Valerie Martin Ph.D.

The power of words: respectful language in ADHD research Language is powerful. It reflects and shapes our understanding of the difficulties people face, the paradigms in which researchers and clinicians conduct research and practice while also influencing p...

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Handy new paper about the use of respectful language in ADHD research. Much needed, this discussion.

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NEW PAPER (ish - I'm also just delayed) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Using Q Methodology, a Group of Neurodivergent Neurodiversity Researchers Ask: What is the Neurodiversity Movement and what should it do?

Cautious Capitals: Parenting Autistic Children at Mainstream School - Caroline Oliver, Carol Vincent, Georgia Pavlopoulou, 2025 Family social class background significantly influences parents’ relationships with schools, yet the intersection of class with disability is often overlooked. ...

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A poster for a documentary called "The Last Class with Robert Reich"

I'm grateful that @icfilmscene.bsky.social will host the first Iowa screenings of #TheLastClass with @rbreich.bsky.social on Aug 9 & 13!

Tickets: icfilmscene.org/film/the-las...

@elliotkirschner.bsky.social, @heatherlofthouse.bsky.social, & the rest of the team, thanks for your work on this film!

Disabled passengers say they love riding trains. Will Amtrak love them back? For years, disabled passengers have complained about Amtrak and its poor service — that it's too hard for them to ride the train. A new federal report looks at its efforts to get better.

For years, disabled passengers have complained about Amtrak and its poor service — that it's too hard for them to ride the train. A new federal report looks at its efforts to get better.

Embracing Disability as Key to Autistic Well-Being Embracing disability improves wellness by reducing anxiety and burnout. Self-acceptance fosters resilience, accessibility, and justice.

"Once I understood myself as disabled, I could give myself grace. [We autistics] no longer need to judge ourselves or feel ashamed. Rather, we are fully human—disabled humans. This is indeed a very freeing realization." -Zosia Zaks

autismspectrumnews.org/embracing-di... #autism #neurodiversity

This is very important reporting and also reflects my experience giving birth — In the first 24 hours a nurse asked if we wanted to talk to a social worker. I was surprised.

“Why?” I asked.

“Well, you know,” she responded, flustered.

The National Institute for Excellence in Healthcare and Social Services (Quebec, Canada) just published an interesting guide on “Perinatal care: supporting women with disabilities linked to physical or intellectual impairments or autism”

www.inesss.qc.ca/publications...

Interesting post on rest
... also relevant for neurotypical workers :-)
ca.specialisterne.com/the-7-types-...

Many people I meet don't know the history or meaning of the #neurodiversity movement or #neurodivergent paradigm. It's not a criticism tbh understandable given it's been very, very changed from its intent. So here's a short guide for when you're talking about #inclusion and neurodiversity ⬇️

Chaque dixième de degré évité d'augmentation compte, ne l'oublions pas. via @valmasdel.bsky.social

An Entire Board Just Resigned After Accusing Trump Of Illegal Interference The board members say Trump denied Fulbright awards to several people they had selected for the 2025-2026 academic year.

The entire board of the Fulbright program reportedly resigned today after accusing the Trump administration of illegal interference www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

« Le modèle actuel est pensé par épisodes au bout desquels la personne sera « guérie » de son trouble de comportement et ne nécessitera plus autant de services. »
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I’m so excited to share that our call for papers for a special issue of ‘ #Neurodiversity’ is now live!

We’re looking for papers, podcasts, videos (and more) that align with the critical turn in #ND studies! 🤩

@ainokash.bsky.social @louisecreechan.bsky.social

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People who use gen ai should be Required to read at least 10 articles on the enviromental harms then 10 on the way it was trained on under paid Black labor in parts of Africa

And then from there required to write an essay (without gen ai) on why they think their essay is worth both of those things

Et moi qui me donne tellement de travail à écrire des articles.

L’IA a prédit un article que vous auriez pu écrire!

Funders often don't fund the full expenses of conferences and this leaves early career researchers in the lurch. I recently had to go to Seattle for work. The maximum per day for living costs and subsistence is £200 for hotel and all meals

Bouts de chandelles

Chronique | En coupant dans la réinsertion sociale, Québec va multiplier les coûts sociaux de la marginalisation.

“A republic, if you can keep it” - but can the US keep it? How Trump is dismantling democracy Mapping out 69 actions that President Trump has taken in the last twelve weeks to undermine democracy, undermine the rule of law, attack enemies, suppress dissent and control information

My new post mapping out 69 actions that President Trump has taken in the last twelve weeks to undermine democracy, undermine the rule of law, attack enemies, suppress dissent and control information.

Do read and share. Full 🧵 tomorrow hopefully!

christinapagel.substack.com/p/a-republic...

“Black & Brown autistic youth are often scolded & disciplined much more harshly than others […] without considering the root cause of their symptoms. Many autistic youths, especially Black boys & girls, are often misdiagnosed as having disruptive behavior disorders.” from @fcastroramirez.bsky.social

Teaching boys home economics in school in Japan increased the amount of housework they did 20 years later

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Three Reasons Why Disability Adjustments And Productivity Are The Same… | Nancy Doyle Delighted to report on the "Everyone Wins A Balloon Report" from Susan Scott-Parker, Microlink PC (UK) Ltd and PurpleSpace advocating for transparent, managed disability adjustments services...

Great report from my long time peers Susan Scott Parker, Microlink and Purple Space written up for @forbes.com

www.linkedin.com/posts/nancy-...

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

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...

Life in authoritarian states is mostly boring and tolerable Americans have an overly dramatic view what the end of democracy looks like.

This professor expressed it well. The years I spent in Saudi were similar www.vox.com/the-big-idea...

I'd like to tell you a story about a scientist you may not have heard of, but who shaped a lot of modern health research... 🧵

Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated

Exclusive: AI chatbots echo Russian disinformation, report warns Bots from Microsoft, Google, OpenAI and others spew falsehoods.

Russian disinformation floods AI chatbots, study www.axios.com/2025/03/06/e... via @axios.com

@newsguard.bsky.social: "By flooding search results and web crawlers with pro-Kremlin falsehoods, the network is distorting how large language models process and present news and information."

Digital Luddites are rising. They want to democratise tech, not destroy it Like their predecessors in the 19th century, digital Luddites are fighting oppressive technology. Will they succeed?

Digital Luddites are rising. They want to democratise tech, not destroy it theconversation.com/digital-ludd...

Call for Abstracts: Critical Neurodiversity Studies, 24–26 June 2025, Durham, UK Submissions for Critical Neurodiversity Studies: Directions/Intersections/Contradictions close 28 February 2025.

If anyone hasn't seen this, here is our critical neurodiversity studies conference call for abstracts.

"We will focus on scholarship that synthesises a concern for neurodivergent liberation with other critical traditions and liberation movements globally."

medhumsplatform.org/call-for-abs...