Earlier this month, I attended #INSAR2025. I’m so grateful that my abstract was selected as a top-rated submission! I had a wonderful time connecting with incredible researchers and spending time with the MCLab!
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May 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Earlier this month, I attended #INSAR2025. I’m so grateful that my abstract was selected as a top-rated submission! I had a wonderful time connecting with incredible researchers and spending time with the MCLab!
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big agree! listening and talking to the TPGA folks at #INSAR2025 was a huge highlight of my trip. a month out, these conversations helped inform my summer projects and funding priorities with my advisor.
May 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
big agree! listening and talking to the TPGA folks at #INSAR2025 was a huge highlight of my trip. a month out, these conversations helped inform my summer projects and funding priorities with my advisor.
If you want to be a serious autism researcher, then you need to seriously pay attention to what autistic people want from research. #AutINSAR #INSAR2025
> @juliametraux.bsky.social @thetransmitter.bsky.social @autismsciencefd.bsky.social @statnews.com @ericmgarcia.bsky.social @autisticadvocacy.org
> @juliametraux.bsky.social @thetransmitter.bsky.social @autismsciencefd.bsky.social @statnews.com @ericmgarcia.bsky.social @autisticadvocacy.org
In case you missed it: #AutINSAR is a much-needed discussion between autistic people, autism researchers, family members, and professionals about priorities in autism research. This year it happened during #INSAR2025. Recap at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/what... #autism #neurodiversity
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/what... #autism #neurodiversity
May 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
🌟 MacART was thrilled to contribute to 12 presentations to the 2025 International Society for #Autism Research (INSAR) meeting in Seattle, Washington!
📖 Read about our members' presentations here: macautism.ca/macart-at-th...
#INSAR2025 #AutismResearch #Research #AutismINSAR
📖 Read about our members' presentations here: macautism.ca/macart-at-th...
#INSAR2025 #AutismResearch #Research #AutismINSAR
May 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
🌟 MacART was thrilled to contribute to 12 presentations to the 2025 International Society for #Autism Research (INSAR) meeting in Seattle, Washington!
📖 Read about our members' presentations here: macautism.ca/macart-at-th...
#INSAR2025 #AutismResearch #Research #AutismINSAR
📖 Read about our members' presentations here: macautism.ca/macart-at-th...
#INSAR2025 #AutismResearch #Research #AutismINSAR
If you want to be a serious autism researcher, then you need to seriously pay attention to what autistic people want from research. #AutINSAR #INSAR2025
> @juliametraux.bsky.social @thetransmitter.bsky.social @autismsciencefd.bsky.social @statnews.com @ericmgarcia.bsky.social @autisticadvocacy.org
> @juliametraux.bsky.social @thetransmitter.bsky.social @autismsciencefd.bsky.social @statnews.com @ericmgarcia.bsky.social @autisticadvocacy.org
In case you missed it: #AutINSAR is a much-needed discussion between autistic people, autism researchers, family members, and professionals about priorities in autism research. This year it happened during #INSAR2025. Recap at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/what... #autism #neurodiversity
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/what... #autism #neurodiversity
What Autistic People Want From Autism Research: AutINSAR 2025
AutINSAR is a much-needed discussion between autistic people and autism researchers about priorities in autism research.
thinkingautismguide.com
May 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
If you want to be a serious autism researcher, then you need to seriously pay attention to what autistic people want from research. #AutINSAR #INSAR2025
> @juliametraux.bsky.social @thetransmitter.bsky.social @autismsciencefd.bsky.social @statnews.com @ericmgarcia.bsky.social @autisticadvocacy.org
> @juliametraux.bsky.social @thetransmitter.bsky.social @autismsciencefd.bsky.social @statnews.com @ericmgarcia.bsky.social @autisticadvocacy.org
#Menopause at #INSAR2025 more people should be able to prerecord talks due to cost and politics.
Tan: First speaker, Dr. Aimee Grant @draimeegrant.bsky.social from Swansea university, with a pre-recorded presentation. Their presentation is on autistic people with HSNs, on co-governing the Autism from Menstruation to Menopause study. She did not feel safe coming to #INSAR2025.
May 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
#Menopause at #INSAR2025 more people should be able to prerecord talks due to cost and politics.
