness and depression than non-autistic adults. Self-compassion may offer a protective buffer against mental health difficulties, but its measurement validity...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Why are diagnoses of ADHD soaring? There are no easy answers – but empathy is the place to start | Gabor Maté
Why are diagnoses of ADHD soaring? There are no easy answers – but empathy is the place to start | Gabor Maté
Some say it’s overdiagnosis, others say it’s greater recognition. But it’s clear we must think about how our society is impacting human development, says author and retired physician Gabor Maté
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December 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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profsimonfisher.bsky.social
ICYMI, our recent paper gives a framework for empirical research on language evolution, integrating methods & data across fields + roles of biology & culture.
If you're unable to download full version at Science, there's a link for direct free access on MPI website here:
www.mpi.nl/publications...
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What enables human language? A biocultural framework
Explaining the origins of language is a key challenge in understanding ourselves as a species. We present an empirical framework that draws on synergies across fields to facilitate robust studies of l...
www.science.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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audreyt.org
University of Zurich’s hallowed halls radiate with a beautiful light.🕯

The light of goodness, learning & right.🙌

#TaiwanCanHelp🇹🇼 illuminate paths of digital hope & #FreeTheFuture — together!

Take my Right Livelihood laureate lecture.🙏

▶️ sayit.archive.tw/2025-12-04-r...

#LLAP🖖
Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s cyber ambassador, first digital minister, architect of the Taiwan Model for digital diplomacy and 2025 Right Livelihood laureate, delivers the Right Livelihood Lecture at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Right Livelihood Lecture attendees listen attentively to Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s cyber ambassador, first digital minister, architect of the Taiwan Model for digital diplomacy and 2025 Right Livelihood laureate, at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Audrey Tang (left), Taiwan’s cyber ambassador, first digital minister, architect of the Taiwan Model for digital diplomacy and 2025 Right Livelihood laureate, is joined by Adrienne Fichter (right), political scientist and renowned investigative journalist, in a post-Right Livelihood Lecture at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. A plaque commemorates Winston Churchill and his visionary speech calling for a United States of Europe delivered September 19, 1946, at the University of Zurich in Switzerland.
December 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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journalautism.bsky.social
Intersectional effects of race and gender on first impressions of Black and White autistic adults

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December 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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audreyt.org
Honour of a lifetime.❤️

Privilege shared with the people.🇹🇼

To everyone waging peace around the globe.🕊

Thank you.🙏

Swirling ocean. Beautiful islands.🌊

A transcultural republic of citizens.🏵️

Let’s #FreeTheFuture🖖 — together.
Audrey Tang (second right on stage), Taiwan’s cyber ambassador, first digital minister, architect of the Taiwan Model for digital diplomacy and 2025 Right Livelihood laureate, is joined by Right Livelihood laureates at the award presentation in Stockholm, Sweden.
December 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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journalautism.bsky.social
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...
Mental health outcomes associated with applied behavior analysis (Aguirre Mtanous et al., 2025)
YouTube video by Journal Autism
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December 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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journalautism.bsky.social
The Schools Unified in Neurodiversity Collaborative: Co-designing a program to enhance educator knowledge and efficacy supporting children with neurodevelopmental disabilities
The Schools Unified in Neurodiversity Collaborative: Co-designing a program to enhance educator knowledge and efficacy supporting children with neurodevelopmental disabilities - Kelly B Beck, Amy Ionadi, Timothy Wagner, Daniel Beck, Rachel Harris, Stephen Edwards, Donna Westbrooks-Martin, Jamie Upshaw, Andre Rhone, Taylor Kesich, Allie Kleinschmidt, Carla A Mazefsky, 2025
Autistic and other neurodivergent youth face social, sensory, and environmental challenges at school that negatively impact learning and well-being. Yet, most educators are not trained in neurodeve...
journals.sagepub.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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npaa.org.uk
💡 "New autism strategy must deliver change for autistic people"

