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Jodi Duke

@jduke4.bsky.social
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Assoc Professor of Special Ed at George Mason Univ | GMU Autism Graduate Program | Researching lived experiences of autistic and neurodiverse college students and young adults. Co-PI: Be Ready, Be Well kihd.gmu.edu/research/brbw

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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
The professional clothing closet is one of the most exciting new offerings from the Division of Special Education at @MasonCEHD. So grateful to Dr. Sharon Ray for her leadership on this project! #MasonNation #GeorgeMasonUniversity #specialeducation
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Are you part of an Asian family with a young adult with disabilities (autism, IDD, CP)? Your story matters! Caya Chiu, a visiting scholar wants to learn from families like yours. Share your experience in English or Mandarin & receive a $25 gift card.💬 cchiu5@gmu.edu
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
The GMU Autism Program is proud to host a free webinar with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) expert Diane Gould, LCSW on May 13 from 5–6:30 PM ET. Join us to learn more about understanding and navigating PDA. Register at lnkd.in/gksP6HXx
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
We are looking for participants for a survey designed for military families raising autistic children, or children with developmental delays or intellectual disabilities. Again, please share with others!
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Other people are still at "is it a constitutional crisis yet?" and I'm at "the crisis was several exits ago, the car has crashed, we're now just seeing how many cars end up in the pileup and how high the casualty count is" or "the house is actively burning down, the question is what's left after."
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Proud to work with the Autism Society of America. Here is their statement: Significantly Concerned with the Layoffs at the Department of Education. autismsociety.org/autism-socie...?
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Autism Society of America Significantly Concerned with the Layoffs at the Department of Education | Autism Society
The Autism Society of America is deeply concerned by the recent announcement that the United States Department of Education will be laying off half of […]
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/03/2025
Devastating news! This basically guts the Department of Education .
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
US Education Department will fire 50% of its workforce.
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Jasmine Crockett @jasmineforus.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war! How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago. But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today. He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
This is just one of the tragic consequences of the federal funding cuts.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
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Laura Crane @lauramaycrane.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Really pleased to have been part of the team who authored this new article: 'Applied Principles for Inclusive Practice in Neurodevelopmental Research: A Selection and Report of Illustrative Case Studies'. Huge thanks to @cjcrompton.bsky.social & @suereviews.bsky.social for bringing us all together!
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Applied Principles for Inclusive Practice in Neurodevelopmental Research: A Selection and Report of Illustrative Case Studies - Current Developmental Disorders Reports
Purpose of Review Inclusive research practices are important for neurodevelopmental studies, facilitating the involvement of community members throughout the research process. Highlighting this value,...
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 14/02/2025
Public education is the backbone of American democracy. In the richest country in the history of the world, we cannot abandon our teachers and our public schools.
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Mitch Prinstein @mitchprinstein.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Happy to report that APA wrote this letter, gathered a coalition across science, and will now pay for ads for it to be disseminated in Science and Chronicle of Higher Ed to spread the word!! unitedsciencealliance.org
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Dr. Jen 🎓📝🚸 (she/her) @jmck-75.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Another great educational resource produced with help from IES.
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Dr. Jen 🎓📝🚸 (she/her) @jmck-75.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I would not have a PhD in special education without the IES. The hundreds of teachers I’ve helped prepare benefited from the evidence-based practices I taught them that were funded by the IES. The work of IES is a MODEL of efficiency in research excellence. Your educator friends are not okay.
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Elon is permitted but not our ELECTED officials!! This is a hostile government takeover everyone! What is happening in there that they won't let our representatives see? Who is going to protect our students, faculty, staff? What about our students with disabilities?? We have to stop this!
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
How is this legal??
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Another wonderful day to live in Seattle! Thankful for all of the leaders and judges out here who are working so hard to protect our rights! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
The nationwide injunction, from a Maryland case, is more permanent than last month’s restraining order from a judge in Seattle.
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J6 Plaque @thejan6plaque.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Trump caves when we react Trump caves when we react Trump caves when we react Trump caves when we react Trump caves when we react
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
At least three dozen Democrats plan to take over the Senate floor all night tonight, for 30 hours, to oppose Trump's budget office nominee, Russ Vought. “He’s the architect of the dismantling of our federal government,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
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Democrats To Take Over Senate Floor All Night To Oppose White House Budget Office Nominee
“He’s the architect of the dismantling of our federal government,” Sen. Brian Schatz, one of dozens taking part in a 30-hour talkathon, said of Russell Vought.
