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John Marble

@johnmarble.bsky.social

Author ‘Autism For Dummies’ and ‘Neurodiversity For Dummies’ (Wiley). Speaker, Consultant, (Horrible) Surfer. #ActuallyAutistic

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Um…Eurovision is amazing.

An image of my hand holding a cup that reads “Eurovision Song Contest”.

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I walked back to the Hungarian Parliament at about 1:00am this morning. There were still tens of thousands of young Hungarians hugging, dancing, (yes, drinking), and celebrating democracy.

A crowd of young people dances under lasers outside the Hungarian Parliament late at night.

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I happened to arrive in Budapest on the last day of the 16-year Viktor Orbán regime. Today, I watched as Peter Magyar was sworn in as Hungary’s new Prime Minister.

A crowd gathered outside of Hungary’s Parliament Building.

A photo of an elderly couple holding a banner which reads “Bye Bye Orbán” in Hungarian.

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I think my first time at INSAR I met ONE autistic autism researcher. At #INSAR2026, there aRE HUNDREDS. 💕♾️🙌

An image of a large room filled with autistic autism researchers.

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The nearest metro station is about a two block walk from my hotel in Prague. BUT… I just discovered there is an accessible elevator next to my hotel lobby that takes you DIRECTLY TO THE TRACKS! A rather personal use of the #CurbCutEffect, but still proves the effect nonetheless. #INSAR2026

An image of an elevator door open to a subway platform.

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Very excited to be listening to Dr. Damian Milton give they keynote presentation at #INSAR2026! Dr. Milton just made the point that the #DoubleEmpathy problem could be applied to any two people. 🙌 How true. We all would do well to pause and seek to understand where another person is coming from.

Dr. Damian Milton, a white man wearing a blue tshirt, speaks from the stage at INSAR2026.

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I’ve spent way too much time at #INSAR2026 looking across the street and wondering as to whether or not this is a deliberate pun.

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

It’s encouraging to see a packed room for the Autistic People’s Views panel (@drstevenkapp.bsky.social) at #INSAR2026. I’ll note the majority here are YOUNG autism researchers (not veterans). That’s such an apt commentary on the past/current state of autism research, but also its hopeful future.

Steven Kapp speaks before a room or autism researches at INSAR 2026.

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I’m sitting next to @shannonrosa.bsky.social of @thinkingautism.com at #INSAR2026 in Prague and that makes me endlessly happy.

A photo of the stage of the opening session of INSAR 2926. A white man with a black jacket stands at a podium on stage next to a large screen.

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I’ve witnessed far more death and violence than most I know. Empathy, Empathy, Empathy, Empathy is the only truly effective strategy to combat ideas with which we don’t agree.

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Seattle has a Filipino-Slavic bakery and it is delicious. 🇵🇭🇺🇦

A bakery wrapper which reads “Pinoyshki”.

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

But your agenda is on Signal. 🤷‍♂️

A screenshot of a tweet by the DNC calling on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to resign followed by his response to the DNC saying that their “agenda” is illegals, trans, and DEI.

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Over on Twitter, the Vice President kicks-off #AutismAcceptanceMonth by lying about the Administration’s illegal deportation of the father of a nonspeaking autistic child.

A tweet by JD Vance which reads “My comment is that according to the court document you apparently didn’t read he was a convicted MS-13 gang member with no legal right to be here.

My further comment is that it’s gross to get fired up about gang members getting deported while ignoring citizens they victimize.”

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John Marble @johnmarble.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Say howdy if you’re at @sxswedu.com in Austin. I’ll be speaking at 4:00pm Central today in room 10AB (third floor) on a panel about inclusive education and AI.

A graphic which reads “I’m presenting at SXSW EDU”

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