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Helen Tager-Flusberg

@htagerf.bsky.social

Semi-retired BU dev cog psycho ling. Focus on autism

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Association for Psychological Science@psychscience.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's been a year since the Coalition of Autism Scientists was established. @htagerf.bsky.social, professor emerita at Boston University and founder of the Center for Autism Research Excellence, shares her insights on the creation, impact, and future of the organization.

Vaccines, Tylenol, and Leucovorin: Autism Scientists Band Together to Refute Misinformation

A year after the Coalition of Autism Scientists was established, Helen Tager-Flusberg talks about the creation, impact, and future of the organization.

psychologicalscience.org

Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)@firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 9mo ago

“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.

ms.now

Simon Fisher@profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Origins of language, one of humanity’s most distinctive traits, may be best explained as a unique convergence of multiple capacities each with its own evolutionary history, involving intertwined roles of biology & culture. This framing can expand research horizons. A 🧵 on our @science.org paper.🧪1/n

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...

science.org

Elena Tenenbaum@elenatenenbaum.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The Coalition of Autism Scientists does not support new information published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on November 19, 2025 linking vaccination and autism as it is misleading and not evidence-based.

Coalition of Autism Scientists | "autism scientists"

The Coalition of Autism Scientists formed in 2025 and is comprised of the leading autism researchers across the United States. The website includes statements made by researchers and science-based edu...

coalitionofautismscientists.org

Dorothy Bishop@deevybee.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Agree, but I think it goes beyond sunk costs - there's something about autism that is a magnet for research on hot topics - the hot topic being one where you can always find *something* and which sounds exciting. In this case microbiome. I reckon the life cycle of these things is at least 25 years.

Andrew Coogan@cooganlab.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A great example of the sunk cost fallacy in research; at which point do you stop asking non-productive research questions and admit that no further research is warranted as there just is not much effects of importance there?

bergelsonlab@bergelsonlab.bsky.social · 9mo ago

lots of invigorating discussion this year at #BUCLD2025. Unsurprisingly, LLMs as models & as tools made many appearances w/a wide range of views/claims/caveats ab what they can(not) tell us ab language development I'm still chewing on a few things that seemed to get short shrift 1/4 🐦🐦

Simon Fisher@profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 9mo ago

If you're interested in how advances in human genomics are transforming our understanding of the biology of spoken & written language abilities, please do check out my new peer-reviewed "tutorial" article, just published. 🗣️🧬🧪 [Will also make a Bsky explainer 🧵 on it next week when I get some time🙂.]

Genomic Investigations of Spoken and Written Language Abilities: A Guide to Advances in Approaches, Technologies, and Discovery

Purpose: The aim of this tutorial is to show how the rise of molecular technologies and analytical methods in human genetics yields exciting new ...

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Riccardo Fusaroli@fusaroli.eurosky.social · 10mo ago

Conversational turn-taking feels effortless, but it's a complex dance. We find social context—who you're talking to and what you're talking about—fundamentally changes conversational dynamics in both autistic & TD children. 1/ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... w @chrismmcox.bsky.social

Social Context Matters for Turn‐Taking Dynamics: A Comparative Study of Autistic and Typically Developing Children

Engaging in fluent conversation is a surprisingly complex task that requires interlocutors to promptly respond to each other in a way that is appropriate to the social context. In this study, we dise...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Simon Fisher@profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New paper alert! Rare DNA changes in the SETBP1 gene are linked to speech problems & diverse syndromes affecting brain development. Work led by ace postdoc @maggiemkwong.bsky.social uncovered impact of different gene variants, coupling clinical/speech evaluation to molecular & cellular readouts.🧬🗣️🔬🧪

SETBP1 variants outside the degron disrupt DNA-binding, transcription and neuronal differentiation capacity to cause a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder - Nature Communications

Different types of SETBP1 variants cause variable developmental syndromes with only partial clinical and functional overlaps. Here, the authors report that SETBP1 variants outside the degron region impair DNA-binding, transcription, and neuronal differentiation capacity and morphologies.

nature.com

Sam Gershman@gershbrain.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Baccarelli was paid $700/hour for his work on a case against Tylenol. I will charge $0/hour to tell courts, FDA, and everyone else that correlations can arise from latent variables in the absence of a direct causal relationship. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard’s Public Health Dean Was Paid $150,000 to Testify Tylenol Causes Autism | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard School of Public Health Dean Andrea A. Baccarelli received at least $150,000 to testify against Tylenol’s manufacturer in 2023 — two years before he published research used by the Trump admini...

thecrimson.com

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH@rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 11mo ago

Nice to see organizations like the @autismsciencefd.bsky.social and @defendpublichealth.bsky.social getting ahead of these potential forthcoming claims in RFK Jr.'s eventual autism report. More of this needed and in other forums too. 🛟😷🧪 sociology Here's Autism Science Foundation's statement...

Statement from Autism Science Foundation Regarding Wall Street Journal Report “RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies” - Autism Science Foundation

(September 5, 2025, 4:00 pm ET) This afternoon, The Wall Street Journal reported that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will announce later this month that Tylenol has been identified as a cause of...

autismsciencefoundation.org