"Being a service dog was not his purpose in life..."
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STORY TIME! I have a love hate relationship with the children’s museum. The exhibits are so cool and interactive. But the acoustics are difficult and when there are large groups of children it can quickly become very overstimulating. This week we noticed a lot people seemed to be out of town on vacation. So we […]
When Eric Carpenter-Grantham got the first Maryland ID with a special butterfly logo to identify his hidden disability, he urged others to follow him. Since Oct. 1 more than 22,000 people have done so, asking the MVA for the logo available under "Eric's ID Law."
This is a brilliant idea.
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manifesting away all the bad luck (and shitty people)
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In which we talk with comedy writer Laura Richmond about her adult autism diagnosis, and also the parts of her life that were—and are not—funny.
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Parents and caregivers have long reported that when some autistic people run a fever from an infection, their autism-related symptoms ease for a while. MIT and Harvard Medical School researchers, backed by $2.1 million in grants from the Marcus Foundation, want to work out the biology behind this "fever effect" and eventually mimic it as a therapy. — Read the rest
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On December 7, 1877, Thomas Edison walked into the offices of Scientific American and placed a metal device on a desk. With a turn of a crank, Edison astonished the dozen or so staffers who had gathered around the contraption.The machine spoke. “Good morning,” it said in Edison’s voice. “How do you do?” SciAm’s editors described the demonstration in the December 22, 1877, issue. “There can be no…
The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine published new clinical guidance this week affirming that acetaminophen, better known by its brand Tylenol, should be the “first-line” defense against pain and fever during pregnancy. The directive contradicts the Trump administration’s notice to physicians last year cautioning against the use of the primary pain reliever recommended for pregnant women, […]
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"Shed ne'er a clout till the May is out!" my mammy would urgently say to me as a boy if I so much as looked at the zipper of my coat before June. Well it's June now, you may commence shedding your clouts. Welcome to my May Newsletter!
Newsletter May 2026
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Why did Black Spectrum Scholar have their advocacy and motives challenged, after they asked whether an autism diagnosis business was behaving unethically in coaching people on how to take an online autism screening test?
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“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.
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The work of Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn has long been controversial. Until Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became US health policy chief, most vaccine scientists tended to ignore it. Now they can’t.
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We have been covering INSAR, the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, for fifteen years. It is fascinating how the autism research landscape both has and has not evolved during that stretch.
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A new initiative from the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is promoting community resources for Mississippians with autism, while its director says adult support remains one of the biggest gaps in care.
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Innova Preparatory School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, offers specialized K-12 education for neurodiverse students, with each child receiving an individualized education plan to meet their needs and goals.
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Some of the most recognisable faces were on-hand to greet King Charles, like Kate Garraway (Picture: Getty Images)
It was a star-studded affair at the Royal Albert Hall, as famous faces turned up to honour the efforts of young people across the UK, as part of the King’s Trust awards.
Celebrating its 50th birthday, the charity event was hosted by Ant and Dec, and attended by the likes of George…
I took an off-day from Pook-Emu Bee links yesterday. I am busy today, but let us not let that stop us from our daily selection of links from around the web. 1, Putting the phone down: an Osmo Nano workflow (Wojtek Powiertowski at Behind the Viewfinder. May 10, 2026.) That camera is adorable. 2. Latvian...
I took an off-day from Pook-Emu Bee links yesterday. I am busy today, but let us not let that stop us from our daily selection of links from around the web.
1, Putting the phone down: an Osmo Nano workflow (Wojtek Powiertowski at Behind the Viewfinder. May 10, 2026.)
That camera is adorable.
- Latvian defence minister resigns after Ukrainian drones hit oil depot (Brussels Signal. May 11,…
I took an off-day from Pook-Emu Bee links yesterday. I am busy today, but let us not let that stop us from our daily selection of links from around the web. 1, Putting the phone down: an Osmo Nano workflow (Wojtek Powiertowski at Behind the Viewfinder. May 10, 2026.) That camera is adorable. 2. Latvian […]
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Pryal's book Your Kid Belongs Here pushes hard for putting your neurodivergent kids first when other people try to impose unfair neurotypical expectations on them.
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The University of Missouri Health Care’s Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment unveiled a 74,000 square-foot building Friday its leaders say will pave the way for better autism care in Missouri. In a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Columbia, the center’s top advisors and staff joined state officials to showcase the facility and the launch of the […]
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Most people have a version of safe food, even if they don’t name it that way. For me, it is how I make food possible. It is how I make eating possible.
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North London mum Clare shares her experience raising autistic children and calls for greater understanding, inclusion and support.
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AutINSAR is an online and in-person discussion about autistic priorities in autism research, and is an invaluable resource for autism researchers who want to help autistic people live their best lives.
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To combat double empathy problem fallout for autistics, we need collaboration. Autistic people themselves need to be setting the agenda.
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To combat double empathy problem fallout for autistics, we need collaboration. Autistic people themselves need to be setting the agenda.
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Last month we sent How it Feels to Me out to beta readers and have been completely blown away. And we’re officially recruiting a book launch team! In case you missed it here is the cover reveal (and a peek inside!) Help us spread the word by joining our launch team… the Pollinator Pals. There […]
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For Autism Acceptance Month (and every month after), a new word for those who’ve outgrown “neurodivergent” and found their body already resisting.
Low on words? The TL;DR at the end is for you.
Content note: This piece names death, violence, and suicidality directly.
Photo by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash
I am not neurodivergent. I am neuroresisting.
I need you to know the difference,…
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_Autistic burnout isn’t a personal failure. It’s a design feature of a colonizing world that was never meant to hold us. And before colonialism, we had other ways of being together — ways that still survive._
**Content guidance: This article describes institutional violence, autistic burnout, and chronic suicidality in physical and emotional detail. Sections are clearly marked so you can…
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