As a parent who was told their child may have ‘high functioning aspergers’ on their final day of preschool…to finally getting a clinical face to face diagnosis for #autism in Yr 5, I can say categorically #Farage has no comprehension of how longwinded the system is in the UK in terms of diagnosing #neurodivergent conditions.
And that’s just 1st stage…then you have to fight for #EHCP.
@nickrauchen @broadwaybabyto
There are other reasons to “open ‘new studies’ or hold hearings”.
For example, they might want to justify compiling a list of all of us autistics so they can find us, round us up, and forcibly relocate us to "health camps”. They may want to put us to death.
Years ago I visited the Gestapo, SS and Reich Security Main Office Museum in Berlin.
They show this letter sent by the Reich to notify parents they euthanized their child.
It's not a condolences letter.
It's a congratulations letter.
They congratulate them for not burdening the Aryan race anymore with their "unfit" child.
That's where #RFK Jr is taking us with his "useless eaters".
https://www.topographie.de/en/exhibitions/topography-of-terror
I'm wanting to call my #congresscritters this morning about #RFKJr's #autism bullshit but am not sure where to start scriptwise. Have any of you talked to your reps and Senators about this?
Autism doesn't destroy families. That's what Republicans do.
Agree, and expand on your post...
The entire notion of "opening new research into #vaccines and #autism" is a RUSE.
There has been plenty of data collected, research performed, and it is well-established that there's "no there there".
The only reason to open "new studies" or hold hearings is to keep the controversy alive and provide sound bites for those who profit from vaccine disinformation.
#RFKjr #Lies, Kids Die of #Measles / #VaccinesWork !
In the latest edition of the Skinny I took advantage of the two day Easter truce with reality the Trump regime undertook to catch up on a couple of stories that had fallen by the wayside. Talking Climate Crisis, ideological purges in Trump's federal government, and why RFK Jr is starting to scare the heck out of me.
https://www.ninaillingworth.com/2025/04/23/the-skinny-stop-and-breathe/2/
The Skinny: Stop and Breathe
"It is shockingly disingenuous and absurd for the Trump regime to argue that regulations on air quality, fossil fuel production, environmental pollution control, and nuclear fucking waste are “contrary to the public interest.” Unfortunately that really doesn’t matter because once again it’s clear that the public interest was never the point of the president’s order. The crass level of corruption and self-serving exercise of power the Klepto Kaiser regularly partakes in makes it obvious that this is all just a way to reward his capitalist donors; without having to tolerate pushback from a public that cares very much about clean air to breath, clean water to drink, and a world on fire. Fascist is as fascist does I guess."
The echoes of 20th C fascism continue to echo - it is almost as though they are not merely echoes.
The first community to feel the genocidal wrath of the Nazi regime was the #disabled community. Deemed “unworthy of life” and inadequate contributors to the “master aryan race” #disabled people were targeted by the “T-4” or “#euthanasia” programme that systematically exterminated more than 250,000 disabled people.
http://archive.today/2025.04.24-074744/https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25111411.sickening-autism-crusade-us-undeniable-fascism/%23comments-anchor
#Autism #Trump #Kennedy #Stealth
So, someone just reached out to me about my autism self-diagnosis guide, but they didn't leave a way to reach them, so I'm posting it here—maybe they'll find it...
Their message:
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Issue: Self-Diagnosis Clarification Needed
Hey there,
I just stumbled upon your project, and I must say, it’s super informative—kudos! However, I'm thoroughly confused about the section regarding self-diagnosis in autism. It seems really vague and unfortunately, it raises more questions than it answers.
Validity of Online Tests: You mention taking online quizzes, which seems pretty common. But then you sort of dismiss their validity later. Can you please clarify? Are these tests reputable or are they just useless? I mean, if they’re not reliable, why are they even mentioned?
Process of Self-Diagnosis: The flow from self-diagnosis to seeking a formal diagnosis is shaky at best. There’s no clear path laid out. What does someone even need to do after they think they might be autistic—just show up at a clinic and demand a diagnosis? What if they get laughed out the door?
Recommended Resources: You should definitely link some credible sources or trusted tests people can take if they want to self-assess. Maybe even some professional recommendations! We need solid steps to move forward, not just a vague acknowledgment that the journey is "complicated" or steeped in stigma.
It's really disheartening to see such important content lacking clarity, especially in discussions that mean so much to potential neurodivergent folks.
Can you just take a moment to address these points? It’d seriously make this resource ten times better! Thanks for your time, though it feels like I'm shouting into the void here.
"""
My response:
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Hi there, glad you found it informative! To clarify your points...
1. There are a *lot* of online tests to choose from. I include links to (and my scores from) several that are considered reputable. What you're looking for is "directional correctness", e.g. they all point towards a yes or towards a no. The clinical tests I mention are usually administered by a professional, though you can find copies online and fill them out yourself (except for the character interviews of friends and family).
2. The flow from self diagnosis to professional assessment is that *if* you choose to have a professional assessment, you pursue one. A professional diagnosis can open doors to some legal assistance and protections, but it can also be a bad thing (look at the US government currently making a registry of autistic individuals and requesting all their personal medical histories for an example). I quote the UW Autism Center in my writing, as they specifically state that self-diagnosis is valid and a formal diagnosis isn't necessarily more accurate. You won't get laughed out the door if you seek a clinical diagnosis (or if you do, then you should report that clinic, because they're not supposed to do that). Going to a private practice is usually the most direct route, but it can be prohibitively expensive. Most clinics won't do adult diagnoses though, so check first.
