“When autistic kids grow up” is a five-part podcast exploring how @dr-t-a-mcdonald.bsky.social’s lived experience fueled her research, and how she stumbled onto a problem with autism funding that has been hiding in plain sight. Listen now: www.thetransmitter.org/when-autisti... #neuroskyence

When autistic kids grow up

An autistic researcher’s paper called attention to a huge disparity in autism funding research between children and adults. It nearly derailed her life.

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1/ Structural discrimination is discrimination produced by policies, rules, institutional practices, funding priorities, decision-making systems, and assumptions. It does not require any one person to intend harm. It happens when structures consistently disadvantage a marginalized group.

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Tempest McDonald sues Vanderbilt University through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Her published NIH paper finds allies. Listen now to Chapter 4 of “When autistic kids grow up,” available wherever you find podcasts: www.thetransmitter.org/when-autisti...

“When autistic kids grow up” is a five-part podcast exploring how Tempest McDonald’s lived experience fueled her research, and how she stumbled onto a problem with autism funding that has been hiding in plain sight. Explore Chapter 1, out now, wherever you get your podcasts: bit.ly/43LtBn2

I’m featured in When Autistic Kids Grow Up, a 5-part podcast series by Brady Huggett for The Transmitter. Part 1 tells the story of my early life, my family’s humble beginnings, & my childhood as an undiagnosed autistic child in an undiagnosed autistic family www.thetransmitter.org/when-autisti...

When autistic kids grow up, Chapter 1: Those people

What leads an autism researcher to publish an intentionally inflammatory paper accusing the NIH of discrimination?

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What a coincidental citation! I was recently cited in Chester et al's work on Autistic people and the criminal justice system. While, it is always an honor for my work to be cited, this work is particularly interesting because...

Autistic people within forensic psychiatric services and the criminal justice system: A systematic review

Understanding autism prevalence within the Criminal Justice System (CJS) and forensic settings has implications for identifying clinical/forensic needs, planning responses, potentially improving ou...

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We require unifying theories of autism that can adequately account for complexity. My published theory of autism deals with the complexity of the intrinsic value of autistic traits and their interaction with co-occurring conditions. Co-occurring conditions, including marginalization, disable autism.

I have no desire to discuss the recent national declaration of nonsense about autism. I try to avoid suffering fools and have no desire to dignify the declaration in any way beyond this statement.

Wow, my research on Autistic Identity with the Autism Spectrum Identity Scale (ASIS) received quite a bit of publication attention last month! Pleased to be cited in this review of autistic women's experiences: #autism #actuallyautistic dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...

Frontiers | Experiences of females on the autism spectrum through the perspective of minority stress theory: a review

IntroductionPeople on the autism spectrum, especially females, are at high risk of co-occurring psychiatric and psychological conditions, suicidal ideation, ...

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Also honored that my work on self-diagnosed autistic adults is cited in this article validating the DSM Social Anxiety Severity Scale for use with Autistic Adults. Super happy to see more research including self-diagnosed autistic adults! #autism #actuallyautistic lnkd.in/evsk4G4s

Honored that my work in autistic identity was cited in this article focused on their measure (Comprehensive Autistic Trait Inventory). This inventory may become a boon for self-diagnosed/identifying autistic adults. #autism #actuallyautistic journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

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In case you couldn't hear it in the back row: "We [every major autism organization in the US] are deeply concerned by growing public rhetoric and policy decisions that challenge these shared principles.

What is being said about Autism is Atrocious and False. Autistic people work, they go on dates, they play sports, they write poetry. To say autistic people do not do these things is like saying humans do not do these things. Not all humans do all of these things; neither do all autistic people.

In the past, Congress decided that children with disabilities are **Worth** educating. This is the Department that prevented, and continues to prevent, States from discriminating against students with disabilities. See link for full post: www.linkedin.com/posts/t-a-me...

Congress decided that children with disabilities are **Worth** educating.… | Dr. T. A. Meridian McDonald

Congress decided that children with disabilities are **Worth** educating. This is the Department that prevented, and continues to prevent, States from…

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Children do not Die of Autism. People do not Die from Autism. People *DO* die from being unvaccinated. Indeed, it is likely that autistic people are *more* vulnerable to not being vaccinated as they are more likely to have co-occurring health conditions. www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/03/10/c...

CDC To Revisit Debunked Link Between Vaccines And Autism

The CDC is planning a large study on the long-discredited connection between autism and vaccines, a move that advocates say will squander precious government resources.

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