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Maria Hugh

@mariahugh.bsky.social
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Ed. Psychology | Special Ed. | Early Childhood | #ImpSci | She/Her/'s | Assistant Prof @KUSpecialEd @KUCD. All views my own

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 06/09/2025
Autistic people have more chronic pain from hypermobility, EDS, migraines, and sensory overwhelm etc. and so take more Tylenol/acetaminophen/paracetamol than non-autistic people do. And autistic people also have more autistic kids than non-autistic people do. This is not rocket science. #autism
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Moth @walkingminnesota.com · 05/09/2025
Washburn and Justice page students take part in a nationwide student walkout demanding gun control Minneapolis, MN
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Esther Lindström @estherlindstrom.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
🎉 New article! 🎉 Our latest in @jidr-wiley.bsky.social measures what teachers of students with IDD know about foundational word reading and how that relates to their training and classroom instruction. #OpenAccess version here: doi.org/10.1111/jir.... @kimberlymcfadden.bsky.social
Foundational Reading Knowledge of Teachers of Students With IDD: Examining Experience, Degree and Time Use
Esther R. Lindström 1 | Kimberly A. McFadden 2 | Qiong Fu 2 | Molly J. Ruiz 21University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA | 2 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Correspondence: Esther R. Lindström (elinds20@uic.edu) Received: 6 November 2024 | Revised: 29 April 2025 | Accepted: 18 August 2025Funding: This work was supported by the National Center for Special Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences (R324B210020) and LehighUniversity. Keywords: intellectual disability | reading | special education | teacher knowledge
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Christina Samuels @casamuels.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The Hechinger Report has been following the Trump administration's actions on a week-by-week basis. Keep up with all the news here: hechingerreport.org/tracking-tru...
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Tracking Trump: His actions to dismantle the Education Department, and more
The president has said he wants to eliminate the Education Department while fighting ‘woke’ ideology in schools. A week-by-week look at what he’s done
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Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
For those following the NIH budget fight, the next big development will be this Tuesday, Sept 2nd, with the House LHHS subcommittee markups. The bill text will likely come out late Monday. The House bill is likely to be closer to the president's budget request than the Senate's was, so be prepared.
Picture of the House LHHS subcommittee markup schedule.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 28/08/2025
“Do not offer thoughts and prayers as you systemically enable such tragedies. Do not claim prayers are sufficient when children die as they pray. Do not pretend you do not understand.” — Lydia, 16, Minneapolis
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
If you are an #Autism researcher who has had their federal research grant from NIH/HHS on autism canceled, I'd like to speak with you. My signal is Emgarcia.85 #AutismSky
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
"Even in a world without additional economic constraints, accessibility tools and assistive technologies are already shockingly high-priced." mashable.com/article/tari...
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People with disabilities are 'eating the cost' of tariffs
Affordability is accessibility, too.
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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
U.S. Dept of Ed is proposing to eliminate the requirement for states to report data on racial disparities in special education, currently a condition to receive federal $ under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Comments open till 10/21 www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Annual State Application Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Act as Amended in 2004
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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Maria Hugh @mariahugh.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
And more cuts likely to critical #4SpecialEducation services, teaching, professional development, and teacher preparation. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... @cecmembership.bsky.social
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Fears Grow That Trump Will Cut Special Education Support Funding
Advocacy organizations are warning members to brace for "hundreds" of grant terminations.
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Maria Hugh @mariahugh.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
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Fears Grow That Trump Will Cut Special Education Support Funding
Advocacy organizations are warning members to brace for "hundreds" of grant terminations.
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Maria Hugh @mariahugh.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
A lot to watch right now regarding potential changes to special education in the US: www.k12dive.com/news/educati...
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Education Department eyes special education in school choice expansion
Increasing choice models will better help meet student and family needs, Diana Diaz-Harrison said at the OSEP conference.
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Maria Hugh @mariahugh.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
At the Office Of Special Education Programs Project Director’s Meeting starting off by looking back at the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (50 years old!). This act is CRITICAL for ALL children and young people, especially those with disabilities, their educators, families, & communities
Picture of the hundreds of attendees sitting at conference watching speaker in large ballroom.Slide introducing keynote with picture of deputy assistant secretary of special education and rehabilitative services, founder of Arizona Autism Charter Schools- Diana Diaz-Harrison- in the picture, she is with her grown son, Sammy.