3. I link to resources throughout the paper, and it has been peer-reviewed by two psychologists who specialize in autism diagnosis (including one who has written two books on the topic).
Hopefully that helps 
Cheers!
—Alice 
"""
Bonus observation: The message doesn't read as particularly neurotypical, and the blunt criticisms could be indicative of autistic social traits...or it could be indicative of PUA negging. I'm going to assume it's the former.
The project:
https://codeberg.org/alicewatson/asd-self-dx
Learning I’m #ActuallyAutistic has been a long time coming and just knowing that is giving me hope I didn’t have. Talking with my best friends tonight I broke through the failure and despair to realize I don’t know what I’m capable of. That’s a scary feeling but a feeling that has cracked a door open for me. I want to find out what I can do.
#Autism
The US is racing toward fascism including the eugenics part. They plan to create a national "disease database" that will start with autistic people. RFK Jr has talked about building detainment camps for people on Adderall. That psycho would love nothing better than to exterminate everyone he thinks s 'defective.'
"Tracking people with ASD in a database is fascistic and terrifying."
(22 Apr) RFK Jr.’s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans - The autism study is planning to link confidential data with broad coverage in the U.S. population in one place for the first time.
https://s.faithcollapsing.com/6lc9v
Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/fydfo
RFK Jr’s push to create a registry of all people with autism should be setting off alarm bells.
We’ve been here before.
I talk a lot about the Nazi’s Aktion T4 program, because many people forget that they tested the gas chambers on disabled people. We were targeted first because we were seen as expendable. “Useless eaters”. People no one would miss.
Did you know they also created a registry of children born who might have mental or physical disabilities? Midwives were paid to report them to the government, and lists were made.
Creating a registry of autistics won’t “solve autism”. But it could set the stage for something far more sinister.
We must remain vigilant and fight back.
Disabled people are not expendable. Autistic people are not dangerous. Health supremacy is.
The #fascist regime in the USA wants to roll out a national Register of autistic people, as already exists in a number of states.
https://www.newsweek.com/autism-registry-state-mandate-rfk-jr-2063082
#Niemöller #Autism #autistic #neurodiverse #lgbtqi #ActuallyAutistic
Do you have any sources for this? I did I little looking around, and I found an article out of UCF that claims
"First, [PPA, a preservative in processed foods] disrupts the natural balance between brain cells by reducing the number of neurons and over-producing glial cells. … too many glia cells disturb connectivity between neurons. ... [It also shortens and damages] pathways that neurons use to communicate with the rest of the body." [1]
But that's directly contradicted by a more recent study from Columbia which suggests
"Children and adolescents with autism have a surplus of synapses in the brain, and this excess is due to a slowdown in a normal brain ‘pruning’ process during development” [2]
On the flip side, you'd have been correct if you'd asserted the correlation the other way around. Eating disturbances, including food refusal and a preference for high-carb foods, is common in people with autism (including me, both now and when I was a kid). [3]
In any event, I haven't yet found “pretty solid evidence" that high-carb diet while pregnant increases autism risk in the fetus. But again, I'd love to know your sources!
[1] https://www.ucf.edu/news/processed-foods-may-hold-key-to-rise-in-autism/
[2] https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/children-autism-have-extra-synapses-brain
[3] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8234602/
There is pretty solid evidence that autism is, if not caused, then substantially aided by the human biome.
Specifically, if you eat high sugar, high carb, nutritionally fibre and microbiotic poor diet, children are significantly more likely to develop #Autism.
The big food is not going to be permitted to be regulated in the US, so it's going to be anything but.
I'm guessing big pharma will be off the hook too.
I'm expecting a newly identified woke virus to be responsible for Autism.
Ummm.... @actuallyautistic
Here’s the data the #NIH can collect from your medical history for its ‘#autism database’
Story by Julia Musto, 4/23/2025
Excerpt: "While it remains unclear exactly what data will be collected, under the presented platform NIH researchers could have access to:
- Americans’ #prescription information, including the type of medication and how they are prescribed
- Data collected during medical studies in a multitude of areas and from public and private institutions
- Data collected from peoples’ #smartwatches, which can range from heart health to sleep patterns
- #Claims from private insurers that can cover items such as lengthy hospital stays, #screening and testing
- Data from the Centers for #Medicare and #Medicaid Services, which includes #referrals to specialists, enrollment, #diagnoses, and more "
When I initially got my #autism / #hsp diagnosis at age 40, so much started to make sense for me. I was exilerated ! I immediately started to tell others in my close circles, searching for understanding for my quirks , but I quickly learnt most people treated autism as a disease, something to be denied, overlooked and even cured! One person even assumed I made it up to get attention, when I had clearly stated I had been analysed by a specialist. ...The general societal system treats autistics either as a liability or a source to extract from. But perhaps a system so steeped in narcissism only treats autism this way because it sees us as a threat. Anything that emobodies the unserious , playful nature so many neuro divergent folks represent is surely to easily tear down a system that represents everything thatvus foreboding and opposite.
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