We'll be The National Autistic Society's Anger Translator: "F*** you, Uta Frith—stop trying to use your expired authority on autism to hurt autistic people, you absolute plonker." *Frith published a new paper wrongly claiming autism is overdiagnosed. NAS response: www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/n...

"Belonging means more than being included. It means feeling understood, accepted, and able to participate without constantly having to explain yourself, hide parts of who you are, or push past exhaustion just to keep up." By @neuroscientist.bsky.social: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #autism

"I cannot fathom how autistic people coped before Google, and I am quite sure that all the weirdest questions on Google are asked by autistic people." -Sarah Hendrickx, writing about The Joy of Autism. aeon.co/essays/why-b... #autism #joy #neurodiversity

When people say “But my autistic child learned how to do this from ABA!” They probably mean their kid benefitted from 1:1 teaching. Autistic kids do NOT need ABA therapy to learn. But they may need individualized supports. Fight for funding those supports. thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/when...

What does a "good life" look like for autistic kids (and adults)? Well, we can guarantee that if you don't ask autistic people themselves, you're probably going to miss the mark. Thankfully researchers DID ask autistic people, and their parents. Here's what they reported: osf.io/preprints/os...

However: "This rule is not final. CMS is taking comments on the rule. They take comments until July 31st. People and organizations can tell CMS this is a bad rule that will hurt people. CMS might change the rule because of comments." From @autisticadvocacy.org: autisticadvocacy.org/2026/06/pres...

Esther Warwick and "many other disability rights activists have condemned Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) project as harmful, and it has concerning resonances with past policies in American history." threewayfight.org/disability-a... #disability #autism #neurodiversity

Kaligirwa is a noted autistic autism advocate. They recently had their motives challenged after they asked an autism diagnosis and resources company whether it was behaving unethically in coaching people on how to take an online autism screening test. We asked questions: tinyurl.com/kaligirwaAtTPGA

“Nothing about us without us” shouldn’t be read as exclusion. After all, every community needs allies. Instead, it should be understood as a call for more accurate, grounded, and accountable leadership. From @johnmarble.bsky.social, at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2026/05/neur... #neurodiversity

The AASPIRE Measurement Toolkit is now available! This is a set of accessible, participatory-generated questionnaires that can be used to measure the outcomes that are most important to autistic adults. They can be used in clinical, community, and/or research settings. aaspire.org/measurement/

What if, instead of always worrying about how autistic people can be "productive" members of society, we recognize that our autistic community peeps are already contributing members of society? TY @mx-joyner.bsky.social. #autism #autistic #neurodiversity

"If you are careful to only portray your kid as the hero—even if that hero is facing challenges, such as structural or societal problems—you will be starting in a good place." Our interview with @katierosepryal.bsky.social re: her book Your Kid Belongs Here: thinkingautismguide.com/2026/05/your...

Have you seen the delightful Hulu series Dinosaur? We interviewed its autistic creator/star Ashley Storrie for season one in 2024, and now the equally delicious season two is out! TPGA interview with Storrie: tinyurl.com/AshleyStorrieTPGA #autism #storytellers #neurodiversity

Safe Food for autistic people is not about being 'picky': "It wasn’t just that I was picky, though that was true. It was that when I was already in sensory overload, certain foods weren’t safe. I would rather not eat at all." Kari Burroughs Kraakevik at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2026/05/safe...

@ejwillingham.bsky.social shoots down recent claims of an "autism overdiagnosis," and explains why what we really need is a tent big enough to accommodate and support all autistic people. In this week's TPGA newsletter. Share and subscribe if you can! tinyurl.com/BiggerTentTPGA #neurodiversity

Bloomberg's recent ABA therapy article featured many perspectives, but centered pro-ABA voices. We think people need to hear from autistic ABA survivors first & foremost, such as Ido Kedar's take that, "How many toddlers like toiling at bullshit 40 hours a week?” Gift link: tinyurl.com/BloombergABA

Today is the meeting of the IACC, the federal advisory panel on autism which, under RFK Jr., is now stocked with some of the most notorious pseudosciencers of the 21st century. @ejwillingham.bsky.social tells of the flaws of the current committee, for our newsletter: buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...

We are home from reporting on INSAR, the meeting of the International Society for Autism Research in Prague, and have SO MUCH to report—but need to sleep first. In the meantime please enjoy this timelapse of a Czech train going along the Elbe river. #insar2026

Your intrepid editors spent four days covering #INSAR2026, the International Meeting for Autism Research. We're exhausted now, but conference coverage will be up shortly at our site. Sincere thanks to all the researchers doing good work and the autistic people without whom that work would not exist.

Thank you INSAR for not only listening re: how much your autistic attendees loathe the jet engine shrieking of air-propelling hand driers, but actually doing something about it. #INSAR2026

Since INSAR was not able to provide a room for the 2026 #AutINSAR chat (no foul; they tried), we will be meeting IRL in the Level 1 Club Foyer space tomorrow, Saturday April 25, at 12:45 - 1:45 Prague time. As we will be on BlueSky too It is fine to respond asynchronously!

CN: Police killing Alex LaMorie, an autistic man, called the police for help. Instead, they shot him. At least two of the three officers who shot Alex went through autism training. It was not enough to stop them from killing him. By @autisticadvocacy.org: thinkingautismguide.com/2026/04/auti...

Hey there non-autistic siblings of autistic people! Want to participate in research about your lived experience? Contact researcher Rebecca.Scully@myport.ac.uk. More info on flyer/in alt-text.

The International Meeting for Autism Research #INSAR2026 is next week! We'll once again be hosting the #AutINSAR discussion on autistic priorities for autism research, since most research does …not consider those priorities. Join us Sat, April 25. 2025 recap: thinkingautismguide.com/2025/05/what...

There is no such thing as “mild” autism. If an autistic person is not “obviously” autistic, either they are masking for their safety or others’ convenience, or they are actually getting the supports & accommodations they need—so they aren’t forced to demonstrate distress or dysregulation. #autism

Help TPGA Support Our Writers and Artists! We are an all-volunteer #neurodiversity & autism resource, but we do pay our writers & artists. You can help us keep on doing that, while also wearing (or gifting) cool TPGA gear! Pls spread the word if you can. TinyURL.com/TPGAtees #AutismAcceptanceMonth

Focusing on the visual & auditory skills of autistics with speech divergence (A-SD)—including those w/ID—can help them demonstrate intelligence, learn to read, and acquire communicative language skills. @drstevenkapp.bsky.social & @juliettegudkne1.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Here's a short reading list for you, plus guidance on suspect autism organizations. From @ejwillingham.bsky.social, in the latest TPGA newsletter: buttondown.com/TPGA/archive... #AutismAcceptanceMonth #Autism #Neurodiversity

“The breaking point came when I was instructed to withhold food & drink from my toddler until she produced specific verbal responses. I ended services that same day. Henny Kupferstein, on her pursuit of truth and fight for patient-led accountability re: Medicaid: tinyurl.com/AutisticPatientUprising

It’s Autism Acceptance Month! Want to participate? Excellent. The best choice is to listen, learn—and lean back to make space for autistic people & autistic-informed resources. We have advice about good (and bad) autism orgs: tinyurl.com/UsefulAutismOrgs #AutismAcceptanceMonth #neurodiversity