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Victoria Duncan @victoriaduncan.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
An actual thing that happened to me at work one time was that some time after I disclosed as autistic, my leader sent me some really good free training on neurodiversity in the workplace and asked if I thought it'd be useful. I got excited, completed it all myself, and highly recommended it.
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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
New @caldercenter.bsky.social paper alert! We (big group of authors) look at summer school as a pandemic recovery strategy. What do we find? 👇 caldercenter.org/publications...
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Summer School as an Academic Recovery Strategy After COVID-19: Evidence from Summer 2023 | CALDER Center
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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
“Celebrate today, but keep organizing and keep advocating and using your voice so we can make sure that our students get the services that they need,” said Montserrat Garibay www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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Trump Abruptly Unfreezes All of the Education Funds He Had Withheld
More than $5 billion in previously-frozen federal funds will start flowing next week.
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mikenietzel.bsky.social @mikenietzel.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
“Peace at a price, if the price is right.” #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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What Columbia’s Deal With The Government Could Mean For Other Colleges
Now that Columbia University has reached an agreement with the Trump administration, attention is turning to what the deal could mean for higher education in general.
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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 23/07/2025
We are very pleased to announce the 2025 Awards Winners for the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science! Join us in celebrating the exceptional projects that have revolutionized the field of psychological science. buff.ly/rzTeLYL
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By Joanna Rutkowska, SIPS Awards Committee Chair
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Amanda Van Horne @telllab.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Remote mixed methods educational researcher position focused on DOE data and affiliated with UD CRESP group careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job...
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University of Delaware - Details - Associate Data Scientist, Center for Research in Education and Social Policy
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European Educational Research Association - EERA @ecer-eera.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲: Emeritus Professor Theo Wubbels on three initiatives that the Dutch organisation for educational research launched to help improve the relationship between educational research and practice. #EduSci #EERA_VOR blog.eera-ecer.de/educational-resea…
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Research in Special Education (RiSE) @rise-open-journal.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
New Publication Alert: "Sharing Materials to Heighten the Impact of Publications" by Campbell, Brunsting, Landmark, Butler, and Cook. The paper provides an overview of issues and recommendations for sharing materials with research and practitioner publications. riseopenjournal.org/article/id/2...
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Sharing Materials to Heighten the Impact of Publications
Sharing materials related to publications has potential benefits for both research and practice in special education and related fields. For research, sharing materials such as researcher-created outc...
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Research in Special Education (RiSE) @rise-open-journal.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
New pub alert! Didion et al. report an RCT examining effects of an extended version of Data Mountain (30 lessons instead of 15) on reading fluency for elem students with and at risk for reading disabilities when administered individually and in small groups. riseopenjournal.org/article/id/2...
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Data Mountain: Self-Monitoring, Goal Setting, and Positive Attributions to Enhance the Oral Reading Fluency of Elementary Students with or At-Risk for Reading Disabilities
The primary purpose of the study was to conduct a randomized controlled trial to replicate the efficacy of a self-determination learning program, Data Mountain, to improve the oral reading fluency (OR...
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anxious millennial blamy 🎃 @blamy.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
My developmental psych class in college had an *entire* module dedicated to early childhood television programming and the gold standard has been and always will be Sesame Street.
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autismsciencefd.bsky.social @autismsciencefd.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Important ASF grant announcement! Federal funding cuts are forcing early-career autism scientists out of #research. To fight back, we’ve launched our new “Save Our Scientists” (SOS) Grants to sustain & empower #postdoctoral investigators & keep #autism research moving forward. More: bit.ly/4lwgnly
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Ilana Horn @ilanahorn.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
A recent poll from the Alliance for Learning Innovation shows that there is strong bipartisan support for federal investments in educational research: www.alicoalition.org/publications... #EduSky #AcademicSky
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Voters Say the Federal Government Should Invest in Education R&D - Alliance For Learning Innovation
A spring 2025 national poll of registered voters finds the public overwhelmingly supports federal investments in education research and development (R&D). Regardless of political affiliation, voters a...
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Lea Woods @lea9223.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
HHS announced today they will consider Head Start a welfare program, not an education program, and will subject it to new citizenship requirements. This goes against decades of legal precedence that all children in America have a right to education. Announcement here. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...
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Mokurai @mokurai.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
I just saw this in the Good News Roundup on Daily Kos, but I haven't seen it here on Bluesky. You're welcome. No new autism registry, HHS says, walking back NIH director’s claim Instead, agency says it’s investing $50 million in a new autism research effort www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/n...
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No new autism registry, HHS says, walking back NIH director's claim
The federal health department is not creating a new registry of Americans with autism, an HHS official said Thursday.
