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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 2h

Two factors could help close the hiring gap for autistic job seekers, VCU researcher finds
Neurodiversity training for employers and autism diagnosis disclosure by applicants could help level the playing field
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Two factors could help close the hiring gap for autistic job seekers, VCU researcher finds

Neurodiversity training for employers and autism diagnosis disclosure by applicants could help level the playing field, says Christopher Whelpley of the School of Business.

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 1d

MDMA psychiatric applications synthesised: Comprehensive review examines autism
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MDMA psychiatric applications synthesized: Comprehensive review examines PTSD treatment and emerging therapeutic indications

A comprehensive peer-reviewed invited review published in Psychedelics examines the therapeutic potential of MDMA across psychiatric conditions, synthesizing evidence from PTSD trials to emerging appl...

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 2d

The sudden rise of AuDHD: what is behind the rocketing rates of this life-changing diagnosis? Do you agree?
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The sudden rise of AuDHD: what is behind the rocketing rates of this life-changing diagnosis?

Just over a decade ago, autism and ADHD were thought to be mutually exclusive. But in recent years, all that has changed

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 3d

The World's Leading Autism Expert - Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen
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The World's Leading Autism Expert - Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 4d

This explains a lot about neurodiversity. Study confirms that people with ADHD can be more creative. The reason may be that they let their mind wander
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Study confirms that people with ADHD can be more creative. The reason may be that they let their mind wander

New research confirms that ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) can be linked to increased creativity and suggests that this creativity is associated with a greater tendency to let your min...

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 4d

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 4d

This explains a lot about neurodiversity. Study confirms that people with ADHD can be more creative. The reason may be that they let their mind wander
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Study confirms that people with ADHD can be more creative. The reason may be that they let their mind wander

New research confirms that ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) can be linked to increased creativity and suggests that this creativity is associated with a greater tendency to let your min...

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 5d

Implicit bias impacts how autistic and non-autistic people exert ‘charitable’ effort
Prosocial effort was measured for people of the same and different neurotypes, with implicit bias affecting effort across all participants
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Implicit bias impacts how autistic and non-autistic people exert ‘charitable’ effort

Societal stigma against autistic people may influence how much effort individuals, including autistic people themselves, put into ‘prosocial’ or charitable behaviours, according to a ...

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 6d

How are children with ADHD’s brains different? Scans taken while VR gaming give new insight
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How are children with ADHD’s brains different? Scans taken while VR gaming give new insight

In a novel study, researchers from several European universities used Virtual Reality gaming to study brain network activity in children with clinically diagnosed ADHD. Until now, ADHD in both childre...

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 7d

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/h...

Should the Autism Spectrum Be Split Apart?

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 8d

Why everything you know about autism is wrong | Jac den Houting | TEDxMacquarieUniversity
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Why everything you know about autism is wrong | Jac den Houting | TEDxMacquarieUniversity

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 9d

After 40 years as an autistic person in the workplace, I realised it was OK to ask for changes
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After 40 years as an autistic person in the workplace, I realised it was OK to ask for changes | Sandra Thom-Jones

Many autistic people face barriers due to stereotypes and ableist assumptions, including the belief that the neurotypical way of working is the only right way

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 9d

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 9d

After 40 years as an autistic person in the workplace, I realised it was OK to ask for changes
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After 40 years as an autistic person in the workplace, I realised it was OK to ask for changes | Sandra Thom-Jones

Many autistic people face barriers due to stereotypes and ableist assumptions, including the belief that the neurotypical way of working is the only right way

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Multiple Sclerosis @multiplesclerosis.bsky.social · 9d

Feeling in control helps beat daily stress, researchers find
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Feeling in control helps beat daily stress, researchers find

People may be more likely to resolve a problem if they feel they have more control over it, according to a new study from a team including researchers at Penn State. They also found that the relations...

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 9d

Fact or fiction? The ADHD info dilemma
Does this apply to autism as well? Tell us what you think?
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Fact or fiction? The ADHD info dilemma

Syracuse University psychologists conducted a study exploring how misinformation about ADHD spread through TikTok affects college-age individuals’ knowledge and perception of the disorder.

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Yeshes.Online 📎🌻🖖♾️ @yeshes.online · 10d

invisible life
that secret inner third face
lives in such shadow

#haiku4u #lived_experience #resonance
#IfYouMeetTheOtherDoYouKillThem #HowWouldYouKnow #reference #neuroscience #systemic_mismatches_kill_humans

Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 10d

People with self-diagnosed ADHD report more negative self-image and more internalized stigma than clinically diagnosed individuals, and are more likely to seek social validation, per analysis of 450,000 ADHD sub-reddit posts
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People with self-diagnosed ADHD report more negative self-image and more internalized stigma than clinically diagnosed individuals, and are more likely to seek social validation, per analysis of 450,0...

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 10d

Improvements in mental health best predict life satisfaction
A new model for evaluating changes to life satisfaction can be used to inform public health measures to improve people’s sense of well-being.
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Improvements in mental health best predict life satisfaction

 On October 2 in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health, Steve Haake from Sheffield Hallam University and colleagues published a model for evaluating life satisfaction. ...

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 10d

People with self-diagnosed ADHD report more negative self-image and more internalized stigma than clinically diagnosed individuals, and are more likely to seek social validation, per analysis of 450,000 ADHD sub-reddit posts
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People with self-diagnosed ADHD report more negative self-image and more internalized stigma than clinically diagnosed individuals, and are more likely to seek social validation, per analysis of 450,0...

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 12d

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Autism @autismtalk.bsky.social · 12d

Diet can directly influence brain ageing
Two proteins emerged as especially relevant to accelerated brain ageing. Their levels decreased among participants following the green-Mediterranean diet, which includes green tea and the aquatic plant Mankai
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Diet can directly influence brain aging

A new study led by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Harvard University, and the University of Leipzig has uncovered innovative biological evidence that diet can directly influence ...

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