In case you missed it: #AutINSAR is a much-needed discussion between autistic people, autism researchers, family members, and professionals about priorities in autism research. This year it happened during #INSAR2025. Recap at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/what... #autism #neurodiversity
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/what... #autism #neurodiversity
What Autistic People Want From Autism Research: AutINSAR 2025
AutINSAR is a much-needed discussion between autistic people and autism researchers about priorities in autism research.
thinkingautismguide.com
May 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
In case you missed it: #AutINSAR is a much-needed discussion between autistic people, autism researchers, family members, and professionals about priorities in autism research. This year it happened during #INSAR2025. Recap at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/what... #autism #neurodiversity
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/what... #autism #neurodiversity
Please know that I am still working on the #AutINSAR wrap-up (it was a HUGE chat) and hope to have it published this weekend. What a fantastic discussion we all had about autistic priorities for autism research! #INSAR2025
May 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Please know that I am still working on the #AutINSAR wrap-up (it was a HUGE chat) and hope to have it published this weekend. What a fantastic discussion we all had about autistic priorities for autism research! #INSAR2025
"I was told that almost 10% of attendees here in Seattle INSAR are Autistic. That is wonderful and I hope that number grows in the future—but it also means that we have the opportunity to attend to the needs of all our invited guests." Autistic autism researcher TC Waisman #INSAR2025 #disability
“When I show up in a room I’m Black first. That’s what ppl see. They don’t see the invisible disabilities right away. This informs not only my worldview but the ways I want to challenge the barriers I’m experiencing.” Autistic researcher TC Waisman:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/talk... #INSAR2025
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/talk... #INSAR2025
Talking With Autistic Autism Researcher TC Waisman
TC Waisman says, "When I show up in a room, I'm Black first. That's what people see. They don’t see the invisible disabilities right away."
thinkingautismguide.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"I was told that almost 10% of attendees here in Seattle INSAR are Autistic. That is wonderful and I hope that number grows in the future—but it also means that we have the opportunity to attend to the needs of all our invited guests." Autistic autism researcher TC Waisman #INSAR2025 #disability
We at @thinkingautism.com are so grateful for the informative interview at #INSAR2025 with Autism Researcher Dr. TC Waisman.
“When I show up in a room I’m Black first. That’s what ppl see. They don’t see the invisible disabilities right away. This informs not only my worldview but the ways I want to challenge the barriers I’m experiencing.” Autistic researcher TC Waisman:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/talk... #INSAR2025
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/talk... #INSAR2025
Talking With Autistic Autism Researcher TC Waisman
TC Waisman says, "When I show up in a room, I'm Black first. That's what people see. They don’t see the invisible disabilities right away."
thinkingautismguide.com
May 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We at @thinkingautism.com are so grateful for the informative interview at #INSAR2025 with Autism Researcher Dr. TC Waisman.
“When I show up in a room I’m Black first. That’s what ppl see. They don’t see the invisible disabilities right away. This informs not only my worldview but the ways I want to challenge the barriers I’m experiencing.” Autistic researcher TC Waisman:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/talk... #INSAR2025
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/talk... #INSAR2025
Talking With Autistic Autism Researcher TC Waisman
TC Waisman says, "When I show up in a room, I'm Black first. That's what people see. They don’t see the invisible disabilities right away."
thinkingautismguide.com
May 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“When I show up in a room I’m Black first. That’s what ppl see. They don’t see the invisible disabilities right away. This informs not only my worldview but the ways I want to challenge the barriers I’m experiencing.” Autistic researcher TC Waisman:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/talk... #INSAR2025
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/talk... #INSAR2025
Research aimed at finding out what a few different stakeholder groups think often don't handle folks who belong to multiple stakeholder groups/have multiple roles very well. Makes it hard for autistic researchers, for example, or autistic parents of autistic kids.
#AutINSAR #INSAR2025
#AutINSAR #INSAR2025
May 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Research aimed at finding out what a few different stakeholder groups think often don't handle folks who belong to multiple stakeholder groups/have multiple roles very well. Makes it hard for autistic researchers, for example, or autistic parents of autistic kids.
#AutINSAR #INSAR2025
#AutINSAR #INSAR2025
I can still count the number of articles *about/addressing* AAC for substantially speaking autistic people that I'm not an author for on one hand.
(Quite a few more reference my work, but ... often to say AAC is good for nonspeaking kids??)
#AutINSAR #INSAR2025
(Quite a few more reference my work, but ... often to say AAC is good for nonspeaking kids??)
#AutINSAR #INSAR2025
May 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I can still count the number of articles *about/addressing* AAC for substantially speaking autistic people that I'm not an author for on one hand.
(Quite a few more reference my work, but ... often to say AAC is good for nonspeaking kids??)
#AutINSAR #INSAR2025
(Quite a few more reference my work, but ... often to say AAC is good for nonspeaking kids??)
#AutINSAR #INSAR2025
It took a week to (mostly) recover from attending #INSAR2025, the International Meeting for Autism Research (we loved being there; it was also exhausting).
We'll start posting our official conference coverage soon, at www.ThinkingAutismGuide.com. Stay tuned!