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Maria Hugh @mariahugh.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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AUCD News | AUCD Statement on Historic Cuts to Medicaid
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Indiana University is eliminating or suspending over 100 academic programs in arts and humanities, science, education, public health, and more The cuts come after a new Board of Trustees majority, which has called for more “practical” degrees bloomingtonian.com/2025/06/30/i...
A photo of a “welcome to IU” with three students walking
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Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Very happy to have contributed to this British Educational Research Assocation (BERA) blog on inclusive language for writing and talking about neurodivergence “Neutral not negative” is a useful rule of thumb to check what you write. www.bera.ac.uk/blog/neutral...
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Neutral not negative: Language use within academia
Language is constantly changing and evolving. For example, in psychology, terminology which was previously considered acceptable or appropriate (such as impairment, deficit) may now be seen as...
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Ben Heddy @benheddy.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I am very excited to have co-guest edited this special issue in Educational Psychologist - Toward Equity in Educational Psychology: Including Students with Disabilities in Research and Theory Check it out! www.tandfonline.com/toc/hedp20/6...
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Toward Equity in Educational Psychology: Including Students with Disabilities in Research and Theory. Volume 60, Issue 3 of Educational Psychologist
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Mildred Boveda @mboveda.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Embracing complexity: Applying intersectional, post-oppositional approaches to examinations of students with disabilities in educational psychology research www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Embracing complexity: Applying intersectional, post-oppositional approaches to examinations of students with disabilities in educational psychology research
This article responds to calls for transdisciplinary collaboration between educational psychology, special education, and Disability Studies in Education (DSE) to better include and support student...
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The Political Revolution @polrev.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
We need to make sure that resistance is accessible to all. To help facilitate that, we put together a guide for those who can't protest or are looking different ways to contribute. We must resist. Together. #PoliticalRevolution #ThePeoplesMovement #Resistance @50501movement.bsky.social‬
The background image is of a person shouting into a megaphone with the flag of Mexico draped around them. In the background, you can see more protesters. The image source is AP News. Title reads: Resistance beyond protesting. Text reads: Whether you’re looking for additional actions to take beyond protesting or are unable to get out for whatever reason, know there are plenty of ways to demonstrate. Resistance should be inclusive and accessible to all, so we wanted to provide a guide for those who don’t know where to start. The PolRev logo is featured in the bottom right corner.Title is on top of a yellow background with a megaphone pattern. Title reads: Resistance for all. Text reads: With protests happening more and more each day, it can feel like you aren’t “contributing” if you are unable to make it. We need to ask ourselves, “How else can I show up to care and protect the most vulnerable in our communities?” Whether it’s a result of a disability, being in a high risk group, or whatever other reasons, it does not mean that you cannot resist or that your contributions are lesser. We’d like to offer alternative means of contributing to the movement. These actions can be taken by those protesting, as well. Resistance should be accessible to all. The PolRev logo is featured at the bottom center of the page, with the website pol-rev.comTitle is on top of a yellow background with a megaphone pattern. Title reads: Risk Assessment. Text reads: It’s important to evaluate the level of risk you take when attending a protest. Certain groups of people are more vulnerable to the threat of police violence, arrest, or other means of harm due to how they are already treated by the state. If you belong to the following groups, you are at higher risk when attending a protest: People of color and Indigenous peoples, Trans, nonbinary, and queer people, Muslim people, If you have prior convictions or are on probation, Disabled people, Unhoused people, Undocumented people (especially at ICE protests). The PolRev logo is featured at the bottom center of the page, with the website pol-rev.comTitle is on top of a yellow background with a megaphone pattern. Title reads: Risk Assessment. Text reads: If you are in a high risk group, you should consider whether attending a protest is worth the risk. Those who do should plan how best to stay safe and take extra precautions. Choosing not to protest to protect yourself is not wrong, it doesn’t reflect poorly on you. There are many alternative forms of resistance you can take. Those at lower risk should take extra steps to protect and care for high risk groups. You have to reflect on how your privilege can be leveraged to keep them safe and encourage others, like you, to do the same. Note that low risk doesn’t mean no risk, but you are more likely to walk away from a protest without serious consequences. The PolRev logo is featured at the bottom center of the page, with the website pol-rev.com
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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
New #NeurodiversityAffirming #Autism research out for #AutisticAdults: Defining Neurodiversity Affirming Psychology Practice for Autistic Adults: A Delphi Study Integrating Psychologist and Client Perspectives (Flower et al. June 2025) www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
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Defining Neurodiversity Affirming Psychology Practice for Autistic Adults: A Delphi Study Integrating Psychologist and Client Perspectives | Autism in Adulthood
Background: The term “neurodiversity affirming” has been used to describe an inclusive and strengths-based approach to mental health care, aligned with the neurodiversity paradigm and social model of ...