This is the key conclusion reached by the House of Lords special inquiry committee on the Autism Act 2009 in its report ‘Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy’
committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
New autism strategy must deliver change for autistic people - Committees - UK Parliament
This is the key conclusion reached by the House of Lords special inquiry committee on the Autism Act 2009 in its report ‘Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy’.&...
committees.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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journalautism.bsky.social
“From the autistic human books’ stories, I understand their mindset and thoughts”: Pilot development and participatory realist evaluation of Human Library to enhance public understanding of autism
“From the autistic human books’ stories, I understand their mindset and thoughts”: Pilot development and participatory realist evaluation of Human Library to enhance public understanding of autism - Gary Yu Hin Lam, Teresa Wan Ki Lam, Ophelia Tang, Gary Yeung, Sibyl Wai Chan, 2025
Unlike traditional autism awareness programs that often rely on didactic teaching and factual information, Human Library is a contact-based intervention that can engage “readers” in critical dialog...
journals.sagepub.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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journalautism.bsky.social
Distinguishing midlife and old age: A recommendation for autism researchers
Distinguishing midlife and old age: A recommendation for autism researchers - Gavin R Stewart, 2025
Research on ageing in autism has sharply increased following a number of influential publications that highlighted the lack of knowledge in this area. However, much of the research on autism ageing...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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firedbutfighting.bsky.social
“The rewriting of CDC’s guidance is not a routine update. It is a warning. If scientific consensus can be erased with a keystroke & replaced with politically curated doubt, institutions meant to safeguard national health are at risk.“
By @drdebhoury.bsky.social @drdemetre.bsky.social & Dan Jernigan
We are former CDC officials. RFK Jr.'s change to vaccine guidance is propaganda.
Under Secretary Kennedy, CDC materials can no longer be assumed to reflect scientific authority.
www.ms.now
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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audreyt.org
Deliberative democracy delivers!✅

Angelenos used Engaged California to produce a wildfires recovery action plan.💯

Communities with voice, choice & agency can #FreeTheFuture🖖 — together!

Learn more about @governor.ca.gov ’s #TaiwanModel🇹🇼 inspired success.🔽

engaged.ca.gov/lafires-reco...
LA aligns on recovery plans | Engaged California
Engaged California is an online platform that makes it easier for Californians to have a voice in government. Engaged California's first topic is recovery from the Los Angeles wildfires. This page sh...
engaged.ca.gov
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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journalautism.bsky.social
When expectation meets experience: A qualitative analysis of serial interviews with adults before and after autism assessment
When expectation meets experience: A qualitative analysis of serial interviews with adults before and after autism assessment - Maria Downey, Juwayriyah Nayyar, Suzanne Guerin, Cliodhna O’Connor, 2025
With growing numbers of adults seeking and receiving autism diagnoses, understanding subjective experiences of this process is crucial for sensitive policy and practice. The route to diagnosis can ...
journals.sagepub.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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npaa.org.uk
A new wide-ranging review into paracetamol (acetaminophen) use by pregnant women, published today in the British Medical Journal, has found no convincing link between the common painkiller and the chances of children being diagnosed with autism or ADHD
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
No link between paracetamol in pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children, review finds
Wide-ranging review finds no convincing connection after Trump said women should ‘fight like hell’ to avoid painkiller
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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drelsje.bsky.social
🚨 Big question, big paper! Why does educational inequality run in families?
The parent-child education link (r = .31) is often seen as purely environmental.
From 569k kids, we decomposed it:
🧬 68% genetic
🏡 12% parental environment
👴 20% extended-family environment
👉 doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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April 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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audreyt.org
It’s an honour to speak at the Oxford Union .🙌

Gratitude to President Harraj for the opportunity to share how our #IslandOfResilience Can Help let the light in & fix societal cracks.🕯️

Read on sayit.archive.tw/2025-11-03-o... & #LLAP🖖.

Taiwan🇹🇼 — forever rising, forever starward.🏔️✨
Audrey Tang (right), Taiwan’s cyber ambassador, first digital minister, architect of the Taiwan Model for digital diplomacy and 2025 Right Livelihood Award laureate, speaks at the Oxford Union as members look on.
November 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM