"Autistics with Complex Support Needs" (CSN) is a far more useful term than #ProfoundAutism, & we recommend using it instead. We also endorse listening to people doing participatory work to improve the lives of autistics with CSN, like paper authors @dianatan.bsky.social & @drstevenkapp.bsky.social.

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.com · 9mo ago

"For some Autistic people with CSN (complex support needs) who may continue to face significant communicative challenges even in ideal conditions, advocacy may look very different from conventional notions of self-advocacy." osf.io/preprints/ps... #autism #neurodiversity

"The concept of ' #profoundAutism ' is deeply problematic. It risks reinforcing dehumanizing assumptions—that the absence of speech equates to an absence of thought, agency, or interiority, & that Autistic people with CSN are–as the Lancet Commission claims—'unable to advocate for themselves.'" 1/2

By tracking how camouflaging behaviours change over time in a group of autistic adults, Zhuang et al (2025) found that earlier psychological and social pressures, such as fear of negative judgment, predict later camouflaging. FREE until 24th December www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Continuity, Change, and Psychosocial Predictors of Camouflaging in Autistic Adults: A Three-Time Point Follow-Up Study Over 2 Years | Autism in Adulthood

Background: Many autistic people camouflage their autistic traits to fit into non-autistic environments. While psychosocial factors influence camouflaging, its development and relationship with these ...

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I'm delighted and excited to announce that I have been awarded the 2026 Macquarie Lighthouse Research Fellowship! Thank you to my sponsors @dianatan.bsky.social and David McAlpine. It is fantastic that I can continue my program of work here at MQ! www.mq.edu.au/research/our...

New paper alert! We psychometrically validated the Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory. Please check it out. The main takeaways are below, but this has been such a wonderful project! Open access paper tinyurl.com/CATIAUTISM

I’m thrilled to be sharing this opportunity with you. Our team is recruiting a neurodivergent advisory group. Our work spans experiential (interviews), perception (listening tasks) and auditory neuroscience. redcap.link/NLBadvisoryg... #neurodversity #research #sensory #auditory #actuallyAutistic

Autistics aren't merely "sensitive" to sound; autistic tendencies also include "expanded access to auditory information, heightened perception to pitch, difficulties dealing with speech in background noise, and taking longer to adapt to auditory environments.": www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Auditory environments influence the link between Autistic traits and quality of life - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Auditory environments influence the link between Autistic traits and quality of life

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Editorial on neurodiveristy frameworks in East Asian cultures: identity vs person-first debates don't make (linguistic) sense in some languages. These cultures may value harmony/cultural tightness over individuality; important to learn from local autistic ppl. 1/ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Neurodiversity paradigms and their development across cultures: Some reflections in East Asian contexts - Tomoya Hirota, Keun-Ah Cheon, Meng-Chuan Lai, 2024

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Tan: The involvement of autistic people with high support needs in participatory research is still lagging. We need to shift the power redistribution in research to underrepresented groups, including multiply marginalized autistic people, autistic young ppl, & autistic people with HSNs. #INSAR2025

Beyond Vikram Jaswal's @craeioe.bsky.social talk on supporting nonspeaking autistic ppl's flourishing (recording below), Vikram collaborated w/ nonspeakers to design augmented reality communication technology "The quest to ensure nonspeaking autistic ppl are heard" spectrum.ieee.org/nonverbal-au...

Augmented Reality Could Unlock the Voices of Nonspeaking Autistic People

Jeremy, a 31-year-old autistic man, defies assumptions by using an AR headset to communicate via the HoloBoard. Despite challenges, new research shows that nonspeaking autistic individuals can type in...

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Centre for Research in Autism and Education@craeioe.bsky.social · last yr.

Supporting nonspeaking autistic people's flourishing, Vikram Jaswal (3rd April 2025) #CRAEwebinar #archive www.youtube.com/watc...

"Instead of trying to make our [autistic] kids blend in or minimize their differences, we should prioritize treating our kids with affection and compassion, and focus on what it means for them to be happy." Evergreen, hard-won wisdom gleaned from autistic mentors.

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.com · last yr.

"I want parents to learn what disability advocates taught me, what I wish I had known before my son’s diagnosis: that autistic people have always been part of our societies, & are valuable human beings who deserve unqualified love, acceptance, & access to supports." www.buzzfeed.com/shannonrosa/...

“I’m not feeling alone in my experiences”: How newly diagnosed autistic adults engage with a neurodiversity-affirming “Welcome Pack” journals.sagepub.com...

@autisminadulthood.bsky.social annual Editorial Board dinner at #INSAR2025 (with a few guests). What a phenomenal team! Hard to believe that 7 years ago we showed up to INSAR with our first little Preview Issue. I so appreciate all the people who have made our journal into what it is today.

As an autism community we should be coming together to defend and support the services and supports that allow autistic people to live a life of their choosing - @drstevenkapp.bsky.social Thank you Dr. Kapp for your continued leadership and advocacy at #INSAR2025 and beyond

Now: Neurodivergence-Affirming and Inclusive Research Practices for Autistic People with High Support Needs. Chaired by @drstevenkapp.bsky.social & @dianatan.bsky.social, featuring Drs. Teresa Girolamo, Aimee Grant, Jackie Ryan, Holly Sutherland. Discussants: Grant Blasko & Vikram Jaswal. #INSAR2025

Now attending the Neurodivergence-Affirming and Inclusive Research Practices for Autistic Peopke with High Support Needs panel discussion: @drstevenkapp.bsky.social, @dianatan.bsky.social, @heasutherland.com & Teresa Gironomo are live presenting, Aimee Grant & Jackie Ryan have recorded. #INSAR2025

The amazing panel "Neurodivergence-Affirming and Inclusive Research Practices for Autistic People with High Support Needs" is today at 10:30 Pacific Time. We need more panelists like non-speaker Grant Blasko & researcher Vikram Jaswal at #INSAR2025 & #INSAR in general. We will provide live coverage.

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.com · last yr.

We were delighted to meet Grant Blasko & Vikram Jaswal, & doubly excited to go to their #INSAR2025 panel tomorrow. It is titled "Neurodivergence-Affirming and Inclusive Research Practices for Autistic People with High Support Needs," 10:30–12:30 PT. You can follow our live coverage here on BlueSky.

In 2.5 hours, my #INSAR2025 pre-recorded talk will be played in the "Neurodivergence-Affirming and Inclusive Research Practices for Autistic People with High Support Needs" panel (Room 608-609). I'll be checking in here if anyone has questions, and will be sharing the recording next week.

Now! Dora Raymaker is giving today's #INSAR2025 keynote: Transdisciplinary and Co-Produced Futures in Autism Research. So excited!! What is the future of autism research that we want to see?

VERY excited to hear this morning's keynote, Dora Raymaker, on "transdisciplinary co-produced futures in autism research" So far, I have been missing research with autistic voices and autistic led research at this conference, so this is well needed. #INSAR2025 desperately needs more of this work!

In the desired futures: -Neurodivergence is normalised. -Complexity is celebrated -Intersectionality is assumed -Abelism becomes socially and scientifically unacceptable -Neurodivergent voice is always included -Neurodivergent cultures are centred, respected and integrated -Epistemology is fluid

After travelling halfway across the globe, happy to share that I'm finally in Seattle attending #INSAR2025. I'm chairing a panel with @drstevenkapp.bsky.social on Saturday - come along if you're interested!

Thanks to co-authors @dianatan.bsky.social , Liz Pellicano, David McAlpine and Paul Sowman. And of course, a HUGE thank you to the almost 300 people who participated in the study! Enjoy, and please share :) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Auditory environments influence the link between Autistic traits and quality of life - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Auditory environments influence the link between Autistic traits and quality of life

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📢 New publication alert: doi.org/10.1089/aut.... Our team of Autistic & non-autistic researchers ran a qualitative study to explore how universities can create conditions that truly support Autistic students. We interviewed 21 Autistic adults across Australia and identified four key themes: 🧵

“Seeing the Value of Who We Are”: Understanding and Supporting Autistic University Students | Autism in Adulthood

Background: The number of autistic students enrolling in universities is increasing, yet many of them face significant challenges in navigating academic, social, and environmental demands. Existing re...

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📢 New preprint alert: osf.io/preprints/os... We conducted a systematic review to synthesise existing literature on the experiences of neurodivergent research students. As there is little empirical studies on this topic, we included perspective articles written by neurodivergent people. 🧵

Important new insights on how to make consent materials and procedures more accessible when conducting research with autistic people and people with intellectual disability #AutRes www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10....

Guidelines for the Creation of Accessible Consent Materials and Procedures: Lessons from Research with Autistic People and People with Intellectual Disability | Autism in Adulthood

Informed, voluntary, ongoing consent is a central tenet of ethical research. However, consent processes are prone to exclusionary practices and inaccessibility. Consent materials are often too long an...

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It is a delight to be able to announce our speaker for this year's #CRAElecture: the wonderful Dr Vikram Jaswal. 6pm (GMT) 3rd April (It's a slightly longer webinar than our usual webinars, and later in the evening so hopefully more of you can join us) bit.ly/CRAEJaswal

Supporting nonspeaking autistic people's flourishing

... using collaborative cognitive science. With Vikram Jaswal

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I'm seeing lots of charities etc saying that 15-20%, or 1 in 7, of the population are neurodivergent. Can anyone help me locate the evidence/citation for this? I've got Doyle (2020) but this is a "reasonable estimate" based on prevalence of various conditions. Is there anything more precise? #AutRes

Prof Dorothy Bishop resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship

Prof Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was ‘a contradiction of all the values’ of UK’s national academy of sciences

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Thank you @craeioe.bsky.social for creating this short video summarising our study findings!

Centre for Research in Autism and Education@craeioe.bsky.social · 2y ago

New paper: Tan et al (2024) Reporting community involvement in autism research: Findings from the journal Autism. doi.org/10.1177/1362...