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Ilana Horn @ilanahorn.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
I am so excited to see @mariahdharmon.bsky.social of @psuedu.bsky.social publish her piece, "From Object to Subject: Exploring the Absent Presence of Black Women Preservice Teachers in Teacher Education Literature" in Educational Research (Open Access even!) journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Michael Ralph @michaelcralph.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
I produce and co-host an education research podcast that releases new episodes on the 12th of each month. In this XL episode, we talk with @imogenherrick.bsky.social about her work creating data talks. A wonderful conversation about data, climate science, and hope. twopintplc.com/podcast-epis...
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100 Data Talks with Imogen Herrick - Podcast Episodes - Two Pint PLC
Dr. Imogen Herrick shares Community Science Data Talks, which use local stories to cultivate student agency and hope.
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Ben Heddy @benheddy.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Check out our new article published as the introduction to a special issue of Educational Psychologist - Transdisciplinary inclusivity: strategies and implications for integrating students with disabilities in educational psychology research www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Dr Nathaniel Swain @nathanielswain.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
I recently sat down with Amplify’s Science of Reading: The Podcast host, Susan Lambert. We chatted about the science of learning, how cognitive load affects learning, and more. Listen to the full episode here: amplify.com/science-of-r...
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Ed Fuller @edfuller.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
You know what would help? Not having articles behind paywalls!! #AcademicSky #EduSky
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Maria Hugh @mariahugh.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Do I know any fellow #BskyAcademics using Motion for their emails and tasks? wondering if it's worth trying out!
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Electrical @electrical.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
I don't say this often: Clarivate/Proquest is doing a very good thing here. www.infodocket.com/2025/06/13/c... The loss of ERIC as a freely available resource (due to federal cuts!) would have been catastrophic to education research.
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Clarivate Commits to ERIC, the World’s Most Widely Used Index of Education-Related Literature with Launch of the ProQuest Education Research Index (a Free Resource)
Here’s the Full Text of the 6/13 Announcement From Clarivate: Clarivate today announced its continued commitment to the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), the world’s most widely used inde...
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Spectrum Astrolabe @spectrumastrolabe.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Federal autism research funding dropped 26% in early 2025. Scientists and families warn of lasting consequences. What’s at stake for the #autism and #neurodiversity communities? #AutismResearch More info: www.spectrumastrolabe.org/2025/06/02/a...
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Autism Research Funding Slashed: Families and Scientists Face Uncertain Future
Federal autism research funding dropped 26% in early 2025. Scientists and families warn of lasting consequences. What’s at stake for the #autism and #neurodiversity communities? #AutismResearch
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Ilana Horn @ilanahorn.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
🧵STEM ED Research: I'm coming back from a week of interviews with math teachers that my team & I have been working with through a partnership funded by the NSF. The interviews are something qualitative researchers do as they are working on their analyses of what happened in the intervention. 1/
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Anne Kosseff-Jones @annekosseffjones.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
MPS staff and teachers are amazing and do so much and are criminally underpaid!!
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Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies @ihdps.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
People with disabilities can be at risk of developing secondary conditions from certain diseases. Tell us about your health by taking the NSHD at: kuhealthsurvey.org #disability #DisabilityHealth
A white man with a developmental disability presses his hand against his head while wrapped in a blanket

Text: Ten percent of people with disabilities develop Long-COVID after being infected with COVID-19
*Source: doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307794

2025 National Survey on Disability (NSHD)
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 15/05/2025
Please know that I am still working on the #AutINSAR wrap-up (it was a HUGE chat) and hope to have it published this weekend. What a fantastic discussion we all had about autistic priorities for autism research! #INSAR2025
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Yes, this 👇. What you choose to study can depend on your life experiences.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Praise from @aoc.bsky.social for the disability rights activists who protested: "I think that they have demonstrated a tremendous amount of courage and bravery putting themselves on the line in order to defend Medicaid for people across the country." www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Uproar as disability protesters in wheelchairs dragged out of House Medicaid meeting
Republicans insist the proposed new work requirements won’t hurt people with disabilities, but disability rights advocates disagree
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