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I don't know who needs to see this, but stomach issues are EXTREMELY common in autistic people.

Some studies have found that up to 91% of autistic people have stomach issues (like constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain).

Thank you for your kind comments. I'm in the process of moving all my followers from Twitter/X to Bluesky; I want to make sure everything is exactly the same so people find me. Once I am fully over to Bluesky I can work on updating images. Views on words / symbols keep changing over the 25+ years.

YouTube video by Orion Kelly - That Autistic Guy Why Stimming is So Important for Autistic People

"Why Stimming is So Important for Autistic People" by @orion-kelly.bsky.social | #Disability #AutisticVoices #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #ASD
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"Don't say, 'Stop that!' Say, 'Does this help you? Are you going through something, and this is helping you?"

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Autism, Bullying and the Child Autism, Bullying and Me: The Really Useful Stuff You Need to Know About Coping Brilliantly with Bullying by Emily Lovegrove.Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020. This is not a review – but it is a not…

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Five years on, 'Autism, Bullying and Me: The Really Useful Stuff You Need to Know About Coping Brilliantly with Bullying' (2020) by Emily Lovegrove still has much to offer on #autism and resilience.
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RFK Jr. said his agency will find the cause of autism. These researchers have actually been looking Autism researchers are facing massive cuts to federal funding, misinformation about the condition they study and worrisome policy announcements.

“ #NIH has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into [studying] causes of #autism over the last three decades, and so it's disturbing to hear that it's all being dismissed.” #science #PedSky
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Are there more autistic people now? Why is the number of autism diagnoses changing? And what does it mean for autistic people?

Are there more autistic people now? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #autism

Capitalist Dictionary: Decoding RFK Jr.’s Autism Rhetoric A Decoder Ring for RFK Jr.’s Autism Rhetoric—and How Capitalism, Eugenics, and Exploitation Speak the Same Language

RFK Jr.’s #autism rhetoric isn’t about freedom or equality—it’s about enforcing capitalist exploitation. This piece decodes his words and exposes the deeper system that devalues #autistic lives.

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How to Support Someone with Autism - Ferry Godmother Productions Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience the world in different ways. Read here to learn how to support someone with autism.

What does supporting someone with autism look like?

Read more to find out how to support someone with autism. ferrygodmother.com/how-to-suppo...

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The average American has three friends. Maybe that's all you need.

Why Autistic People May Be More Susceptible to Abusive Romantic Relationships - Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic Autistic people may be more susceptible to romantic partner abuse due to their unique traits and way of seeing the world.

Why Autistic People May Be More Susceptible to Abusive Romantic Relationships

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Autism & Agoraphobia / Fear of Leaving Home - Sometimes agoraphobia is thought of as fear of crowds, or fear of the outdoors, but it’s more nuanced than that. Agoraphobia is really a fear of being in a situation where you don’t have control. aspergersautismnews.com/2020/04/29/a... #autism #autistic

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Gone are the days where we blame autism on “refrigerator moms” who did not “hold their children enough” in their younger years. Yes, that used to be an accusation in the 1950s and 1960s.
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That’s where autistic mice come in
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Autism evaluations are being canceled over fears about a national registry Fears of landing on a federal list prompts parents, and adults, to cancel autism screening evaluations.

New from @rosebroderick.bsky.social: People with autism and parents of autistic kids are asking clinicians to erase their diagnoses and cancelling appointments with medical professionals over fears of a national registry www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/a...

Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas that's bigger than a soccer field A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas in a bid to raise awareness for autism.

A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas in a bid to raise awareness for autism.

There are high numbers of autistic people in the sciences. So one could argue that autism causes vaccines.

Rod Stewart pays for autism diagnosis of boy waiting for three years Singer steps in to help non-verbal four-year-old Iain Gregori, who was ‘lost in the system’ Rod Stewart has offered to pay for the autism diagnosis of a child who has spent three years on a waiting list. The singer stepped in after reading about the case of four-year-old Iain Gregori, who is non-verbal and is due to start school this summer. Continue reading...

Rod Stewart pays for autism diagnosis of boy waiting for three years

Why the UK’s Autism “Tests” for Trans Youth Should Raise Alarms Neurodivergence has been weaponized by bad faith, anti-LGBTQ forces in order to invalidate the existence of transgender people.

1. The UK has announced autism tests for all transgender youth. In the United States, RFK Jr. is pushing autism registries. Fearmongering is spreading about autistic trans people.

S. Baum in their latest breaks down the autism-trans scare.

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The Autism Epidemic That Never Was RFK Jr.'s scientific illiteracy has led the ignorant down a dangerous path.

The rise in autism diagnosis rates is real. The panic over an “autism epidemic”? Manufactured by the likes of RFK Jr., who has led the ignorant down a dangerous path of disinformation.

Bill Gates’ daughter reveals father has ‘Asperger’s syndrome’ The 69-year-old billionaire Microsoft co-founder has never publicly shared his diagnosis

Is anyone surprised?
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Bill Gates’ daughter reveals father has ‘Asperger’s syndrome’ after comments about autism spectrum - The 69-year-old billionaire Microsoft co-founder has never publicly shared his diagnosis
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Greetings to Bluesky. I'm moving my account over from Twitter / X to Bluesky which seems far more welcoming to neurodivergent / autistic conversations. I'm looking forward to re-finding my companions here. #autism #autismspectrum #aspergers #neurodivergent