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
This is leadership. 👏
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
This is so helpful. Making a plan for local adding to keep ourselves moving forward and supporting our students!
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Today we can all take action by going to 5calls.org and spending five minutes making calls!
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5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
list of banned keywords
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
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Statement: National Disability Groups Unite to Protect Lives and Dispel Vaccine Myths in the Autism Community | Autism Society
Autism Society, The Arc, NACDD, and other I/DD Nonprofits Reinforce Science that Vaccines Are Not Linked to Autism. Rockville, MD, January 27, 2025 – National […]
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 03/02/2025
Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
THE ASK
This week, between Monday and the vote on Vought, we're asking people from all over the country to plan a visit to Senate State Offices to demand Democrats fight and to hold Republicans accountable for their complicity.
DEMOCRATS MUST USE EVERY PROCEDURAL TOOL TO SHUT DOWN
TRUMP'S AGENDA
Yes, we need Democrats to vote no on Vought's nomination, but no is not enough. Democrats have the power to grind Senate business to a halt and force Republicans to feel the political cost of backing Trump's extremist agenda. Here's how:
1. Deny a Quorum: If Republicans don't have 51 votes in the chamber, Democrats can walk out and shut down Senate business entirely.
2. Block Unanimous Consent: Object to every procedural shortcut, forcing Republicans to take the longest possible route for every step of the confirmation process.
3. Max Out Debate Time: Use all 30 hours of debate on Vought to expose Project 2025, Musk's Treasury takeover, and the funding freeze.
4. Delay and Disrupt: Force roll-call votes, quorum calls, and procedural delays to slow everything down.
5. Blanket Opposition: Democrats cannot continue to vote for Trump's other nominees, helping to install more MAGA loyalists into powerful positions in the federal government while this power grab continues.
No Business as Usual: This is a constitutional crisis. Democrats must abandon the old rules and fight with everything they have.
Bottom line: Senate Democrats must block, delay, and obstruct every step of this process-no cooperation, no easy votes, no fast-tracking Trump's takeover. To learn more about how Senate Democrats can shut down Trump's agenda with procedural hardball, check out our explainer here.
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The Be Ready, Be Well research team presented today at DADD 2025. It was wonderful to engage with special education practitioners and researchers!
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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Day 12 Neurodiversity Affirming Autism Resources There is a wonderful list of Autism Books By Autistic Authors The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project collects books-about and related to Autism by Autistic authors. Collated by @autisticbooks.bsky.social autismbooksbyautisticauthors.com
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Text: OUR NEURODIVERSITY AFFIRMING ADVENT CALENDAR
SHARING SOME OF
THE BEST COMMUNITY RESOURCES 0F 2024, Recommended Reading
Learning about Autism can happen in many different ways.
If you like reading then we have a great list of books here! WITH LOVE FROM LISA CHAPMAN @COMMONSENSESLT
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HELPING
YOU BUILD
YOUR OWN
AUTISM
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LIBRARY
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
So grateful for our partnership with the Ivymount School! www.instagram.com/p/DDYIiMrKdo...
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Love this "Holiday Mindfulness Caregiver Profile" created by Washington Partnership for Action, Voices and Empowerment (PAVE). A helpful tool for caregivers of autistic individuals to use to develop a plan as we approach the holidays
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Rory @roryreckons.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Many great scholars sounding the alarm on "neurodiversity-lite" capitalist appropriation, which is antithetical to the neurodiversity paradigm.
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On the Misuses of Neurodiversity: Critical Approaches and Counter-Narratives | Autism in Adulthood
The concept of neurodiversity has gained wide recognition in mainstream society within the past two decades. As it is now increasingly used in education and clinical settings, its original meaning, wh...
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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Useful new research re autistic adults & wellbeing. We need all the good research we can get, on this subject. Especially ones like this that stress the usefulness of diagnosis & actual support. So many still claiming they can't see the point of identifying us.
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Autistic adults’ experiences of managing wellbeing and implications for social prescribing
Autistic people demonstrate poor outcomes on objective measures of wellbeing, yet research centring lived experience provides a more nuanced picture. There is growing support for person-centred, ho...