We'll start posting our official conference coverage soon, at www.ThinkingAutismGuide.com. Stay tuned!
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May 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It took a week to (mostly) recover from attending #INSAR2025, the International Meeting for Autism Research (we loved being there; it was also exhausting).
We'll start posting our official conference coverage soon, at www.ThinkingAutismGuide.com. Stay tuned!
We'll start posting our official conference coverage soon, at www.ThinkingAutismGuide.com. Stay tuned!
We won’t relent in fight to save democracy, science & supports for disabled ppl. A #INSAR2025 highlight is autistic early career researchers pushing bigwig mentors toward neurodiversity affirmation - we won’t uncritically accept “profound autism” & mass institutionalization
youtu.be/ZydcNDRTsUI?...
youtu.be/ZydcNDRTsUI?...
We're Not Going To Be The Generation That Loses American Democracy - Rachel Maddow
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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May 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
We won’t relent in fight to save democracy, science & supports for disabled ppl. A #INSAR2025 highlight is autistic early career researchers pushing bigwig mentors toward neurodiversity affirmation - we won’t uncritically accept “profound autism” & mass institutionalization
youtu.be/ZydcNDRTsUI?...
youtu.be/ZydcNDRTsUI?...
#INSAR2025 #AutINSAR the irony is we save up our limited funds to attend, then have to endure hearing from some ‘experts’ how we’ve been minimized, overlooked (as #AutisticElders) denigrated, and potentially prevented from existing.
In 2019 John Robison estimated we were 5% so I wonder what this year looked like. There were only 100 community rate spots— and I don’t think I can get one at $130 anymore. I’ll aim for Prague next year.
May 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
#INSAR2025 #AutINSAR the irony is we save up our limited funds to attend, then have to endure hearing from some ‘experts’ how we’ve been minimized, overlooked (as #AutisticElders) denigrated, and potentially prevented from existing.
I have reflected on my experience at #insar2025. I was privileged to be able to present my work on the DEP. Had some wonderful, insightful conversations. But was disparaged by some of the language, focus on ABA and cures. As researchers we need to remember the numbers we present relate to people.
May 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I have reflected on my experience at #insar2025. I was privileged to be able to present my work on the DEP. Had some wonderful, insightful conversations. But was disparaged by some of the language, focus on ABA and cures. As researchers we need to remember the numbers we present relate to people.
Congratulations to Connor Keating for winning the Dissertation Award from the International Society for Autism Research! A fantastic achievement👏 @connortkeating.bsky.social #INSAR2025
www.psy.ox.ac.uk/news/connor-...
www.psy.ox.ac.uk/news/connor-...
Connor Keating wins Dissertation Award from the International Society for Autism Research
The award will be given at INSAR's 2025 Annual Meeting, which is being held in Seattle this week.
www.psy.ox.ac.uk
May 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Congratulations to Connor Keating for winning the Dissertation Award from the International Society for Autism Research! A fantastic achievement👏 @connortkeating.bsky.social #INSAR2025
www.psy.ox.ac.uk/news/connor-...
www.psy.ox.ac.uk/news/connor-...
It's unclear how these research projects help RFK Jr achieve his long-stated goal of finding the "root cause of autism."
It's also worth pointing out that, under another admin, these items would be normal research areas. I saw variations of them last week at #INSAR2025.
It's also worth pointing out that, under another admin, these items would be normal research areas. I saw variations of them last week at #INSAR2025.
May 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It's unclear how these research projects help RFK Jr achieve his long-stated goal of finding the "root cause of autism."
It's also worth pointing out that, under another admin, these items would be normal research areas. I saw variations of them last week at #INSAR2025.
It's also worth pointing out that, under another admin, these items would be normal research areas. I saw variations of them last week at #INSAR2025.
Talk of life-cycle transitions for autistic people usually revolves around the important leap from our teenage years to adulthood. But all human transitions count as such. That’s why presentations like Dr. Grant’s “Autism From Menstruation To Menopause” matter. #INSAR2025 #AutisticElders
My #INSAR2025 talk - expertly tweeted by @thinkingautism.com & @aimeespeaks.bsky.social - is now available to watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n4c...
Focus: How I share power with lay Autistic people - including those with learning disabilities and who are non-speaking - and what they think of it /1
Focus: How I share power with lay Autistic people - including those with learning disabilities and who are non-speaking - and what they think of it /1
Aimee Grant INSAR high support needs presentation - April 2025
YouTube video by Autism from menstruation to menopause
www.youtube.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Talk of life-cycle transitions for autistic people usually revolves around the important leap from our teenage years to adulthood. But all human transitions count as such. That’s why presentations like Dr. Grant’s “Autism From Menstruation To Menopause” matter. #INSAR2025 #AutisticElders