Steve Silberman's groundbreaking book NeuroTribes, which fully debunked any story of an "autism epidemic," is 10 years old this summer. The answer has been out there for a decade. He'd be LIVID about this.

Square Canva graphic with a black background. On the left is a red-framed photo of Steve Silberman, a smiling middle-aged white man with short salt-and-pepper hair. A white box on the right contains text reading, "Presuming Competence is “believing in the potential of your students, and doing everything you can to help them realize that potential, rather than viewing them as checklists of deficits and dysfunctions that must be ‘handled.’” White block text under the photo reads, "Steve Silberman" Smaller text at the bottom reads, "@ThinkingAutism" and "tinyurl.com/SilbermanOnPresumingCompetence"

Presuming Competence is “believing in the potential of your students & doing everything you can to help them realize that potential, rather than viewing them as checklists of deficits & dysfunctions that must be ‘handled.’” @stevesilberman.bsky.social

blog.ed.ted.com/2016/08/17/a... #neurodiversity

ASAN Condemns Announcement of President’s “Make America Healthy Again” Commission and Harmful Ideas about Autism and Other Disabilities - Autistic Self Advocacy Network On February 13th, the president issued an Executive Order saying that the administration would be establishing a commission to attempt to lower the prevalence of autism and chronic health conditions i...

A recent US presidential EO "refers to autism and other disabilities as 'a dire threat to the American people & our way of life.' This is fundamentally inaccurate. Autistic people have always been here, including before America existed. We aren’t new."

autisticadvocacy.org/2025/02/asan... 1/2

I ♥️ Tony. He's my favorite goose ever.

Banned books???

You mean, suggested reading lists???

Note that AAF has a nearly identical site with a “DHS Bureaucrat Watchlist”… with more hardworking civil servants identified because of their work related to immigration. But on that site they’re not identified as “dossiers” but as “targets”. Very scary.

I have an alarm set with the music from Quantum Leap. I couldn’t help wondering this morning, how would Dr. Sam Beckett fix this timeline?!

It won’t stop the downfall of democracy & isn’t a healthy coping strategy. But given the state of the world, here’s my recipe for my elderflower & gin martini: 2.5oz Barr Hill Gin, 0.5oz each St Germaine & dry vermouth, splash of Peychaud’s, garnish with lemon or dried sweetened orange slice.

Square Canva graphic with a black background. At the bottom are waves like sand dunes in red, light taupe, white, and black. Small red all-caps text at the top reads, "Today in Hell Yes, research" Next, large all-caps text reads, "Stimming can play a really important role in Autistic lives. When we understand Autistic stimming we can better support autistic well-being." At the bottom, small text reads, "tinyUrl.com/UnderstandingStimming" and "@ThinkingAutism"

Today in Hell Yes, Research! For autistic people, "Stimming has been reported to help ease the burden of “noisy” thoughts—including stress about one's responsibilities, anxiety, and the unknown or uncertainty inherent to daily life."

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #autism #neurodiversity

Man with burning cup of coffee. Inside his head is a burning world

From 2013. Did know know I was a prophet

Screenshot of Wall Street Journal headline “The Dumbest Trade War in History: Trump will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for no good reason. By the Editorial Board.”

That really is quite the headline, from the pretty right-wing Wall Street Journal.

Quick reminder that if you see a headline from a source you’ve never heard of that isn’t being reported by anyone else, you really should do some due diligence before spreading it around as fact. There’s enough misinformation floating around already; no need to add more.

Person with same colored balls talking to person with a variety of colored balls

I'm team Diversity. It's more interesting and vibrant

Civil rights attorney, former Miss Kansas contestant killed in plane crash near DC airport As families and communities identify victims in Wednesday night’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., we’re learning that a well-known civil rights attorney and former Miss Kansas contestant is among t...

Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world.

Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.

www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...

I'm told that President Trump's attempted funding freeze caused SAMHSA officials in charge of the 988 National Suicide Hotline to study whether they have to shut it down -- even as it takes 20,000 calls a day from people in crisis. Does Trump really think that preventing suicide is woke?

One day you'll find someone that's
obsessed with you.

It's probably going to be a dog but it is what it is.

Toast loves everyone, regardless of the color of your skin, your neurotype, or where you fall on the gender spectrum. All have value and deserve her rescue mutt French kisses… so long as they supply treats or well-seasoned squeaky balls.

A photo of a person holding up a handmade rally sign reading "A world without trans people has never existed and never will" among a group of protesters.

Trans people have been here since the beginning.

And we're not going anywhere.

📍 The People's March
📸 Will Martinez

Stuff the Little Free Libraries with banned books. 📚

Hello Bluesky. Meet Goose and Toast. We all need a little pet therapy right now.