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Jo VanEvery @jovanevery.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I have an advent challenge for exhausted academics. Take time each day to rest. If 5 minutes is a challenge for you, then start there. I challenge you to take 20 minutes. You can work up to it. Use a timer so you don't worry about how long it's been. You can do this badly. Please try.
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Julia Lee Barclay-Morton @julialeebarclay.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Helen is wonderful and she has endless trustworthy resources... can't recommend highly enough!
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Used this resource in a study led by @alexnewson.bsky.social and it was an excellent tool!
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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
This is great from @rds_for_neurodiversity on Instagram www.rdsforneurodiversity.com
Image of wheel divided into segments with text: "RDS RDSfor for Neurodiversity Experiences sensory Unique Validates Goals Progress & the Defined Client by Trauma- Informed Consent- onsent- Based & Prioritizes Safety NEURO- AFFIRMING APPROACH TO SUPPORTING INTEROCEPTION Challenges compliance- based Self approaches Self-Awareness Nonjudgmental Cultivaties Cultivaties "Awareness a Promotes Positive Neurodivergent Identity Relationship Client/Provider Hierarchical Non- ©2024 rdsforneurodiversity.com"
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Jenny Mai Phan, PhD @drjmphan.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
📢 Join us on Dec. 2 for Engagement and Access, a free seminar on accessibility in research featuring Tim Fuchs (ECNV). Learn about inclusive research, universal design, and equitable compensation. 🕛 12–1 PM ET | Virtual 🔗 Register: forms.office.com/r/AaaVBHg9UX *Details in flyer and alt-text.
Flyer for the Center for Advancing Systems Science & Bioengineering Innovation (CASSBI) Limited Seminar Series, focusing on the Research Collaborative on Youth with Disabilities. The event details include the title 'Engagement and Access: How authenticity and accessibility can lead to meaningful engagement in the research arena,' featuring Tim Fuchs, Deputy Executive Director of the ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia (ECNV). The event takes place on Monday, December 2, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Eastern Time as a Zoom webinar. The flyer includes a professional photo of Tim Fuchs and details about his extensive experience in disability advocacy, his neurodivergence (ADHD and Anxiety), and his passion for cross-disability advocacy. Key topics include participatory action research, universal accessibility, plain language communication, and equitable compensation for research participants. A registration QR code and sponsor logo for George Mason University are included.
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The Autivist (Fighting for a Post Behaviorist World) @neurodivergentequity.org · 27/11/2024
Great article…
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/11/2024
"If you give my autistic son a beat, things usually click. If you demand an immediate response, things may not go so well. Yet much of the way autistic kids are taught, especially in drill-based settings, does not consider the autistic need for processing time." researchautism.org/blog/strivin...
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Striving to Be the Parent My Autistic Son Deserves | Organization for Autism Research
How is it that my autistic son will be nineteen years old next month? How is he not still the cute little dude who used to fit on my lap; how is it that he is now so much bigger than me that I am now ...
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 19/12/2023
A great article by Ben VanHook, a brilliant autistic self-advocate: researchautism.org/oaracle-news...
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 15/12/2023
Dissertation Study: Interested in participatory research on #Autisticburnout + #Mental Health? Live in the US and have experience as an #Autistic educator? Check out the flyer below or click this link to apply! oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 29/11/2023
Love this essay on autistic masking, which suggests that it is “a combination of many things, including survival strategies, protective mechanisms, and social behaviours that develop over a lifetime of invalidation, negative social judgements and being pathologised”.
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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
really happy to share my new editorial in @journalautism.bsky.social I ask whether an autism diagnosis is always and entirely beneficial, and explore the costs as well as the benefits of being diagnosed autistic - as well as the alternatives journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #AutRes #PsychSky
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What’s in a name? The costs and benefits of a formal autism diagnosis - Sue Fletcher-Watson, 2023
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 02/11/2023
Fantastic work by Dr. Morgan Strimel and others at George Mason University for creating and sharing two new resources on mental health and neurodiversity! So pleased to see disability included in our DEI initiatives! provost.gmu.edu/news/2023-10...
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 02/11/2023
Proud to have been chosen as a Board member for the Washington Autism Society. Looking forward to engaging with the autistic community in my new home state!
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Jodi Duke @jduke4.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Grateful to the College Autism Network for this honor.
White poster with photos of three researchers.
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